Three International Monetary Fund economists show that the increase in inequality has been a political choice-and explain what policies we should choose instead to achieve a more inclusive economy.Confronting Inequality is a rigorous and empirically rich book that is crucial for a time when many fear a new Gilded Age.
OstryJonathan D.:
Jonathan D. Ostry is Deputy Director of the Research Department (RES) at the International Monetary Fund. He is the author and editor of a number of books on international macro policy issues, and numerous articles in scholarly journals, includingCapital Controls, with Atish Ghosh and Mahvash Qureshi (eds.)(Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015) andExercises in Intertemporal Open Economy Macroeconomics, Second Edition, with Thomas Krueger and Chi-Wa Yuen (MIT Press, 1996).LounganiPrakash:
b>Prakash Loungani is an advisor in the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Research Department and an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University's Owen School of Management and Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. Loungani has over 60 published works and has researched topics such as: assessment of macroeconomic forecasting performance; understanding trade linkages among nations and regions; and modeling the impact of oil prices on the macroeconomy.BergAndrew:
< >Andrew Berg is deputy director of the International Monetary Fund's Institute for Capacity Development and adjunct professorial lecturer at American University. His work has appeared inSouth African Journal of Economics,Pacific Economic Review,Open Economies Review, and elsewhereStiglitzJoseph E.:
Joseph E. Stiglitz is University Professor at Columbia University and a member and former chair of Columbia University's Committee on Global Thought. He was the winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize for Economics. He served on President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisors, and then joined the World Bank as chief economist and senior vice president. His most recent book is The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future.Jonathan D. Ostry is deputy director of the research department at the International Monetary Fund, where his work on financial globalization and inequality has been influential in bringing about a shift in the IMF's stance on these issues. His many books includeTaming the Tide of Capital Flows (2017). His work on inequality and unsustainable growth has been cited by, among others, Barack Obama.
Prakash Loungani is assistant director in the IMF's Independent Evaluation Office. Known for his work on the difficulty of forecasting recessions, he blogs asThe Unassuming Economist.
Andrew Berg is deputy director of the IMF's Institute for Capacity Development. He previously served at the U.S. Treasury, including as deputy assistant secretary for East Asia and Latin America in 2000-2001 and chief economist of the Mexican Task Force in 1995-1996. |
