Mankiw Quotes & Sayings

The job of economic theorists is to prove theorems. The job of policy economists is to figure out which theorems to apply. — N. Gregory Mankiw

Economics is the study of how society manages its scarce resources. — Greg Mankiw

Outsourcing American jobs will prove to be a plus for the economy in the long run. It's simply a new way of doing international trade. — Greg Mankiw

I have tried to put myself in the position of someone seeing economics for the first time. My goal is to emphasize the material that students should and do find interesting about the study of the economy. — Greg Mankiw

These teenagers [that drop out of school to take the higher wage jobs] take jobs that would go to unskilled adults, making it harder for those adults to make the transition from welfare to work. — Greg Mankiw

You can't rule out deflation just because you've never seen it in your lifetime. — Greg Mankiw

Higher saving leads to faster growth ... — Greg Mankiw