John Jay Economics
@johnjayeconomics.bsky.social
Official account of the Economics Department of John Jay College, City University of New York, home to the country's leading MA program in heterodox economics and radical political economy. More info at https://johnjayeconomics.org/.
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Admissions to the John Jay economics MA program are now open for fall 2025. johnjayeconomics.org/how-to-apply/
Professor Ian Seda speaks about the increasingly catastrophic situation in Puerto Rico. mronline.org/2025/06/16/a...
June 17, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Professor Ian Seda speaks about the increasingly catastrophic situation in Puerto Rico. mronline.org/2025/06/16/a...
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The John jay MA program in economics is still taking applications for 2025. I just put up a post about the program, and why people might want to join. If you know anyone who is thinking about graduate school in the social sciences, please forward it to them!
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The MA Program in Economics at John Jay
We're a radical economics program at a public university, and we are taking applications for Fall 2025
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May 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The John jay MA program in economics is still taking applications for 2025. I just put up a post about the program, and why people might want to join. If you know anyone who is thinking about graduate school in the social sciences, please forward it to them!
jwmason.substack.com/p/the-ma-pro...
jwmason.substack.com/p/the-ma-pro...
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At some point we're all going to embrace professionals voting for center-left parties. It would be nice if we did it sooner.
May 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
At some point we're all going to embrace professionals voting for center-left parties. It would be nice if we did it sooner.
Coming up this May 17: The second annual John Jay Economics Spring BBQ, with great bands and speakers. It's from 2pm-8pm at The People's Garden in Bushwick. If you're a friend of the department, or would like to become one, stop by!
May 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Coming up this May 17: The second annual John Jay Economics Spring BBQ, with great bands and speakers. It's from 2pm-8pm at The People's Garden in Bushwick. If you're a friend of the department, or would like to become one, stop by!
Jamee Moudud was at John Jay the other day, speaking about his new book, Legal and Political Foundations of Capitalism: The End of Laissez-Faire?
May 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Jamee Moudud was at John Jay the other day, speaking about his new book, Legal and Political Foundations of Capitalism: The End of Laissez-Faire?
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With @nathantankus.bsky.social at his new office space.
April 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
With @nathantankus.bsky.social at his new office space.
John Jay Professor J. W. Mason on Trump's tariffs.
Here's my latest for Barron's: Whatever criticisms you might make of free trade (and you could make many!), Trump's chaotic tariffs do nothing to build an alternative. jwmason.org/slackwire/at...
April 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
John Jay Professor J. W. Mason on Trump's tariffs.
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"China getting wealthier is not a bad thing. It has made trillions in goods available at a lower cost, raising living standards globally. We could have structured our trade with China differently so that it didn't have as negative an effect on the working class here, but that was our policy choice."
The I.M.F. projects that China's growth will be more than twice as much as U.S. growth in the next two years cepr.net/publications...
China’s Growth Leaves Trump’s MAGA USA in the Dust
The IMF projects that China will add almost $5.1 trillion to its GDP between 2024 and 2026. The United States, meanwhile, is projected to add just over $2.5 trillion.
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April 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"China getting wealthier is not a bad thing. It has made trillions in goods available at a lower cost, raising living standards globally. We could have structured our trade with China differently so that it didn't have as negative an effect on the working class here, but that was our policy choice."
Here is a long blog post by professor J. W. Mason, on whether professional employees like teachers should be thought of as workers. (The answer is Yes.) jwmason.org/slackwire/te...
Teachers and Workers – J. W. Mason
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April 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Here is a long blog post by professor J. W. Mason, on whether professional employees like teachers should be thought of as workers. (The answer is Yes.) jwmason.org/slackwire/te...
Professor J. W. Mason was on the radio show Up Front on KPFA recently, speaking about the tariffs and the stock market. The segment with him begins 34 minutes in. @jwmason.bsky.social kpfa.org/player/?audi...
