Joseph Stiglitz
Coverage of Joseph Stiglitz in the Nexus archive.
- Read the letter Eric Schmidt, Reid Hoffman, and top economists signed warning about AI's threat to jobs
More than 200 economists, executives, and researchers signed an 88-word letter titled 'We Must Act Now' warning about AI's potential to cause large-scale job displacement. The letter, organized by Stanford Digital Economy Lab, calls for stronger guardrails as AI becomes 'radically more powerful' in the next decade. Signatories include Eric Schmidt, Reid Hoffman, Nobel laureates, and leaders from Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI.
- A Nobel prizewinner in economics and a Brazilian academic respond to our article
Professors Stiglitz and Carvalho respond to an article about the World Bank's U-turn on industrial policy, arguing it is significant but not sufficient. They provide their perspective as a Nobel prizewinner in economics and a Brazilian academic. The response highlights the importance of industrial policy.
- NYC Mayor Mamdani calls threat of rich people leaving NYC over taxes 'imagined'
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani dismissed concerns about wealthy residents leaving over high taxes as 'imagined,' citing past tax increases on millionaires that did not lead to exoduses. He highlighted plans to tax luxury properties valued at $5 million or more and discussed initiatives like free busing and universal childcare, contrasting with Governor Kathy Hochul's calls to attract wealthy residents back to New York.
- John Maynard Keynes saved capitalism from itself
The article argues that John Maynard Keynes' economic theories prevented capitalism from collapsing, while Joseph Stiglitz warns that America's historical economic success does not ensure its future prosperity.
- John Maynard Keynes saved capitalism from itself
The article argues that John Maynard Keynes' economic theories averted a collapse of capitalism. Joseph Stiglitz cautions that America's historical economic success does not ensure future prosperity.