JOSEPH STIGLITZ
An American neo-Keynesian economist who received the 2001 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for his work on analyzing the market using information asymmetry. He was also awarded the John Bates Clark Medal. A notorious critic of the International Monetary Fund, Stiglitz has written several books and articles.
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