Economics Quotes

I don't go to the beach. There is no value in going to the beach. If I did go I would probably read economics books.

Esther Duflo

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With the variety of fields within economics, broadly conceived and the increasing specialization of scholarly world, the award of a Nobel Memorial Prize honors not only the individual scholar but, implicitly, also a special field or a distinctive method.

Simon Kuznets

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I entered economics because of a course I took on 'information economics,' which I found fascinating.

Eric Maskin

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I'm not a big fan of journalism schools, except those that are organized around a liberal arts education. Have an understanding of history, economics and political science - and then learn to write.

Tom Brokaw

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Interestingly, human irrationality is a hot topic in economics at the moment. Behavioural economics it's called, on the cusp of economics and psychology.

Evan Davis

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We believe that economics does not necessarily have to be a zero-sum game; it can be a win-win proposition for everyone involved so long as they have the tools in which to succeed.

Ron Kind

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If you have a traditional view of economics, you're probably thinking of Ben Bernanke making Fed policy, or the guys creating financial derivatives at Goldman Sachs.

Emily Oster

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Basic Economics 101. It's the most complicated simple subject there is.

Rush Limbaugh

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One of the jewels in the crown of Labour's time in office was the rescue of the National Health Service. As the Commonwealth Fund, the London School of Economics and the Nuffield Foundation have all shown, health reforms as well as additional investment were essential to improved outcomes, especially for poorer patients.

David Miliband

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Home economics - kids in school used to be taught how to shop, how to cook from scratch, how to be in control of their diets. Doesn't happen anymore.

Michael Moss

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Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics.

David Attenborough

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I never, never in my life took a course in economics.

Lloyd Shapley

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Big Water makes an argument straight out of Economics 101. The best way to deliver water to people's homes efficiently, the water barons argue, is to put the process in the hands of the market. If water is scarce, then raise the price - let the law of supply and demand take over!

Charles C. Mann

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Letting bygones be bygones is a basic principle in economics.

Joseph Stiglitz

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I don't think most of Congress understands how economics works.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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I had a degree in economics but also thought of myself as a musician.

Jon Feltheimer

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The adverse economic events following the First World War turned me toward economics.

Theodore Schultz

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Economics is half psychology and half Grade Three arithmetic, and the U.S. does not now have either half right.

Conrad Black

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Commercial institutions, proud of their achievements, do not see that healthy living systems - clean air and water, healthy soil, stable climates - are integral to a functioning economy. As our living systems deteriorate, traditional forecasting and business economics become the equivalent of house rules on a sinking cruise ship.

Paul Hawken

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In a way, we're going backwards. In the early '80s, it was like all these huge strides, and everything was more free and easy. I think we're going back. I don't know if it's the economics or what, but things are getting more right-wing, definitely.

Boy George

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In this age of specialization, I sometimes think of myself as the last 'generalist' in economics, with interests that range from mathematical economics down to current financial journalism. My real interests are research and teaching.

Paul Samuelson

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I walked into an international economics tutorial, and the professor said, 'I don't know how to teach a woman.' I said, 'It's the same as teaching a man.' I just sat down, and he had no choice but to start teaching. When I handed in my first paper, I think that shut him up.

Allison Schroeder

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If you want to learn real economics instead of neoliberal junk economics, read Michael Hudson's books.

Paul Craig Roberts

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My mother was a seamstress, so making clothes was not something you would willingly go into.

Phillip Lim

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