Seminar
Hyman P. Minsky Summer Seminar 2015 Program
Schedule
Friday, June 12
| 7:30−9:30 a.m. | Breakfast: Kline Commons |
| 10:45 a.m.−12:00 p.m. | Registration: Levy Institute, Blithewood (only for participants who did not register on Thursday night) |
| 12:00−1:30 p.m. | Lunch: Kline Commons |
| 1:30−2:45 p.m. | Welcome and Introduction: Minsky and the Levy Institute Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, Levy Institute |
| 2:45−3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15−4:30 p.m. | General Introduction to Minsky’s Approach to Financial Macroeconomics L. Randall Wray, Levy Institute and University of Missouri–Kansas City |
| 4:30−5:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception |
| 5:00−7:00 p.m. | Dinner: Kline Commons |
Saturday, June 13
| 7:30−9:00 a.m. | Breakfast: Kline Commons |
| 9:00−10:15 a.m. | General Introduction to Minsky: Financial Instability and Financial Regulation Jan Kregel, Levy Institute and Tallinn University of Technology |
| 10:15−10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. − 12:00 p.m. | Heinz 57 Varieties: Money Manager Capitalism Éric Tymoigne, Lewis & Clark College |
| 12:00−1:30 p.m. | Lunch: Kline Commons |
| 1:30−2:45 p.m. | Minsky, Kalecki and the Profits Equation Tracy Mott, University of Denver |
| 2:45−3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15−4:30 p.m. | Veblen, Minsky and Evolutionary Economics John F. Henry, University of Missouri–Kansas City |
| 4:30 p.m. | Student Activities |
| 5:00−7:00 p.m. | Dinner: Kline Commons |
Sunday, June 14
| 7:30−9:00 a.m. | Breakfast: Kline Commons |
| 9:00−10:15 a.m. | Minsky’s Big Bank – Big Government Interpretations of Postwar Stability Éric Tymoigne, Lewis & Clark College |
| 10:15−10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. − 12:00 p.m. | International Dimensions of Financial Fragility Jan Kregel, Levy Institute and Tallinn University of Technology |
| 12:00−1:30 p.m. | Lunch: Kline Commons |
| 1:30−2:45 p.m. | Minsky and Modern Money L. Randall Wray, Levy Institute and University of Missouri–Kansas City |
| 2:45−3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15−4:30 p.m. | Central Bank Operations Scott Fullwiler, Wartburg College and Presidio Graduate School |
| 3:15−4:30 p.m. | Boom Bust Boom, a film by Terry Jones L. Randall Wray, Levy Institute and University of Missouri–Kansas City |
| 5:00−7:00 p.m. | Dinner: Kline Commons |
Monday, June 15
| 7:30−9:00 a.m. | Breakfast: Kline Commons |
| 9:00−10:15 a.m. | Functional Finance: Old and New Pavlina R. Tcherneva, Levy Institute and Bard College |
| 10:15−10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. − 12:00 p.m. | Minsky and Employment Guarantee Fadhel Kaboub, Levy Institute, Denison University, and Binzagr Institute for Sustainable Prosperity |
| 12:00−1:30 p.m. | Lunch: Kline Commons |
| 1:30−2:45 p.m. | Green Jobs and Guaranteed Employment (War on Poverty?) Mathew Forstater, Levy Institute, University of Missouri–Kansas City, and Binzagr Institute for Sustainable Prosperity |
| 2:45−3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15−4:30 p.m. | Cost and Impact of ELR Scott Fullwiler, Wartburg College and Presidio Graduate School |
| 4:30 p.m. | New Deal Responses to the Depression: WPA John F. Henry, University of Missouri–Kansas City |
| 5:00−7:00 p.m. | Dinner: Kline Commons |
Tuesday, June 16
| 7:30–9:00 a.m. | Breakfast: Kline Commons |
| 9:00−10:15 a.m. | The Experience of ELR in Greece Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, Levy Institute |
| 10:15−10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. − 12:00 p.m. | Stock-flow Consistent Economic Models Marc Lavoie, University of Ottawa |
