Quotes about economists
economists fed figuring
Usually economists are figuring things out after the fact, especially the Fed chairman.
economists employment evidence expecting finally jobs months october picture providing rose straight traders turning
Most traders will really be positioning for the October employment report. Economists are expecting that non-farm payrolls rose by approximately 50,000 during the month, providing evidence that with two straight months of employment growth, the jobs picture is finally turning around.
economists firm importance prompt role
There is no doubt that the recognition by economists of the importance of the role of the firm in the functioning of the economy will prompt them to investigate its activities more closely. Ronald Coase
economists experts foundation listen point
Indeed, willingness to challenge professional economists and other experts is a foundation stone of democracy. If all we have to do is to listen to the experts, what is the point of having democracy? Ha-Joon Chang
economists economy-and-economics laid reach
If all the economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion. George Bernard Shaw
economists laid reach
If all the economists in the world were laid end to end, they would still not reach a conclusion.
economists laid reach
If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion.
economists felt increase money stretching
In the 1960s, and stretching back to the 1930s, it was felt by many economists that easy money is a reliable way to increase employment.
economists economy-and-economics fair growing number question
I think it is fair to say that there is a growing number of economists that question the stimulus, Tom Daschle
economists hot hurt leading
I was a hot commodity, ... Being African-American didn't hurt me - I was one of the leading young theoretical economists of the generation.
economists economy-and-economics half investors
What economists see as half full, investors see as half empty.
economists fail inclusion minimum raising seems wage workers
Raising the minimum wage seems to all economists to, at the very least, fail to 'raise' employment, and we'd all like to see better inclusion of low-skilled workers into good-paying jobs.
economists economy economy-and-economics favor greenspan open
The world economy has become much more open and global. Greenspan was in favor of all that, as most economists are.
economists margins oil picking prices risk squeeze
The risk is that there's something that economists aren't picking up. As oil prices go higher, firms see margins compress and that could put a squeeze on hiring.
economists environment inventory investment pricing
Uncertainty about the pricing environment will keep inventory investment more disappointing than some other economists expect.
economists education explains kid matter poor returns versus
The traditional story of economists has been to say education explains what the returns are to school. I say, 'Okay, that's fine, but what explains the education? How much is just a matter of my giving you a poor kid versus a rich kid?' James Heckman
economists
I know there are 20 economists out there who could do the job. Jim Bunning
economists economy economy-and-economics turn
The not-too-hot, not-too-cold 'Goldilocks' economy envisaged by many economists could turn out to be a mirage.
economists either expecting fed further inflation judgment might remove risks toward warning
Economists were expecting that the Fed would either remove the warning about asymmetric risks toward inflation or judgment that further tightening might be necessary. Of course, the Fed did neither.
economists exert influence minor scarcely societies
Economists exert a minor and scarcely detectable influence on the societies in which they live George Stigler
economists interested percent surprising
Economists are interested in why 70 percent makes it. It's surprising to us that so much makes it. Bill Evans
economists figure puzzle surprise
It's a big surprise and another puzzle for economists to try to figure out.
economists human measures pleased
I'm pleased that some economists and sociologists are beginning to talk about, for example, alternative measures of human well-being - alternative, that is, to GDP, on which the world runs.