Austerity Quote by Joseph Stiglitz

There is a broad consensus, not only in the United States but in most of the world, that if you are in an economic…

— Joseph Stiglitz

A perfect storm is in the making: financial uncertainty, economic downturn, government cuts, rising unemployment and a future that looks less clear the more…

— Jonathan Sacks

European officials thought that austerity was part of what they called their 'convergence policies,' of trying to bring countries together. Instead, it actually made…

— Joseph Stiglitz

Mainstream economic theories popular in the last several decades have tended to downplay the government's role in markets and to increase skepticism about even…

— Mariana Mazzucato

Curiosity has ... proven to be a great ingredient in resilience, a trait particularly valuable in an extended economic downturn. Resilient people aren't made…

— Chip Conley

Reasons to be positive. The economic downturn could be the catalyst for positive change. It should be translated into the wake-up call we need…

— Phil Harding

In the next economic downturn there will be an outbreak of bitterness and contempt for the supercorporate chieftains who pay themselves millions. In every…

— Peter Drucker

Raising taxes in an economic downturn is not a good idea.

— Martha McSally

The ad industry isn't struggling for a new set of principles or abandoning the ones that made it great from the start. It's simply…

— Rochelle B Lazarus

Beware leverage in all its forms. Borrowers - individual, corporate, or government - should always match fund their liabilities against the duration of their…

— Seth Klarman

Demagogues always do well in economic downturns.

— John Avlon

A time-tested political tactic guaranteed to raise a president's popularity rating by at least 30 points. It is especially useful during election years and…

— Chaz Bufe