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9 More quotes by Joseph Stiglitz

Economics enthusiasts can get a quick taste of Joseph Stiglitz’s take on More through these nine brief statements. Each line reflects his analytical style and concern for broader societal welfare.

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When you don't have equality of opportunity because you don't have equal access to education, it just seems so outrageous. It weakens…

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To someone like me, who has watched trade negotiations closely for more than a quarter-century, it is clear that U.S. trade negotiators…

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Too many countries of the former Soviet bloc remain under the control of authoritarian leaders, including some, like the Russian president, Vladimir…

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Some people say we have this inequality because some people have been contributing much more to our society, and so it's fair…

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High levels of economic inequality lead to imbalances in political power, as those at the top use their economic weight to shape…

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Under Ronald Reagan in the United States and Margaret Thatcher in the U.K., there was a rewriting of the basic rules of…

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European officials thought that austerity was part of what they called their 'convergence policies,' of trying to bring countries together. Instead, it…

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Ensuring preschool education for all and investing more in public schools is essential if the U.S. is to avoid becoming a neo-feudal…

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The bank bailout should have been more focused on helping small and medium sized banks, on helping homeowners. I think the trade…

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I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.

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But individuals and firms spend an enormous amount of resources acquiring information, which affects their beliefs; and actions of others too affect their beliefs.

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China, with its large emerging middle class, is among the big beneficiaries of globalization.

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Trickle-down economics is a myth. Enriching corporations - as the TPP would - will not necessarily help those in the middle, let alone those…

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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…

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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…

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In an economy, when the government spends more and invests in the economy, that money circulates, and recirculates again and again. So not only…

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The laws of normal economics dictate that lower taxes combined with increased spending will lead to bigger deficits.

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A less healthy America is not going to be as productive.

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As I noted in my Nobel lecture, an early insight in my work on the economics of information concerned the problem of appropriability -…

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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…

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World War II was really unusual, because America was in the Great Depression before. So the war did help the US economy to get…

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Moreover, because we chose to finance the way by borrowing, our deficits and debt has soared, and this means we have less room for…

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I've always been sceptical about the notion that the market is a person you can engage in an argument with, and that that person…

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The striking thing about America is - it's historically, extraordinary unusual,I don't of any other instance - is that productivity of workers and wages…

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