Economists Quotes

When better business decisions are made, economists won't make them. - Herbert Prochnow

What economists see as half full, investors see as half empty. - Richard Yamarone

Well, you have the public not wanting any new spending, you have the Republicans not wanting any new taxes, you have the Democrats not wanting any new spending cuts, you have the markets not wanting any new borrowing, and you have the economists wanting all of the above. And that leads to paralysis. - Michael Bloomberg

We, of course, had a great run in the residential construction markets (in 2005). Some economists are expecting a slowdown in 2006 due to higher interest rates, and we'll just have to see how that plays out. - Tom Stephens

We want an economic team, Paul Krugman and Robert Kuttner, Joseph Steiglitz's people and others, who say, you know what? We're sophisticated economists but we're concerned about poor and working people. - Cornel West

Usually economists are figuring things out after the fact, especially the Fed chairman. - James Glassman

Unsustainable situations usually go on longer than most economists think possible. But they always end, and when they do, it's often painful. - Paul Krugman

Unlimited economic growth has the marvelous quality of stilling discontent while maintaining privilege, a fact that has not gone unnoticed among liberal economists. - Avram Noam Chomsky