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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

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · Mar 27

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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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · 1d

With Maxim Ventura-Bolet, a new @nber.org Working Paper: www.nber.org/papers/w34318

The Impact of AI and Digital Platforms on the Information Ecosystem

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · 1d

Both within countries and internationally, the rule of law is being trampled, leading to rampant corruption, violations of basic human rights and due process, and systematic erosion of institutions. But there is hope. @projectsyndicate.bsky.social

Project Syndicate @projectsyndicate.bsky.social · 6d

At this year's United Nations General Assembly, we got a glimpse of a growing movement of countries that remain committed to democracy, human rights, and the truth, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social observes.
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The Making or Breaking of Democracy

Joseph E. Stiglitz touts a new international effort to counter democratic erosion and defend basic rights.

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · 7d

You can watch the recorded event below. Thanks, @icrict.bsky.social, for live streaming.

ICRICT @icrict.bsky.social · 7d

Starting in 2 hours at @AssembleeNat 🇫🇷: "Taxing the Wealth of the Super-Rich: For Tax Justice and Economic Efficiency"
Featuring @josephestiglitz.bsky.social @jayatighosh.bsky.social & @gabrielzucman.bsky.social
🔴 Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXTq...
Follow highlights ⤵ #TaxThePower

Taxation du patrimoine des super-riches - Colloque avec Éric Coquerel !

YouTube video by La France insoumise à l'Assemblée nationale

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you. It was great to be there.

Marianne Maximi @mariannemaximi.bsky.social · 7d

Merci @gabrielzucman.bsky.social, Jayati Gosh et @josephestiglitz.bsky.social pour ce colloque sur la taxation des hauts patrimoines, à l'invitation du Président Éric Coquerel.

L'enrichissement sans limite est une aberration économique et une injustice sociale.

Il est temps que cela cesse.

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · 7d

Was very honored to receive the Ban Ki-moon Award for Social Justice on 9/23 from 8th UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, was also awarded the prize for her work in Women's Empowerment. Thank you to Social Capital Initiatives.

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · 9d

Such a pleasure to present with @ericverhoogen.bsky.social and @bilgeerten.bsky.social

Eric Verhoogen @ericverhoogen.bsky.social · 9d

It was a real pleasure to present at the @brookings.edu BPEA conference on Thursday, a new paper on the employment effects of the CHIPS Act in the US, with @josephestiglitz.bsky.social and @bilgeerten.bsky.social. Video, slides, and preliminary draft are here: www.brookings.edu/events/bpea-...

BPEA Fall 2025 Conference | Brookings

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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · 9d

Journalism pioneer @mariaressa, famed economist @JosephEStiglitz, and UN Rwanda Tribunal prosecutor Charles Adeogun-Phillips headline the top experts on #GIJC25's program.

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GIJC25 Program Launches — Two Nobel Laureates and African War Crimes Expert Are Featured Speakers

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · 9d

Please join us if you are in Paris and are able. October 2 at 1800, registration below.

ICRICT @icrict.bsky.social · 9d

Intl' taxation is caught in great power struggles, as Donald Trump attempts to dismantle digital services & global minimum taxes.
Join @josephestiglitz.bsky.social @thomaspiketty.bsky.social
@manonaubryfr.bsky.social & Valerie Hayer, on Oct 2!
📍@pse.bsky.social
⏰6 PM
Register: shorturl.at/I6Kvp

Panel 1: Who Shapes the Rules? Trade Wars, Tax Battles and the Future of Global
Governance (50 min) - 2 rounds of questions (40 min.) and (10 min.) of Q&A.
International taxation is no longer a technocratic issue—it is caught in the crossfire of
global power struggles. With the return of Trump, the U.S. is once again using tariffs and
trade threats to dismantle Digital Services Taxes (DSTs) abroad, as well as the minimum
tax on multinational corporations, defending its tech giants while undermining
multilateral negotiations. This panel will examine how the weaponization of trade policy
intersects with ongoing processes on international tax reform—from the OECD/G20 to
the United Nations—raising fundamental questions about sovereignty, fairness, and
the balance of power in global governance.
Speakers will reflect on what is at stake: whether unilateralism and trade wars will derail
efforts to build a fairer international tax system and what pathways exist toward an
inclusive and equitable framework that can withstand great-power politics.
Moderator: Victor Goury-Laffont (POLITICO).
Joseph Stiglitz, ICRICT Co-Chair .
Manon Aubry, Co-chair of the Left Group in the European Parliament
Member of the ECON and FISC committees.
Valérie Hayer, Présidente de Renew Europe au Parlement européen.
Break and change of panel.
Shaping the Future of International Tax Cooperation
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7:05-7:50 PM
7:50-8:00 PM
Panel 2: Negotiating the details:
Key elements of the UN Framework Convention on International Tax
Cooperation (45 min).
Building on the political discussion, this panel will take a closer look at the concrete
elements under negotiation in the UN Framework Convention on International Tax
Cooperation and its early protocols on taxation of cross-border services and dispute
prevention and resolution. Experts will examine proposals on the table, alternative
measures advanced by different countries and regions, and the contrasting realities
betwee…

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · 10d

Please join @jayatighosh.bsky.social, @gabrielzucman.bsky.social and me on October 1 at 10:00 a.m. at the National Assembly in Paris for a discussion with Éric Coquerel on taxing the ultra rich, organized by @icrict.bsky.social and the EU Tax Observatory. Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you for this honor. I look forward to it very much.

