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=== On Productivity Paradox in Digital Age ===
=== On Productivity Paradox in Digital Age ===
"We may be in a period of secular stagnation where saving chronically exceeds investment."<ref name="ref_2013_1">Larry Summers, ''IMF Economic Forum'' (2013)</ref>
"We may be in a period of secular stagnation where saving chronically exceeds investment."<ref name="ref_2013_1">Larry Summers, ''IMF Economic Forum'' (2013)</ref>
=== On Human Capital in Age of AI ===
=== On Human Capital in Age of AI ===
"AI will be the most important general-purpose technology of our era."<ref name="ref_2023_1">Larry Summers, ''Bloomberg Interview'' (2023)</ref>
"AI will be the most important general-purpose technology of our era."<ref name="ref_2023_1">Larry Summers, ''Bloomberg Interview'' (2023)</ref>
 
=== On AI Governance and Regulation ===
 
"The central economic issue of our time is the disparity between the rapid pace of technological change and the slow pace of institutional adaptation."<ref name="ref_2023_1">Larry Summers, ''Peterson Institute Speech'' (2023), September 14, 2023</ref>
=== On Deflation and Central Banking ===
"We may have to get used to negative real interest rates."<ref name="ref_2019_1">Larry Summers, ''Financial Times'' (2019), June 4, 2019, "The Global Economy's Slow-Motion Crisis"</ref>
=== On Universal Basic Income and AI ===
"Universal basic income is a surrender to the robots."<ref name="ref_2020_1">Larry Summers, ''Peterson Institute Debate'' (2020), February 13, 2020</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Economist]]
[[Category:Economist]]
[[Category:New Keynesian Economics]]
[[Category:New Keynesian Economics]]
== Additional Notable Quotes ==
=== On AI Governance and Regulation ===
"The central economic issue of our time is the disparity between the rapid pace of technological change and the slow pace of institutional adaptation."<ref name="ref_2023_1">Larry Summers, ''Peterson Institute Speech'' (2023), September 14, 2023</ref>
=== On Deflation and Central Banking ===
"We may have to get used to negative real interest rates."<ref name="ref_2019_1">Larry Summers, ''Financial Times'' (2019), June 4, 2019, "The Global Economy's Slow-Motion Crisis"</ref>
=== On Universal Basic Income and AI ===
"Universal basic income is a surrender to the robots."<ref name="ref_2020_1">Larry Summers, ''Peterson Institute Debate'' (2020), February 13, 2020</ref>

Revision as of 20:56, 12 August 2025

Larry Summers

Biography

American economist, former US Treasury Secretary and President of Harvard University.

School of Thought

New Keynesian Economics

Notable Quotes

On Productivity Paradox in Digital Age

"We may be in a period of secular stagnation where saving chronically exceeds investment."[1]

On Human Capital in Age of AI

"AI will be the most important general-purpose technology of our era."[2]

On AI Governance and Regulation

"The central economic issue of our time is the disparity between the rapid pace of technological change and the slow pace of institutional adaptation."[2]

On Deflation and Central Banking

"We may have to get used to negative real interest rates."[3]

On Universal Basic Income and AI

"Universal basic income is a surrender to the robots."[4]

References

  1. Larry Summers, IMF Economic Forum (2013)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Larry Summers, Bloomberg Interview (2023) Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "ref_2023_1" defined multiple times with different content
  3. Larry Summers, Financial Times (2019), June 4, 2019, "The Global Economy's Slow-Motion Crisis"
  4. Larry Summers, Peterson Institute Debate (2020), February 13, 2020