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What America's Economy Needs from Trump
Business, Joseph Stiglitz, Published on 21/11/2016
» Donald Trump's astonishing victory in the United States presidential election has made one thing abundantly clear: too many Americans feel left behind. It is not just a feeling; many Americans really have been left behind. It can be seen in the data no less clearly than in their anger. And an economic system that doesn't "deliver" for large parts of the population is a failed economic system. So what should President-elect Trump do about it?
What's Holding Back the World Economy?
Business, Joseph Stiglitz, Published on 15/02/2016
» Seven years after the global financial crisis in 2008, the world economy continued to stumble in 2015. According to the UN report "World Economic Situation and Prospects 2016", the average growth rate in developed economies has declined by more than 54% since the crisis. Some 44 million people are unemployed in developed nations, about 12 million more than in 2007, while inflation has reached its lowest level since the crisis.
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.