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Economists of a classical bent lay a large part of the decline of employment, and thus lagging output, to a contraction of labour supply.

~Edmund Phelps

Topics: Bent Classical Decline Economists Employment Labour Large Large Part Lay Output Part Supply Thus

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Economists create their own worlds. We're like little gods with our artificial economics, wanting to see what happens.

~Edward C. Prescott

Topics: Artificial Create Economics Economists Gods Happens Like Little Our Own See Wanting Worlds

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Of all the thankless jobs that economists set for themselves when it comes to educating people about economics, the notion that society is better off if some industries are allowed to wither, their workers lose their jobs, and investors lose their capital - all in the name of the greater glory of globalization - surely ranks near the top.

~Edward C. Prescott

Topics: About Allowed Better Better Off Capital Economics Economists Educating Globalization Glory Greater Industries Investors Jobs Lose Name Near Notion Off People Ranks Set Society Some Surely Thankless Themselves Top Wither Workers

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There's a rising tide of concern among activists, economists, and artists about Africa. Theres a temptation to think of it as a monolith as opposed to all these different countries with different problems.

~Edward Zwick

Topics: About Activists Africa Among Artists Concern Countries Different Different Countries Economists Opposed Problems Rising Temptation Think Tide

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When the Smoot-Hawley bill landed on President Herbert Hoover's desk, more than 1,000 economists urged him to veto it. Tragically, the president ignored their pleas.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: Bill Desk Economists Herbert Him Hoover Ignored Landed More President Than Tragically Urged Veto

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Some economists estimate that for every family that goes bankrupt, there are about 15 more who are in the same amount of financial trouble and would profit from bankruptcy but just haven't filed.

~Elizabeth Warren

Topics: About Amount Bankrupt Bankruptcy Economists Estimate Every Family Financial Goes Just More Profit Same Some Trouble Who Would

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Economists typically think that your happiness goes up as you get more money, but the more you have, the less each additional dollar matters. This means that you value money most in times when you have less income and more expenses.

~Emily Oster

Topics: Additional Dollar Each Economists Expenses Get Goes Happiness Income Less Matters Means Money More Most Think Times Up Value You Your

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Economists actually disagree about whether there are significant economic returns from attending an elite college versus a less-selective one.

~Emily Oster

Topics: About Actually Attending College Disagree Economic Economists Elite Returns Significant Versus Whether

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Markets work well with goods that economists call private goods.

~Eric Maskin

Topics: Call Economists Goods Markets Private Well Work

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The rationale for tenure is still valid. But the system has turned the academy into one of the most conservative and costly institutions in the country. Yes, conservative: Economists joke that their discipline advances one funeral at a time, but many fields must wait for wholesale generational turnover before new approaches take hold.

~Francis Fukuyama

Topics: Academy Advances Approaches Before Conservative Costly Country Discipline Economists Fields Funeral Hold Institutions Joke Many Most Must New Still System Take Tenure Time Turned Turnover Valid Wait Wholesale Yes

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