Joseph Stiglitz shares the 2001 economics prize for research on markets affected by asymmetric information. He demonstrated how screening and imperfect information can shape credit, insurance and other transactions, challenging the assumption that competitive markets automatically achieve efficient outcomes.
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Joseph Stiglitz
Nobel Prize history for Joseph Stiglitz based on the award records stored in the World History Database.
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