The U.S. won’t be free of Covid-19 until the world is.
JOSEPH STIGLITZThe U.S. won’t be free of Covid-19 until the world is.
JOSEPH STIGLITZPoverty is what we call the extremes at the bottom.
JOSEPH STIGLITZThe reason that the invisible hand often seems invisible is that it is often not there.
JOSEPH STIGLITZAsk not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
JOSEPH STIGLITZWhat you measure affects what you do. If you don’t measure the right thing, you don’t do the right thing.
JOSEPH STIGLITZI grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.
JOSEPH STIGLITZWhen markets fail, as they often do, collective action becomes imperative.
JOSEPH STIGLITZWorkers’ rights should be a central focus of development.
JOSEPH STIGLITZMultinational corporations must pay their fair share of taxes.
JOSEPH STIGLITZAmerican inequality didn’t just happen. It was created.
JOSEPH STIGLITZNationalization of private debts undermines prudential lender behavior and is a government intervention in the market.
JOSEPH STIGLITZBitcoin is successful only because of its potential for circumvention, lack of oversight.
JOSEPH STIGLITZIt is trust, more than money, that makes the world go round.
JOSEPH STIGLITZAnybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
JOSEPH STIGLITZInternational lending banks need to focus on areas where private investment doesn’t go, such as infrastructure projects, education and poverty relief.
JOSEPH STIGLITZInequality is a choice. It is not inevitable.
JOSEPH STIGLITZ