Macroeconomic policy can never be devoid of politics: it involves fundamental trade-offs and affects different groups differently. – Joseph Stiglitz
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
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. – Joseph Stiglitz
Although there may be nothing new under the sun, what is old is new to us and so rich and astonishing that we never tire of it. If we do tire of it, if we lose our curiosity, we have lost something of infinite value, because to a high degree it is curiosity that gives meaning and savour to life. – Robertson Davies