Member, Advisory Committee of Progressive Intellectuals Prime Minister of Spain
2007–present
Scientific Council Barcelona Graduate School of Economics
2003–present
World Commission on the Social Dimensions of GlobalizationInternational Labour Organization
2000–present
Chief Economist’s Council of Economic AdvisersWorld Bank
1993–1995
ChairmanEconomic Policy Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Head of DelegationU.S. Delegations to India, China, Russia, and Ukraine
1996
ChairU.S. Delegation, G-7 and Developing Country Telecommunications Conference, South Africa
1996
MemberU .S. Delegation, G-7 Jobs Summit, France
1996
Chair U. S. Delegation, OECD Ministerial
1995
MemberMid-east Economic Peace Forum, Amman
International Advisory Board, Korea Financial Service s Commission
CFTC - SEC Advisory Committee on Emerging Regulatory Issues
Steering Committee, Working Party 3, second assessmentIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Control
1993–1996
MemberU.S./Israel Joint Economic Decision Group
Member, Executive Supervisory CommitteeCERGE - EI (Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education of Charles University - Economic Institute)
2008–2011
Member, International Advisory BoardDoCoMo
2010
Member, Economic Advisory PanelSouth African Minister of Economic Development
2009
Chairman, SI Commission on Global Financial IssuesSocialist International
2006–2007
High Level Panel of the African Development BankAfrican Development Bank
2000–2004
Member, International Advisory BoardRenault - Nissan
World Bank Delegate, G-22
Brooks World Poverty Institute
2005–present
Chair of the Management BoardUniversity of Manchester, Manchester, England, UK
Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace
2001–present
Emeritus Professor of Economics and Senior FellowStanford University, Stanford, California, USA
1998–2001
Professor of Economics and Senior FellowStanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Initiative for Policy Dialogue
2001–present
Co-Founder and Executive DirectorColumbia University, New York, New York, USA
Columbia University
2001–present
Professor, Dept. of Economics and the School of International and Public AffairsGraduate School of Arts and Sciences, Columbia Business School, New York, New York, USA
2000
Stern Visiting ProfessorNew York, New York, USA
Committee on Global Thought
Co-ChairColumbia University, New York, New York, USA
Commission of Experts on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System
2009
Chair (appointed by the President of the General Assembly of the United Nations)
International Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress
2008–2009
Chair (appointed by President Sarkozy)Paris, France
Brookings Institution
2000
Senior FellowHeadquarters, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
World Bank
1997–2000
Senior Vice President and Chief EconomistHeadquarters, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Council of Economic Advisers
1995–1997
Chairman and Member of Cabinet (President William .J. Clinton)Washington, District of Columbia, USA
1993–1995
MemberWashington, District of Columbia, USA
Princeton University
1979–1988
Professor of EconomicsPrinceton, New Jersey, USA
Institute for Advanced Studies and Mathematica
1978–1979
Oskar Morgenstern Distinguished Fellow and Visiting ProfessorPrinceton, New Jersey, USA
University of Oxford
1976–1979
Drummond Professor of Political Economy All Souls College, Oxford, England, UK
1973–1974
Visiting FellowSt. Catherine's College, Oxford, England, UK
National Bureau of Economic Research
Research AssociateCambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Stanford University
1974–1976
Professor of EconomicsStanford, California, USA
Yale University
1970–1974
Professor of EconomicsCowles Foundation for Research in Economics and Department of Economics, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1968–1970
Associate ProfessorCowles Foundation for Research in Economics, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1967–1968
Assistant ProfessorCowles Foundation for Research in Economics, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
CONSULTING WORK OF NOTE
1973
Energy Policy StudyFord Foundation
Office of Tax Analysis, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Micronomics Inc.
