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Employment Guarantee Policies: Responding to the Current Economic Crisis and Contributing to Long-Term Development
A Collaborative Project of the United Nations Development Programme, Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean (RBLAC), and the Bureau for Development Policy (BDP), in Partnership with Levy Economics Institute Levy Economics Institute of Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, New York June 22–23, 2009 With poverty, inequality, and unemployment trending upward worldwide, job creation, especially for […]
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The Hyman P. Minsky Summer Seminar and Conference
Organized by the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College with support from the Ford Foundation Levy Institute Blithewood Annandale-on-Hudson, New York June 19–29, 2010 The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College is pleased to announce that it will hold a Minsky summer seminar in June 2010. The Seminar will provide a rigorous discussion of both […]
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19th Annual Hyman P. Minsky Conference: After the Crisis—Planning a New Financial Structure
A conference organized by the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College with support from the Ford foundation Ford Foundation New York City April 14–16, 2010 From his extensive research, Hyman Minsky was convinced that economic systems are prone to financial instability and crisis, and urged that lessons be learned from the crisis of 1929–1933 so […]
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The Financial Crisis, the U.S. Economy, and International Security in the New Administration
The current crisis of subprime mortgages, mortgage-backed securities, credit derivatives, and failing investment banks is deeper and more severe than any since the New Deal. This is a crisis originating in the United States—from the center of the global financial system. Cascading problems emerge when the world loses confidence in the system that supports the […]
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The Hyman P. Minsky Summer Seminar
Organized by the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College with support from the Ford Foundation Levy Institute Blithewood Annandale-on-Hudson, New York June 18–26, 2011 The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College held its second annual Minsky Summer Seminar June 18–26, 2011, with 48 students attending. The Seminar provided a rigorous discussion of both […]
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20th Annual Hyman P. Minsky Conference: Financial Reform and the Real Economy
A conference organized by the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College with support from the Ford Foundation Ford Foundation New York City April 13–15, 2011 The 20th Annual Minsky Conference addressed the ongoing effects of the global financial crisis on the real economy, and examined proposed and recently enacted policy responses: Should ending too-big-to-fail be […]
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International Comparisons in Economic Well-Being among Advanced Industrialized Countries
Levy Economics Institute of Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, New York December 2–3, 2010 The purpose of the workshop is to discuss the work on the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being (LIMEW) for five countries: Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Participants will present the estimates for individual countries; provide bilateral comparisons […]
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Why Time Deficits Matter: Policy Implications for Poverty Eradication Strategies
A Levy Institute Research Project undertaken with the generous support of the UNDP and ILO Blithewood Annandale-on-Hudson, New York February 17–18, 2011 The purpose of the workshop is to discuss the ongoing work on developing estimates of time poverty and time-adjusted income poverty for three countries: Argentina, Chile, and Mexico. Participants will discuss data and […]
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The Wynne Godley Memorial Conference: Contributions in Stock-flow Modeling
Levy Economics Institute of Bard College Blithewood Annandale-on-Hudson, NY May 25–26, 2011 Wynne Godley’s work focused on the strategic prospects for the US, UK, and world economies, and the use of accounting macroeconomic models to reveal structural imbalances. This conference will provide scholars profoundly influenced by his work the opportunity to celebrate his contributions to […]
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Why Time Deficits Matter: Policy Implications for Poverty Eradication Strategies
A Levy Institute Research Project undertaken with the generous support of the UNDP and ILO Blithewood Annandale-on-Hudson, New York August 23–24, 2011 The purpose of this workshop was to discuss the estimates of time poverty and time-adjusted income poverty for Argentina, Chile, and Mexico. Participants discussed data and methods; issues in the cross-country comparisons of […]
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21st Annual Hyman P. Minsky Conference: Debt, Deficits, and Financial Instability
A conference organized by the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College with support from the Ford Foundation Ford Foundation New York City April 11–12, 2012 In April 2012, leading policymakers, economists, and analysts gathered at the New York headquarters of the Ford Foundation to take part in the Levy Institute’s 21st Annual Hyman P. Minsky […]
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The Hyman P. Minsky Summer Seminar
Organized by the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College with support from the Ford Foundation Levy Institute Blithewood Annandale-on-Hudson, New York June 16–24, 2012 The Levy Economics Institute held its third annual Minsky Summer Seminar June 16–24, 2012, with 55 students attending. The Seminar provided a rigorous discussion of both the theoretical and applied aspects […]