Care Quote by Jeffrey Sachs

“The contrast between economics and medicine is striking:”

— Jean Tirole

If economists were doctors, they would today be mired in malpractice suits.

— John Ralston Saul

We believe that doctors have the same concerns as their patients and will share in all the sacrifices that are necessary to keep the…

— Dr Joseph F Boyle

In all modesty, we must admit that governments are not always the best doctors when it comes to diagnosing economic ailments and prescribing the…

— Kim Campbell

most economists, like doctors, are reluctant to make predictions, and those who make them are seldom accurate. The economy, like the human body, is…

— Alice Rivlin

An economist is a surgeon with an excellent scalpel and a rough-edged lancet, who operates beautifully on the dead and tortures the living.

— Nicolas Chamfort

The vast majority of doctors really do try to take the money out of their minds. But to provide the best possible care requires…

— Atul Gawande

Understanding economics can help you make better decisions and lead a happier life.

— Tyler Cowen

Economists specialize in pointing out unpleasant trade-offs - a skill that is on full display in the health care debate. We want patients to…

— Sendhil Mullainathan

The general uncertainty about the prospects of medical treatment is socially handled by rigid entry requirements. These are designed to reduce the uncertainty in…

— Kenneth Arrow

“A fundamental insight of modern economics is that the key to the creation of wealth is a division of labor, in which specialists learn…

— Steven Pinker

As economists have often pointed out, we pay doctors for quantity, not quality. As they point out less often, we also pay them as…

— Atul Gawande