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BRICS GDP better than the advanced world: Stiglitz
Fp Archives • 12 years agoStiglitz also said that the single minded focus by the western countries on the inflation was wrong.
Povertarianism and the mistaken classification of Joseph Stiglitz
Mishra • 12 years agoFusing Joseph E Stiglitz with Amartya Sen and Jean Dreze in an attempt to draw all three under an anti=capitalism umbrella is fundamentally flawed
FDI in retail would promote instability: Joseph Stiglitz
Fp Archives • 13 years agoNobel laureate American economist Joseph Stiglitz today said that FDI in multi-brand retail in India would promote instability due to exploitative and corrupt practices adopted by MNCs to monopolise the retail markets in any country.
Why Joseph Stiglitz is wrong on many counts
Jagannathan • 13 years agoThe Economics Nobel laureate has made a needless argument against greater central bank independence that makes little sense
Inflation vs growth: Stiglitz is wandering in the wrong continent
Vembu • 13 years agoStiglitz's recommendation of fiscal stimulus and loose monetary policy may apply to the US and the European Union, which are tottering on the risk of recession and don't have a problem with inflation. But it is misplaced advice to give to the UPA government.
Everyone's feeling glum about India. Should we care?
Fp Editors • 14 years agoIndia's sputtering growth and lack of progress is shaking the faith of investors and economists alike, who are worried that any positive news on the economy might prove temporary.
Amartya and Stiglitz: Why are we suckers for their views?
Jagannathan • 14 years agoAmartya Sen and Joseph Stiglitz know little about how the Food Security Bill will really work. Why do we want to listen to them instead of our own experts?
High rates can destabilise capital flows. Stiglitz explains why
Fp Archives • 14 years agoAnswering questions on eurozone sovereign debt crisis, Stiglitz said the European Union has not dealt with problems in Greece in a timely manner.
In 2014, words to avoid: What the heck is ‘aspirational’?
Mishra • 12 years agoWe won’t get clear answers to those, but would our experts please go slow on ‘aspiration’?
Economy & half-truths: Who says growth is good?
Mishra • 13 years agoOur excessive obsession with foreign money could leave us vulnerable to every economic disaster elsewhere. It would help if economists moved beyond theories and think original.