Initiative for Policy Dialogue
@ipdcolumbia.bsky.social
The Initiative for Policy Dialogue, directed by Joseph E Stiglitz
and Martin Guzman based at Columbia University
Website: https://ipdcolumbia.org/
and Martin Guzman based at Columbia University
Website: https://ipdcolumbia.org/
New IPD Working Paper out today
Barry Herman analyzes the negotiated outcomes of Ffd4 in Seville and assesses the prospects for more coherent global development policy amid growing challenges to international cooperation.
Full paper available here: ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
Barry Herman analyzes the negotiated outcomes of Ffd4 in Seville and assesses the prospects for more coherent global development policy amid growing challenges to international cooperation.
Full paper available here: ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
How Much Commitment In The Sevilla Commitment? Taking Stock After Six Months – Initiative for Policy Dialogue
ipdcolumbia.org
February 17, 2026 at 8:22 PM
New IPD Working Paper out today
Barry Herman analyzes the negotiated outcomes of Ffd4 in Seville and assesses the prospects for more coherent global development policy amid growing challenges to international cooperation.
Full paper available here: ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
Barry Herman analyzes the negotiated outcomes of Ffd4 in Seville and assesses the prospects for more coherent global development policy amid growing challenges to international cooperation.
Full paper available here: ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
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At @australiainstitute.org.au webinar @josephestiglitz.bsky.social argued for very high tax rates on corporate natural resource super-profits.
As long as there are excess returns, companies will continue to invest.
Tax those super-profits heavily the resources belong to the Australian people.
Here⤵️
As long as there are excess returns, companies will continue to invest.
Tax those super-profits heavily the resources belong to the Australian people.
Here⤵️
February 13, 2026 at 6:08 PM
At @australiainstitute.org.au webinar @josephestiglitz.bsky.social argued for very high tax rates on corporate natural resource super-profits.
As long as there are excess returns, companies will continue to invest.
Tax those super-profits heavily the resources belong to the Australian people.
Here⤵️
As long as there are excess returns, companies will continue to invest.
Tax those super-profits heavily the resources belong to the Australian people.
Here⤵️
You can now watch Representative @rokhanna.bsky.social and @josephestiglitz.bsky.social in conversation at the conference on New Thinking in Industrial Policy: Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries on IPD's Youtube channel. @columbiasipa.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bt3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bt3...
Representative Ro Khanna, in conversation with Joseph Stiglitz
YouTube video by Initiative for Policy Dialogue
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:35 PM
You can now watch Representative @rokhanna.bsky.social and @josephestiglitz.bsky.social in conversation at the conference on New Thinking in Industrial Policy: Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries on IPD's Youtube channel. @columbiasipa.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bt3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bt3...
If you missed our recent webinar, The Trump Economic Agenda: A One-Year Assessment, where panelists examined the real-world impacts of Trump’s economic agenda, you can now watch the full recording on our website. @groundwork.bsky.social
Webinar — The Trump Economic Agenda: A One-Year Assessment – Initiative for Policy Dialogue
ipdcolumbia.org
February 12, 2026 at 3:29 PM
If you missed our recent webinar, The Trump Economic Agenda: A One-Year Assessment, where panelists examined the real-world impacts of Trump’s economic agenda, you can now watch the full recording on our website. @groundwork.bsky.social
Join @josephestiglitz.bsky.social on an upcoming webinar with @australiainstitute.org.au where they will discuss why corporate tax is good – and why democracies should be collecting more of it.
Register here for this free event: theaus.in/4qiMeaI
Register here for this free event: theaus.in/4qiMeaI
February 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Join @josephestiglitz.bsky.social on an upcoming webinar with @australiainstitute.org.au where they will discuss why corporate tax is good – and why democracies should be collecting more of it.
Register here for this free event: theaus.in/4qiMeaI
Register here for this free event: theaus.in/4qiMeaI
One year into President Trump’s second term, U.S. economic policy is facing unprecedented uncertainty.
Join IPD and @groundwork.bsky.social for a webinar discussion on the impacts of Trump’s economic agenda. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Register and learn more here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/the-tr...
Join IPD and @groundwork.bsky.social for a webinar discussion on the impacts of Trump’s economic agenda. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Register and learn more here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/the-tr...
January 22, 2026 at 7:10 PM
One year into President Trump’s second term, U.S. economic policy is facing unprecedented uncertainty.
Join IPD and @groundwork.bsky.social for a webinar discussion on the impacts of Trump’s economic agenda. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Register and learn more here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/the-tr...
