When Will African Economies Develop? Date: May 2, 2008 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. This one-day conference will explore the obstacles to economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Political Science Colloquium: On the Architecture of The Human Condition Date: April 22, 2008 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

SCEPA Workshop Series: Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School for Social Research Date: April 9, 2008 - April 9, 2008 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Teresa Ghilarducci, Bernard L. and Irene Schwartz Chair in Economic Policy Analysis at The New School for Social Research and Director of SCEPA, will give a workshop on, "The Future of Social Insurance and the End of Private Welfare.”

SCEPA Workshop Series: Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School for Social Research Date: April 9, 2008 - April 9, 2008 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Teresa Ghilarducci, Bernard L. and Irene Schwartz Chair in Economic Policy Analysis at The New School for Social Research and Director of SCEPA, will give a workshop on, "The Future of Social Insurance and the End of Private Welfare.”

SCEPA Workshop Series: Robert Blecker, American University Date: April 2, 2008 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Robert Blecker, Professor of Economics at American University, will be presenting his recent paper, “Stolper-Samuelson After Kalecki: International Trade and Income Distribution with Oligopolistic Mark-Ups and Partial Pass-Through."

SCEPA Workshop Series: Robert Boyer Date: March 27, 2008 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Robert Boyer, Economist at CEPREMAP and Director of Research at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Paris, will give a workshop on "Assessing the Impact of Fair Value Upon Financial Crises."

SCEPA Workshop Series: Janet Gornick Date: March 12, 2008 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Janet Gornick, Professor of Political Science at Baruch College and Director of the Luxembourg Income Study, will give a workshop on "Older Women’s Income and Wealth Packages: The Five-Legged Stool in Cross-National Perspective."

Deepak Nayyar lecture series - event 2 Date: March 11, 2008 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Dr. Deepak Nayyar, whose distinguished career extends from academia to government ministries visits The New School for Social Research to give a series of three lectures

Spring Lecture Series: Professor Deepak Nayyar Date: March 6, 2008 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Distinguished Professor Deepak Nayyar gives a series of 3 lectures this spring at The New School.

SCEPA Workshop Series: Mary O'Sullivan Date: February 19, 2008 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Mary O'Sullivan, Associate Professor of Management at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, will be giving a workshop on her new paper titled, "Regulating Corporate Governance in the United States: Energized Government, Attenuated Politics."

The Robert Heilbroner Memorial Lecture on the Future of Capitalism: How Thinking Like an Economist Undermines Community Date: February 14, 2008 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Join us for the third annual Robert Heilbroner Memorial Lecture.This year, we will host Stephen Marglin, Walter S. Barker Professor of Economics at Harvard University and author of The Dismal Science: How Thinking Like an Economist Undermines Community (forthcoming January 2008 from Harvard University Press).

The Credit Crisis and Central Banks: Future Risks Date: February 12, 2008 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Professor Salih Neftci, director of the Global Finance master’s program at The New School for Social Research, discusses the way monetary policy has shaped the dynamics of the credit crisis and central banks.

What led to China's Economic Growth Date: December 6, 2007 6:15 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. In the last 15 years China's economy has been catapulting forward at a tremendous rate. Much is said about where it is going, but what are the root causes behind this growth?

SCEPA Workshop Series: Parental Education and Child Health: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Taiwan Date: December 5, 2007 12:00 p.m.

SCEPA Workshop Series: Janet Currie, Columbia University Date: November 29, 2007 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. The Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis presents Janet Currie, professor of economics at Columbia University

SCEPA Workshop Series: The Global Clearinghouse Date: November 14, 2007 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. The Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis presents “The Global Clearinghouse” by Barbara Samuels, director of the Global Clearinghouse Initiative

Department Of Economics Seminar Series: Machiavelli’s Mistake: Good Laws are No Substitute for Good Citizens Date: November 13, 2007 4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. The New School for Social Research presents “Machiavelli’s Mistake: Good Laws Are No Substitute for Good Citizens” by Samuel Bowles, professor at the Santa Fe Institute, the University of Siena, and the University of Massachusetts (Emeritus)

Department of Economics Seminar Series: The Role of Finance in The Economic and Political Development of Preindustrial Europe and China Date: October 30, 2007 4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. The New School for Social Research presents “The Role of Finance in the Economic and Political Development of Preindustrial Europe and China” by Meir Kohn, Professor in the Department of Economics at Dartmouth College

Milano Faculty Seminars: Economics and Politics of Work and Family Policy Date: October 24, 2007 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Eileen Appelbaum, Rutgers University, will talk on the Economics and Politics of Work and Family Policy.

SCEPA Workshop Series: Economics and Politics of Work and Family Policy Date: October 23, 2007 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. The Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis presents “Economics and Politics of Work and Family Policy” by Eileen Appelbaum, professor and director of the Center for Women and Work at Rutgers University

Department of Economics Seminar Series: The Myth of the Rational Viewer Date: October 15, 2007 4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. The New School for Social Research presents “The Myth of the Rational Voter” by Bryan Caplan, professor in the Department of Economics at George Mason University

The Economics of Global Warming: A One-Day Conference Date: October 12, 2007 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. This one-day workshop centers on the economic analysis of the magnitude and distribution of the real and perceived costs of correcting the global warming externality.

SCEPA Workshop Series: The Impact of Globalization of Poverty Date: October 3, 2007 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Ann Harrison, professor of agricultural and resource economics at the University of California and research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research will give a talk.

Department of Economics Seminar Series: Equilibrium in the Jungle Date: October 2, 2007 4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Ariel Rubinstein, professor of economics at Tel Aviv University and New York University will give a talk.

SCEPA Workshop Series: Employment and Poverty Reduction Date: September 26, 2007 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. James Heintz, assistant research professor, Political Economy Research Institute (PERI), University of Massachusetts at Amherst will give a talk.

Department of Economics Fall 2007 Seminars: Graciela Chichilnisky Date: September 25, 2007 4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

Department of Economics Fall 2007 Seminars: Duncan Foley Date: September 11, 2007 4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.