The U.S. basically wrote the rules and created the institutions of globalisation.
JOSEPH STIGLITZMacroeconomic policy can never be devoid of politics: it involves fundamental trade-offs and affects different groups differently.
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Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies.
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In developing countries, lack of infrastructure is a far more serious barrier to trade than tariffs.
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The U.S. won’t be free of Covid-19 until the world is.
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Letting bygones be bygones is a basic principle in economics.
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When you don’t have equality of opportunity because you don’t have equal access to education, it just seems so outrageous. It weakens our economy and leads to more inequality.
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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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Society can’t function without shared prosperity.
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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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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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I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom.
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Loose money and light regulation were a toxic mixture. It exploded.
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Climate change is a reality.
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Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.
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