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April 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Professor J. W. Mason was on the radio show Up Front on KPFA recently, speaking about the tariffs and the stock market. The segment with him begins 34 minutes in. @jwmason.bsky.social kpfa.org/player/?audi...
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Professor Ian Seda-Irizarry of @johnjayeconomics.bsky.social on the issues facing Puerto Rico with @profwolff.bsky.social on an episode of #EconomicUpdate! Listen to the rest on our youtube channel! #economics #debt #austerity #history #latinamerica #puertorico #politics #imperialism
April 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Professor Ian Seda-Irizarry of @johnjayeconomics.bsky.social on the issues facing Puerto Rico with @profwolff.bsky.social on an episode of #EconomicUpdate! Listen to the rest on our youtube channel! #economics #debt #austerity #history #latinamerica #puertorico #politics #imperialism
This Thursday, April 24, John Jay will be hosting labor historian Michael Hillard coming to talk as part of our Economic Justice Speaker Series. He'll be speaking in room L2.84 from 4 to 6pm on "Confronting America's Capitalist Class Exceptionalism." Everyone is welcome.
April 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This Thursday, April 24, John Jay will be hosting labor historian Michael Hillard coming to talk as part of our Economic Justice Speaker Series. He'll be speaking in room L2.84 from 4 to 6pm on "Confronting America's Capitalist Class Exceptionalism." Everyone is welcome.
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In brighter news CPE is going to keep fighting for public policy action until the bitter end. A new initiative we’re launching:
publicenterprise.org/report/enhan...
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Enhanced Geothermal Consortium for the Mountain West
Read the full report here.
Next-generation geothermal technologies are at the frontier of energy development in the United States. Drawing on drilling techniques developed during the shale boom, en...
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April 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
In brighter news CPE is going to keep fighting for public policy action until the bitter end. A new initiative we’re launching:
publicenterprise.org/report/enhan...
publicenterprise.org/report/enhan...
John Jay student @phedreen.bsky.social on the real scandal of Signalgate. fair.org/home/the-rea...
April 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
John Jay student @phedreen.bsky.social on the real scandal of Signalgate. fair.org/home/the-rea...
April 21 at the CUNY Grad Center: Luc Melenchon, founder of La France Insoumise, in conversation with Bhaskar Sunkara. www.eventbrite.com/e/jean-luc-m.... Free, but tickets are limited.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon - Revolution in the 21st Century
A special evening with Jean-Luc Mélenchon, founder of La France Insoumise, on his first ever visit to the United States.
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April 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
April 21 at the CUNY Grad Center: Luc Melenchon, founder of La France Insoumise, in conversation with Bhaskar Sunkara. www.eventbrite.com/e/jean-luc-m.... Free, but tickets are limited.
John Jay student Conor Smyth on the economic effects of mass deportations.
The details about the potentially disastrous economic effects of mass deportations are likely known by only a small minority of the population. If corporate media outlets took their job seriously, they could help turn the tides against extremist immigration policies.
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Media Fail to Inform About Disastrous Economic Effects of Mass Deportations
We found no Washington Post articles since the start of the year with headlines directly addressing the negative economic impact of Trump’s proposed mass deportation policy.
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March 31, 2025 at 3:13 AM
John Jay student Conor Smyth on the economic effects of mass deportations.
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Having worked in rural NY for years, I'm not surprised by findings here - that the Trump-Musk agenda to reduce the federal workforce will impact local labor markets across the U.S. and hit small cities the hardest. Check it (+ cool maps) out @urbaninstitute.bsky.social www.urban.org/urban-wire/i...
What Would Reducing the Federal Workforce Look Like for America?
This summary examines what would happen to local unemployment rates throughout the US if the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) were to cut 75 percent of the federal workforce.
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February 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Having worked in rural NY for years, I'm not surprised by findings here - that the Trump-Musk agenda to reduce the federal workforce will impact local labor markets across the U.S. and hit small cities the hardest. Check it (+ cool maps) out @urbaninstitute.bsky.social www.urban.org/urban-wire/i...
