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Stiglitz: How the U.S. economy recovers from COVID-19 hinges on Americans' debt

Apr 2, 2020
"For those businesses that are getting so much help from the government, part of that should be used to help the debtors," said Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz.
"What we need right now is a stay to make sure that people can pay by postponing it until the economy is running again," economist Joseph Stiglitz says of credit card debt.
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How to make globalization fair, according to economist Joseph Stiglitz

Dec 1, 2017
Plus what global trade might look like if China writes the rules.
Nobel prize-winning US economist Joseph Stiglitz poses during an interview in Paris.
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