Joe Stiglitz

Every once in a while, the University of Washington brings in a big name economist to give a talk. Today, Joe Stiglitz, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2001, gave a talk about his ideas for making globalization work. I was one of the lucky few who got to attend a reception after the talk. Unfortunately, it was monopolized by conversations involving micro-credit, Bono, and the like, and I didn’t get to ask what would have undoubtedly been the most important of the night: “How long did it take you to grow the perfect beard?”