The reason that the invisible hand often seems invisible is that it is often not there.
JOSEPH STIGLITZAnybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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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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The extra curricular activity in which I was most engaged – debating – helped shape my interests in public policy.
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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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Poverty is what we call the extremes at the bottom.
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American inequality didn’t just happen. It was created.
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Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.
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It’s expensive to keep 2.3 million people in prison.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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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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Loose money and light regulation were a toxic mixture. It exploded.
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Workers’ rights should be a central focus of development.
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In developing countries, lack of infrastructure is a far more serious barrier to trade than tariffs.
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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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Macroeconomic policy can never be devoid of politics: it involves fundamental trade-offs and affects different groups differently.
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I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.
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