Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
JOSEPH STIGLITZThe reason that the invisible hand often seems invisible is that it is often not there.
More Joseph Stiglitz Quotes
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Letting bygones be bygones is a basic principle in economics.
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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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Nationalization of private debts undermines prudential lender behavior and is a government intervention in the market.
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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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Workers’ rights should be a central focus of development.
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I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.
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It’s easy to get rich by getting a state asset at a deep discount.
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Bitcoin is successful only because of its potential for circumvention, lack of oversight.
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When you don’t have equality of opportunity because you don’t have equal access to education, it just seems so outrageous. It weakens our economy and leads to more inequality.
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When I said “the pocket of the banks,” it is not necessarily a mercenary relationship. It is a mindset.
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In developing countries, lack of infrastructure is a far more serious barrier to trade than tariffs.
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But while I loved all of these courses, there was an irresistible attraction of economics.
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Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.
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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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Climate change is a reality.
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