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Archive
of Past Events: Fall 2006
Fall
2006 Special Pensions Symposium
Americans Face Rising Economic Insecurity: What Can Be Done?
A Special Symposium on the Crisis in the U.S. Pensions System
Americans face an indisputable crisis of the private pensions system, and the appropriate policy response remains unclear. Three prominent researchers discuss their recent books on the subject. They will each identify the causes and scope of the problem, and outline proposals for what can be done. Followed by a reception and book signing.
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Featuring:
Robin Blackburn, The New School for Social Research
Author of Age Shock: How Finance is Failing Us
Teresa Ghilarducci, University of Notre Dame
Author of The End of Retirement (forthcoming)
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Jacob Hacker, Yale University
Author of The Great Risk Shift: The Assault on American Jobs, Families,
Health Care, and Retirement--And How You Can Fight Back
With discussant Bob Kerrey, President of The New School
December 11, 2006
7 p.m.
The New School
65 Fifth Avenue
Wolff Conference Room
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Economic
Policy Workshops
Economic Policy
Workshops are held throughout the academic year and aim to promote
discussion of contemporary policy and applied research issues. The
Workshop runs in a seminar style, with the presentation followed
by questions and discussion. Workshops are open to the public and
background research papers are usually posted on the website in
advance of the Workshop.
TIME:
12:30 - 2:00 p.m. (unless otherwise noted)
PLACE: 80 Fifth Avenue, 5th floor conference room
October 4: John Weeks, The School of Oriental and African Studies
"Debt Relief for Africa: Does it create fiscal space? The case of Zambia"
Download the paper
October 11: Lou Uchitelle, The New York Times
"The Disposable American: Layoffs and Their Consequences"
Read about the book
October 18: Joao Saboia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
“Income Distribution, Poverty, and Minimum Wage in Brazil”
October 25: Mark Setterfield, Trinity College
"Macroeconomic Theory and Policy Without the LM Curve: An Alternative View"
Download the paper
November 8: Kimberly Elliot, Institute for International Economics
"If Doha is revived, is Agriculture the Key to Success?"
Download a policy brief on the subject
Read about the book
November 15: Jason Furman, NYU Wagner School and Center on Budget Priorities
"The Progressive Economic Agenda"
Friday, December 8: Michael Piore, MIT
"Trading Up: The End of Neoliberalism in Latin America, Labor Market Regulation,
and Economic Development"
Download the paper
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