Bigs Quote by Kenneth Arrow

“But increasing the amount of equity finance in an economy is easier said than done: it is a project that would take decades rather…

— Jonathan Haskel

What an economy really wants, after all, is not more investment per se but better investment. It wants capital to flow to companies that…

— James Surowiecki

If productivity grows, the economy does well.

— Edward C. Prescott

I think good private equity investors create a lot more economic value than they destroy.

— Bill Ackman

Private equity funds a substantial amount of new businesses and is the source of capital to rejuvenate failing businesses, which are major drivers of…

— N. Robert Hammer

In the long run, greater investment would mean greater productivity and income growth.

— Bob Frank

There is no doubt that the Fed's large-scale asset purchases have caused major increases in a number of asset prices in the economy. This…

— Gerald Epstein

Increased business sales would almost certainly raise the productive capacity of the economy by encouraging additional capital spending, especially if accompanied by reduced uncertainty…

— Janet Yellen

The financial doctrines so zealously followed by American companies might help optimize capital when it is scarce. But capital is abundant. If we are…

— Clayton M. Christensen

If we boost productivity, we can improve economic growth.

— Tony Abbott

Stronger productivity growth would tend to raise the average level of interest rates and, therefore, would provide the Federal Reserve with greater scope to…

— Janet Yellen

Access to capital is important for all firms, but it's particularly vital for startups and young firms, which often lack a sufficient stream of…

— Janet Yellen