Dec 1, 2017

12/01/2017: How to fix globalization, according to economist Joseph Stiglitz

Nobel prize-winning US economist Joseph Stiglitz poses during an interview in Paris. ERIC PIERMONT/AFP/Getty Images

(U.S. Edition) The GOP tax overhaul could add more than $1 trillion to the deficit over the next decade, according to an analysis from the Joint Committee on Taxation, and that has Republicans concerned. On today's show, we'll take a look at what this means for the bill's future, and what Senate leaders are doing to gain more votes. Afterwards, we'll chat with Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz about the link between globalization and inequality.

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How to make globalization fair, according to economist Joseph Stiglitz

by David Brancaccio

Dec 1, 2017

Plus what global trade might look like if China writes the rules.

Nobel prize-winning US economist Joseph Stiglitz poses during an interview in Paris.

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(U.S. Edition) The GOP tax overhaul could add more than $1 trillion to the deficit over the next decade, according to an analysis from the Joint Committee on Taxation, and that has Republicans concerned. On today’s show, we’ll take a look at what this means for the bill’s future, and what Senate leaders are doing to gain more votes. Afterwards, we’ll chat with Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz about the link between globalization and inequality.