Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom. Votes: 4
Joseph StiglitzEconomists are like computers. They need to have facts punched into them. Votes: 3
Kenneth E. BouldingEconomists who speak the English tongue are strangely intimidated by mathematical symbols. Votes: 3
Al NicholEconomists don't seem to have noticed that the economy sits entirely within the ecology. Votes: 3
Carl SafinaEconomists think about what people ought to do. Psychologists watch what they actually do. Votes: 3
Daniel KahnemanEconomists are people who wonder if what works in reality can also work in theory. Votes: 3
Ronald ReaganEconomics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists. Votes: 2
John Kenneth GalbraithAsk five economists and you'll get five different answers - six if one went to Harvard. Votes: 2
Edgar FiedlerI'm not an economist and we all know economists were created to make weather forecasters look good. Votes: 2
Rupert MurdochIf economists did not concern themselves with economic efficiency, nobody would. Votes: 0
Dennis Holme RobertsonIf economists were doctors, they would today be mired in malpractice suits. Votes: 0
John Ralston SaulWhy did God invent economists? To make weathermen feel good about themselves. Votes: 0
David I. RozenbergYou know and I know and economists know that trickle-down economics doesn't work. Votes: 0
Dannel MalloyIf all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion. Votes: 0
George Bernard ShawMost academic economists know nothing of economy. In fact, they know little of anything. Votes: 0
Edward AbbeyAll great economists are tall. There are two exceptions: John Kenneth Galbraith and Milton Friedman. Votes: 0
George StiglerGive me a one-handed economist! All my economists say, On the one hand on the other. Votes: 0
Harry S. TrumanAsk five economists and you'll get five different answers - six if one went to Harvard.. Votes: 0
Edgar FiedlerThere is much more to life than what gets measured in accounts. Even economists know that. Votes: 0
Tim HarfordThe public is even more pessimistic about the economy than even the most bearish economists are. Votes: 0
Nate SilverThe public is even more pessimistic about the economy than even the most bearish economists are." Votes: 0
Nate SilverMost economists, including me, agree that longevity insurance would make sense for a lot of people. Votes: 0
Richard ThalerIf economists were good at business, they would be rich men instead of advisers to rich men. Votes: 0
Kirk KerkorianI guess economists, itâs a bit like scientists, you have definitely fewer women in that field, Votes: 0
Christine LagardeIn the assumption that power belongs as a matter of course to capital, all economists are Marxians. Votes: 0
John Kenneth GalbraithThe economists who have put the spotlight on teacher quality are the ones who most misunderstand it. Votes: 0
Andy HargreavesAll economists should be locked up until they admit that they don't know what they're talking about. Votes: 0
Andy RooneyIf all the economists in the world were laid end to end, it wouldn't be a bad thing. Votes: 0
Peter LynchI believe that economists put decimal points in their forecasts to show they have a sense of humor. Votes: 0
William Gilmore Simms