Attention Quote by Jose Angel Gurria

“Incentives aren't the only thing that matter for economic growth. Opportunity is also crucial, and extreme inequality deprives many people of the opportunity to…

— Paul Krugman

“Recently, the International Monetary Fund published a report which revealed that too much inequality even inhibits economic growth.22 Perhaps the most fascinating finding, however,…

— Rutger Bregman

Growth is a substitute for equality of income. So long as there is growth there is hope, and that makes large income differentials tolerable.

— Henry Wallich

I recognize that globalization has helped many people rise out of poverty, but it has also damned many others to starve to death. It…

— Pope Francis

When inequality gets too extreme, then it becomes useless for growth, and it can even become bad because it tends to lead to high…

— Thomas Piketty

You need some inequality to grow... but extreme inequality is not only useless but can be harmful to growth because it reduces mobility and…

— Thomas Piketty

Global growth and development that is strong, sustainable, and inclusive requires the challenges of inequality to be met head-on.

— Winnie Byanyima

The past few decades of widening inequality can be summed up as significant income and wealth gains for those at the very top and…

— Janet Yellen

Most people believe that inequality is rising - and indeed it has been rising for a while in a number of rich countries. And…

— Branko Milanovic

“Income inequality,” say two leading scientists who have studied twenty-four developed countries, “makes us all less happy with our lives, even if we’re relatively…

— Rutger Bregman

It's true that globalization, with all its fantastic improvements in the world and the technological progress linked to it, has increased inequality at country…

— Antonio Guterres

“Recently, the International Monetary Fund published a report which revealed that too much inequality even inhibits economic growth.22 Perhaps the most fascinating finding, however,…

— Rutger Bregman