The reason that the invisible hand often seems invisible is that it is often not there.
JOSEPH STIGLITZBitcoin is successful only because of its potential for circumvention, lack of oversight.
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Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.
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The U.S. won’t be free of Covid-19 until the world is.
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It’s expensive to keep 2.3 million people in prison.
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In developing countries, lack of infrastructure is a far more serious barrier to trade than tariffs.
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I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.
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Workers’ rights should be a central focus of development.
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It’s easy to get rich by getting a state asset at a deep discount.
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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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Climate change is a reality.
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Inequality is a choice. It is not inevitable.
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The facts shouldn’t get in the way of a pleasant fantasy.
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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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Multinational corporations must pay their fair share of taxes.
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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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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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