Growth and Equity in a World of Deficits: An Alternative to Austerity

by Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz, Columbia University.

Fredag, 13 maj, 2011 - 14:15 to 15:45

by Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz, Columbia University.

In light of the experience with a major global crisis that is hurting economies across the globe, focus on the transparency and regulatory measures have become desirable after the current crisis; the implications of both the crisis and regulatory discussions for developing and developed economies; and reforms in the global financial architecture that might make the global financial system more stable and more equitable.

Joseph E. Stiglitz holds joint professorships at Columbia University's Economics Department and its Business School. He is co-chair of IPD's macroeconomics, CML, and Intellectual Property Task Forces. From 1997 to 2000 he was the World Bank's Senior Vice President for Development Economics and Chief Economist. From 1995- 97 he served as Chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers and as a member of President Clinton's cabinet. From 1993 to 1995 he was a member of the Council of Economic Advisers. He was previously a professor of economics at Stanford, Princeton, Yale, and All Souls College. Dr Stiglitz is a leading scholar of the economics of the public sector and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2001 in addition to the American Economic Association's biennial John Bates Clark Award in 1979. His work has been recognized through his election as a fellow to the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society, and the British Academy.

Among Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz’ recent publications you can find: ”Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy” (MM 2010); and  “Time for a Visible Hand - Lessons from the 2008 World Financial Crisis” ed. with Stephany Griffith-Jones & Jose Antonio Ocampo (Oxford 2010). A complete list of publications can be found here.

  • 13. maj 2011 kl. 14:00 – 15:30 in Carlsberg Lecture Hall, Solbjerg Plads, Copenhagen Business School

  • Organized by Department of Business and Politics.

Sidst opdateret: Communications // 24/10/2012