From mouse on the rates blog comes this awesome quote: It looks like Infometrics have been Smoking some “Green Shoots”. Given I work at Infometrics, this quote is going to make its way onto my wall. Bloody brilliant
Category Archive: Quotes
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Jul
21
2009
Quote 22: Stumbling and Mumbling on Macroeconomics
From here: Macroeconomics failed in this crisis because it has for ages under-rated the importance of the stuff we (might) learn in industrial organization classes Industrial economics is effectively applied microeconomics in the field of the economy (as compared to some of the more social fields that some microeconomists have moved into). I have always …
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Apr
09
2009
Quote 21: Winston Churchill on the equity-efficiency tradeoff
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. — Winston Churchill. So, really, it’s all about value judgments.
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Mar
20
2009
Quote 20: Nigel Pinkerton on the derivation of economic models
I heard the following gem round the water cooler at work: Beer makes economics happen I felt that given it is a Friday, and given that there is a lot of economics going on, this quote was felt especially poignant. Personally I think Jagermeister is a better economic stimulant – but I understand that I’m …
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Mar
16
2009
Quote 19: Dani Rodrik on the problems of economics again
This was a quality quote (ht Economist’s View): Paradoxically, then, the current disarray within the profession is perhaps a better reflection of the profession’s true value added than its previous misleading consensus. Economics can at best clarify the choices for policymakers; it cannot make those choices for them. I have to admit – I agree …
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Mar
10
2009
Quote 18: Evelyn Beatrice Hall
A quote that currently hold resonance with me: I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. This quote is often misattributed to Voltaire – in fact, before I fact checked it today I thought it was a quote from Voltaire. This quote helps me find …
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