About: Joseph Stiglitz
Economy bigwigs rank airline bailouts last on virus recovery wishlist
More than 200 of the world’s foremost economic experts and officials spelled out their wishes for a post-coronavirus recovery on Tuesday (5 May), ranking airline bailouts last in order of climate-friendliness and long-term economic benefit.
Stiglitz urges joint EU-China trade sanctions against the US on climate change
Nobel Prize laureate Joseph Stiglitz has called on Europe and China to join forces against the United States at the WTO, saying America has become a “free-rider” on climate change under the Trump administration, in violation of global free trade rules.
Catalonia, a viable independent state?
Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz tells EURACTIV.com that the region would be accepted in the EU and therefore become a viable independent economy if it applied, but the former chair of the UK's Financial Services Authority Adair Turner disagrees.
Stiglitz: US will have a ‘tax avoider-in-chief’ in White House
Countries that encourage tax evasion should miss out on free trade agreements and access to banking, according to economist Joseph Stiglitz who urged Europe to take the lead in fighting tax dodgers in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in the United States. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Nobel laureate Stiglitz sees Italy, others leaving euro zone in coming years
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz predicted in an interview on Wednesday (5 October) that Italy and other countries would leave the eurozone in coming years, and he blamed the euro and German austerity policies for Europe's economic problems.
Stiglitz: The ‘easiest way would be for Germany to leave Europe’
Joseph Stiglitz, winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, has blasted Germany's austerity measures and the management of the eurozone. EURACTIV Germany reports.
TTIP is no reason to leave the EU
Opposition to TTIP has become a rallying cry for supporters of Brexit. Its critics are relying on myths about trade agreements in general, and about TTIP and the NHS in particular, writes Rem Korteweg.
Davos wrap-up: Instability becomes the ‘new normal’
The 2016 World Economic Forum, which concluded on Saturday (23 January), looked at a 21st century economy led by robots and artificial intelligence, against the backdrop of a more unstable and unequal world.
Stiglitz: ‘Inequality is holding back the American economy’
The US economic recovery is false, according to Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz. He told La Tribune that sustainable growth can only be achieved by tackling inequality, limiting the power of the financial sector, and reempowering trade unions.
Germany showing ‘lack of solidarity’ over Greece: Stiglitz
Prominent economist and Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz accused Germany on Sunday (12 July) of displaying a "lack of solidarity" with debt-laden Greece that has badly undermined Europe.
Varoufakis steals the show at economic forum
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has called on the European Union to reform its institutions and use the EIB to boost investment in Greece. He believes the EU should address the structural inequalities that plague its weakest members. EURACTIV France reports.
Merkel rallies EU member states to drive Europe’s Industry 4.0
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pushing EU member states to do more to digitise the European economy, saying governments cannot take care of the transition on their own and must agree on tax benefits to support IT firms as quickly as possible. EURACTIV Germany reports.