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Economic Democracy Initiative

Albena Azmanova - Victimhood Olympics - May 19th
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The Impact of Climate Change on the Palestinian Sectoral Reallocation of Labor, Sameh Hallaq, 4/9/25
The Impact of Climate Change on the Palestinian Sectoral Reallocation of Labor
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COVID and the Economy 5 Years Later - Pavlina Tcherneva on NPR Marketplace
Tcherneva NPR Marketplace
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Regaining Our Futures
EDI Fellow gives LSE lecture hosted by the European Institute on democracy and the polycrisis
Azmanova LSE Event
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EDI-Levy Summer Workshop
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The Machine Age and the Human Condition: Possible Futures. Robert Skidelsky RKC 103, Nov 19th, 5pm.
Robert Skidelsky Keynote Nov 19 2024
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UN Expert and UVA Professor discuss new UN report on Trade and Development - "Can the Gobal South...
Post-Neoliberalism Symposium Article on New UN Report
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EDI’s NREGA Bibliography
EDI is excited to present, with special thanks to Jean Dreze, a singularly comprehensive repository of scholarly research and official reports on India’s Rural Employment Guarantee as part of its developing project JobGuarant
NREGA Bibliography
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EDI Research-to-Action Lecture Series: The Economics of Building Public Renewables 
NY Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha
September 18th at 6:30pm WEIS CINEMA, Bard Campus Center
Research to Action - The Economics of Building Public Renewables
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This site features news, public employment programs, books, scholarship, and more from around the world about this innovative policy. EDI invites you to explore the site and recommend additions to this dynamic project.
jobguarantee.org
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Post-Neoliberalism - Pathways for Transformative Economics and Politics

This symposium brings contributors from around the world with perspectives from a wide range of academic disciplines and schools of thought.

Directed by Albena Azmanova, EDI Sen
neoliberalism launch
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Newburgh Report
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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 projects examine the connections between inequality, unemployment and poverty and the policy space and financing capacities of governments to address these challenges. 
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We frequently host lectures on campus and online. View our current calendar and access video recordings of past events here.
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EDI offers Network Collaborative Courses and an OSUN Certificate in Public Policy and Economic Analysis. Learn more about our curricular opportunities.

OSUN EDI and Levy Summer Workshop

OSUN EDI and Levy Summer Workshop

Public Finance and Economic Policy

The annual five-day workshop is for undergraduate students interested in public policy to tackle economic instability and insecurity, and in understanding the financing capacity and policy space available to governments to pursue these aims. It takes place at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY.

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New Directions in Money, Finance & Public Policy

New Directions in Money, Finance & Public Policy

Event Program

Economic Democracy Initiative and Levy Economics Institute welcomed scholars for a two-day workshop on new research directions in the areas of money, finance, and public policy for intersecting crises, exploring synergies between different research traditions. The event was held at Blithewood on November 3–4, 2023.

All sessions were recorded and are available to watch online. 

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EDI Policy Work

EDI Policy Work

Unemployment, Inequality, and Economic Policy

EDI was instrumental in the preparation of the new United Nations report on the job guarantee, “The Employment Guarantee as a Tool in the Fight Against Poverty,” which was released in June 2023 by the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Olivier De Schutter. Director Tcherneva provided her expert opinion in the development of the report. 

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Working Papers

Working Papers

'New Directions in Money' Symposium

The EDI Working Paper series features original research work on a wide range of topics such as unemployment, government spending, and Modern Money Theory. 

WP 15
China’s Economic Challenges: A Perspective Based on Fisher, Keynes, Minsky, and Modern Money Theory
Tanweer Akram, Citibank | 2024

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