Carlos Gradín @carlosgradin.bsky.social · 12d

This coming Sunday at noon, I'll have the great honor of introducing @josephestiglitz.bsky.social during his investiture ceremony as an honorary doctorate by the #UIMP at the beautiful Palacio de la Magdalena in Santander (Spain).
Broadcast uimptv.es/acto-de-inve...
(introduction in Spanish)

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · 12d

Please join us on Oct 2 in Paris when ICRICT Commissioners, policymakers and civil society debate how to build a fairer international tax system amid great-power rivalry 6–8PM @PSEinfo Inscriptions: shorturl.at/I6Kvp

Amphithéâtre Daniel Cohen. Paris School of Economics, October 2nd 2025, 1800-2000

Please register in order to be able to attend this event

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · 15d

With @mariaressa.bsky.social, Jothie Rajah and Aiden Ayakuze, a critical discussion today on “holding the line” in the face of disinformation, authoritarianism and rollback of rights. Hosted by Inst. on Gender, Law and Transformative Peace and the Equality Fund; co-spons: Nobel Women’s Initiative

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · 15d

The High-Level Panel on Public Interest Media calls on governments to invest in new models to support and safeguard free and independent media and shape the media ecosystem through new information industrial policies to better regulate the market and reduce the informational divide. buff.ly/RYO8imy

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · 16d

Democracies and economies depend on accurate, thoroughly reported and unbiased information to function. We are concerned that our economies are increasingly vulnerable
to information that is neither independent nor accurate. Please read our open letter if you have a minute buff.ly/RYO8imy

Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · 16d

Published an open letter with @josephestiglitz.bsky.social & fellow economists warning that without reliable information, markets fail and society suffers. We need to shape information ecosystems to deliver public value, not extractive algorithmic rents.

Read our open letter ➡️ buff.ly/RYO8imy

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · 16d

When global rules leave some countries unable to protect their populations from current or future pandemics, that does not only endanger people in those countries, it endangers people in all countries.

UNAIDS Global @unaids.org · 16d

Ahead of #UNGA, global experts @josephestiglitz.bsky.social, @monicageingos.bsky.social and @michaelmarmot.bsky.social investigate how inequalities are making the world more vulnerable to pandemics.

Read more: www.unaids.org/en/resources...

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · 18d

A pleasure, @benphillips76.bsky.social.

Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 18d

What a privilege to get to work with Joe Stiglitz, Monica Geingos and Michael Marmot. Inequalities are bad for everyone. There is a practical path to a more equal, more secure world. And we can win.

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · 19d

An urgent matter.

UNAIDS Global @unaids.org · 19d

The Global Council on Inequality, AIDS & Pandemics (Winnie Byanyima, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social, @monicageingos.bsky.social, @michaelmarmot.bsky.social) will meet ahead of #UNGA to call for debt relief, social protection, ensure access to medicines, uphold human rights, and put communities first.

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · 19d

Pandemics thrive where inequalities persist. As co-chair of the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS & Pandemics, I join @monicageingos.bsky.social, @michaelmarmot.bsky.social & Winnie Byanyima ahead of #UNGA to urge leaders to drop debt, expand social protection, and ensure access to medicines

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Project Syndicate @projectsyndicate.bsky.social · 19d

Brazil’s response to a former president’s coup attempt stands in stark contrast to that of the US. In a new PS Big Picture, Pedro Abramovay, Camila Villard Duran, Sergio Fausto, and @josephestiglitz.bsky.social consider what this means for US and Brazilian democracy. bit.ly/4n8Fyex

The Brazilian Bulwark

Whereas US President Donald Trump was re-elected despite having incited an insurrection aimed at disrupting the peaceful transfer of power, Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, was sentenced to ...

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you to Simon Strauss of @faznet.bsky.social for the very good interview. Apologies if this next bit isn't quite right. Ran it through translation software: Vielen Dank an Simon Strauss von @faznet.bsky.social für das sehr gute Interview.
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Joseph Stiglitz: Wie Donald Trump die Demokratie und Wirtschaft bedroht

Ein Mafioso an der Macht und die Gewehre in Anschlag: Nobelpreisträger und Ökonom Joseph Stiglitz erläutert, warum die politische Lage in den USA so heikel ist. Und er verrät, wieso er trotzdem hoffnu...

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · 24d

So glad you could join us, @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social, for this celebration.

Matthew Kavanagh @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social · 25d

At the @ipdcolumbia.bsky.social 25th Aniv Conf convened by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social there is so much brilliance. Favorite question so far: are the Intl Financial Institutions unreformable?

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · Sep 5

Proposed cuts to NIH and NSF threaten to shut down labs, end promising clinical trials, and stall the progress that millions of families are counting on. Listen to Gwen. #sciencesavedme
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Gwen

YouTube video by ScienceSavedMe

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · Sep 4

I had a good talk with Mónica Rincón of @cnnchile.bsky.social back in July www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Kf...

Joseph Stiglitz, ganador del Nobel, reflexiona: ¿Cuáles son las amenazas de la democracia?

YouTube video by CNN Chile

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · Sep 4

Science has saved countless lives and will save many more if we let it. But proposed cuts to NIH and NSF threaten to shut down labs and end promising clinical trials. Now is the moment to act. Congress must protect and restore funding for medical research: tinyurl.com/24p2n4fc

Stand up for Cures, Not Cuts

Medical Research Saves Lives – But Progress Is At Risk. Congress is considering a 40% cut to life-saving cures, which would shut...

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · Sep 2

We express our strong support for Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook and for the longstanding principle of central bank independence. Good economic policy requires credible monetary institutions, and they in turn require the independence of the Fed
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Economists’ Open Letter

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