Economist:Joseph Stiglitz

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Joseph Stiglitz[edit]

Biography[edit]

American economist and Nobel laureate (2001). Former Chief Economist of the World Bank.

School of Thought[edit]

New Keynesian Economics

Notable Quotes[edit]

On Wealth Inequality and Technology[edit]

"The problem is not that AI will take all the jobs, but that the benefits of AI-driven productivity gains won't be equally shared."[1]

On Intangible Assets and Valuation[edit]

"We've moved from an economy based on manufacturing to one based on information, but our economic models haven't caught up."[2]

On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies[edit]

"Market fundamentalism has failed spectacularly."[3]

On Wealth Inequality and Technology[edit]

"Trickle-down economics is a myth. Money trickles up, not down."[4]

On Intangible Assets and Valuation[edit]

"Intellectual property rights can be a barrier to innovation rather than an incentive."[5]

References[edit]

  1. Joseph Stiglitz, People, Power, and Profits (2019), p. 142, W. W. Norton & Company
  2. Joseph Stiglitz, The Euro: How a Common Currency Threatens the Future of Europe (2016), p. 89, W. W. Norton & Company
  3. Joseph Stiglitz, Freefall (2010), p. xii, W. W. Norton & Company
  4. Joseph Stiglitz, The Price of Inequality (2012), p. 8, W. W. Norton & Company
  5. Joseph Stiglitz, Making Globalization Work (2006), p. 103, W. W. Norton & Company