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A lot more people are willing to invest in bonds denominated in euros. And there was the fiscal discipline argument, which is that this tied the hands of countries the market hasn't always trusted, which also helped them borrow at low rates. Austan Goolsbee
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I'm not afraid to take a punch. Austan Goolsbee
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What Disneyland was to my kids at age 10, that's kind of what Chicago is for economists. Austan Goolsbee
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You have to be looking for a job to get unemployment benefits. If you stop looking for work, you are no longer eligible to receive benefits. Austan Goolsbee
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All I'll say is if you look at countries where it is - where they are rapidly growing, they're investing in their infrastructure. They're investing in their educations. They are trying to streamline regulations, but they're not neglecting key investments. Austan Goolsbee
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What happened is we went into a recession beginning in December of 2007 that was the worst since 1929. And it is a very deep hole that we have been struggling to get out of. Austan Goolsbee
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The U.S. is still in a pretty good spot, especially relative to other advanced countries. The aging of our population is not as pronounced as almost anyone else's. Austan Goolsbee
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In several quarters in the 2000s, if you added up all the private savings of everyone in the United States, it was less than nothing. You can't sustain that as a driver of growth. Austan Goolsbee
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For every criticism of the U.S. economy, whenever people go into a panic, they look around and say, 'That's the cleanest shirt I have. So I'm putting it on.' Austan Goolsbee
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If you look at the Greek economic record, it's been very similar to the U.S. experience in the first four years of the Great Depression. And after having a Depression-sized event, they've cut the unit-labor cost in Greece - they've closed something like half the gap with Germany. Austan Goolsbee
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If Democrats don't go on Fox News, it doesn't mean that people stop watching. Austan Goolsbee
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Research professors don't watch a whole lot of TV. Austan Goolsbee
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I always felt my role was like the pit crew in a NASCAR race, and President Obama was Dale Jr.- he's driving, and my job is to change the tires and get him back on the road. Austan Goolsbee
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If you're going to be an academic who's involved in the world of policy, you have to be involved in the world that exists. Austan Goolsbee
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I was always a data guy, not a theorist. Theorists can maintain total purity. The data are always messy. Austan Goolsbee
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I don't see why anybody's playing chicken with the debt ceiling. Austan Goolsbee
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When the Internet first appeared, this heated debate developed among economists. One side said the Internet will make it easier for companies to price-discriminate, and it'll be fabulously profitable. Austan Goolsbee
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Only Barack Obama consistently opposed NAFTA. Austan Goolsbee
Consistently Obama Only NAFTA Opposed Barack Barack Obama
Trade has helped the economy grow. Simultaneously, a sizable number of Americans haven't shared in that bounty, and if we don't pay attention to their concerns, all the political favor for open markets will dry up. Austan Goolsbee
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You can't look back at the worst financial crisis of our lifetimes that started in 2008 and not have some important lessons about the critical nature of oversights in financial markets and institutions. Austan Goolsbee
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The debt ceiling is not something to toy with. Austan Goolsbee
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If we hit the debt ceiling, that's... essentially defaulting on our obligations, which is totally unprecedented in American history. The impact on the economy would be catastrophic. Austan Goolsbee
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Koch Industries is a multibillion-dollar business. Austan Goolsbee
Business Industries
And one cannot discharge the duty of loyalty without the patient and an open minded study of the institution that marked the country and defined its character. Bainbridge Colby
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Thus, only in a hopeful and confident temper, in a proud and constructive spirit, will we rescue the present and safeguard the future of our beloved country. Bainbridge Colby
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The ultimate purpose of economics, of course, is to understand and promote the enhancement of well-being. Ben Bernanke
Economics Promote Purpose Course Well-Being Understand Ultimate Enhancement
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