US nobel-prize winning economist discusses "erratic" Trump Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said the global economy is entering a severe slowdown, but told AFP in an interview he did not see it hurtling towards crisis. The US economist also discussed the impact of an impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump. Stiglitz is in Paris to promote the French version of his latest book: "People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent." IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES