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The Palestinian economy is, and will likely continue to be, highly reliant on trade. And yet, trade between the Palestinian Authority and the Arab states is extremely limited.

~Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

Topics: Arab Authority Between Continue Economy Extremely Highly Likely Limited Palestinian States Trade Will

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Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Economy Essential Essential Part Expense Great May Mere Part True

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A modern economy is marked by the feasibility of endogenous change: Modernization brings myriad arrangements from expanded property rights to company law and financial institutions.

~Edmund Phelps

Topics: Arrangements Brings Change Company Economy Financial Institutions Law Marked Modern Modernization Myriad Property Property Rights Rights

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Well into the 20th century, scholars viewed economic advances as resulting from commercial innovations enabled by the discoveries of scientists - discoveries that come from outside the economy and out of the blue.

~Edmund Phelps

Topics: Advances Blue Century Come Commercial Discoveries Economic Economy Innovations Out Outside Resulting Scholars Scientists Viewed Well 20Th Century

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Most of the big banks were shot through with short-termism, deceptive practices and self-dealing. We must institute basic changes in corporate governance and in management practice to restore responsibility and honesty for the sake of the economy and for the self-respect of the country.

~Edmund Phelps

Topics: Banks Basic Big Changes Corporate Country Deceptive Economy Governance Honesty Institute Management Most Must Practice Practices Responsibility Restore Sake Self-Respect Shot Through Were

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Some economists believe that the Greeks' work ethic and thrift can pull them through. But the classical virtues can do nothing to offset the dearth of innovation that plagues the economy.

~Edmund Phelps

Topics: Believe Classical Economists Economy Ethic Greeks Innovation Nothing Offset Pull Some Them Thrift Through Virtues Work Work Ethic

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Workers in decent jobs view the economy as unjust if they or their children have virtually no chance of climbing to a higher rung in the socioeconomic ladder.

~Edmund Phelps

Topics: Chance Children Climbing Decent Economy Higher Jobs Ladder No Chance Rung Unjust View Virtually Workers

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A nation's economy is more than its markets, tastes, technologies and property rights.

~Edmund Phelps

Topics: Economy Markets More Nation Property Property Rights Rights Tastes Technologies Than

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Unemployment determination in a modern economy was the main subject area of my research from the mid-1960s to the end of the 1970s and again from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s.

~Edmund Phelps

Topics: Again Area Determination Early Early 1990S Economy End Main Modern Research Subject Unemployment 1970S 1990S

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I don't think the economy telegraphs very clearly where it's going.

~Edmund Phelps

Topics: Clearly Economy Going Think Very Where

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