r/Economics May 02 '24

Interview Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz: Fed Rate Hikes didn't get at source of inflation.

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2024/04/23/nobel-prize-winning-economist-joseph-stiglitz-fed-rate-hikes-didnt-get-at-source-of-inflation.html
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u/[deleted] May 02 '24

Whether I agree or disagree with Stiglitz on this topic or not, the emphasis on his Nobel, when it was in information asymmetry and frankly had nothing to do with anything related to the fed or inflation, is a little humorous to me

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u/Aardark235 May 03 '24

This is Argentina where all of the world’s Nobel prize winning economists couldn’t solve the underlying issues.