When markets fail, as they often do, collective action becomes imperative.
JOSEPH STIGLITZThe 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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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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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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Climate change is a reality.
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Nationalization of private debts undermines prudential lender behavior and is a government intervention in the market.
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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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Inequality is a choice. It is not inevitable.
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The only surprise about the economic crisis of 2008 was that it came as a surprise to so many.
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But while I loved all of these courses, there was an irresistible attraction of economics.
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The reason that the invisible hand often seems invisible is that it is often not there.
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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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It is trust, more than money, that makes the world go round.
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We won’t have an economic recovery until Covid-19 is under control.
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Society can’t function without shared prosperity.
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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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