But while I loved all of these courses, there was an irresistible attraction of economics.
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Nationalization of private debts undermines prudential lender behavior and is a government intervention in the market.
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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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GDP tells you nothing about sustainability.
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The facts shouldn’t get in the way of a pleasant fantasy.
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The more divided a society becomes in terms of wealth, the more reluctant the wealthy are to spend money on common needs.
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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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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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American inequality didn’t just happen. It was created.
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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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Bitcoin is successful only because of its potential for circumvention, lack of oversight.
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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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The U.S. basically wrote the rules and created the institutions of globalisation.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.
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Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.
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