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I was initially very interested in public policy, but then after my masters at Harvard, I felt that it was important to get a better handle on the economics of it as well. I did my Ph.D. in macroeconomics, and my thesis - 'Why Is It That Some Countries Save And Others Not?' - was on savings.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: After Better Countries Did Economics Felt Get Handle Harvard Important Initially Interested Masters Others Policy Public Public Policy Save Savings Some Then Thesis Very Well Why

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It is true that from a behavioral economics perspective we are fallible, easily confused, not that smart, and often irrational. We are more like Homer Simpson than Superman. So from this perspective it is rather depressing. But at the same time there is also a silver lining. There are free lunches!

~Dan Ariely

Topics: Also Behavioral Confused Depressing Easily Economics Fallible Free Homer Irrational Like Lining More Often Perspective Rather Same Same Time Silver Simpson Smart Superman Than Time True

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There's a very good reason for why economics developed the way it did, and that is that in many situations, the assumption that people will exploit the opportunities available to them is very plausible, and it simplifies the analysis of how markets will behave.

~Daniel Kahneman

Topics: Analysis Assumption Available Behave Developed Did Economics Exploit Good Good Reason How Many Markets Opportunities People Plausible Reason Situations Them Very Way Why Will

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You can't just read the Koran to understand Muslim life. You have to look at history, at personalities, at economics, and so on.

~Daniel Pipes

Topics: Economics History Just Koran Life Look Muslim Personalities Read Understand You

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I don't remember much about the specifics of the economics courses that I majored in - I apparently internalized the key concepts - but I still remember vividly the thrill of reading 'Don Quixote,' Epictetus, 'The Aeneid,' 'King Lear' and 'Candide,' and how contemporary the stories and ideas in these old and ancient texts struck me.

~Daniel S. Loeb

Topics: About Ancient Apparently Concepts Contemporary Courses Don Quixote Economics How Ideas Key King Lear Me Much Old Quixote Reading Remember Still Stories Struck Texts Thrill Vividly

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You know and I know and economists know that trickle-down economics doesn't work.

~Dannel Malloy

Topics: Economics Economists Know Work You

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I'm a Ph.D. in economics, and so you analyze every situation uniquely because every international situation is unique.

~Dave Brat

Topics: Analyze Because Economics Every International Situation Unique Uniquely You

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My mother was an economics professor. I'm proficient in math, and statistics, game theory, symbolic logic and all of that.

~Dave Hickey

Topics: Economics Game Logic Math Mother Professor Proficient Statistics Symbolic Theory

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I don't believe in trickle-down economics. I don't think that people who have the most are inclined to share it, generally.

~Dave Matthews

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Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics.

~David Attenborough

Topics: Change Come Doing Economics Individuals Many Only Our Politics Real Real Success Societies Success

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