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• n  an expert in the science of economics

• That makes fresher, commonsense visions like those of Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto all the more welcome.
• I am a much better economist for it.
• When economist Mark Zandi talks, Washington listens.

• economic expert

News & Articles

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• Fmr. Fed Top Economist Warns of “Bumpy Ride”
  The Federal Reserve Bank’s former Chief Economist, David Stockton, warns of a "bumpy ride" ahead. He also criticizes his former employer. Even with a better-performing economy, markets are in for a “bumpy ride”, cautions the Federal Reserve Bank’s former Chief … Continue reading ?
  June 14, 2013 - Talking Numbers via Yahoo! Finance
• Economist Fogel, 86, won Nobel for work on slavery
  CHICAGO - Robert W. Fogel, a University of Chicago economist whose study of the economics of slavery sparked a furious debate in academia and later helped garner him a Nobel Prize, has died. He was 86.
  June 13, 2013 - Portland Press Herald
• The Economist Is Wrong About Microsoft
  The Economist Is Wrong About Microsoft        
  June 13, 2013 - The Motley Fool

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in AFP
  Unfortunately, the middle class has been under assault for a long time,Obama said. "Too many Americans have known their own painful recessions long before any economist declared that there was a recession."
• President Bush in ABC News
  Pressed on whether he was concerned that the nation was nearing a recession, Bush said, "You need to talk to an economist."
• Robert Zoellick in Xinhua
  Zoellick said in a statement on Monday, "As our first chief economist from a developing country, and an expert on economic development and particularly agriculture, Justin Lin brings a unique set of skills and experience to the World Bank Group."