Cards Quote by Stephen Moore

Economists get impatient with philosophy. They are often trained as skilled mathematicians. They don't like going back to ordinary language and first principles.

— Martha C. Nussbaum

Economists are about as useful as astrologers in predicting the future (and, like astrologers, they never let failure on one occasion diminish certitude on…

— Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr

I am one of the most successful economists, according to what markets tell us, though most of my professional colleagues, who are much keener…

— Ha-Joon Chang

Economists tend to think they are much, much smarter than historians, than everybody. And this is a bit too much because at the end…

— Thomas Piketty

It is a misfortune of the times that all of us must needs be amateur economists-including, and perhaps especially, the professionals.

— Benjamin Graham

Economists have put themselves in a position where what they are doing is supposed to be impossible to understand for outsiders, so they dont…

— Thomas Piketty

One speaks with great respect of economists, if only because they represent such a variety of opinions.

— Robert Menzies

Economists have allowed themselves to walk into a trap where we say we can forecast, but no serious economist thinks we can.

— Tim Harford

Economists have much to be humble about.

— Paul Samuelson

Economists got away from really questioning how the world works, how decisions actually got made. If something doesn't conform to neoclassical models ... people…

— W. Brian Arthur

I've felt for some time that economics needs to be taught differently by economists who actually have had experience making a payroll or investing…

— Mark Skousen

Since the global financial crisis and recession of 2007-2009, criticism of the economics profession has intensified. The failure of all but a few professional…

— Robert J. Shiller