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Joseph Stiglitz
Explaining how unequal information changes the way markets work.
Information economics · Globalization and Its Discontents
- Born
- 9 February 1943
- Birthplace
- Gary, Indiana, United States
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Joseph Stiglitz
Joseph Stiglitz is an American economist who shared the 2001 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
Early life
Indiana upbringing
Grew up in an industrial city that shaped his interest in economic inequality.
Academic training
Studied at Amherst and completed a doctorate at MIT.
Career
- 1960s–1980s
Academic research
Developed work on information, incentives and public economics.
- 1990s
Policy roles
Chaired the US Council of Economic Advisers and served as World Bank chief economist.
- 2001 onward
Columbia and writing
Continued academic and public-policy work.
Contributions
Information economics
Studied markets in which participants possess different information.
Globalization and Its Discontents
Critiqued international economic institutions and policies.
The Price of Inequality
Examined the causes and consequences of inequality.
Beyond economics
Public policy
Has advised governments and international organisations.
Public debate
Writes frequently about inequality, regulation and economic governance.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Nobel Prize: award and biography ↗Photo: Jérémy Barande. CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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