Certain Quote by Herbert Stein

Economists have put themselves in a position where what they are doing is supposed to be impossible to understand for outsiders, so they dont…

— Thomas Piketty

The public is even more pessimistic about the economy than even the most bearish economists are.

— Nate Silver

I think the economy is the point of greatest uncertainty for most people.

— Don Iveson

“There are some people who, if they don't already know, you can't tell them. As the great philosopher of uncertainty Yogi berra once said,…

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Every economy is uncertain. Referring to this or any economy as 'uncertain' is an unnecessary and pessimistic redundancy.

— Bo Bennett

Beware of economists who hide assumptions.

— Anat R. Admati

Our discussions of the economy may sometimes ring in the ears of the public with more certainty than is appropriate.

— Jerome Powell

“An unbiased appreciation of uncertainty is a cornerstone of rationality—but it is not what people and organizations want.”

— Daniel Kahneman

Basically, markets don't like uncertainty.

— Nomi Prins

Why does a public discussion of economic policy so often show the abysmal ignorance of the participants?

— Robert Solow

Economists don't usually make good speculators, because they think too much.

— Paul Krugman

We have to be careful of not injecting more uncertainty than economy can handle

— Raghuram Rajan