I used to joke to Bob Solow that the distance between me and Joan Robinson is less than the distance between Joan Robinson and me. His reply was, "You'll never convince her of that.”. (Paul Samuelson)

I used to joke to Bob Solow that the distance between me and Joan Robinson is less than the distance between Joan Robinson and me. His reply was, "You'll never convince her of that.”.

Paul Samuelson

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