A one-day conference on the effects of crisis on distribution. The theme is interpreted as broadly as possible to include papers not only on the current economic crisis, but also past economic crises, downturns, and even depressions. The conference unites a diverse variety of ideas, backgrounds, and methodologies to enlighten and educate, stimulate discussions, and develop new research topics.
Participants include Michael Hudson (Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City), Peter Skott (Professor, University of Massachusetts-Amherst), Dean Baker (Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research), Korkut Ertürk (Professor, University of Utah), Ilene Grabel (Professor, University of Denver), Branko Milanovic (Lead Economist, World Bank Inequality Research Group), Jose Antonio Ocampo (Professor, Professional Practice of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University), Thomas Palley (Economist), Richard Wolff (Professor, University of Massachusetts-Amherst), Edward Wolff (Professor, New York University), and Ajit Zacharias (Senior Scholar, Levy Institute).
New York City, NY; NYC