Current Events

CEPA Events: Fall 1998

CEPA Workshop on Economic Policy

All workshops are held from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in the Conference Room at 80 Fifth Avenue, 5th floor, on the Southwest corner of 14th Street and Fifth Avenue. Copies of papers will be available at the workshops.

Thursday, October 1, 1998
Thomas Ferguson (University of Massachusetts at Boston) and James K. Galbraith (University of Texas at Austin)
The American Wage Structure, 1920 - 1947

Wednesday, October 28, 1998
Erik S. Reinert (Centre for Development and the Environment at the University of Oslo)
Globalisation and Economic Divergence: A View from the Alternative Canon of Economic Theory

Wednesday, November 11, 1998
Serguey Braguinsky (Yokohama City University)
The Political Economy of Russian Transition - the Demise of the Old and the Prospects for a New Social Contract

Wednesday, November 25, 1998
Canceled (see below)

Wednesday, December 2, 1998
Chris Udry (Yale University)
Learning and Innovation: The Adoption of Pineapple in Ghana

Wednesday, December 9, 1998
Dani Rodrik (Harvard University)
Where Did All the Growth Go? External Shocks, Social Conflict, and Growth Collapses

Wednesday, December 16, 1998
Eugene Canjels (New School for Social Research)
Measuring Market Integration

Diane Elson will present on March 3, 1999, rather than November 25, 1998.

CEPA Student Seminar Series

The Student Seminar Series provides an opportunity for students to present works-in-progress to their peers and, if the presenter chooses, to professors as well. The purpose is to provide a congenial atmosphere for students to develop their presention skills and to receive feedback on their research projects. Talks will be scheduled roughly every other week throughout the semester and will be held in the CEPA conference room on the fifth floor of the 80 Fifth Avenue building.

If you would like to present a paper or want more information about the Student Seminar Series, you can contact Ellen Houston at ehouston@newschool.edu or Josh Bivens at 278287@newschool.edu.

Tuesday, October 27, 1998, 4:30 p.m.
Marie Duggan (New School for Social Research)
The Franciscan Economy in Spanish California: Do Beliefs Make a Difference in Economic Development?
Wolff Conference Room (Room 242), 65 Fifth Ave.

Other Events

Unless otherwise noted, all events take place in the Conference Room of CEPA at 80 Fifth Avenue, 5th floor, on the Southwest corner of 14th Street and Fifth Avenue. Call 212-229-5901 for details.

Wednesday, December 9, 1998, 1 p.m.
Wynne Godley (Jerome Levy Economics Institute)
Strategic Prospects for the U.S. and World Economies

Wednesday, January 6, 1999, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Gerard Dumenil and Dominique Levy (CEPREMAP, Paris)
Secular and Recent Trends in Profitability: Real and Financial Determinants