My teachers helped guide and motivate me but the responsibility of learning was left with me, an approach to learning which was later reinforced by my experiences at Amherst.
– Joseph Stiglitz
Macroeconomic policy can never be devoid of politics: it involves fundamental trade-offs and affects different groups differently.
– Joseph Stiglitz
I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.
– Joseph Stiglitz
Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom.