@josephestiglitz.bsky.social responds to Donald Trump's State of the Union address saying that Trump can't erase the truth that tariffs have raised costs for most U.S. residents.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2Tg...
Out Now: Volume 16, Issue 1 of Journal of Globalization and Development, edited by @kevinpgallagher.bsky.social and Jeronim Capaldo.
www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/...
(Graphic titled 'Fixed Price' in Jairo Alvarez and Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky’s article “Beyond Debt – Curatorial Note”)
It was a real pleasure to talk with Dustin Foote of @columbiauniversity.bsky.social for the Trailblazers series. He asked me about why GDP as a measure falls short, and what the alternatives could be.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5V9...
Now out in the Journal of Globalization and Development:
A special issue on Greened Dependency and Development that explores the political economy of Latin America’s energy transition, guest edited by @barbarafritz Barbara Fritz, Martin Middelanis & José Carlos Orihuela
New IPD Working Paper out today
Barry Herman analyzes the negotiated outcomes of Ffd4 in Seville and assesses the prospects for more coherent global development policy amid growing challenges to international cooperation.
Full paper available here: ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
At @australiainstitute.org.au webinar @josephestiglitz.bsky.social argued for very high tax rates on corporate natural resource super-profits.
As long as there are excess returns, companies will continue to invest.
Tax those super-profits heavily the resources belong to the Australian people.
Here⤵️
You can now watch Representative @rokhanna.bsky.social and @josephestiglitz.bsky.social in conversation at the conference on New Thinking in Industrial Policy: Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries on IPD's Youtube channel. @columbiasipa.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bt3...
If you missed our recent webinar, The Trump Economic Agenda: A One-Year Assessment, where panelists examined the real-world impacts of Trump’s economic agenda, you can now watch the full recording on our website. @groundwork.bsky.social
Join @josephestiglitz.bsky.social on an upcoming webinar with @australiainstitute.org.au where they will discuss why corporate tax is good – and why democracies should be collecting more of it.
Register here for this free event: theaus.in/4qiMeaI
One year into President Trump’s second term, U.S. economic policy is facing unprecedented uncertainty.
Join IPD and @groundwork.bsky.social for a webinar discussion on the impacts of Trump’s economic agenda. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Register and learn more here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/the-tr...
Henry George argued that the most efficient tax is a tax on land. Going beyond his analysis, Tomohiro Hirano and @josephestiglitz.bsky.social suggest that financial liberalisation and loose monetary policy can stimulate land speculation instead of productive investment.
doi.org/10.1093/oxre...
New IPD Working Paper Out Now
The paper discusses different ways of valuing news content, the state of copyright negotiations between news publishers and AI firms, and the consequences for media sustainability, diversity and, pluralism. @robertacarlini.bsky.social
ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
"Rising economic division is destabilising nations and eroding accountability. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social's G20 blueprint offers a way toward global economic renewal"
Read @theguardian.com opinion piece: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
💡Extreme wealth concentration was created by policy choices.
@jayatighosh.bsky.social explained the #g20 action roadmap to reverse it, in @projectsyndicate.bsky.social:
✅ Monitor inequality like climate change
✅ Close tax loopholes for multinationals & the super-rich.
👇
shorturl.at/YsyCj
President Ramaphosa of South Africa, @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social of Brazil and Prime Minister Sánchez of Spain voice their support for the global inequality report by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social and a team of international experts for @financialtimes.com
Read here: www.ft.com/content/9cc0...
*Postdoc Opportunity*
Columbia University is now accepting applications for one or more postdoctoral fellowships, supervised by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Application details: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
Join us online tomorrow for Day 2 of New Thinking in Industrial Policy featuring a keynote conversation with @rokhanna.bsky.social and @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Watch here: youtube.com/live/ggDuMhBZg8Q?feature=share
Happening now! New Thinking in Industrial Policy: Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries
Tune in live: youtube.com/live/ws5uQWl4L_A?feature=share
Program details: ipdcolumbia.org/event/new-thinking-in-industrial-policy-perspectives-from-developed-and-developing-countries-2/
Just out: New G20 report led by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
warns of an “Inequality Emergency.”
It calls for an International Panel on Inequality as global shocks deepen poverty and widen wealth gaps.
Read report here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/landma...
#Inequality #G20
IPD’s October newsletter is out now featuring highlights from the past month and upcoming events. You can read it here: mailchi.mp/fab90d657dc7...
Economists and former policymakers have written a letter calling on the World Bank/IMF to acknowledge the devastating impacts of the global debt crisis.
The message is clear - there are common-sense and practical solutions that leaders can enact now.
data.one.org/2025-debt-op...
As financial leaders gather in DC for the World Bank/IMF Meetings, the need for reform has never been more urgent. This new Foreign Policy brief supported by @fordfoundation.org takes a deep dive into how the international financial architecture is failing to solve the world’s most pressing problems
IPD presidents, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social & @martinguzman.bsky.social are honored to join a global group of economists and former policymakers calling on World Bank Group and IMF to acknowledge the global debt crisis and take bold action bit.ly/3W2tmQQ
#TurnDebtIntoHope
📣 Global group of economists and former policymakers call on World Bank Group and IMF to acknowledge the global debt crisis and to take bold action to restore inclusive growth, stability and hope.
data.one.org/2025-debt-op...
#Jubilee2025 #TurnDebtIntoHope @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
With Maxim Ventura-Bolet, a new @nber.org Working Paper: www.nber.org/papers/w34318
Our Co-President Martín Guzmán spoke on New Rules for a Broken System about sovereign debt + global financial reform
Listen here:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/46fmvRY...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
#IPD #Finance #DebtReform #GlobalSouth
Happening now: The Initiative for Policy Dialogue’s 25th Anniversary Conference at Columbia University. Scholars, policymakers, and practitioners are gathering to reflect on 25 years of research and impact. #IPD25
Watch the livestream here: gsb-columbia-edu.zoom.us/j/9536714802...
IPD’s August Newsletter is out. Featuring calls for papers, details on IPD's 25 anniversary conference, and IPD's latest publications.
Read now: mailchi.mp/5919a0df2f2b...
Subscribe to newsletter: ipdcolumbia.org/about/ipd-ne...
Developing countries pay more to creditors than to health or education. Ahead of UNGA, Martín Guzmán, Mahmoud Mohieldin & Vera Songwe call for urgent reforms in their new piece for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/p...