Join IPD and @groundwork.bsky.social for a webinar discussion on the impacts of Trump’s economic agenda. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Register and learn more here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/the-tr...
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Henry George argued that the most efficient tax is a tax on land. Going beyond his analysis, Tomohiro Hirano and @josephestiglitz.bsky.social suggest that financial liberalisation and loose monetary policy can stimulate land speculation instead of productive investment.
doi.org/10.1093/oxre...
doi.org/10.1093/oxre...
Henry George, land speculation, and economic growth and transformation
Abstract. There has long been a concern that speculation on land (or other non-produced assets) may adversely affect economic performance by diverting scar
doi.org
January 14, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Henry George argued that the most efficient tax is a tax on land. Going beyond his analysis, Tomohiro Hirano and @josephestiglitz.bsky.social suggest that financial liberalisation and loose monetary policy can stimulate land speculation instead of productive investment.
doi.org/10.1093/oxre...
doi.org/10.1093/oxre...
New IPD Working Paper Out Now
The paper discusses different ways of valuing news content, the state of copyright negotiations between news publishers and AI firms, and the consequences for media sustainability, diversity and, pluralism. @robertacarlini.bsky.social
ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
The paper discusses different ways of valuing news content, the state of copyright negotiations between news publishers and AI firms, and the consequences for media sustainability, diversity and, pluralism. @robertacarlini.bsky.social
ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
January 14, 2026 at 8:25 PM
New IPD Working Paper Out Now
The paper discusses different ways of valuing news content, the state of copyright negotiations between news publishers and AI firms, and the consequences for media sustainability, diversity and, pluralism. @robertacarlini.bsky.social
ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
The paper discusses different ways of valuing news content, the state of copyright negotiations between news publishers and AI firms, and the consequences for media sustainability, diversity and, pluralism. @robertacarlini.bsky.social
ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
"Rising economic division is destabilising nations and eroding accountability. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social's G20 blueprint offers a way toward global economic renewal"
Read @theguardian.com opinion piece: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Read @theguardian.com opinion piece: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the inequality emergency: why a Nobel prize winner’s warning must be heeded | Editorial
Editorial: Rising economic division is destabilising nations and eroding accountability. Joseph Stiglitz’s G20 blueprint offers a way toward global economic renewal
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"Rising economic division is destabilising nations and eroding accountability. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social's G20 blueprint offers a way toward global economic renewal"
Read @theguardian.com opinion piece: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Read @theguardian.com opinion piece: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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💡Extreme wealth concentration was created by policy choices.
@jayatighosh.bsky.social explained the #g20 action roadmap to reverse it, in @projectsyndicate.bsky.social:
✅ Monitor inequality like climate change
✅ Close tax loopholes for multinationals & the super-rich.
👇
shorturl.at/YsyCj
@jayatighosh.bsky.social explained the #g20 action roadmap to reverse it, in @projectsyndicate.bsky.social:
✅ Monitor inequality like climate change
✅ Close tax loopholes for multinationals & the super-rich.
👇
shorturl.at/YsyCj
December 1, 2025 at 10:36 AM
💡Extreme wealth concentration was created by policy choices.
@jayatighosh.bsky.social explained the #g20 action roadmap to reverse it, in @projectsyndicate.bsky.social:
✅ Monitor inequality like climate change
✅ Close tax loopholes for multinationals & the super-rich.
👇
shorturl.at/YsyCj
@jayatighosh.bsky.social explained the #g20 action roadmap to reverse it, in @projectsyndicate.bsky.social:
✅ Monitor inequality like climate change
✅ Close tax loopholes for multinationals & the super-rich.
👇
shorturl.at/YsyCj
President Ramaphosa of South Africa, @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social of Brazil and Prime Minister Sánchez of Spain voice their support for the global inequality report by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social and a team of international experts for @financialtimes.com
Read here: www.ft.com/content/9cc0...
Read here: www.ft.com/content/9cc0...
Lula, Ramaphosa and Sánchez: We face an inequality emergency
The needs of ordinary people must be placed at the centre of the world’s agenda
www.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
President Ramaphosa of South Africa, @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social of Brazil and Prime Minister Sánchez of Spain voice their support for the global inequality report by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social and a team of international experts for @financialtimes.com
Read here: www.ft.com/content/9cc0...
Read here: www.ft.com/content/9cc0...
