We ought to be opening up our borders to skilled labour from all parts of the world because [the state of the world is as follows: ].
ALAN GREENSPANWe ought to be opening up our borders to skilled labour from all parts of the world because [the state of the world is as follows: ].
ALAN GREENSPANHistory demonstrates that participants in financial markets are susceptible to waves of optimism.
ALAN GREENSPANSo there is no reason to suspect that the actual process of boosting rates would be any different.
ALAN GREENSPAN…our market system depends critically on trust-trust in the word of our colleagues and trust in the word of those with whom we do business.
ALAN GREENSPANThere is no safe store of value. Deficit spending is simply a scheme for the hidden confiscation of wealth.
ALAN GREENSPANI made a mistake in presuming that the self-interests of organisations, specifically banks and others, were such that they were best capable of protecting their own shareholders and their equity in the firms.
ALAN GREENSPANAnyone willing to do what is required to become president of the United States is thereby barred from taking that office. I’m only half joking
ALAN GREENSPANGold, unlike all other commodities, is a currency…and the major thrust in the demand for gold is not for jewelry.
ALAN GREENSPANThere are no easy choices. Easy choices are long gone.
ALAN GREENSPANWhile local economies may experience significant price imbalances, a national severe price distortion seems most unlikely in the United States, given its size and diversity.
ALAN GREENSPANBut how do we know when irrational exuberance has unduly escalated asset values, which then become subject to unexpected and prolonged contractions as they have in Japan over the past decade?
ALAN GREENSPANMarket financed withdrawals of home equity in recent years.
ALAN GREENSPANI have long argued that paying down the national debt is beneficial for the economy.
ALAN GREENSPANI was raising the question on the side with Governor Mullins of what would happen if the Treasury sold a little gold in this market.
ALAN GREENSPANThe companies could hire the educated workers they need. And those workers would compete with high-income people, driving more income equality.
ALAN GREENSPANThe use of a growing array of derivatives and the related application of more-sophisticated approaches to measuring and managing risk are key factors underpinning the greater resilience of our largest financial institutions…
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