Stiglitz

An Idea To Fix Killer Costs Of Lifesaving Drugs

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.19.2012

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is promoting a new plan to encourage the development of better, cheaper prescription drugs: an innovation fu...

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A few thoughts on the break-up-the-banks critique

Robert Teitelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Regulation, Lehman Brothers, Stiglitz, Business News

A few days ago I posted some thoughts on a talk Joseph Stiglitz gave to AOL Daily Finance last month on the need to reshape the law to toss the folks ...

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Joseph Stiglitz: Economy Is In Shambles -- But So Is Our 'Economic Paradigm'

ft.com | Joseph Stiglitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joseph Stiglitz, Economics, Economics Profession, Economy, Economic Paradigm, Stiglitz, Recession, Business News

Today, not only is our economy in a shambles but so too is the economic paradigm that predominated in the years before the crisis -- or at least it sh...

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Replacing Summers: Think Policy, Not Politico

Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Deficit, Wall Street Reform, Bailotus, Wall Street, Economy, Wall Street Crisis, Larry Summers, Jobs, Financial Crisis, Obama, Rahm, Nec, Geithner, Stiglitz, Business News

Obama can focus on policy, naming a replacement for Larry Summers who wants to ease the economic strains on American households, or he can focus on politics, naming a candidate who appeases the corporate executive class.

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Hugh Hendry, Hedge Fund Manager: 'If There Was A Way To Short Obama, I Would'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeffrey Sachs, Hedge Funds, Obama, Eclectica Asset Management, Stiglitz, Hugh Hendry, China, Video, Business News

Hugh Hendry, the subject of a New York Times profile today, is quickly becoming one of the world's most recognizable hedge fund managers. And he's doi...

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'Freefall' Excerpt: It's Not Too Late To Turn Around The Biggest Banking Blunder In History

The Huffington Post | Joseph E. Stiglitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nobel Prize, Wall Street Bailout, American Socialism, Fdic, Bailout, Wall Street, Too Big to Fail, Deregulation, Toxic Assets, Stiglitz, Socialism, China, Books News

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Obama Jobs Summit Will Include Business Leaders: Google, Disney CEOs To Attend

New York Times | JACKIE CALMES | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google, Bob Iger, Unemployment, Jobs Bill, Jobs Summit, Krugman, Eric Schmidt, Financial Crisis, Stiglitz, Obama, Disney, Air Tractor, Stimulus, Business News

The invitations went out just before Thanksgiving, but by the end of the holiday weekend the White House has confirmed that President Obama's jobs sum...

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Joseph Stiglitz: Moral Bankruptcy

Mother Jones | Joseph Stiglitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Countrywide, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Stiglitz, Angelo Mozilo, Capitalism, Bank Bonuses, Housing Bubble, Bernie Madoff, Mortgage Crisis, Business News

We have created a society in which materialism overwhelms moral commitment, in which the rapid growth that we have achieved is not sustainable environ...

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7 Great Books By Economists

Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

There's a major panel discussion going on today in Washington, D.C. called "The Next Stage," in which economists are coming together to discuss the pr...

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Joseph Stiglitz: US Economy May Contract Next Year

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Joseph Stiglitz, Job Creation, Recession, Economy, Stiglitz, Second Stimulus, Economic Contraction, Business News

(AP) -- Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz warned there's a "significant" chance the U.S. economy will contract in the second half of next ...

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Krugman: White House Excluding "Progressive-Economist Wing"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Newsweek's Michael Hirsch profiled Joseph Stiglitz for next week's magazine, asking why a world-renowned economist who predicted the financial crisis ...

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Newsweek: Why Is Washington Ignoring "Economic Prophet" Stiglitz?

newsweek.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barack Obama, Economic Recession, Economic Crisis, President Obama, Washington, Stiglitz, Joseph Stiglitz, Recession, Business News

Such is the lot of Joe Stiglitz. Even in the contentious world of economics, he is considered somewhat prickly. And while he may be a Nobel laureate, ...

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Stiglitz Reality Check: Banks Fail All The Time (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tarp, Bailout, Stiglitz Economic Crisis, Economic Crisis, Stiglitz Crisis, Stiglitz, Stimulus Plan, Bank Bailout, Joseph Stiglitz, Video, Politics News

Propping up banks on the backs of taxpayers is both costly and unnecessary, according to Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz. In reality, ba...

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The Talk of a Depression is Depressing

Danny Schechter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Systemic Crisis, Economy, Obama, Bailout, Depression, Financial Crisis, Ferrell, Stiglitz, Illusions, Business News

As economists debate the likelihood of a depression most of our media highlights sunnier forecasts, perhaps to boost confidence and the sales pitches of their advertisers.

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