Evan Davis Quotes

I understand how the economy actually works.

A nation's economy is more than its markets, tastes, technologies and property rights.

GDP simply measures the circulation of money in the economy, not whether or not the outcome of using that money is positive or negative.

Basic Economics 101. It's the most complicated simple subject there is.

Economics is not brain surgery.

There are three main pillars of China's economy. One is export, which is limited by sluggish global demand. The second is investment. In many sectors, there is already too much investment and overcapacity. The third is consumption.

In general, the PC's always had a fairly decent tie to GDP.

In 2006, the global economy was doing well. In India, the political and economic situation was stable. All key macroeconomic indicators reflected an economy that was in robust good health.

I don't think manufacturing should be looked at independently. It is part of the economy. So, when the economy does well, and when there is investment, the sector does well.

In principle, there are only three main components of spending that much matter to monetary policy: consumer spending, business investment and exports and trade.

A market that's as open as possible is the precondition for a successful economy, and a successful economy is the precondition to being able to pay for social security.

Interest rates are used to achieve overall economic stability.

I was initially very interested in public policy, but then after my masters at Harvard, I felt that it was important to get a better handle on the economics of it as well. I did my Ph.D. in macroeconomics, and my thesis - 'Why Is It That Some Countries Save And Others Not?' - was on savings.

I will stay very focused on my responsibilities as Secretary of Commerce and the economy's doing well. I mean, you asked about some of the challenges that we have or what is going on in the world and you know I, I'm pleased to report that the economy is doing extremely well.

As America's head coach, President Obama needs to make some big and smart adjustments to jump-start economic growth and business investment, stimulate job creation, and get wages up for ordinary Americans.

I think you can look at the British economy with confidence.

Economics is all about consumption. People either spend money now or they use financial instruments - like bonds, stocks and savings accounts - so they can spend more later.

The human world lives in a framework called global economics. We live in a system based on GDP, which drives consumption. it causes people to compete with each other through trade in a way that they all grow.

A robust economy is a source of national strength for Japan.

I don't think money itself has any causal relationship to nominal GNP. The dominating causal force is interest rates.

The first thing that any President must do to lead effectively on economic issues is to persuade the country that trade matters.

The bottom line of a successful economic policy is jobs.

Economies are about momentum.

With interest rates artificially low, consumers reduce savings in favor of consumption, and entrepreneurs increase their rates of investment spending.

Trump will fail even in his proclaimed goal of reducing the trade deficit, which is determined by the disparity between domestic savings and investment.