Professor Joseph Stiglitz Winner Of Sydney Peace Prize 2018
Welcome to Follow The Money’s summer special series! If you’re taking a break this summer, but still crave a political fix, settle in a listen to the ‘best of’ from the Australia Institute’s live politics in the pub events this year.
In this episode you will hear from Nobel laureate economist and winner of the 2018 Sydney Peace Prize, Professor Joseph Stiglitz.
Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at The Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett
Contributors:
Professor Joseph Stiglitz, winner of the 2018 Sydney Peace Prize // @josephestiglitz
Ben Oquist, Executive Director of The Australia Institute // @benoquist
This audio was recorded live by Clayton McDonald.
Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey // Additional editing by Lizzie Jack, Andrea Cantle.
Title Track: Jonathan McFeat pulseandthrum.com Find us on Twitter @theausinstitute // Facebook.
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