Federal Reserve Board
State of Alaska
Banking competitionStates of California, Washington, and others, USA
Offices of the Attorneys General, States of New York, Texas and Louisiana, USA
Office of the Governor, State of Texas
Seneca Indian Nation
U.S. Office of Technology Assessment
U.S. Department of Justice
Bell Communications Research
1974
Pensions and Labor TurnoverU.S. Department of Labor
Bell Labs
Electrical Power Research Institute
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
World Bank
Inter-American Development Bank
Agency for International Development, U.S. Dept. of State
Consumer protection legislationU.K. Office of Fair Trading
1975–1976
Intertemporal Biases in Market Allocation of Natural ResourcesU.S. Federal Energy Administration
1975
Offshore Oil Leasing ProgramsU.S. Department of Interior
Senior AdvisorSebago Associates
University College, Nairobi
1969–1971
Senior Research Fellow (Rockefeller Foundation Grant) Social Science Division, Institute for Development Studies, Nairobi, Kenya
University of Cambridge
1966–1970
Tapp Research FellowGonville and Caius College, Cambridge, England, UK
University of Canterbury
1967
Visiting ProfessorDepartment of Economics, Christchurch, New Zealand
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1966–1967
Assistant Professor of EconomicsCambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Institute for Policy Reform
Senior Fellow
Directorships
Acumen FundTo create a world beyond poverty by investing in social enterprises, emerging leaders, and breakthrough ideas Member, Board of Directors
Resources for the FutureNonprofit and nonpartisan organization that conducts independent research – rooted primarily in economics and other social sciences – on environmental, energy, natural Member, Board of Directors
Professional memberships
International Economics AssociationPresident
Eastern Economics AssociationMahwah, New Jersey, USAPresident
Professional affiliations
National Academy of SciencesWashington, District of Columbia, USAFellow
Econometric SocietyNew York, New York, USAFellow
American Academy of Arts and SciencesCambridge, Massachussetts, USAFellow
British Academy for the Humanities and the Social SciencesLondon, England, UKCorresponding Fellow
Russian Academy of SciencesMoscow, RussiaForeign Member
Accomplishments of note
Author, articles: over 640 original articles (a number of which were further reprinted in other journals) published over a span of 45 years Publishers: renowned professional and scholarly journals from the leading university imprints internationallySince 1966, Professor Stiglitz's published writings have covered a wide range of topics relating to economics, public policy and monetary theory
Editor, books: 23 titles by other authors
with A variety of authorsSince 1965, Professor Stiglitz has edited books for a variety of authors and university imprints
2013
Author, book: The Selected Works of Joseph E. St iglitz, Volume II: Information and Economic Analysis: Applications to Capital, Labor, and Product MarketsPublisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford
2012
Author, book: The Price of Inequality: How Today’s Divided Society Endangers Our FuturePublisher: W.W. Norton, New YorkTranslated into traditional Chinese, German, Greek, Japanese, and Spanish
2010
Author, book: Mismeasuring Our Lives: Why GDP Doesn’t Add Up Publisher: The New Press, New York
with J. Fitoussi, A. Sen
2010
Author, book: Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World EconomyPublisher: W.W. Norton, New YorkTranslated into Arabic, Bulgarian, simplified and traditional Chinese, Dutch, Estonian, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, and Vietnamese
Author, book: Stability with Growth: Macroeconomics, Liberalization, and Development
with José Antonio Ocampo, Shari Spiegel, Ricardo French-Davis, Deepak Nayya Publisher: Oxford University Press, OxfordPart of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue Series
2009
Author, book: The Selected Works of Joseph E. Stiglitz, Volume I: Information and Economic AnalysisPublisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford
2006
Author, book: Selected Works on Ec onomics of Joseph E. Stiglitz (Chinese)Publisher: China Financial Publishing House, BeijingSelected works translated into simplified Chinese
2006
Author, book: Making Globalization WorkPublisher: W.W. Norton, New YorkTranslated into Catalan, simplified and traditional Chinese, Croatian, Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and Vietnamese
2005
Author, book: Fair Trade for All Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
with Andrew CharltonTranslated into simplified Chinese, Croatian, Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish
2004
Author, book: An Agenda for the Development Round of Trade Negotiations in the Aftermath of Cancun
with Andrew CharltonPrepared for: the Commonwealth Secretariat
2003
Author, book: The Roaring NinetiesPublisher: W.W. Norton, New YorkTranslated into Arabic, simplified and traditional Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish
2002
Author, textbook: Principles of Macroeconomics, 3rd Edition (4th Edition, 2006)Publisher: W.W. Norton, New York
with Carl WalshTranslated into French, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish
2002
Author, textbook: Economics, 3rd Edition (4th Edition, 2006) Publisher: W.W. Norton, New York
with Carl WalshOne or both editions translated into simplified Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, and Romanian
2002
Author, book: Globalization and Its DiscontentsPublisher: W.W. Norton, New York Translated into 35 languages
2002
Author, book: Informazione, Economia pubblica e MacroeconomiaPublisher: Il Mulino, Bologna
