Thursday, November 14

Nobel Prize Winner Joseph Stiglitz on “The Road To Freedom"

Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz discusses his new book "The Road To Freedom: Economics and the Good Society."

Date and time

Thu, Nov 14, 2024 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM EST

Location

Rotman School of Management

105 St. George Street Toronto, ON M5S 3E6 Canada

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Refund Policy

Refunds up to 1 day before event

Agenda

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Author discussion

6:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Meet-and greet, book signing and light refreshments

About this event

• Event lasts 1 hour

Following the discussion, we invite you to join us for a meet-and-greet with the author, book signing and light refreshments.

Topic:

The Road To Freedom: Economics and the Good Society (WW Norton, April 23, 2024)

Speaker:

Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-winning economist

Event Synopsis:

Join us for the Canadian launch of Nobel Prize–winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz’s latest book, The Road to Freedom.

In this compelling work, Stiglitz analyzes how free markets have fueled inequality and environmental crises, and makes the case for reimagining our economic and legal systems to drive progress for all. Exploring the rhetoric of “freedom”, Stiglitz explores how pharmaceutical companies, Big Tech, and major corporations are setting their own agendas. How did we get here? Whose freedom are we—and should we—be thinking about?

Stiglitz, author of bestsellers like People, Power, and Profits and The Price of Inequality, is one of Time’s 100 most influential individuals. Currently a professor at Columbia University and chief economist at the Roosevelt Institute, he offers crucial insights into the future of economic and political freedom.

Drawing on his experience as an advisor to presidents and chief economist of the World Bank, Stiglitz will share fresh perspectives on today’s pressing challenges. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of the world’s foremost economists!

About the speaker:

Photo credit: Gabriela Sciolino Plump

Joseph E. Stiglitz is a Nobel Prize–winning economist and the best-selling author of People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent; Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited: Anti-Globalization in the Age of Trump; The Price of Inequality; and Freefall. He was chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Clinton, chief economist of the World Bank, named by Time as one of the 100 most influential individuals in the world, and now teaches at Columbia University and is chief economist of the Roosevelt Institute.

Event Logistics:

This event is available to attend in-person only.

Rotman Events is committed to accessibility for all people. If you have any access needs or if there are any ways we can support your full participation in this session, please email [events@rotman.utoronto.ca] no later than 2 weeks in advance of the event and we will be glad to work with you to make the appropriate arrangements.
 

Early Bird/General Admission: In-Person + Book Ticket Details

• The event will be hosted in Desautels Hall at the Rotman School of Management (105 St. George St., Toronto, ON M5S 3E6). Your registration fee includes a copy of the book and meet-and-greet with book signing by the author.

Cancellation & Refund Policy

• Refunds will only be issued for cancellations received in writing NO LATER than 24 hours prior to the event. Please email events@rotman.utoronto.ca for processing.
• In-person registrants who do not pick up their book at the event will have 5 business days to request postal delivery by emailing us at events@rotman.utoronto.ca. All unclaimed books will be returned to the publisher after that time.

Questions: events@rotman.utoronto.ca