#economics

We aim in the domain of politics at republicanism; in the domain of economics at socialism; in the domain of what is today called religion, at atheism. ↗

— August Bebel

#atheism #called #domain #economics #politics

When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact. ↗

— Warren Buffett

#brilliance #business #economics #intact #management

But beginners to the World Economics Forum have to understand there is no single Davos experience, and there is no single Davos community either. There are numerous tribes who interact only at a minimal level. ↗

— Evan Davis

#community #economics #either #experience #forum

I actually profoundly think the world's a better place when economics is fairly boring... The more boring the better. ↗

— Evan Davis

#better #better place #boring #economics #fairly

Interestingly, human irrationality is a hot topic in economics at the moment. Behavioural economics it's called, on the cusp of economics and psychology. ↗

— Evan Davis

#called #cusp #economics #hot #human

Economic development is something much wider and deeper than economics, let alone econometrics. Its roots lie outside the economic sphere, in education, organisation, discipline and, beyond that, in political independence and a national consciousness of self-reliance. ↗

— E.F. Schumacher

#econometrics #economics #beauty

In economics, the majority is always wrong. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

#economics #majority #wrong

The most powerful argument of all for saving open space is economics; in most states, tourism is the number two industry. ↗

— Jim Fowler

#economics #industry #most #most powerful #number

Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

#economics #economists #employment #extremely #form

In economics, hope and faith coexist with great scientific pretension and also a deep desire for respectability. ↗