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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Society can’t function without shared prosperity.
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Nationalization of private debts undermines prudential lender behavior and is a government intervention in the market.
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Inequality is a choice. It is not inevitable.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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Multinational corporations must pay their fair share of taxes.
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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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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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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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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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Poverty is what we call the extremes at the bottom.
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Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.
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Loose money and light regulation were a toxic mixture. It exploded.
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We won’t have an economic recovery until Covid-19 is under control.
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The U.S. basically wrote the rules and created the institutions of globalisation.
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