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.
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.
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.
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.
The EDI Working Paper series features original research work on a wide range of topics such as unemployment, government spending, and Modern Money Theory.
32nd Annual Levy Economics Institute Conference on Money, Finance, and Economic Strategies in Fractured Times
Keynote by US House Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) Olin Hall8:30 am – 6:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 The Annual Levy Institute Conference has returned as an in-person event this year, taking place June 16th at Olin Hall on the Bard College campus in Annandale-on- Hudson, NY, and brings together policymakers, economists, financial market practitioners, journalists, activists, and others, to discuss pressing issues in public policy and the state of the US and global economies.
We are pleased to welcome US House Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) to the Levy Institute as the Keynote Speaker at the 32nd Annual Levy Economics Institute Conference on Money, Finance, and Economic Strategies in Fractured Times.
This year’s conference will feature panels on current sources of financial fragility, new directions in public finance, visions for the next progressive policy agenda, climate finance, balance of payments constraints, the global economy, and more.
Speakers include: Daniel Alpert, Westwood Capital | Leila Davis, University of Massachusetts Boston | Rogerio Studart, Brazilian Center for International Relations | Talmon Joseph Smith, The New York Times | Pavlina R. Tcherneva, Levy Institute | James K. Galbraith, University of Texas at Austin | L. Randall Wray, Levy Institute | Ryan Cooper, The American Prospect | Alan Minsky, Progressive Democrats of America | Gennaro Zezza, Levy Institute | Yan Liang, Willamette University | Ndongo Samba Sylla, International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs-Africa) | Fadhel Kaboub, Denison University
There are several options for registration: 1. Attending only the Keynote Address by US Rep. Ro Khanna (free; registration is required), 2:00-3:30pm Keynote Registration
2. Bard College faculty, staff, or students who wish to attend the full day conference, please write to Laura Zutel Agnoletti at [email protected]
3. Members of the public who want to attend the full Conference ($150, or $50 for students), the program begins 8:45am Full Conference Registration