JOSEPH STIGLITZ
Professor of Economics
Since his retirement from Stanford University Joseph Stiglitz can be contacted at Columbia University.
Ph.D. MIT; B.A. Amherst College.
Research Interests: Macroeconomics, public finance, economic theory, development economics, industrial organization, economics of information, financial markets.
Current Research: Micro foundations for Keynesian macroeconomics, economics of information, theory of taxation, development and trade, causes and consequences of financial crises.
Representative Recent Publications: (1) "The Role of Government in the Economies of Developing Countries," in E. Malinvaud and A.K. Sen, eds. Development Strategy and the Management of the Market Economy, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1997; (2) Peasants versus City-Dwellers: Taxation, Prices and the Burden of Economic Development, (with R. Sah), 1993, Oxford University Press; (3) "Financial Market Imperfections and Business Cycles, " with Bruce Greenwald, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 108 (1), February 1993, 77-114.
Teaching Interests: Macroeconomics, microeconomics, introductory economics.
Professional Affiliations: AEA, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Fellow), Econometrics Society (Fellow), National Academy of Sciences (Fellow), Editor of The Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Philosophical Society (Member), British Academy (Corresponding Fellow), American Economic Society (President 1983, member of executive committee, 1979-1993), Board of Editors, American Economic Review.
