Economics Quote by Michael Spence

In economies with excess productive capacity, targeted investment can yield a double benefit, generating short-run demand and boosting growth and productivity thereafter.

— Michael Spence

Profits are one of the most important goals of any successful business, and investors are one of the most important constituencies of public businesses.

— John Mackey

Very clearly, government investment can and should be used to support economic growth.

— John McDonnell

We should be investing where the public returns are greatest - that is in innovation.

— Mariana Mazzucato

In addition to offering benefits to those who invest, carry out research, and create jobs, higher taxes on land and real-estate speculation would redirect…

— Joseph Stiglitz

Allowing the private sector rather than the government to allocate capital is crucial to growth.

— Scott Bessent

In almost every enterprise, government has provided business with opportunities for private gain at public expense. Government nurtures private capital accumulation through a process…

— Michael Parenti

In an economy where public spending is extremely important, the governments must spend, they must spend more but at the same time you can't…

— Arun Jaitley

Policies to strengthen education and training, to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation, and to promote capital investment, both public and private, could all potentially be…

— Janet Yellen

In order to encourage private investors to pursue long-term, responsible projects, governments need to promote consistent policies and frameworks.

— Jose Angel Gurria

The ability to immediately deduct the costs of capital investments will help employers improve worker productivity and output - which grows Main Street jobs.…

— Kevin Brady

The government would also be wise to press on with its further measures to promote growth, as it will want to outperform the low…

— John Redwood