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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 2025 Levy Institute Summer Seminar is geared toward graduate students and those at the beginning of their academic or professional careers.* Through lectures, hands-on workshops, and breakout groups, the seminar, organized by Pavlina R. Tcherneva and L. Randall Wray, is designed to introduce participants to the theory and methods of the Levy Economics Institute—drawing particularly from Modern Money Theory and the traditions of Distinguished Scholars Hyman P. Minsky and Wynne Godley—and to apply them to critical emerging policy questions.

This year, seminar participants will be able to attend the 32nd Annual Levy Economics Institute Conference, which is taking place June 16th (Day 1 of the seminar), and will have an opportunity to workshop their research with seminar faculty during sessions later in the week.

Prospective participants who wish to present a paper related to any of the seminar themes are invited to submit an abstract (500-700 words) for consideration. A limited number will be selected to workshop their papers with graduate panelists and receive feedback from faculty. Applicants are not required to present papers to attend the seminar.

A provisional list of seminar faculty includes: James K. Galbraith, Pavlina R. Tcherneva, L. Randall Wray, Ndongo Samba Sylla, Yan Liang, Fadhel Kaboub, Yeva Nersisyan, and Eric Tymoigne.

A partial list of seminar themes includes: Minskyan analyses of financial instability and financialization; climate finance; monetary sovereignty in the global south; balance of payments constraints; industrial policy and development; the job guarantee and economic security; stock-flow consistent analysis; fintech. A full seminar program, including confirmed faculty, is forthcoming.
 

For all accepted applicants, meals, dormitory accommodations, and a shuttle from JFK Airport are covered. Any other travel-related costs are the responsibility of the participant, including but not limited to: airfare; visa fees; ground transportation to/from your departing/returning airport; ground transportation from the airport if you miss the free shuttle bus to campus. The Summer Seminar fee is $500. Fee waiver scholarships are available to select candidates accepted to the program (if you are applying for a fee waiver, please indicate this in your statement of interest, along with a justification).

To be considered for the Summer Seminar, complete this application form and be sure to upload all required documents by February 1st, 2025. 

APPLICATION FORM

Contact Andrea Minoff, [email protected], with any questions.

*A limited number of highly motivated undergraduate students interested in public policy may be admitted.