The only surprise about the economic crisis of 2008 was that it came as a surprise to so many.
JOSEPH STIGLITZWhen 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.
More Joseph Stiglitz Quotes
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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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Climate change is a reality.
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Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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But while I loved all of these courses, there was an irresistible attraction of economics.
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Loose money and light regulation were a toxic mixture. It exploded.
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It is trust, more than money, that makes the world go round.
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The U.S. won’t be free of Covid-19 until the world is.
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GDP tells you nothing about sustainability.
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It’s easy to get rich by getting a state asset at a deep discount.
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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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Workers’ rights should be a central focus of development.
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Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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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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