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  “The Trump tax cuts don’t have to be paid for,” Yeva Nersisyan for The Hill

  Cutting government spending to “pay for” tax cuts makes a bad economic policy much worse. If Republicans want to cut taxes, the best option for Democrats is to insist that they not be “paid for.” Levy Scholar Yeva Nersisyan discusses the efforts of President Trump and the Republicans to cut taxes by reducing government spending. Our […]
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  Greece: Growing on an Unsustainable Path

  Greece has been among the fastest growing economies among the EU member states in the post-COVID-19 period. However, in a previous (February 2024) report, Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, Nikolaos Rodousakis, Giuliano Toshiro Yajima, and Gennaro Zezza raised serious concerns regarding Greece’s dependency on imports. In their latest report, the authors argue that these problems have worsened, and the […]
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  Στρατηγική Ανάλυση Ελλάδα: Αναπτυσσόμενη σε ένα μη Βιώσιμο Μονοπάτι

  Η έκθεσή μας του Φεβρουαρίου 2024 (Papadimitriou, et al 2024) εξέφρασε σοβαρές ανησυχίες σχετικά με την εξάρτηση της Ελλάδας από τις εισαγωγές. Στην παρούσα έκθεση υποστηρίζουμε ότι τα προβλήματα που είχαμε επισημάνει έχουν επιδεινωθεί, ενώ οι σχετικά υψηλοί ρυθμοί ανάπτυξης που πέτυχε πρόσφατα η χώρα επιτεύχθηκαν με αντάλλαγμα την αύξηση του εξωτερικού χρέους, καθώς και […]
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  “Preserving Social Security”: Scholar Stephanie Kelton Interviewed on The Hill

  Levy Scholar Stephanie Kelton was interviewed by reporters at The Hill. In the segment, titled “Preserving Social Security,” Kelton defended the program and condemned its opponents such as Elon Musk and Howard Lutnick.
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  Info Session: Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy

  This special information session and application workshop provides an overview of the Levy academic programs, student life, admission requirements, enrollment steps, financial aid procedures, and immigration requirements for international students. Applicants who attend a virtual information session will have their application fees waived.
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  Entropy Economics: The Living Basis of Value and Production

  New book from Senior Scholar James K. Galbraith and Jing Chen
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  The Hindu Home Kitchen and the Internet of Landlords

  An installment in the Levy Institute Gender Equality and the Economy: Interdisciplinary Approaches Speaker Series. Tuesday, April 8, 5pm Blithewood Conference Room or on Zoom Join us for the fourth session of the 2025 Spring Semester, with Sucharita Kanjilal, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Bard, on Tuesday, April 8th, from 5pm to 6pm in the Levy Conference […]
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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, […]
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  [CANCELED] Racial, Ethnic, and Sex/Gender Disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias

  [UPDATE: EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED] CO-SPONSORED BY THE BARD COLLEGE PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM  Join us for the next session of the Gender Equality and the Economy Speaker Series, with A. Zarina Kraal, Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain & Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Despartment of Neurology, on Tuesday, November 19th, […]
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  The Machine Age and the Human Condition: Possible Futures

  The Economics Democracy Initiative presents its Fall ’24 keynote, co-sponsored by the Levy Economics institute. Lord Robert Skidelsky is giving a talk centered on his new book, The Machine Age: An Idea, a History, a Warning on November 19, 5 PM EST.  Nearly a century ago, in the essay “Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren” (1930), John […]
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  A Path to Inclusive Development: Unpacking Gender Inequalities in Economic Theory and Policies

                              A workshop organized by the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College with the generous support of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. VIEW WORKSHOP PROGRAM HERE The workshop is organized in loving memory of Professor Nilüfer Çağatay (1955-2022). Professor Çağatay was […]
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  NPR Marketplace with Pavlina R. Tcherneva “Five years on, how has the COVID-19 pandemic shaped the economy?”

  On March 11--the five-year anniversary of the official global pandemic declaration from the World Health Organization--Institute President Pavlina R. Tcherneva spoke with the Marketplace Morning Report.