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“What you measure affects what you do. If you don't measure the right thing, you don't do the right thing.”

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Joseph Stiglitz
Joseph Stiglitz

Joseph Stiglitz is a renowned economist born on February 9, 1943, in the United States. He has made extensive contributions to the field of economics, particularly in the areas of development economics, globalization, and financial policy. Stiglitz served as Chief Economist and Senior Vice President at the World Bank and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998. more

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