Past Events
Please find links to all our past events stretching right back to 2005.

Levy Graduate Programs Information Session October 10
Thinking about graduate school in economics? The Levy Institute programs in economic theory and policy may be just the transformative experience you’re looking for. Our info sessions provide an overview…more

Welcome to Levy Economics: What It Is and Why It Matters | James K. Galbraith
In this virtual discussion, Senior Scholar James K. Galbraith (University of Texas at Austin & Levy Economics Institute) will explore a powerful idea: how the tools of economics shape the economic world itself….more

The Importance of Official Data in Assessing Economic Conditions | Erika McEntarfer
Following the events of August 1, 2025, when the world saw President Trump question the integrity of one of the most widely used government data sources, the Levy Institute was…more

Levy Graduate Programs Information Session August 22nd
Thinking about graduate school in economics? The Levy Institute programs in economic theory and policy may be just the transformative experience you’re looking for. Our info sessions provide an overview…more

Levy Graduate Programs Information Session August 6th
Thinking about graduate school in economics? The Levy Institute programs in economic theory and policy may be just the transformative experience you’re looking for. Learn more, August 6th at our…more

Side Event at UN Women 2025 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development & FfD4 Conference
The Levy Economics Institute is proud to co-sponsor the side event, “Engendering Fiscal Space: The Role of Macro-Level Economic Policies, External Debt, Concessional Finance, Special Drawing Rights, and Economic Modelling,”…more

Info Session: Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy
This special information session and application workshop provides an overview of the Levy academic programs, student life, admission requirements, enrollment steps, financial aid procedures, and immigration requirements for international students. Applicants who attend a virtual information session will have their application fees waived.

The Hindu Home Kitchen and the Internet of Landlords
An installment in the Levy Institute Gender Equality and the Economy: Interdisciplinary Approaches Speaker Series. Tuesday, April 8, 5pm Blithewood Conference Room or on Zoom Join us for the fourth session…more

Levy Institute Summer Seminar on Money, Finance, and Public Policy
2025 Summer Seminar on Money, Finance, and Public Policy, co-sponsored by the Levy Economics Institute and Economic Democracy Initiative of Bard College. June 16-20, 2025 Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY The…more
[CANCELED] Racial, Ethnic, and Sex/Gender Disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
[UPDATE: EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED] CO-SPONSORED BY THE BARD COLLEGE PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM Join us for the next session of the Gender Equality and the Economy Speaker Series, with A. Zarina…more

The Machine Age and the Human Condition: Possible Futures
The Economics Democracy Initiative presents its Fall ’24 keynote, co-sponsored by the Levy Economics institute. Lord Robert Skidelsky is giving a talk centered on his new book, The Machine Age:…more

A Path to Inclusive Development: Unpacking Gender Inequalities in Economic Theory and Policies
A workshop organized by the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College with the generous support of…more