#economics

In economics, the majority is always wrong. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

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Economics, politics, and personalities are often inseparable. ↗

— Charles Edison

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

— John Kenneth Galbraith

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

— John Kenneth Galbraith

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Economics is a subject profoundly conducive to cliche, resonant with boredom. On few topics is an American audience so practiced in turning off its ears and minds. And none can say that the response is ill advised. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

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I don't believe in trickle-down economics. I don't think that people who have the most are inclined to share it, generally. ↗

— Dave Matthews

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Our economics are not baseball's economics. Our game is not baseball's game. Our owners are not baseball's owners, with one or two exceptions. Our union is not baseball's union. What we do has to be crafted and suited to address hockey, to address the NHL, to address our 30 teams and our 700-plus players. ↗

— Gary Bettman

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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

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

— Evan Davis

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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

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