It's not surprising so many people end up with credit-card debts. Saving for your retirement and buying a house are difficult things, and we don't educate people about them at all. Niall Ferguson buycardcredit Change image and share on social
One of the main arguments that I make in my new book, 'The Great Degeneration,' is that the rule of law in the U.S. is becoming the rule of lawyers. Niall Ferguson argumentbookdegeneration Change image and share on social
I can't imagine having a conversation about 'Celebrity Big Brother' in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Niall Ferguson bigbrothercambridge Change image and share on social
As a teacher, my strategy is to encourage questioning. I'm the least authoritarian professor you'll ever meet. Niall Ferguson authoritarianencouragemeet Change image and share on social
The great thing about behavioural psychology and economics is that they help us to see that there are actually pretty good reasons why human beings swing from greed to fear, and why we're not really calculating machines or utility-maximisers. Niall Ferguson behaviouralbeingcalculate share on social
I think the rise of quantitative econometrics and a highly mathematical approach to risk management was the obverse of a decline in interest in financial history. Niall Ferguson approachdeclineeconometric Change image and share on social
If being rightwing is thinking that Karl Marx's doctrine was a catastrophe for humanity, then I'm rightwing. Niall Ferguson catastrophedoctrinehumanity Change image and share on social
The debate that I'm interested in having is with seriously smart people about how we design institutions in the 21st century that will genuinely address problems of poverty and educational underachievement. Niall Ferguson 21staddresscentury share on social
When I first came to Oxford, I struggled to feel comfortable in an Anglican, public school-dominated institution. Niall Ferguson anglicancomfortabledominate Change image and share on social
Something that's seldom appreciated about me is that I am in sympathy with a great deal of what Marx wrote, except that I'm on the side of the bourgeoisie. Niall Ferguson appreciatebourgeoisiedeal Change image and share on social
