Stiglitz and Johnson Visit Campus To Share Economic Viewpoints

Stiglitz, a Nobel laureate and member of the College Board of Trustees, and Johnson, the executive director of INET, spent much of their time roundly criticizing what Johnson called the “quality of economic stewardship in our society” in the aftermath of the financial crisis. Citing fundamental failures on the parts of both the financial sector and government regulators, Stiglitz was adamant that “[the financial crisis] was a man-made event.” According to Stiglitz, the financial markets have a