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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 24 quotes by Joseph Stiglitz Information at IDEAS / RePEc World Bank Chief Economist In office 1997–2000 Preceded by Michael Bruno Succeeded by Nicholas Stern 17th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors In office June 28, 1995 – February 13, 1997 President Bill Clinton Preceded by Laura Tyson Succeeded by Janet Yellen Personal details Born Joseph Eugene Stiglitz (1943-02-09) February 9, 1943 (age 72) Gary, Indiana Nationality United States Political... Read full biography of Joseph Stiglitz → 1 2 Ctrl → Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom. 0 But while I loved all of these courses, there was an irresistible attraction of economics. 0 Macroeconomic policy can never be devoid of politics: it involves fundamental trade-offs and affects different groups differently. 0 Much of my work in this period was concerned with exploring the logic of economic models, but also with attempting to reconcile the models with every... → 0 I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely. 0 As I noted in my Nobel lecture, an early insight in my work on the economics of information concerned the problem of appropriability - the difficulty... → 0 Certainly, the poverty, the discrimination, the episodic unemployment could not but strike an inquiring youngster: why did these exist, and what... → 0 I think in part the reason is that seeing an economy that is, in many ways, quite different from the one grows up in, helps crystallize issues: in... → 0 My research in this period centered around growth, technical change, and income distribution, both how growth affected the distribution of income and... → 0 I recognized that information was, in many respects, like a public good, and it was this insight that made it clear to me that it was unlikely that... → 0 There must have been something in the air of Gary that led one into economics: the first Nobel Prize winner, Paul Samuelson, was also from Gary, as... → 0 The extra curricular activity in which I was most engaged - debating - helped shape my interests in public policy. 0 If stability and efficiency required that there existed markets that extended infinitely far into the future - and these markets clearly did not... → 0 1 2 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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