Economists Quote by Richard Thaler

Behavioral economics can explain some things, but it's hard to explain a lot of the underlying processes that generate these decisions, much less some…

— Edward Boyden

I think what's different about Trump is he's a businessman - and he understands economics.

— Scott Bessent

I think Donald Trump tapped into something where folks didn't think the economy and the political system was working for them.

— Steve Bullock

To be clear, no one is saying there weren't any legitimate economic grievances in Trumpland, nor is anyone claiming that the economy played no…

— Mehdi Hasan

Trump's more outre economic ideas, like repealing trade bills and implementing a massive surcharge on imports, would seem like non-starters in a Republican-led House…

— Joy Reid

More than any other issue, economists have kind of been boosters for trade.

— David Autor

President-elect Trump is inheriting a relatively strong economy, and markets are pricing in faster growth under his watch.

— Anthony Scaramucci

The sad truth is that many behavioral economists know very little about psychology.

— Richard Thaler

Economists are behavioural psychologists, but they think more is better; they want to make everyone richer. They should pause. More's not necessarily better

— David Hemenway

One fundamental issue which Trump did take advantage of was the increasing disparities of income in the United States. So many people saw the…

— Bob Hawke

I think just focusing on the wealth of these cabinet picks misunderstands [Donald] Trump's economic strategy here, which is going to be equal parts…

— Rich Lowry

Economists think about what people ought to do. Psychologists watch what they actually do.

— Daniel Kahneman