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Joseph Stiglitz

American economist

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A Nobel laureate and former World Bank chief economist who criticizes market fundamentalism and unfettered globalization and argues for stronger public institutions.

Joseph Stiglitz sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly state-led and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly state-led on economy, leaning progressive on culture and leaning nature-first on environment. The profile is close to the middle on interventionism.

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Where Joseph Stiglitz sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyStrongly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Joseph Stiglitz

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People furthest from Joseph Stiglitz

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Political views closest to Joseph Stiglitz

Social democracyKeeps a market economy but adds strong public services, unions and progressive taxes to…99%Market socialismCombines worker or public ownership of firms with markets and competition.99%Modern monetary theoryArgues that governments issuing their own currency can spend to reach full employment,…99%Nordic modelPairs open markets and high trust with high taxes, strong unions and generous public…99%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Jérémy Barande, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.