Why did we lose Brexit? Why, because 60 per cent of youth didn't believe they needed to go and vote.
— Jose Angel Gurria
We need better measures of people's expectations and levels of satisfaction, of how they spend their time, of their relations with other people... We need to focus on stocks as much as on flows, and we need to broaden the range of assets that we consider important to sustain our well-being.
It is not good to cut exports or imports.
In a world that places a growing premium on social skills, education systems need to do much better at fostering those skills systematically across the school curriculum.
Israel is a producer of growth.
The euro is going to continue to be the largest single trading block.
We need to achieve zero emissions from fossil fuel sources by the second half of the century. That doesn't mean by 2050 exactly, but it means by that time we need to be pretty much on the way to achieving it.
Governments need to be seriously sceptical about whether new coal provides a good deal for their citizens.
There probably could be some mileage in running a comparative study about how best to finance electoral campaigns around the world.
We are dealing with the greater challenges of globalisation. It is generating, in many cases, an increase in the levels of inequality in societies... that is undesirable.
If you are trying to favor the unions by having more rigid labor market and keeping wages very high, you could be blocking people from getting new jobs.
There is no upside for the U.K. in Brexit. Only costs that can be avoided and advantages to be seized by remaining in Europe. No one should have to pay the Brexit tax.
The City of London is always going to be there and will continue to be important.
I was strongly against Brexit. I speechified against Brexit.
Everywhere, you have a fatigue for reform... that's very serious.
In the face of sluggish growth, aging societies, and increasing educational attainment of young women, the economic case for gender equality is clear.
Every country faces its own obstacles to reaching gender equality, and to make a real difference, we must change public policies in tandem with stereotypes, attitudes, and behaviors.
More dangerous than voting for change... is that people no longer vote because they have lost trust not only in governments but in democracy.
Economic resources are not all that matter in people's lives.
Uncertainty and fears of social decline and exclusion have reached the middle class in many societies.
It will be crucial the E.U. and the U.K. maintain the closest economic relationship possible.
Israel should share its great wealth with its neighbors, like the Palestinians, in areas like governance and investment as well as the building of institutions.
I think there are going to be more countries joining the euro.
Some challenges remain, but the bottom line is that low-carbon options can and should play a much greater role in energy supply.
Ensuring a better future for all South Africans will require increased access to higher education, a stronger and fairer labour market, deeper participation in regional markets, and a regulatory framework that fosters entrepreneurship and allows small businesses to thrive.
One of the greatest challenges of democracies today is the question of financing campaigns. It's a tremendous challenge. Obviously I think the solution is to have the governments pay for all the campaigns and not to have any private contributions.
Integrity delivers better lives.
We cannot sustain long-term growth in our economies if we do not protect and preserve our environment.
The U.K. is much stronger as a part of Europe, and Europe is much stronger with the U.K. as a driving force.
I have family who are British citizens and who want to be citizens of the world and citizens of the E.U.
Nobody in their right mind will even attempt or even think of leaving the European Union, because they will understand that it is not in their best interest.
You can accuse Europeans of being many things - except fast.
Gender equality is essential for ensuring that men and women can contribute fully at home, at work, and in public life for the betterment of societies and economies at large.
If we can rid the world of financial centres that thrive on lack of transparency, non-cooperation, and weak regulation, an important step towards a fairer and cleaner world economy will have been achieved.
The idea that if governments open up and become more democratic they will fall is a false dilemma.
We need to focus much more on the bottom 40 per cent. They are losing ground, and the fact that they are losing ground blocks social mobility and brings down economic growth.
It takes collaboration across a community to develop better skills for better lives.
Israel has been doing very well, but there are challenges the country faces, like poverty and social integration of the Orthodox, Arab, Beduin, and Ethiopian population, which will be essential for sustaining strong growth over time.
I say just put a big fat tax on carbon.
We are totally schizophrenic. We are trying to reduce emissions, and we subsidize the consumption of fossil fuels.
Coal is the most carbon-intensive fuel available for electricity generation. The most urgent threat to climate policy is the scale of new investments in unabated coal-fired electricity generation still being planned.
Japan's future prospects depend on ensuring fiscal sustainability over the long term.
Our mission is to make the world economy work better.
When a large financial institution is allowed to fail, you put in jeopardy hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people.
Those who argue for Brexit are wrong, and that is because they have not been properly informed about the costs.
Reforms to product and labour markets, education, innovation, green growth, competition, taxes, health - they are the things that should be the object of our primary focus in the context of a long-term strategy to restore sustained growth.
I said a vote to leave would be a Brexit tax. I couldn't think of anything stronger than that.
We never tell countries that they should have a particular number in terms of a tax number, you know, if countries can make do with whatever average tax they have. The question is, do they apply it to everybody? Or do they give sweetheart deals to some companies?
The home is the planet. Unless you're a Martian, you know, we're sharing the planet. And - and the emissions don't stop and CO2 doesn't stop with the border between France, Spain or between Canada and the United States.
There is no reason for women to trail behind men in social, economic, and political outcomes.
