The Levy Institute Podcast
A podcast produced by the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College where we create and share conversations in economics and public policy that move beyond the conventional approaches.
Episodes
Culminating in a 2024 report, the Levy Institute (Zacharias, Rios-Avila, Folbre, and Masterson) conducted research commissioned by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to develop a methodology to integrate home production (unpaid household labor like cooking, cleaning, and caring for children) into the BLS measure of household consumption. Senior Scholar Ajit Zacharias and Research Associate İpek Ilkkaracan sit down to discuss this...
Levy Institute President Pavlina R. Tcherneva sits down with Lord Robert Skidelsky to discuss his new book, Mindless. Their conversation spans Skidelsky's roots in economics, his studies as biographer of John Maynard Keynes, and a revisit of the "Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren." Be sure to listen and join the conversation through your favorite podcast listening service.
John Harvey sits down with Senior Scholar Randy Wray to discuss Social Security, what people misunderstand about the implications of aging societies, and his unorthodox path to becoming an economist.
The Levy Institute Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy
31st Annual Levy Economics Institute Conference May 2, 2024
Recommended readings:
- “The Unbearable Weight of Aging” L. Randall Wray
- “Wampeters, Foma, and Granfall...
John Harvey, Professor and Hal Wright Chair of Economics at Texas Christian University talks with Levy Research Scholar and Director of the Bard Economic Democracy Inititiative, Pavlina R. Tcherneva, regarding Modern Monetary Theory and the case for a job guarantee.
Recommended readings:
Our inaugural episode, hosted by John Harvey, Professor and Hal Wright Chair of Economics at Texas Christian University. Harvey sits down for an in-depth conversation with James K. Galbraith regarding the state of the economics discipline, central bank policy, and more.
Recommended readings:
- "In Defense of Low Interest Rates," Policy Note by James K. Galbraith
- The Poverty of the World, by Sheyda F. A. Jahanbani
- The Age of Un...
Enjoy this short snippet of our first episode coming out later this month. Guest Host John Harvey of Texas Christian University sits down with Senior Scholar James K. Galbraith.
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