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Beyond secular stagnation
Business, Joseph Stiglitz, Published on 08/09/2018
» The term "secular stagnation" became popular in the United States as World War II was drawing to a close. Economist Alvin Hansen (and many others) worried that, without the stimulation provided by the war, the economy would return to recession or depression. There was, it seemed, a fundamental malady.
Trumpian uncertainty clouds crystal ball
Business, Joseph Stiglitz, Published on 17/01/2017
» Every January, I try to craft a forecast for the coming year. Economic forecasting is notoriously difficult; but, notwithstanding the truth expressed in former US president Harry Truman's request for a one-armed economist (who wouldn't be able to say "on the other hand"), my record has been credible.
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?