I’m not denying that monopolies are terrible things, but I am denying that it is readily easy to resolve them through legislation of that nature.
ALAN GREENSPANImprovements in lending practices driven by information technology have enabled lenders to reach out to households with previously unrecognized borrowing capacities.
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History has not dealt kindly with the aftermath of protracted periods of low risk premiums.
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These days, even out of office, I still read economic reports.
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If we were to do that we would increase the supply of skilled workers that our schools have been unable to create and as a consequence of that we would lower the average wage of skills and reduce the degree of income inequality in this country.
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Recent episodes in which Fed officials hinted at a shift toward higher interest rates have unleashed significant volatility in markets.
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The more flexible an economy, the greater its ability to self-correct in response to inevitable, often unanticipated, disturbances and thus to contain the size and consequences of cyclical imbalances.
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While local economies may experience significant price imbalances, a national severe price distortion seems most unlikely in the United States, given its size and diversity.
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The process of innovation is, of course, never ending.
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If I say something which you understand fully in this regard, I probably made a mistake.
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Capitalism is based on self-interest and self-esteem; it holds integrity and trustworthiness as cardinal virtues and makes them pay off in the marketplace, thus demanding that men survive by means of virtue, not vices.
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Anything that we can do to raise personal savings is very much in the interest of this country.
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The United States can pay any debt it has because we can always print money to do that. So there is zero probability of default.
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I love facts and figures. It’s like following a detective story, piecing together what’s going on in the economy.
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Regulators have not been able to achieve the level of future clarity required to act pre-emptively.
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I’m a better economist than I was a sax player.
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Well, you probably will always believe there should be laws against fraud, and I don’t think there is any need for a law against fraud.
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