Economic Democracy Initiative

The Economic Democracy Initiative (EDI), led by Bard College, is the Open Society University Network’s collaborative program focusing on the structural determinants of economic insecurity. Its curricular and research projects examine the connections between inequality, unemployment, and poverty, as well as the policy space and financing capacities of governments to address these challenges.

The Job Guarantee

The job guarantee is a policy innovation that helps create full and meaningful employment for all via direct job creation. It is a voluntary program open to every working-age person who is ready, willing, and able to work.

International Working Group on Gender, Macroeconomics, and International Economics
An international network of economists formed for the purpose of promoting gender-equitable approaches to macroeconomics, international economics, and globalization.
Bard Program in Economics and Finance

A five-year B.S./B.A. dual-degree program designed to meet the needs of students who wish to achieve a broad education in the liberal arts and sciences while preparing for a career in the financial world.

Economics Program at Bard College
An undergraduate program emphasizing the policy applications of economic theory at the local, national, and international levels.
Economists for Peace and Security
An independent not-for-profit organization working to inform social scientists, citizens, journalists, and policymakers about the full costs of war and conflict, and to propose feasible alternative approaches to building international security.
Economists for Full Employment

A global network of academics, researchers, policy advisers, and advocates committed to the realization of the right to work and policies that promote full employment.

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The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, founded in 1986 through the generous support of Bard College trustee Leon Levy, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public policy research organization. The Levy Institute is independent of any political or other affiliation, and encourages diversity of opinion in the examination of economic policy issues while striving to transform ideological arguments into informed debate.