The extra curricular activity in which I was most engaged – debating – helped shape my interests in public policy.
JOSEPH STIGLITZIt’s easy to get rich by getting a state asset at a deep discount.
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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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Loose money and light regulation were a toxic mixture. It exploded.
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It’s easy to get rich by getting a state asset at a deep discount.
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The U.S. basically wrote the rules and created the institutions of globalisation.
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GDP tells you nothing about sustainability.
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Multinational corporations must pay their fair share of taxes.
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Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies.
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Letting bygones be bygones is a basic principle in economics.
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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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Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.
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It’s expensive to keep 2.3 million people in prison.
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We won’t have an economic recovery until Covid-19 is under control.
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Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom.
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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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American inequality didn’t just happen. It was created.
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