| 12:00−1:30 p.m. | Lunch: Kline Commons |
| 1:30−2:45 p.m. | Minsky–Godley and the Levy Model Gennaro Zezza, Levy Institute and University of Cassino |
| 2:45−3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30−4:30 p.m. | Intro to Stock-flow Lab Gennaro Zezza, Levy Institute and University of Cassino |
| 4:30 p.m. | Stock-flow Lab Gennaro Zezza, Levy Institute and University of Cassino; Michalis Nikiforos, Levy Institute |
| 5:00−7:00 p.m. | Dinner: Kline Commons |
Wednesday, June 17
| 7:30−9:00 a.m. | Breakfast: Kline Commons |
| 9:00−10:15 a.m. | Financial Instability and Shadow Banking in China Yan Liang, Willamette University |
| 10:15−10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. − 12:00 p.m. | Minsky–Godley and the Financial Balances Approach Marc Lavoie, University of Ottawa |
| 12:00−2:30 p.m. | Lunch: Kline Commons |
| 1:00−6:00 p.m. | Trip to F.D.R. Memorial Library, Hyde Park |
| 6:30 p.m. | Picnic Supper: Blithewood |
Thursday, June 18
| 7:30−9:00 a.m. | Breakfast: Kline Commons |
| 9:00−10:15 a.m. | Minsky and the Theory of Investment Theory Steven M. Fazzari, Levy Institute and Washington University–St. Louis |
| 10:15−10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. − 12:00 p.m. | Greece, the Euro, and the Sovereign Debt Crisis Gennaro Zezza, Levy Institute and University of Cassino |
| 12:00−1:30 p.m. | Lunch: Kline Commons |
| 1:30−2:45 p.m. | Rethinking Fiscal Policy Pavlina R. Tcherneva, Levy Institute and Bard College |
| 2:45−3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15−4:30 p.m. | Minsky and EU Financial Reform Mario Tonveronachi, University of Siena |
| 4:30−6:00 p.m. | Stock-flow Lab Gennaro Zezza, Levy Institute and University of Cassino; Michalis Nikiforos, Levy Institute |
| 6:00−7:00 p.m. | Dinner: Kline Commons |
Friday, June 19
| 7:30−9:00 a.m. | Breakfast: Kline Commons |
| 9:00−10:15 a.m. | The Minsky–Schumpeter Connection Leonardo Burlamaqui, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro |
| 10:15−10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. − 12:00 p.m. | Minsky’s Theory of Consumption Steven M. Fazzari, Levy Institute and Washington University–St. Louis |
| 12:00−1:30 p.m. | Lunch: Kline Commons |
| 1:30−2:45 p.m. | Greece: Negotiating the Survival of the Euro Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, Levy Institute Jan Kregel, Levy Institute and Tallinn University of Technology |
| 2:45−3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15−4:30 p.m. | Panel: Central Banking and Extraordinary Measures: ECB QE Mario Tonveronachi, University of Siena L. Randall Wray, Levy Institute and University of Missouri–Kansas City |
| 4:30−6:00 p.m. | Stock-flow Lab Gennaro Zezza, Levy Institute and University of Cassino; Michalis Nikiforos, Levy Institute |
| 6:00−7:00 p.m. | Dinner: Kline Commons |
Saturday, June 20
| 7:30−9:00 a.m. | Breakfast: Kline Commons |
| 9:00−10:15 a.m. | Levy Institute Forecast Michalis Nikiforos, Levy Institute |
| 10:15−10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. − 12:00 p.m. | Minsky’s Economic Counterculture Frank Veneroso, Veneroso Associates, LLC |
| 12:00−1:30 p.m. | Lunch: Kline Commons |
| 1:30−3:00 p.m. | Panel: Recovery Watch-USA, EU, EMS Jan Kregel, Levy Institute and Tallinn University of Technology Frank Veneroso, Veneroso Associates, LLC |
| 3:00−3:30 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30−6:00 p.m. | Stock-flow Lab Gennaro Zezza, Levy Institute and University of Cassino; Michalis Nikiforos, Levy Institute |
| 6:30−8:00 p.m. | Closing Dinner: Blithewood Speaker: Robert J. Barbera, RJB Advisors and The Johns Hopkins University |