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Blithewood Annandale-on-Hudson, NY September 21–23, 2022 A workshop organized by the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College with the generous support of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation The goal of this workshop is to explore ways to advance the integration of gender and unpaid activities into economic analyses. Economic processes, outcomes, and policies involve […]

Levy Economics Institute of Bard College Blithewood Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. June 11–18, 2022 The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College held its summer seminar, June 11–18, 2022. Through lectures, hands-on workshops, and breakout groups, the seminar provided an opportunity to engage with the theory and policy of Modern Money Theory (MMT) and the work of Institute […]

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Control over Time in Sub-Saharan Africa November 1–November 2, 2021 The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent losses in lives and livelihoods are looming over Sub-Saharan Africa. As in the rest of the world, the pandemic has exposed the enduring inequalities and injustices in stark terms, including those based […]

An Intensive Virtual Course in Gender-Sensitive Macroeconomic Modeling for Policy Analysis June 28–July 16, 2021 Organized by the American University’s Care Work and the Economy Project and Levy Economics Institute of Bard College The purpose of this course is to engage with fellow economists to enhance capacity building in research and teaching of gender-sensitive economic […]

A virtual conference organized by the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College May 5–6, 2021 This year the Hyman P. Minsky Conference on the State of US and World Economies was a two-day, virtual event featuring speakers from government, academia, financial institutions, and the media, as well as Levy Institute scholars. Presenters included Robert Kaplan, […]

July 8–14, 2020 Blithewood Annandale-on-Hudson, NY Update, April 21, 2020 We regret to inform the applicants that we have decided to postpone the course until July 2021. We are forced to take this decision because proper planning for the workshop has been made difficult due to the uncertainty regarding the duration and extent of the […]

Levy Economics Institute of Bard College Blithewood Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. June 7–13, 2020 After careful consideration and consultation, the 11th Minsky Summer Seminar, scheduled from June 7–13, 2020, has been canceled in light of ongoing concerns about COVID-19 (coronavirus). We apologize for any inconveniences caused and thank you for your understanding.

  He has been considered “the most insightful macroeconomic forecaster of his generation,” gaining this reputation through his research on the British economy during his time as head of Cambridge’s Department of Applied Economics, and later on for his work on the US and world economy when he moved to the Levy Economics Institute. He […]

Levy Economics Institute of Bard College Blithewood Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 12504 April 16, 2020 After careful consideration and consultation, this year’s April 16th Minsky conference has been canceled in light of ongoing concerns about COVID-19 (coronavirus). We apologize for any inconveniences caused and thank you for your understanding.

New York City September 26–27, 2019 A workshop organized by the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College with the generous support of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation The goal of this workshop was to explore ways to advance the integration of gender and unpaid activities into macroeconomic analyses. Macroeconomic processes, outcomes, and policies involve […]

Levy Economics Institute of Bard College Blithewood Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. June 16–22, 2019 The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College hosted the tenth Minsky Summer Seminar from June 16–22, 2019, providing a rigorous discussion of both the theoretical and applied aspects of Minsky’s economics, with an examination of meaningful prescriptive policies relevant to the current economic […]

Accra, Ghana May 7, 2019 The Levy Institute, with the generous support of the Hewlett Foundation, is organizing a workshop titled “Macroeconomic and Microeconomic Aspects of Policy Interventions to Reduce the Burden of Unpaid Activities.” The workshop will take place on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at the Ministry of Finance in Accra. Ghana Statistical Service […]