Stiglitz

Can the Global Economy Thrive Without the U.S.?

Three years ago, the financial crisis spread across the globe, dragging the world into its deepest recession in seven decades. Now, the U.S. recovery is losing momentum, but economists say this time, when America sneezes, the world doesn't have to catch a cold.

Austerity Could Push Europe Back into Recession, Stiglitz Says

Stiglitz Calls for More Government Spending, Debt

Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz says the U.S. government needs to borrow even more money for additional stimulus, and it needs to do so now. Stiglitz argues that additional spending would pay for itself over time if done prudently.

Bigwig economist Stiglitz' message to world leaders: still too much risk in banks

'Too big to fail' distorts capitalism