Economics

by Joseph E. Stiglitz, Carl E. Walsh

For the Fourth Edition of this innovative text, 2001 Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz again joins forces with one of the world's top monetary economists, Carl E. Walsh, who brings both macroeconomic expertise and teaching savvy to the project. Together, Stiglitz and Walsh thoroughly integrate contemporary economics into the traditional curriculum. Highlights of the new edition are the continued unsurpassed coverage of the economics of information and imperfect markets, and the emphasis on the critical role of capital markets in the macro economy.

Stiglitz and Walsh embrace the information revolution as an opportunity to revitalize the presentation of economics by linking fundamental concepts and basic models to examples in the "new economy."

Genres: Economics

972 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 1990

About the author

Joseph Eugene Stiglitz, ForMemRS, FBA, is an American economist and a professor at Columbia University. He is a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2001) and the John Bates Clark Medal (1979). He is also the former Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank. He is known for his critical view of the management of globalization, free-market economists (whom he calls "free market fundamentalists") and some international institutions like the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

In 2000, Stiglitz founded the Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD), a think tank on international development based at Columbia University. Since 2001, he has been a member of the Columbia faculty, and has held the rank of University Professor since 2003. He also chairs the University of Manchester's Brooks World Poverty Institute and is a member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. Professor Stiglitz is also an honorary professor at Tsinghua University School of Public Policy and Management. Stiglitz is one of the most frequently cited economists in the world.

Reviews

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

There isn't a category for "didn't hate it." Economics doesn't much interest me, but this wasn't so bad.

[Abe · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm partial to Mankiw's introductory book. Also, the internet information in the book here is way outdated.

[Pascale · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bon livre pour la base de l'économie.

[Fernando · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wow, finito questo libro noioso dopo un'anno e mezzo. Valeva la pena? Non proprio, l'ho letto perché ho lasciato una laurea in Economia anni fa. Questo libro era obbligatorio.

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[Kusi · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite Econ 101 textbook written by one of my favorite economists.