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Policy Notes No. 2The Narrow Path for Brazil
Brazil is mired in a joint economic and political crisis, and the way out is unclear. In 2015 the country experienced a steep contraction of output alongside elevated inflation, all while the fallout from a series of corruption scandals left the policymaking apparatus paralyzed. Looking ahead, implementing a policy strategy that has any hope of […] -
BlogTcherneva on the “Growth Lobby” and the Sanders Plan
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Working Paper No. 863The Empirics of Long-Term US Interest Rates
US government indebtedness and fiscal deficits increased notably following the global financial crisis. Yet long-term interest rates and US Treasury yields have remained remarkably low. Why have long-term interest rates stayed low despite the elevated government indebtedness? What are the drivers of long-term interest rates in the United States? John Maynard Keynes holds that the […] -
Summary No. 2Summary Spring 2016
This issue includes two strategic analyses: one for the United States and one for Greece. The first reports that the US recovery continues to be hampered by structural weaknesses—rising income inequality, weak demand for US exports, and fiscal conservatism—while external risks include sluggish growth in US trading partners, dollar appreciation, and asset price declines. Turning […] -
Public Policy Brief No. 141What We Could Have Learned from the New Deal in Confronting the Recent Global Recession
To the extent that policymakers have learned anything at all from the Great Depression and the policy responses of the 1930s, the lessons appear to have been the wrong ones. In this public policy brief, Director of Research Jan Kregel explains why there is still a great deal we have to learn from the New […] -
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Preliminary Program for the 25th Minsky Conference
The preliminary program has been posted for the 25th Annual Hyman Minsky Conference, being held April 12-13 here at Blithewood on the Bard College campus. The deadline for registration is April 1st. Tuesday, April 12 8:30−9:00 a.m. Registration 9:00−9:15 a.m. Welcome and Introduction Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, President, Levy Institute 9:15−10:30 a.m. Session 1. GLOBAL FRAGILITY AND EMERGING MARKETS [...] -
MME, March 20, 2016
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Αποψη: Τα ημίμετρα συμβάλλουν στη συνέχιση της ανθρωπιστικής κρίσης
Kathimerini, 20 Μάρτιος 2016. Με επιφύλαξη παντός δικαιώματος. Ολοι –με πρώτη την κυβέρνηση– αναμένουμε με ανυπομονησία την ολοκλήρωση της αναφοράς του κουαρτέτου για την πρόοδο της αξιολόγησης των μέτρων που η κυβέρνηση συμφώνησε να ψηφίσει και να εφαρμόσει…. Διαβάστε περισσότερα κάνοντας ΚΛΙΚ ΕΔΩ: http://www.kathimerini.gr/853677/article/oikonomia/ellhnikh-oikonomia/apoyh-ta-hmimetra-symvalloyn-sth-synexish-ths-an8rwpistikhs-krishs -
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Tcherneva: The Biggest Existential Threat to the Eurozone Is Its Design
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Press ReleaseLeading Economists and Policymakers to Discuss US Economic Growth and Employment in the Context of the Global Economy at the Levy Economics Institute’s 25th Annual Hyman P. Minsky Conference, April 12–13
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Working Paper No. 862
Japan’s Liquidity Trap
Japan has experienced stagnation, deflation, and low interest rates for decades. It is caught in a liquidity trap. This paper examines Japan’s liquidity trap in light of the structure and performance of the country’s economy since the onset of stagnation. It also analyzes the country’s liquidity trap in terms of the different strands in the […] -
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Structural Weaknesses and Instability of Global Economy Keep US Economy on Fragile Ground, New Levy Economics Institute Study Says