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Events: Spring 2002 CEPA events are free and open to the public (unless noted otherwise) and are usually held in the CEPA conference room, 80 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor, New York City.
Bernard L. Schwartz Lecture Series: "The World Economy After the U.S. Recession: Bob Kerrey Interviews Robert Rubin and Stanley Fischer" Tuesday, April 30, 2002, 7:00 p.m. New School University and CEPA announce the first lecture in the Bernard L. Schwartz Lecture Series and Project in Markets, Equality and Democracy, "The World Economy After the U.S. Recession: Bob Kerrey Interviews Robert Rubin." New School University President Bob Kerrey will interview former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and will be joined by economist Stanley Fischer. The topics that will be discussed include: the Bush administration's economic policies (in particular, the consequences of planned tax cuts and budget deficits); Bush's energy policy; the role of the Federal Reserve in today's economy; the Enron scandal and business ethics. Kerrey will also interview Rubin on the regulation of international finance: How the Argentina collapse occurred, and how we can avoid futue Argentinas. The discussion will conclude with a look at the future of the Democratic Party, focusing on the new role of the Democrats as fiscal conservatives and free traders. For more information, please call 212-229-5662, ext. 250, or read the full press release. Roundtable Discussion: "Do labor market rigidities explain the employment problems of developed countries in recent decades?" Friday, April 19, 2002, 4:30-6:30
p.m. With Andrew Glyn (Oxford University), David Howell (New School University) and John Schmitt (Economic Policy Institute). The participants will present and discuss work in progress that critically assesses the conventional wisdom on employment problems. This event is part of CEPA's research project on "Liberalization and Employment Performance in the OECD." Recent working papers can be downloaded from the project's Web site. Potential Paths of Social Security Reform - Lecture and discussion with Martin Feldstein and Bob Kerrey The Center for Economic Policy Analysis at New School University presents: Potential Paths of Social Security Reform Guest Speaker: Martin Feldstein, President of the National Bureau of Economic Research and George F. Baker Professor of Economics at Harvard University. Dr. Feldstein will offer his views on the state of the Social Security system in America and suggest potential paths of reform. An open discussion with Bob Kerrey, President of New School University, will follow the lecture. The moderator is Lance Taylor, Director of CEPA and Arnhold Professor of International Cooperation and Development at the New School's Department of Economics. Wednesday, February 13, 2002 For more information, call 212-229-5890. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Jeff Susman (susmar01@newschool.edu).For more information, call 212-229-5890. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Jeff Susman (susmar01@newschool.edu). Conference on Labor and the Globalization of Production On March 8, 2002, CEPA will host a conference on Labor and the Globalization of Production, as part of the project on Markets, Equality and Democracy. The organizer is Will Milberg, Professor in the Economics Department of New School University. All CEPA workshops are held in the conference room at CEPA, 80 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor (except the April 24 workshop). The workshops are free and open to the public. Copies of the presented papers will be made available. Wednesday, February 27, 2002, 6 - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2002, 6 - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2002, 6 - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2002, 6 - 7:30 p.m. CEPA Workshop on Economic Modeling and Econometrics The objective of these workshops is to build an advanced research and debate forum on economic modeling and econometrics. The workshops generally review leading works from the field and consist of a one-hour presentation of a specific topic (by faculty, students, or guests), followed by a one-hour open discussion. The topic of spring 2002 is macroeconometrics and the workshops will follow Carlo Favero's Applied Macroeconometrics (Oxford University Press, 2001). All workshops are held on Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m., in the conference room at CEPA, Fifth Ave., 5th Floor. Those interested in participating should contact Claudio dos Santos (dossc197@newschool.edu). Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2002, 6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2002, 6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2002, 6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2002, 6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2002, 6 - 8 p.m. CEPA Workshop on Markets, Equality and Democracy As part of its research project on "Markets, Equality and Democracy," CEPA will host a bi-monthly series of interdisciplinary workshops on economic, political, and sociological issues. The topic of this spring is the current economic and political situation of different developing countries. The goal is to analyze the mistakes and successes of recent economic policies. The presenters, many of whom are country nationals, are CEPA research fellows and staff as well as students from the New School's Graduate Faculty. All workshops are held in the conference room at CEPA, 80 Fifth Ave., 5th Floor. Those interested in participating should contact Martin Abeles (abelm607@newschool.edu). Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2002, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2002, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2002, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2002, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Prof. Willi Semmler (semmlerw@newschool.edu) of the Economics Department has organized a seminar series for the spring semester. All seminars are free and open to the public, and will be held Mondays from 5:40 to 7:40 p.m. in the CEPA conference room, 80 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor (except the April 1 seminar, see below). Monday, February 11, 2002 Monday, February 25, 2002 Monday, March 11, 2002 Monday, March 18, 2002 Monday, April 1, 2002 Monday, April 15, 2002 The Economics Department's dissertation workshop is designed to discuss development of thesis topics, thesis proposals and research methods. All students are welcome to attend and students may present their research at any stage in its development. The workshops meet in the CEPA conference room at 80 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor, on Mondays from 5:40 to 7:40 p.m. (except the May 6 workshop). If you would like to present your work, please contact Prof. Duncan Foley (foleyd@newschool.edu). Monday, February 4, 2002 Monday, March 4, 2002 Monday, April 8, 2002 Monday, April 29, 2002 Monday, May 6, 2002, 3 - 5 p.m., 65 Fifth Avenue, Room
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