What do you need to do to apply? If you want to apply for Fall 2022, your application needs to be submitted by June 30. Recommendation letters do not need to be received by that date, but we do need the names of your recommenders, as well as the completed online form and your college transcript. We admit new … Read more
Recent Publications on Inflation and the Federal Reserve by Professor Mason and recent MA alum Lauren Melodia
Taryn Fivek, a lecturer at the John Jay College Economics program, has a new article up on the relationship between inflation and class conflict, asking “Why then, is inflation weighing so heavily on the minds of mainstream economists?” Fivek makes a case that inflation fearmongering disguises the class conflict that is really at the heart … Read more
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.
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.
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 … Read more
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