GDP tells you nothing about sustainability.
JOSEPH STIGLITZIf the President asked you to help, I don’t think anybody could refuse, unless one felt that one couldn’t be effective.
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If the President asked you to help, I don’t think anybody could refuse, unless one felt that one couldn’t be effective.
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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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The reason that the invisible hand often seems invisible is that it is often not there.
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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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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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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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Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.
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When markets fail, as they often do, collective action becomes imperative.
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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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The only surprise about the economic crisis of 2008 was that it came as a surprise to so many.
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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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But while I loved all of these courses, there was an irresistible attraction of economics.
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It is trust, more than money, that makes the world go round.
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