Human behavior Quote by Jane Mayer

“The intelligent altruists, though less altruistic than the unintelligent altruists, will be fitter than both unintelligent altruists and selfish individuals. —Herbert Simon, Nobel Prize…

— Adam M. Grant

“One groundbreaking experiment was conducted by Daniel Kahneman, who won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economics.”

— Yuval Noah Harari

There must have been something in the air of Gary that led one into economics: the first Nobel Prize winner, Paul Samuelson, was also…

— Joseph Stiglitz

I must confess that if I had been consulted whether to establish a Nobel Prize in economics, I should have decidedly advised against it.

— Friedrich August von Hayek

The Nobel Prize confers on an individual an authority which in economics no man ought to possess.

— Friedrich August von Hayek

“Economics has gained the title Queen of the Social Sciences by choosing solved political problems as its domain.”

— Daron Acemoğlu

Probably the only people left who think that economics deserves a Nobel Prize are economists. It confirms their conceit that they're doing 'science' rather…

— Robert J. Samuelson

“The science of public happiness was how Keynes saw his work as an economist.”

— Richard Davenport-Hines

When, over fifty years ago, I first became interested in economics - as a discipline that provided the key to social structure and social…

— Simon Kuznets

It is a wonderful and unexpected honor to receive the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Receiving this…

— Michael Spence

So many of the great thought leaders that have shaped economics - Gary Becker, Milton Friedman - what an unbelievable success story they've had…

— Kenneth C. Griffin

Keynes was a very good economist. He was brilliant. He had wonderful insights. His work has inspired me many times.

— Thomas J. Sargent