In developing countries, lack of infrastructure is a far more serious barrier to trade than tariffs.
JOSEPH STIGLITZThe U.S. won’t be free of Covid-19 until the world is.
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It is trust, more than money, that makes the world go round.
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Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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Bitcoin is successful only because of its potential for circumvention, lack of oversight.
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We won’t have an economic recovery until Covid-19 is under control.
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When I said “the pocket of the banks,” it is not necessarily a mercenary relationship. It is a mindset.
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But while I loved all of these courses, there was an irresistible attraction of economics.
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International lending banks need to focus on areas where private investment doesn’t go, such as infrastructure projects, education and poverty relief.
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The reason that the invisible hand often seems invisible is that it is often not there.
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Workers’ rights should be a central focus of development.
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Letting bygones be bygones is a basic principle in economics.
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The facts shouldn’t get in the way of a pleasant fantasy.
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The problem is a lot of what is called economics is not economics. It is more ideology or religion.
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What you measure affects what you do. If you don’t measure the right thing, you don’t do the right thing.
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Inequality is a choice. It is not inevitable.
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