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Economic Policy Quotes

On growth, agreement, and economic risk.

These economic policy quotes weigh growth against risk, from shaping long-term competitiveness to warning that squeezed households could be "bloodied and bankrupt" if policy inadvertently triggers a recession. They pair well with Economy quotes.

Folks in the bottom half of the economy are already squeezed hard. They will be bloodied and bankrupt if economic policy inadvertently induces a recession.

Quotes by William Greider

Obviously, the domestic need is to shape an economic policy that assures long-term healthy economic growth and a reassertion of American competitiveness in international competition.

Quotes by Walter F. Mondale

Education is the best economic policy there is.

Quotes by Tony Blair

I've said all along: I'll support the nominee, because we can't afford another term of the Obama-Clinton foreign policy or, for that matter, economic policy at home.

Quotes by Tom Cotton

Achievement Quotes

The major economic policy challenges facing the nation today - pick your favorites among the usual suspects of low public and household savings, concerns about educational quality and achievement, high and rising income inequality, the large imbalances between our social...

Quotes by Timothy Geithner

It's true that if you advise politicians on economic policy in the U.S. today, you spend your time in a cross between inquiry and combat. You are always on the periphery of harsh partisan warfare that has nothing to do...

Quotes by Robert Shapiro

We need to have a clear moral vision for both our foreign policy, and economic policy and policy on racial justice.

Quotes by Ro Khanna

With a post Brexit economic policy that sets our economy and country on the right track, with new freedoms, the U.K. will exercise greater fiscal flexibility and regulatory reform to transform our country into a dynamic engine of prosperity, job...

Quotes by Priti Patel

Good economic policy requires not so much the bravado to implement drastic change as the strength and wisdom to make reasonable trade-offs over the many years it takes to transform a country's standard of living.

Quotes by Peter Blair Henry

Economic Quotes

The successful conduct of economic policy is possible only if there is - and is seen to be - full agreement between the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Quotes by Nigel Lawson

The failure of national economic policy is costing us more than jobs; it has begun to weaken that uniquely American spirit of risk-taking, large ambition, and optimism about the future. We must rally them now to bold departures that rebuild...

Quotes by Mitch Daniels

I am not a politician but I have dedicated the biggest part of my professional life to economic policy both in Greece and Europe.

Quotes by Lucas Papademos

And judging what is appropriate or not appropriate for a country, I think it is important in particular in judging what is the appropriate economic policy framework, one should take into account the overall political environment and the institutional framework...

Quotes by Lucas Papademos

Germany is the biggest economy of Europe and we need Germany on board for the economic reforms of Europe, including, of course, the deepening of the internal market, resisting protectionism, and supporting further economic policy coordination.

Quotes by Jose Manuel Barroso

Economy Quotes

I have learned as much in the last three years as in any other comparable period of my life, but with an added realisation of how little over a half century of study one has in fact managed to learn...

Quotes by James Meade

Economists agree about economics - and that's a science - and they disagree about economic policy because that's a value judgment... I've had profound disagreements on policy with the famous Milton Friedman. But, on economics, we agree.

Quotes by Franco Modigliani

One of the main priorities of Russia's economic policy is to create conditions and form our own financial resources for economic modernisation.

Quotes by Elvira Nabiullina

In my view, the key aim of economic policy in many countries, and particularly in Russia, should be the sort of policy that stimulates productivity growth because only on the basis of growth of labour productivity can we enjoy healthy...

Quotes by Elvira Nabiullina

The First Nations Financial Transparency Act insulted the integrity of the very people in our communities who guide our economic policy and act as our mediators with provincial and federal governments.

Quotes by Eden Robinson

Financial Quotes

Making economic policy isn't a popularity contest, especially when financial markets are in a panic.

Quotes by David Ignatius

Frequently Asked Questions

What perspectives on economic policy appear in this collection?
The quotes cover several angles: long-term growth and competitiveness, the risk of policy accidentally causing a recession, the need for visible agreement between leaders, and education framed as a form of economic policy itself.
Why do people search for economic policy quotes?
People search for these quotes when writing or speaking about government fiscal decisions, growth strategy, or the real-world impact of policy choices on households and competitiveness.
Is there a quote warning about recession risk?
Yes, one warns that people already squeezed in the bottom half of the economy "will be bloodied and bankrupt" should a policy misstep accidentally tip the country into a downturn, framing such errors as having direct human cost.
Does any quote link policy success to political agreement?
Yes, one argues that economic policy only succeeds when a Prime Minister and Chancellor visibly see eye to eye, tying policy outcomes to a publicly evident political unity rather than agreement kept behind closed doors.
Is education described as an economic policy here?
Yes, one quote calls education "the best economic policy there is," treating investment in education as a long-term economic strategy rather than only a social program. See also Achievement quotes.

One quote adds that successful economic policy requires visible agreement between top leaders, while another calls education "the best economic policy there is." For related themes, see Financial quotes.