Newest Class of Levy Graduate Students Welcomed to Blithewood

The beginning of September marked the arrival of our latest group of new Levy Graduate students. As these bright individuals embark on their intellectual journeys at the Levy Institute, learning directly from the leading minds in heterodox economics, we were pleased to invite Senior Scholar James K. Galbraith for a lecture.

Galbraith explored how the tools of economics shape the economic world itself, introducing the Institute’s distinctive approach to providing and shaping a critical alternative to the mainstream. Drawing on decades of work with the Institute, Galbraith looked at why mainstream economics has reached a dead end, how the Institute provides a

home for transformative ideas—from Minsky and Godley to Modern Money Theory—and why its approach matters for understanding and addressing inequality, instability, and the economic policy of tomorrow.

The recording of Galbraith’s lecture, “Welcome to Levy Economics: What It Is and Why It Matters” is now available on YouTube for public viewing.

We look forward to the year ahead and to seeing how the curiosity, skills, and insights of our newest students will shape their futures at Levy and beyond.