David Hemenway Quotes

Economists are behavioural psychologists, but they think more is better; they want to make everyone richer. They should pause. More's not necessarily better

David Hemenway

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• Economists
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• Psychologists
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• Economists are behavioural psychologists, but they think more is better; they want to make everyone richer. They should pause. More's not necessarily better

  

  David Hemenway
  • Necessarily
  • Economists
  • Pause