This collection of essays reflects how modern economics has been shaped by Joseph Stiglitz, one of the world's greatest economists. The contributions to this volume, all penned by high-profile authors who have been guided by or collaborated with Stiglitz over the last five decades, span...

Joseph Stiglitz is one of the world’s greatest economists. He has made fundamental contributions to economic theory in areas such as inequality, the implications of imperfect and asymmetric information, and competition, and he has been a major figure in policy making, a leading public...

Ein Prozent der Weltbevölkerung besitzt über 50 Prozent des Weltvermögens IBM Tendenz steigend. 99 Prozent der Weltbevölkerung diskutieren und verzweifeln, handeln aber nicht. Soziale Ungleichheit ist für Anthony Atkinson, den weltweit führenden Experten, ganz oben auf der ?Agenda der...

Sustainability for a society means long-term viability, but also the ability to cope with economic crises and disasters. Just as with natural disasters, we can minimize the chance of them occurring and set in place policies to protect the world's citizens against their consequences. This paper...