with Edited by A. Boitani and A. Petretto
2001
Author, book: The Rebel Within: Joseph Stiglitz and the World BankPublisher: Wimbledon Publishing Company, UK
with Edited by Ha - Joon Chang, Anthem World Economics, LondonA collection of papers and lectures written or delivered during Stiglitz's tenure as Chief Economist of the World Bank
2001
Author, book: In un mondo imperfetto. Mercato e democrazia nell’era della globalizationPublisher: Donzelli, Rome
1999
Author, book: Have Recent Crises Affected the State - Market Debate? Publisher: University Press Ltd, DhakaFor the Bangladesh Economic Association
1994
Author, textbook: Economics and the Canadian Economy, 1st Edition (2nd Edition, 1997) Publisher: W.W. Norton, New York
with R. Boadway
1993
Author, textbook: Economics, 1st Edition (2nd Edition, 1997)Publisher: W.W. Norton, New YorkOne or both editions translated into Catalan, simplified Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, and Spanish
1993
Author, textbook: Principles of Macroeconomics and the Canadian EconomyPublisher: W.W. Norton, New York
1993
Author, textbook: Principles of Macroeconomics, 1st Edition (2nd Edition, 1997)Publisher: W.W. Norton, New York1st Edition translated into Spanish
1992
Author, book: Peasants versus City - Dwellers: Taxation and the Burden of Economic DevelopmentPublisher: Clarendon Press, Oxford
with R. Sah
1989
Author, book: The Economic Role of the StatePublisher: Basil Blackwell, OxfordTranslated into Italian (1992)
1986
Author, textbook: Economics of the Public Sector, 1st Edition (2nd Edition, 1988; 3rd Edition, 2000)Publisher: W.W. Norton, New YorkOne or more editions translated into Czech, simplified Chinese, Estonian, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish, and Ukranian
1980
Author, textbook: Lectures on Public EconomicsPublisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York and London
with A.B. AtkinsonSpanish translation (1988) and simplified Chinese translation (1991)
1978
Author, book: Effects of Risk on Prices and Quantities of Energy Supplies
with R. GilbertPrepared for: Electric Power Research Institute / Reference: , EPRI EA-700, Project 869-1, Final Report, 1-4
1977
Author, book: An Economic Analysis of the Conservation of Depletable Natural Resources
with P. Dasgupta, G. Heal, R. Gilbert, and D. NewberyPrepared for the Federal Energy Administration
Professional honors and awards
2010
Gerald Loeb AwardUCLA Anderson School of ManagementCommentary: among the highest honors in journalism, recognizes the work of journalists whose contributions illuminate the world of business, finance and the economy
2001
Nobel Prize (The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Science in Memory of Alfred Nobel) Nobel Foundation with the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesEconomic Sciences
1979
John Bates Medal American Economic AssociationSignificant contribution by an American economist under 40 to economic thought and knowledge
Community
Community service
Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts, USA Member of the Board of Trustees
Folger LibraryWashington, District of Columbia, USATrustee
Alliance for Climate ProtectionWashington, District of Columbia, USAMember, Board of Directors
Community honors and awards
2012
Corresponding AcademicRoyal Academy of Economic Sciences and Finance, Spain
2008
Honorary ProfessorTsinghua University; Beijing, China
2007
Honorary ProfessorYunnan University, China
2007
Honorary ProfessorGuizhou University, China
2007
Honorary ProfessorCentral University of Finance and Economics; Beijing, China
2007
Honorary DeanHanqing School, Renmin University; Beijing, China
2007
Honorary ProfessorUniversidad de San Martin De Porres; Lima, Peru
2007
Honorary ProfessorUniversidad Nacional de San Antonio; Abad del Cusco, Peru
2007
2007 Nobel Peace PrizeNobel Committee; Stockholm, SwedenLead author and member of the Steering Committee, Working Party 3, of the 1995 (Second Assessment) Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which shared in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
2006
Honorary ProfessorWuhan University; Hubei Province, China
2006
Changjiang ScholarChina Center for Economic Research; Peking University, China
2006
Honorary FellowshipFitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, UK
2003
Honorary ProfessorAl Farabi Kazakh National University; Almaty, Kazakhstan
Nationality
American
Politics
Democrat
Education
College
Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts, USABachelor of ArtsEconomics1960–1964After 3 years studying physics, switched to economics
Fellowship
Social Science Research Council Faculty Fellowship 1969–1970
Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship1969–1970
Doctoral
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts USADoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Economics1966–1967
Fellowship
Fulbright Fellowship1965–1966
Fellowship
National Science Foundation Fellowship1964–1965
Native language
English
Honorary Degrees
2010
Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali (LUISS) Guido CarliRome, Rome, ItalyHonorary Doctorate
2008
University of Manchester Manchester, England, UK Honorary Doctorate
2008
University of Liège Liège, Wallonia, BelgiumHonorary Doctorate
2008
University of VeniceVenice, ItalyHonorary Doctorate
2007
Renmin UniversityBeijing, ChinaHonorary Doctorate
2006
Universidad Mayor de San AndrésLa Paz, BoliviaHonorary Doctorate
2006
Università degli Studi di GenovaGenova, ItalyHonorary Doctorate
2006
University of the Basque Country Basque Country, SpainHonorary Doctorate
2005
Lingnan UniversityLingnan, Hong KongHonorary Doctorate