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 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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Events

EDI Research

EDI Research

EDI Lecture Series, Working Paper Series, and Data Resource Tools

Our inaugural projects focus on building data resources for research on labor markets and the connections between unemployment, precarious employment, and broader socioeconomic deprivations.
 

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Data Tools

OSUN Summer Workshop

OSUN Summer Workshop

Public Finance and Economic Policy

Organized and hosted by the OSUN Economic Democracy Initiative, this 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.

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Programs

EDI Policy Work

EDI Policy Work

Unemployment, Inequality, and Economic Policy

EDI Director Pavlina R. Tcherneva and European MP Aurore Lalucq issue a policy brief on a Job Guarantee for Europe.
 

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Upcoming Events

  • 6/12
    Monday
    Bard College Campus
  • 6/15
    Thursday
    1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library