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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 17 quotes by Tim Harford Tim Harford (born 1973) is an English economist and journalist, residing in London. He is the author of four economics books and writes his long-running Financial Times column, "The Undercover Economist", which is syndicated in Slate magazine, revealing the economic ideas behind everyday experiences. His new column, "Since you asked", offers a sceptical look at the news of the week. Read full biography of Tim Harford → 1 2 Ctrl → Economists have allowed themselves to walk into a trap where we say we can forecast, but no serious economist thinks we can. You don't expect... → 0 Failure is inevitable; it happens all the time in a complex economy. 0 If the whole process of learning from failure means discarding stuff that's not working, but in fact, our natural reaction is to keep going, to... → 0 How did the economy produce all these amazing things that we have around us - computers and cell phones and so on? There were a bunch of ideas, and... → 0 People today don't become economists to make the world a better place. 0 Funnily enough, the Federal Reserve produced comics about monetary policy, and there is a good comic book guide to microeconomics and macroeconomics... → 0 I don't think Brian Cox does 'The Wonders of the Solar System' because he believes the world would be a better place if people understood... → 0 I am aiming my books at anybody with no economics background. 0 Bill Phillips was this nervous, chain-smoking student. He had signed up to be an engineer, he had gone away to fight in the Second World War, he had... → 0 Cory Doctorow should be too busy for lunch. He's co-editor of, and a prolific contributor to, one of the most influential blogs in the world... → 0 Failure's inevitable. It happens all the time in a complex economy. And how did the economy produce all these amazing things that we have around... → 0 I never understand why 'economist makes forecast' is ever a headline. Whether the economist in question is from the International Monetary... → 0 I think the association of economics with forecasting is unfortunate and is down to the fact that one great way to get an investment bank's name... → 0 1 2 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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