*Postdoc Opportunity*
Columbia University is now accepting applications for one or more postdoctoral fellowships, supervised by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Application details: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
Columbia University is now accepting applications for one or more postdoctoral fellowships, supervised by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Application details: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
www.aeaweb.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
*Postdoc Opportunity*
Columbia University is now accepting applications for one or more postdoctoral fellowships, supervised by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Application details: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
Columbia University is now accepting applications for one or more postdoctoral fellowships, supervised by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Application details: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
Join us online tomorrow for Day 2 of New Thinking in Industrial Policy featuring a keynote conversation with @rokhanna.bsky.social and @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Watch here: youtube.com/live/ggDuMhBZg8Q?feature=share
Watch here: youtube.com/live/ggDuMhBZg8Q?feature=share
New Thinking in Industrial Policy: Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries [Day 2]
YouTube video by Columbia SIPA
youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Join us online tomorrow for Day 2 of New Thinking in Industrial Policy featuring a keynote conversation with @rokhanna.bsky.social and @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Watch here: youtube.com/live/ggDuMhBZg8Q?feature=share
Watch here: youtube.com/live/ggDuMhBZg8Q?feature=share
Happening now! New Thinking in Industrial Policy: Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries
Tune in live: youtube.com/live/ws5uQWl4L_A?feature=share
Program details: ipdcolumbia.org/event/new-thinking-in-industrial-policy-perspectives-from-developed-and-developing-countries-2/
Tune in live: youtube.com/live/ws5uQWl4L_A?feature=share
Program details: ipdcolumbia.org/event/new-thinking-in-industrial-policy-perspectives-from-developed-and-developing-countries-2/
New Thinking in Industrial Policy: Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries [Day 1]
YouTube video by Columbia SIPA
youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Happening now! New Thinking in Industrial Policy: Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries
Tune in live: youtube.com/live/ws5uQWl4L_A?feature=share
Program details: ipdcolumbia.org/event/new-thinking-in-industrial-policy-perspectives-from-developed-and-developing-countries-2/
Tune in live: youtube.com/live/ws5uQWl4L_A?feature=share
Program details: ipdcolumbia.org/event/new-thinking-in-industrial-policy-perspectives-from-developed-and-developing-countries-2/
Just out: New G20 report led by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
warns of an “Inequality Emergency.”
It calls for an International Panel on Inequality as global shocks deepen poverty and widen wealth gaps.
Read report here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/landma...
#Inequality #G20
warns of an “Inequality Emergency.”
It calls for an International Panel on Inequality as global shocks deepen poverty and widen wealth gaps.
Read report here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/landma...
#Inequality #G20
November 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Just out: New G20 report led by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
warns of an “Inequality Emergency.”
It calls for an International Panel on Inequality as global shocks deepen poverty and widen wealth gaps.
Read report here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/landma...
#Inequality #G20
warns of an “Inequality Emergency.”
It calls for an International Panel on Inequality as global shocks deepen poverty and widen wealth gaps.
Read report here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/landma...
#Inequality #G20
IPD’s October newsletter is out now featuring highlights from the past month and upcoming events. You can read it here: mailchi.mp/fab90d657dc7...
October 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
IPD’s October newsletter is out now featuring highlights from the past month and upcoming events. You can read it here: mailchi.mp/fab90d657dc7...
Economists and former policymakers have written a letter calling on the World Bank/IMF to acknowledge the devastating impacts of the global debt crisis.
The message is clear - there are common-sense and practical solutions that leaders can enact now.
data.one.org/2025-debt-op...
The message is clear - there are common-sense and practical solutions that leaders can enact now.
data.one.org/2025-debt-op...
October 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Economists and former policymakers have written a letter calling on the World Bank/IMF to acknowledge the devastating impacts of the global debt crisis.
The message is clear - there are common-sense and practical solutions that leaders can enact now.
data.one.org/2025-debt-op...
The message is clear - there are common-sense and practical solutions that leaders can enact now.
data.one.org/2025-debt-op...
As financial leaders gather in DC for the World Bank/IMF Meetings, the need for reform has never been more urgent. This new Foreign Policy brief supported by @fordfoundation.org takes a deep dive into how the international financial architecture is failing to solve the world’s most pressing problems
Global Governance Reimagined
globalgovernancereimagined.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
As financial leaders gather in DC for the World Bank/IMF Meetings, the need for reform has never been more urgent. This new Foreign Policy brief supported by @fordfoundation.org takes a deep dive into how the international financial architecture is failing to solve the world’s most pressing problems
IPD presidents, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social & @martinguzman.bsky.social are honored to join a global group of economists and former policymakers calling on World Bank Group and IMF to acknowledge the global debt crisis and take bold action bit.ly/3W2tmQQ
#TurnDebtIntoHope
#TurnDebtIntoHope
October 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
IPD presidents, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social & @martinguzman.bsky.social are honored to join a global group of economists and former policymakers calling on World Bank Group and IMF to acknowledge the global debt crisis and take bold action bit.ly/3W2tmQQ
#TurnDebtIntoHope
#TurnDebtIntoHope
📣 Global group of economists and former policymakers call on World Bank Group and IMF to acknowledge the global debt crisis and to take bold action to restore inclusive growth, stability and hope.
data.one.org/2025-debt-op...
