Economist:Nassim Taleb

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Nassim Taleb

Biography

Lebanese-American essayist, mathematical statistician, and former options trader.

School of Thought

Risk Economics

Notable Quotes

On Digital Currency and Monetary Policy

"Bitcoin is the beginning of something great: a currency without a government."

—Nassim Taleb, Twitter (2017)

On Innovation Cycles and Market Bubbles

"Complex systems are prone to Black Swan events - rare but extreme events that have massive impact."

—Nassim Taleb, The Black Swan (2007), p. xvii, Random House