Knowledge Quotes

From ancient scholars to modern scientists, these quotes explore what it means to learn and to know.

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"Information problems are at the heart of many of the most important economic issues."
George Akerlof
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"Doughnut economics gives us a new way to think about progress."
Kate Raworth
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"Information asymmetry is perhaps the greatest challenge in modern economic theory."
James Mirrlees
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"Markets reveal information, but they do not reveal everything worth knowing."
James Mirrlees
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"Information revelation is at the heart of all economic interaction."
James Mirrlees
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"Perfect information would make economic life very different, and not necessarily better."
James Mirrlees
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"Individual rationality does not guarantee collective rationality."
James Mirrlees
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"Information problems are at the root of most economic difficulties."
James Mirrlees
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"Information asymmetries create opportunities for both exploitation and innovation."
James Mirrlees
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"Information revelation mechanisms are the invisible infrastructure of markets."
James Mirrlees
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"We are all limited by what we know and by what we think we know."
James Mirrlees
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"Knowledge that doesn't improve lives is just intellectual exercise."
Abhijit Banerjee
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"Knowledge grows in conversation; wisdom grows in questioning that conversation."
Abhijit Banerjee
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"Knowledge is power."
Raj Patel
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"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you."
Raj Patel
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"Human behavior in controlled settings teaches us more than a thousand theoretical models."
Vernon Smith
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"The frontier of knowledge lies at the intersection of theory and observation."
Vernon Smith
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"Markets are laboratories where human nature reveals itself."
Vernon Smith
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"Behavioral patterns reveal the underlying structure of human values and preferences."
Vernon Smith
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"The laboratory is a microcosm of the larger world."
Vernon Smith
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"The study of markets teaches us about the study of human beings."
Vernon Smith
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"Information is the lifeblood of markets."
Vernon Smith
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"We are all part of a larger system, and understanding that system is the key to thriving."
Vernon Smith
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"The laboratory reveals the logic of human choice."
Vernon Smith
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"The best social outcomes come from understanding what motivates people."
Eric Maskin
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"The heart of economics is understanding human nature."
Eric Maskin
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"Understanding mechanisms is understanding the backbone of civilization."
Eric Maskin
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"Knowledge without understanding incentives is incomplete."
Eric Maskin
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"Anchoring effects show us that even irrelevant numbers can influence our decisions and judgments."
Richard Thaler
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"Behavioral economics taught me that understanding human psychology is just as important as understanding mathematics."
Richard Thaler