In developing countries, lack of infrastructure is a far more serious barrier to trade than tariffs.
JOSEPH STIGLITZAnybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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We won’t have an economic recovery until Covid-19 is under control.
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But while I loved all of these courses, there was an irresistible attraction of economics.
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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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Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies.
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Bitcoin is successful only because of its potential for circumvention, lack of oversight.
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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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Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
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American inequality didn’t just happen. It was created.
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It’s easy to get rich by getting a state asset at a deep discount.
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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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Letting bygones be bygones is a basic principle in economics.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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The U.S. won’t be free of Covid-19 until the world is.
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The reason that the invisible hand often seems invisible is that it is often not there.
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I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.
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