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Economic Democracy Initiative

DW 4 March 22
2022 Keynote
Spatial Analysis
Brazil event
Dem Work Jan 25 2023
Democratizing Work after the Pandemic Speaker Series
Jayati Ghosh
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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EDI Features



Events

Events

EDI events include Democratizing Work Conference Fall 2021, OSUN Faculty Workshop, a Lecture Series, and Summer School: Summer 2022.
Data Tools

Data Tools

Explore the EDI Resource Database Tool featuring curated public data, charts, and maps on labor markets, inequality, and related social and economic indicators.
Programs

Programs

EDI supports and develops student and faculty programs in three core areas: research, curricular innovation, and engagement. 

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

  • 3/29
    Wednesday
    Wednesday, March 29, 2023

    ​​​​​​When Jobs Return: Results from Marienthal's Fight against Unemployment 

    Research-to-Action Lecture Series
    Blithewood 10:30 am – 11:30 am EDT/GMT-4
    Wednesday, March 29th 10:30 - 11:30 AM (hybrid event)
    Levy Economics Institute of Bard College
    Live stream at bit.ly/rta_lehner

    The Economic Democracy Initiative Research-to-Action series brings scholars, policy makers, and activists into conversation with students to discuss pathways for meaningful social change. Lukas Lehner, of the Institute for New Economic Thinking at Oxford Martin School, will present the results from a study that evaluates a one-of a-kind job creation program in Marienthal, Austria. The pilot aims to eliminate long-term unemployment in the municipality and improve participants’ economic and social situation. The program was recently discussed in the New Yorker.

    10:30 am – 11:30 am EDT/GMT-4 Blithewood
  • 6/12
    Monday
    Monday, June 12, 2023 – Sunday, June 18, 2023

    OSUN Summer Workshop in Public Finance and Economic Policy

    2nd Annual Workshop
    Bard College Campus OSUN-EDI Summer Workshop
    Public Finance and Economic Policy
    June 12–18, 2023
    Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson 

    ***The 2023 application period is closed. We plan to announce the call for applications for the 2024 workshop in September 2023.***

    The Open Society University Network (OSUN) welcomes undergraduate applications for its summer workshop in Public Finance and Economic Policy. Organized and hosted by the OSUN Economic Democracy Initiative (EDI), this eight-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. 

    Learn more: https://edi.bard.edu/teaching/osun-summer-workshop/

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