TOPICS
The Economics of Information
Globalisation
The Credit Crunch and the Global Downturn
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
English
Joseph Stiglitz
Joesph Stiglitz was Chief Economist at The World Bank and Chairman of President Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisors. He was one of the Architects of the longest economic expansion in U.S. history .
He has taught at Princeton, Stanford, MIT and was the Drummond Professor and a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He is now Professor of Economics and Finance at Columbia University in New York. In 2001, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics.
As an academic, Dr. Stiglitz helped create a new branch of economics - "The Economics of Information" - which has received widespread application throughout economics. As a member of the advisory team to the United States Government, he has played a large role in advising administrations on policy matters including the Telecommunications Act of ’96, Healthcare Reform, Welfare Reform and the economic implications of National Security Measures.
In 1979, the American Economic Association awarded Dr. Stiglitz its biennial John Bates Clark Award, given to the economist under 40 who has made the most significant contributions to economics. His work has also been recognized through his election as a fellow to the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Econometric Society.
He is an Expert Authority on the Geo-Political Outlook for the US, Asia, Russia and the Developing Economies