17 Quotes by Thomas J. Sargent

What I really don't like is oversimplification.

When I was a graduate student, estimating and interpreting distributed lags topped the agenda of macroeconomists and other applied economists.

What I really don’t like is oversimplification.

I’m happy to say I am a Harrison-Kreps-Keynesian.

I wasn’t the brightest kid, not by a long shot. I was interested in football, in girls, in getting my work done with the least amount of effort.

I think you’ve got to watch out for anybody in high school who says he wants to become an economist.

In the 1980s, there were occasions when it made sense to say, ’it is too difficult to maximize the likelihood function, and besides if we do, it will blow our model out of the water.

In the 1980s, there were occasions when it made sense to say, 'it is too difficult to maximize the likelihood function, and besides if we do, it will blow our model out of the water.'