Economics Quote by Nicholas Wade

“Although the emotional and intellectual differences between the world’s peoples as individuals are slight enough, even a small shift in social behavior can generate…

— Nicholas Wade

“When economists base their models on their fantasies of an "economic man" motivated only by self-interest, they forget community--the all-important web of meaning we…

— Cacilda Jethá

“That families are better off the stronger and more stable they are is self-evidently important. But so is the notion that no family can…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

“Human nature is governed by general self-interest and affected by genetic predisposition, which implies that there are likely to be limits to our moral…

— Nayef Al-Rodhan

“In a market economy, a main determinant of social standing is participation in the labor market and the associated willingness to 'self-commodify' (e.g., Esping-Andersen…

— Ravi Kanbur

“ In many instances, a preoccupation with appearances--unrealistic social expectations, impossible standards--can be the single largest barrier to a satisfying social life. ”

— Jonathan Berent

“It is telling commentary on economic orthodoxy that a whole subdiscipline--behavioral economics--and a raft of lab experiments are needed to show that humans often…

— Kaushik Basu

Societies are healthiest when their radius of trust is broad and when people feel they can influence their own fate.

— James Fallows

“In rural societies, large families are almost always the norm. In urban societies, families choose to have fewer children. This is the crux of…

— Jeffrey Sachs

“science of economics should focus on the best use of scarce means to satisfy social ends.”

— Daron Acemoğlu

What makes the existence and the evolution of society possible is precisely the fact that peaceful cooperation under the social division of labor in…

— Ludwig von Mises

I believe that when people have an occupation that allows them to provide for their families, the social dimension of human nature will emerge…

— Anonymous