Joseph E. Stiglitz
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The official account of Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel laureate economist at Columbia University. Co-president, Initiative for Policy Dialogue. Co-chair, ICRICT. Latest books: The Road to Freedom; The Origins of Inequality & Policies to Contain It .. more

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Now out, a compilation of my writing on inequality and what we can do about it. Published by @oxfordunipress.bsky.social. Available to order and will ship on April 6: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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To Prime Minister Netanyahu, an open letter from 23 economists at universities in the US and Europe. We urge you to read it.

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Letter to PM Netanyahu from 23 economists.pdf
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Free link to my latest article in Journal of Policy Modeling, on industrial policy. Available until September 6th. authors.elsevier.com/a/1lSCyaptNx...
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"Recent data from the UN’s trade and development body Unctad reveals that 54 countries spend over 10 per cent of their tax revenues on interest payments alone."

Read @josephestiglitz.bsky.social's latest piece on how debt is crushing the developing world for @financialtimes.com
Debt is crushing the developing world
There is an urgent need to rethink financial structures that are failing billions of people
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Today’s sovereign debt crisis reflects a systemic failure due to the persistent asymmetry of global capital flows. My piece in @financialtimes.com.
That is why Pope Francis asked @martinguzman.bsky.social and me to create a Jubilee Commission. Our report out on 6/20.
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Debt is crushing the developing world
There is an urgent need to rethink financial structures that are failing billions of people
www.ft.com

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Thank you for reading the book. And for wanting to use it to explain rampant inequality to your grandson!

Reposted by Raul Caruso