Entrepreneurs' willingness to innovate or just to invest - and thus create new jobs - is driven by their 'animal spirits,' as they decide whether to leap into the void. Edmund Phelps animalcreatedecide Change image and share on social
I've lived to see key parts of my research absorbed in textbooks and in central banks around the world. And some finance ministries, too. Edmund Phelps absorbbankcentral Change image and share on social
Liberal redistributionists in favor of heavy taxation place less weight on incentive than do small-government conservatives. Edmund Phelps conservativefavorgovernment Change image and share on social
Workers in decent jobs view the economy as unjust if they or their children have virtually no chance of climbing to a higher rung in the socioeconomic ladder. Edmund Phelps chancechildclimb Change image and share on social
A modern economy is marked by the feasibility of endogenous change: Modernization brings myriad arrangements from expanded property rights to company law and financial institutions. Edmund Phelps arrangementbringchange Change image and share on social
To prosper and advance, the American business sector is going to need a financial system oriented toward business, not 'home ownership.' Edmund Phelps advanceamericanbusiness Change image and share on social
Economics has paid a terrible price for its dalliances with the Keynesian and neoclassical theories. Edmund Phelps dallianceeconomicskeynesian Change image and share on social
The main cause of Europe's deep fall - the losses of inclusion, job satisfaction and wage growth - is the devastating slowdown of productivity that began in the late 1990s and struck large swaths of the continent. It holds down the growth of wages rates, and it depresses employment. Edmund Phelps 1990sbegincontinent share on social
Most of the big banks were shot through with short-termism, deceptive practices and self-dealing. We must institute basic changes in corporate governance and in management practice to restore responsibility and honesty for the sake of the economy and for the self-respect of the country. Edmund Phelps bankbasicbig share on social
Overpaying the banks for their toxic assets could contribute capital, but that may not be politically feasible or attractive. Edmund Phelps assetattractivebank Change image and share on social