Luigi Zingales
Born
in Padua, Italy
February 08, 1963
More books by Luigi Zingales…
“In 1980, the wage of a worker in the financial sector was roughly comparable to the wages of workers with the same qualifications in other sectors. By 2006, a person in the financial sector was making 70 percent more.”
― A Capitalism for the People: Recapturing the Lost Genius of American Prosperity
― A Capitalism for the People: Recapturing the Lost Genius of American Prosperity
“When government is small and relatively weak, the most effective way to make money is to start a successful private-sector business. But the larger the size and scope of government spending, the easier it is to make money by diverting public resources.”
― A Capitalism for the People: Recapturing the Lost Genius of American Prosperity
― A Capitalism for the People: Recapturing the Lost Genius of American Prosperity
“The nine largest banks, which received $125 billion from TARP, were collectively paying dividends of more than $25 billion a year.”
― A Capitalism for the People: Recapturing the Lost Genius of American Prosperity
― A Capitalism for the People: Recapturing the Lost Genius of American Prosperity
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