Joseph Stiglitz

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  In Poll, Most Economists Say Bernanke Has Gone Too Far With QE

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  October 24, 2012

  A majority of economists believe Bernanke will continue with the latest round of quantitative easing through end of his term.

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  400 Economists Endorse Romney

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  August 15, 2012

  A former conservative official has rallied 400 economists, including five Nobel Prize winners, to sign a statement supporting Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s economic policies.

• Voter Discontent

  By Alexei Bayer  |  June 27, 2012

  Several recent elections in Europe were seen as a referendum on fiscal austerity (and fiscal discipline) and their results were presented as a mood shift in favor of more government spending and economic stimulus.

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  Stiglitz Warns: European Austerity Is ‘Suicide’

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 27, 2012

  Joseph Stiglitz, winner of the Nobel Prize for economics, said that the current pursuit of austerity by European nations is a move toward “suicide” and that such a policy has never worked in any large country.

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  Fed Critics Hot Under Collar Over Dollar-Swaps to Europe

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  December 13, 2011

  The Fed’s decision two weeks ago to lower the cost of dollar funding to liquidity-starved European banks has aroused criticism on the both the left and right, but also strong words from a noted bank analyst.

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  Stiglitz: ‘Spend, Spend, Spend’ to Save Economy

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 4, 2011

  Understanding how the global economy got into its present state, said economist Joseph Stiglitz, is key to coming up with a solution. That solution, he declared, is to “spend, spend, spend,” and he added that government must take the lead, since corporations won’t and private citizens can’t.

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  ‘Depressed’ Stiglitz: Optimistic Scenario Is Japanese-Style Malaise

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 11, 2011

  According to Nobel Prize-winning Prof. Joseph Stiglitz of Columbia University, an unwillingness to admit just how bad things were and an economic stimulus package that was inadequate got the U.S. into its present state, and the Fed can’t do anything more to help.

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  Nobel Economist Stiglitz Accuses Budget Hawks of ‘Deficit Fetishism’

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 13, 2011

  The Nobel Prize winner argues austerity measures limit growth; message aimed for Brussels or Washington?