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Jonathan Zasloff is being very interesting over at the Reality Based Community.
Angry Bear — Robert Waldmann I guess I should give permalinks although they are consecutive posts. In random order, he asks who should be on the energy team. I have already expressed my view on this issue. I think the Reality Based Community should be the energy team. He asks "Where is Joe Stiglitz ?" I add what about Paul Krugman. Look the problem is simple, Stiglitz is not a team player. You ask and Summers is he a team player ? The answer is clear -- yes if the team is an administration. If you hire Stiglitz he *will* embarrass you later by resigning and criticizing you. OK now the big one. Appealing to evangelicals and reducing the abortion rate. Here, I ...

Stiglitz Watch, Day Two: How About the World Bank?
The Reality-Based Community — [image] Stiglitz Watch, Day Two: How About the World Bank? In response to my question about who has kidnapped Joseph Stiglitz and why he isn't part of the Obama economic team, Robert Waldmann answers : Look the problem is simple, Stiglitz is not a team player. You ask and Summers is he a team player ? The answer is clear -- yes if the team is an administration. If you hire Stiglitz he *will* embarrass you later by resigning and criticizing you. I'm wondering whether this really can explain it. 1) Stiglitz did write Globalization and Its Discontents about how he believes international economic policy was mishandled during the late 90's. But there, he wasn't in the ...