CEPA Events: Spring 2003

CEPA events are free and open to the public, and they are usually held in the CEPA conference room, 80 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor, New York City (unless noted otherwise). For further information, call CEPA at 212-229-5901 or write to cepa@newschool.edu.

• CEPA Workshop on Economic Policy
  Spring 2003 workshop titles, presenters, and downloads.
• Dissertation Workshop
  Full list of workshops discussing the development of thesis topics, thesis proposals and research methods.
• Conference: Globalization and the Myths of Free Trade
  April 18: An event of the Program on Markets, Equality and Democracy. Schedule and downloads at this link.
• "What Went Wrong?"
  April 22: Paul Krugman's speech on the theme of economic inequality and its implications for American politics in this second annual lecture in the Irene and Bernard Schwartz Lecture Series. Archived webcast of the speech is accessible.

A complete listing of workshop events at CEPA follows below.

CEPA Workshop on Economic Policy

All CEPA workshops are held in the conference room at CEPA, 80 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor. The workshops are free and open to the public. Copies of the presented papers will be made available. This lecture series is made possible with funding from the Program on Markets, Equality and Democracy.

Wednesday, February 19, 2003, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Stephanie Seguino (University of Vermont)
"Feminist-Kaleckian Macroeconomic Policy for Developing Countries"
Download (PDF, 296 KB)

Wednesday, March 5, 2003, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Jaime Ros (University of Notre Dame)
"Unemployment, Macroeconomic Policy and Labor Market Flexibility: Argentina and Mexico in the 1990s"
Download (PDF, 208 KB)

Wednesday, March 19, 2003, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Ted Miguel (University of California - Berkeley)
"Tribe or Nation? Nation-Building and Public Goods in Kenya versus Tanzania"
Download (PDF, 392 KB)

Wednesday, April 2, 2003, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Heather Boushey (Center for Economic Policy Research)
"Is Work the Solution to Poverty: Thinking about Social Policy in the United States"
Download her paper "Hardships In America: The Real Story of Working Families" (PDF, 936 KB)

Wednesday, April 16, 2003, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
John Schmitt (Economic Policy Institute)
"Is It Time to Export the US Tax Model to Latin America?"
Download (DOC, 216 KB)

Wednesday, April 30, 2003, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Teresa Ghilarducci (University of Notre Dame)
"The Attack on Retirement: Global Economic Agendas and Elderly Work Patterns."
Download papers (1 DOC, 214 KB, 2 DOC 311KB, 3 DOC 33 KB)

Wednesday, May 8, 2003, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Marc Giannoni (National Bureau of Economic Research)
"Has Monetary Policy Become More Effective?"
Download (PDF, 599 KB)

Wednesday, May 14, 2003, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Julie Nelson (Tufts University)
"'Free Market' Economics and Feminist Alternatives"
Download (PDF, 288 KB)

Dissertation Workshop

The Economics Department's dissertation workshop is designed to discuss the 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 (and occasionally on another day) from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. If you would like to present your work, please contact Prof. Duncan Foley (foleyd@newschool.edu).

February 10, 6 p.m.: Constance Blake (New School University), "Supportive Transitional Housing as a Tool of Economic Development in New Jersey in the TANF Era"

February 17, No meeting (New School Holiday)

February 20, 3:30-5 p.m.: Barkley Rosser (New School University), Department Seminar

February 24, 6 p.m.: Massimiliano La Marca (New School University), "UIP and Exchange Rate Dynamics In an Adaptive Learning Framework"

April 7, 6 p.m.: Bertram Schefold (New School University), Department Seminar

April 14, 6 p.m.: Harvey Gram (New School University), Department Seminar

April 14, 6 p.m.: Graciela Chichilnisky (New School University), Department Seminar

April 28, 6 p.m.: Blake LeBaron (New School University), Department Seminar

May 5, 6 p.m.: Marco Giannoni (New School University), Department Seminar