Poverty is what we call the extremes at the bottom.
JOSEPH STIGLITZI grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.
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If the President asked you to help, I don’t think anybody could refuse, unless one felt that one couldn’t be effective.
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Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom.
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The only surprise about the economic crisis of 2008 was that it came as a surprise to so many.
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Inequality is a choice. It is not inevitable.
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In developing countries, lack of infrastructure is a far more serious barrier to trade than tariffs.
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Loose money and light regulation were a toxic mixture. It exploded.
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Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.
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But while I loved all of these courses, there was an irresistible attraction of economics.
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Climate change poses an existential threat to the planet that is no less dire than that posed by North Korea’s nuclear ambitions.
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We won’t have an economic recovery until Covid-19 is under control.
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Macroeconomic policy can never be devoid of politics: it involves fundamental trade-offs and affects different groups differently.
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It is trust, more than money, that makes the world go round.
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I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.
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Multinational corporations must pay their fair share of taxes.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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