Robert Mundell

The most important initiative you could take to improve the world economy would be to stabilize the dollar-euro rate.

The U.S. berates China for its exchange rate policy, which Washington doesn't like. But one-sided pressure on China to change its exchange rate is misplaced.

I have never believed that central banks should have rigid inflation targeting. That is not a good thing to stabilize. There is nothing in economic theory to back this.

Children don't need much advice but they really do need to be listened to and not just with half an ear.

While Obama might not push college education exclusively, like most Democrats he does oversell it and does shortchange the alternatives. And millions of young Americans pay the price.

It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.