The Fiscal Opacity Cycle: How America Hid the Costs of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Toward a Just Society brings together a range of essays whose breadth reflects how Stiglitz has shaped modern economics.
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Shaping Disruptive Technological Change for Public Good
Disruptive scientific and technological progress is not to me inherently good or inherently evil. But its arc is for us to shape. Technology’s progress is furthermore in my judgment unstoppable.
Universal Basic Incomes vs. Targeted Transfers: Anti-Poverty Programs in Developing Countries
Developing country governments are increasingly implementing cash assistance programs to combat poverty and inequality.
US will Lack Fiscal Space to Respond when Next Recession Comes
The US economy is doing well. But the next recession – and there is always another recession – could be very bad.
The Fast-Follower Strategy for Technology in Government
The public sector shouldn't be on the bleeding edge of innovation. It should focus on integrating proven tools.
A Roadmap Towards Cleaning India’s Air: Evidence-Based Recommendations for More Effective Environmental Regulations
More than 660 million Indians live in areas that exceed the Indian National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for fine particulate (PM2.5) pollution.
In Gorky Park, With Nuclear Worries
On a recent Friday night in Moscow, I went for a stroll through Gorky Park, along the Moscow River.
Money, Millennials and Human Rights: Sustaining ‘Sustainable Investing’
The first part of this paper examines the rise and current state of ESG investing. The second addresses the conceptual and statistical weakness of the S domain.
GDP as a Measure of Economic Well-Being
The sense that recent technological advances have yielded considerable benefits for everyday life, as well as disappointment over measured productivity and output growth in recent years, have spurred
A Process for Capturing CO2 from the Atmosphere
We describe a process for capturing CO2 from the atmosphere in an industrial plant.
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