“Evolutionary psychologists suggest that humans experienced evolutionar...” — Ben Bernanke Quote

Evolutionary psychologists suggest that humans experienced evolutionary benefits from brain developments that included aversion to loss and risk and from instincts for cooperation that helped strengthen communities.

Banks need to continue to lend to creditworthy borrowers to earn a profit and remain strong.

Monetary policy cannot do much about long-run growth, all we can try to do is to try to smooth out periods where the economy is depressed because of lack of demand.

In the tradition of national income accounting, economic policymakers have typically focused on variables such as income, wealth, and consumption.

Business was his aversion; Pleasure was his business.

I deeply detest social distinction and snobbery, and in that lies my strong aversion to titular honours.

I believe we are in a world where innovation in stuff was outlawed. It was basically outlawed in the last 40 years - part of it was environmentalism, part of it was risk aversion.

I didn't enjoy the bio major - it's not my passion clearly. But I have an aversion to quitting.

Most people have an aversion to risk, my college economics professor told me. Which means they have to be rewarded to take on that risk. The higher the risk, the higher the possible payout has to be for people to jump.