John Jay econ alum @pewilliams.bsky.social makes the case that to bring down housing costs, we have to address supply.
Imagine a game of musical chairs—but it’s NYC’s housing market.
@pewilliams.bsky.social breaks down why we have to stop playing the game and add chairs: Supply is key to affordability. 🏠 #FiresideStacks 🔥 www.firesidestacks.com/p/the-musica...
@pewilliams.bsky.social breaks down why we have to stop playing the game and add chairs: Supply is key to affordability. 🏠 #FiresideStacks 🔥 www.firesidestacks.com/p/the-musica...
March 31, 2025 at 3:10 AM
John Jay econ alum @pewilliams.bsky.social makes the case that to bring down housing costs, we have to address supply.
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New article:
Decolonizing Development Economics: A Critique of the Late Neoclassical Reason
Yahya Madra, Bengi Akbulut and Fikret Adaman
World Development
to be included in a special issue on Decolonizing Development.
Free access until Feb. 4
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Decolonizing Development Economics: A Critique of the Late Neoclassical Reason
Yahya Madra, Bengi Akbulut and Fikret Adaman
World Development
to be included in a special issue on Decolonizing Development.
Free access until Feb. 4
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
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December 16, 2024 at 12:29 PM
New article:
Decolonizing Development Economics: A Critique of the Late Neoclassical Reason
Yahya Madra, Bengi Akbulut and Fikret Adaman
World Development
to be included in a special issue on Decolonizing Development.
Free access until Feb. 4
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
Decolonizing Development Economics: A Critique of the Late Neoclassical Reason
Yahya Madra, Bengi Akbulut and Fikret Adaman
World Development
to be included in a special issue on Decolonizing Development.
Free access until Feb. 4
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
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Happy Rent Guidelines Board Opening Day to all who celebrate
March 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Happy Rent Guidelines Board Opening Day to all who celebrate
On April 7, the John Jay economics department will be hosting a talk by Vamsi Vakulabharanam on his book on economic development, class and inequality in China and India.
March 31, 2025 at 2:12 AM
On April 7, the John Jay economics department will be hosting a talk by Vamsi Vakulabharanam on his book on economic development, class and inequality in China and India.
Andrej Markovčič (John Jay MA alumnus) interviewed Arthur MacEwan and Zoe Sherman, editors of Dollars & Sense magazine on the history of “popular economics” for Jacobin Magazine. jacobin.com/2024/12/left...
March 31, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Andrej Markovčič (John Jay MA alumnus) interviewed Arthur MacEwan and Zoe Sherman, editors of Dollars & Sense magazine on the history of “popular economics” for Jacobin Magazine. jacobin.com/2024/12/left...
Professor Lygia Sabbag-Fares participates in a panel on ” Value Theory and Social Reproduction of Capital” at the 3rd International Conference of Marxist Researchers at the Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, Campo Grande, Brazil. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIWw...
III Encontro Internacional de Pesquisadores Marxistas (09/08/2024 - 9h)
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March 31, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Professor Lygia Sabbag-Fares participates in a panel on ” Value Theory and Social Reproduction of Capital” at the 3rd International Conference of Marxist Researchers at the Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, Campo Grande, Brazil. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIWw...
In Barron's, professor J. W. Mason argues that there may be good reason for voters' unhappiness with the economy under Biden. www.barrons.com/articles/eco...
March 31, 2025 at 1:49 AM
In Barron's, professor J. W. Mason argues that there may be good reason for voters' unhappiness with the economy under Biden. www.barrons.com/articles/eco...
In New Politics, professor Ian Seda-Irizarry writes about new developments in Puerto Rico's struggle for survival and self-determination. newpol.org/redefining-t...
March 31, 2025 at 1:47 AM
In New Politics, professor Ian Seda-Irizarry writes about new developments in Puerto Rico's struggle for survival and self-determination. newpol.org/redefining-t...