#Jubilee2025 #TurnDebtIntoHope @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
data.one.org/2025-debt-op...
#Jubilee2025 #TurnDebtIntoHope @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
A Call for Urgent Debt Reform Ahead of the World Bank and IMF Meetings
Open Letter to Ministers of Finance and Governors of Central Banks, the Governors and Alternate Governors of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund, and the Leaders of the International ...
data.one.org
October 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
📣 Global group of economists and former policymakers call on World Bank Group and IMF to acknowledge the global debt crisis and to take bold action to restore inclusive growth, stability and hope.
data.one.org/2025-debt-op...
#Jubilee2025 #TurnDebtIntoHope @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
data.one.org/2025-debt-op...
#Jubilee2025 #TurnDebtIntoHope @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
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With Maxim Ventura-Bolet, a new @nber.org Working Paper: www.nber.org/papers/w34318
The Impact of AI and Digital Platforms on the Information Ecosystem
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
October 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
With Maxim Ventura-Bolet, a new @nber.org Working Paper: www.nber.org/papers/w34318
Our Co-President Martín Guzmán spoke on New Rules for a Broken System about sovereign debt + global financial reform
Listen here:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/46fmvRY...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
#IPD #Finance #DebtReform #GlobalSouth
Listen here:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/46fmvRY...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
#IPD #Finance #DebtReform #GlobalSouth
New Rules for a Broken System
Politics Podcast · Updated Weekly · There’s an undercurrent of deep concern in the development world, and the debate about how to solve these issues is urgent. In a special three-part series recorded ...
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September 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Our Co-President Martín Guzmán spoke on New Rules for a Broken System about sovereign debt + global financial reform
Listen here:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/46fmvRY...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
#IPD #Finance #DebtReform #GlobalSouth
Listen here:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/46fmvRY...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
#IPD #Finance #DebtReform #GlobalSouth
Happening now: The Initiative for Policy Dialogue’s 25th Anniversary Conference at Columbia University. Scholars, policymakers, and practitioners are gathering to reflect on 25 years of research and impact. #IPD25
Watch the livestream here: gsb-columbia-edu.zoom.us/j/9536714802...
Watch the livestream here: gsb-columbia-edu.zoom.us/j/9536714802...
September 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Happening now: The Initiative for Policy Dialogue’s 25th Anniversary Conference at Columbia University. Scholars, policymakers, and practitioners are gathering to reflect on 25 years of research and impact. #IPD25
Watch the livestream here: gsb-columbia-edu.zoom.us/j/9536714802...
Watch the livestream here: gsb-columbia-edu.zoom.us/j/9536714802...
IPD’s August Newsletter is out. Featuring calls for papers, details on IPD's 25 anniversary conference, and IPD's latest publications.
Read now: mailchi.mp/5919a0df2f2b...
Subscribe to newsletter: ipdcolumbia.org/about/ipd-ne...
Read now: mailchi.mp/5919a0df2f2b...
Subscribe to newsletter: ipdcolumbia.org/about/ipd-ne...
IPD's Monthly Newsletter - August 2025
mailchi.mp
August 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
IPD’s August Newsletter is out. Featuring calls for papers, details on IPD's 25 anniversary conference, and IPD's latest publications.
Read now: mailchi.mp/5919a0df2f2b...
Subscribe to newsletter: ipdcolumbia.org/about/ipd-ne...
Read now: mailchi.mp/5919a0df2f2b...
Subscribe to newsletter: ipdcolumbia.org/about/ipd-ne...
Developing countries pay more to creditors than to health or education. Ahead of UNGA, Martín Guzmán, Mahmoud Mohieldin & Vera Songwe call for urgent reforms in their new piece for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/p...
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/p...
An Agenda for Tackling the Debt and Development Crises
Martín Guzmán, Mahmoud Mohieldin and Vera Songwe explain what needs to be done to address rising debt distress and promote sustainable growth.
www.project-syndicate.org
August 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Developing countries pay more to creditors than to health or education. Ahead of UNGA, Martín Guzmán, Mahmoud Mohieldin & Vera Songwe call for urgent reforms in their new piece for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/p...
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/p...