The extra curricular activity in which I was most engaged – debating – helped shape my interests in public policy.
JOSEPH STIGLITZWhat you measure affects what you do. If you don’t measure the right thing, you don’t do the right thing.
More Joseph Stiglitz Quotes
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It’s easy to get rich by getting a state asset at a deep discount.
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Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.
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Multinational corporations must pay their fair share of taxes.
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GDP tells you nothing about sustainability.
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Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom.
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Inequality is a choice. It is not inevitable.
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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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Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
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Bitcoin is successful only because of its potential for circumvention, lack of oversight.
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Workers’ rights should be a central focus of development.
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The U.S. won’t be free of Covid-19 until the world is.
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It’s expensive to keep 2.3 million people in prison.
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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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I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.
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We won’t have an economic recovery until Covid-19 is under control.
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