The Melbourne Social Equity Institute, the Taxation Law and Policy Program of the Melbourne Centre for Commercial Law (MCCL) at the Melbourne Law School and the Faculty of Business and Economics proudly host this public conversation with Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz (Columbia University).

Overview

“How are we to balance political and economic freedoms?”

Join Nobel Prize Laureate Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz to discuss this and other questions addressed in his latest book, The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society.

Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz will join Associate Professor Kathryn James (Melbourne Law School) to discuss questions on the role of taxation in addressing inequality, realising justice and contributing to the good society.

The public discussion will be preceded by a book signing of The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society.

Attendance is free but by registration only.

Link is: https://events.unimelb.edu.au/MCCL/event/38419-tax-justice-and-the-good-society

Program

• 5-6pm: Book signing (Foyer, The Spot)
• 5:30pm-6:30pm: refreshments (Foyer, The Spot)
• 6:30pm: Public conversation commences (Copland Theatre)
• 8pm: Event ends.

This event is partly supported with funding by the Melbourne Social Equity Institute and by the Australian Government through the Australian Research Council’s Discovery Projects funding scheme (project DE190100346). The views expressed herein are those of the speakers and are not necessarily those of the Australian Government or Australian Research Council.

About the Presenter

Professor Stiglitz is an economist and a professor at Columbia University Business School, as well as co-chair of the High-Level Expert Group on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress at the OECD, and the Chief Economist of the Roosevelt Institute. Professor Stiglitz was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2001, the John Bates Clark Medal in 1979 and the Sydney Peace Prize in 2018. Known for his pioneering work on asymmetric information, Professor Stiglitz’s research focuses on income and wealth distribution, climate change, corporate governance, public policy, public finance, macroeconomics and globalization. He is a former senior vice president and chief economist of the World Bank and a former chair of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers. He is also the author of numerous best-selling books including, most recently, The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society.

Associate Professor Kathryn James, Host

Associate Professor Kathryn James is an Australian Research Council, Discovery Early Career Research fellow. She teaches and researches in taxation law and policy with a focus on how ostensibly technical questions of taxation impact upon distributive justice. Kathryn is the founder and convenor of the Community Tax Project - an alliance between academia and the community and welfare sector to advocate for tax reform in support of social justice.

Event Details

Date: Thursday 8 August 2024
Time: 5.00pm - 8.00PM 
Venue: Copland Theatre, Basement level, The Spot, 162 Berkeley St, Carlton VIC 3053