Associate professor Michelle Holder has been named president and CEO of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. Founded in 2013, the 40-person organization conducts research and provides grants to promote broad-based economic growth. Holder replaces outgoing president Heather Boushey, now a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisors.
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J. W. Mason on economics’ purpose
Associate professor J. W. Mason and his frequent co-author Arjun Jayadev sat down with interviewers from the Age of Economics project to discuss the role of the discipline and the future of capitalism. Read the transcript of their conversation here or watch the video playlist below.
Paul E. Williams on building public ownership
John Jay economics student Paul E. Williams ’22 MA published the piece “Social Asset Building with the American Rescue Plan” on the People’s Policy Project website. As he writes, “Aid packages like ARP are relatively rare, and local governments should take full advantage of the opportunity to expand public ownership and public options for basic human services.”
J. W. Mason on financing the Green New Deal
On May 20, 2021, associate professor J. W. Mason participated in a panel on “Investment and Decarbonization” hosted by the Jain Family Institute.
Prison Labor in U.S. State Prisons, 1974-2016: New Slavery or Enforced Idleness?
Presentation by Geert Dhondt (Associate Professor of Economics, John Jay College of Criminal Justice) and Eric Seligman (M.A. student, John Jay College of Criminal Justice) at Harvard Kennedy School, March 26, 2021
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xMPH-nZTmts