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Young Americans 'Fed Up' with country's economy
News, Joseph Stiglitz, Published on 16/09/2015
» At the end of every August, central bankers and financiers from around the world meet in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for the US Federal Reserve's economic symposium. This year, the participants were greeted by a large group of mostly young people, including many African- and Hispanic-Americans.
Europe bombards Greek democracy
News, Joseph Stiglitz, Published on 02/07/2015
» The crescendo of bickering and acrimony within Europe might seem to outsiders to be the inevitable result of the bitter endgame playing out between Greece and its creditors. In fact, European leaders are finally beginning to reveal the true nature of the ongoing debt dispute, and the answer is not pleasant: It is about power and democracy much more than money and economics.
Solidarity key to Europe's future
News, Joseph Stiglitz, Published on 09/06/2015
» European Union leaders continue to play a game of brinkmanship with the Greek government. Greece has met its creditors' demands far more than halfway. Yet Germany and Greece's other creditors continue to demand that the country sign on to a programme that has proven to be a failure, and that few economists ever thought could, would, or should be implemented.
US feuds with AIIB over power fears
News, Joseph Stiglitz, Published on 17/04/2015
» While the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are poised to hold their annual meetings, the big news in global economic governance will not be made in Washington DC in the coming days. Indeed, key news was made last month, when the UK, Germany, France and Italy joined more than 30 other countries as founding members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). The $50 billion AIIB, launched by China, will help meet Asia's enormous infrastructure needs, which are well beyond the capacity of today's financial institutions.
Greece didn't fail, but the EU's debt moralising did
News, Joseph Stiglitz, Published on 06/02/2015
» When the euro crisis began a half-decade ago, Keynesian economists predicted that the austerity that was being imposed on Greece and the other crisis countries would fail. It would stifle growth and increase unemployment — and even fail to decrease the debt-to-GDP ratio.