Economist:Nassim Taleb
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