I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.
JOSEPH STIGLITZBitcoin is successful only because of its potential for circumvention, lack of oversight.
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Loose money and light regulation were a toxic mixture. It exploded.
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The problem is a lot of what is called economics is not economics. It is more ideology or religion.
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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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Multinational corporations must pay their fair share of taxes.
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The U.S. basically wrote the rules and created the institutions of globalisation.
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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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Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom.
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The reason that the invisible hand often seems invisible is that it is often not there.
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It is trust, more than money, that makes the world go round.
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Climate change is a reality.
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Society can’t function without shared prosperity.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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It’s easy to get rich by getting a state asset at a deep discount.
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But while I loved all of these courses, there was an irresistible attraction of economics.
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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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American inequality didn’t just happen. It was created.
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It’s expensive to keep 2.3 million people in prison.
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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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Bitcoin is successful only because of its potential for circumvention, lack of oversight.
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The U.S. won’t be free of Covid-19 until the world is.
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In developing countries, lack of infrastructure is a far more serious barrier to trade than tariffs.
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Letting bygones be bygones is a basic principle in economics.
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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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We won’t have an economic recovery until Covid-19 is under control.
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