Moreover, because we chose to finance the way by borrowing, our deficits and debt has soared, and this means we have less… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
Now it is unambiguously clear that trickle-down economics does not work. But what does that mean? That means we have to structure… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
Temporary nationalization of the banks that are in very bad shape would mean basically that the government is the temporary owner. I… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
As a rich country, we can, in some sense, "afford" the war. But spending money on the war means that we are… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
When you think of policies that are going to address inequality of wealth, you have to be very thoughtful about what economists… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
Twenty per cent of American children grow up in poverty, and that means they get inadequate nutrition, inadequate health care, and because… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
The international institutions go around the world preaching liberalization, and the developing countries see that means open up your markets to our… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
What most Americans mean when they say "the end of the recession" is, "When will it be back to normal? When can… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely. — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
But individuals and firms spend an enormous amount of resources acquiring information, which affects their beliefs; and actions of others too affect their beliefs. — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
China, with its large emerging middle class, is among the big beneficiaries of globalization. — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
Trickle-down economics is a myth. Enriching corporations - as the TPP would - will not necessarily help those in the middle, let alone those… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
Some people say we have this inequality because some people have been contributing much more to our society, and so it's fair that they… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
It's actually a tribute to the quality of economics teaching that they have persuaded so many generations of students to believe in so much… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
In an economy, when the government spends more and invests in the economy, that money circulates, and recirculates again and again. So not only… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
The laws of normal economics dictate that lower taxes combined with increased spending will lead to bigger deficits. — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
As I noted in my Nobel lecture, an early insight in my work on the economics of information concerned the problem of appropriability -… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
We noted the psychological problems facing many of the returning from Iraq veterans - of the 700,000 returning veterans, more than a 100,000 have… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
World War II was really unusual, because America was in the Great Depression before. So the war did help the US economy to get… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image