But while I loved all of these courses, there was an irresistible attraction of 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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The U.S. basically wrote the rules and created the institutions of globalisation.
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Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies.
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GDP tells you nothing about sustainability.
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American inequality didn’t just happen. It was created.
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Multinational corporations must pay their fair share of taxes.
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Society can’t function without shared prosperity.
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The reason that the invisible hand often seems invisible is that it is often not there.
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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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Inequality is a choice. It is not inevitable.
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Poverty is what we call the extremes at the bottom.
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Bitcoin is successful only because of its potential for circumvention, lack of oversight.
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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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The only surprise about the economic crisis of 2008 was that it came as a surprise to so many.
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I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.
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