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/
*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
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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
Reposted by Initiative for Policy Dialogue
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...
The Jubilee report is now available in Arabic. You can read it, along with the French, Portuguese, and Spanish versions, on our website. More translations coming soon!
🔗https://ipdcolumbia.org/publication/jubilee-debt-development-blueprint/
🔗https://ipdcolumbia.org/publication/jubilee-debt-development-blueprint/
The Jubilee Report: A Blueprint for Tackling the Debt and Development Crises and Creating the Financial Foundations for a Sustainable People-Centered Global Economy - Initiative for Policy Dialogue
On June 20, 2025 the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences (PASS) and Columbia University’s Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD) published a report by a commission of global experts calling for urgent...
ipdcolumbia.org
August 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The Jubilee report is now available in Arabic. You can read it, along with the French, Portuguese, and Spanish versions, on our website. More translations coming soon!
🔗https://ipdcolumbia.org/publication/jubilee-debt-development-blueprint/
🔗https://ipdcolumbia.org/publication/jubilee-debt-development-blueprint/
We currently accepting paper submissions for two upcoming conferences: one on Industrial Policy scheduled for November 6&7, and one on Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) schedule for December 5.
Find out more here:
ipdcolumbia.org/event/call-f...
ipdcolumbia.org/event/call-f...
Find out more here:
ipdcolumbia.org/event/call-f...
ipdcolumbia.org/event/call-f...
Call for Papers: New Thinking in Industrial Policy: Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries - Initiative for Policy Dialogue
Submission Deadline: Fri. Sept. 12, 2025 at 11:59pm ET.
ipdcolumbia.org
August 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
We currently accepting paper submissions for two upcoming conferences: one on Industrial Policy scheduled for November 6&7, and one on Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) schedule for December 5.
Find out more here:
ipdcolumbia.org/event/call-f...
ipdcolumbia.org/event/call-f...
Find out more here:
ipdcolumbia.org/event/call-f...
ipdcolumbia.org/event/call-f...
"The recent Jubilee Report on global sovereign debt, chaired by famed economist @josephestiglitz.bsky.social was a sobering read. Over 750mn people in Africa, it said, live in countries that spend more on debt servicing than on education or healthcare." Read @financialtimes.com latest piece.
Rating the rating agencies in Africa
A new African Union-backed service aims to challenge the ‘big three’
on.ft.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
"The recent Jubilee Report on global sovereign debt, chaired by famed economist @josephestiglitz.bsky.social was a sobering read. Over 750mn people in Africa, it said, live in countries that spend more on debt servicing than on education or healthcare." Read @financialtimes.com latest piece.
Call for Papers! ✏️
On Dec 5 IPD, @columbiaigp.bsky.social, @cepr.org, and @gdp-center.bsky.social will host a workshop on “The Role of SDRs for Global Stability & Sustainable Economic Transformation ”
Deadline to submit papers: Sept 15, 2025,
More details here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/call-f...
On Dec 5 IPD, @columbiaigp.bsky.social, @cepr.org, and @gdp-center.bsky.social will host a workshop on “The Role of SDRs for Global Stability & Sustainable Economic Transformation ”
Deadline to submit papers: Sept 15, 2025,
More details here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/call-f...
August 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Call for Papers! ✏️
On Dec 5 IPD, @columbiaigp.bsky.social, @cepr.org, and @gdp-center.bsky.social will host a workshop on “The Role of SDRs for Global Stability & Sustainable Economic Transformation ”
Deadline to submit papers: Sept 15, 2025,
More details here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/call-f...
On Dec 5 IPD, @columbiaigp.bsky.social, @cepr.org, and @gdp-center.bsky.social will host a workshop on “The Role of SDRs for Global Stability & Sustainable Economic Transformation ”
Deadline to submit papers: Sept 15, 2025,
More details here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/call-f...
During Ffd4 this year, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social participated in a panel on new frameworks for global taxation, focusing on fair tax systems and efficient tax administration to support inclusive and sustainable development.
Watch the full session here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k17...
Watch the full session here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k17...
(Day 4) Special Events - 4th International Conference on Financing for Development FFD4 (Sevilla, Spain)
The special events of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development will convene high-level participants to discuss actions and the way forward of the Compromiso de Sevilla.
webtv.un.org
July 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
During Ffd4 this year, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social participated in a panel on new frameworks for global taxation, focusing on fair tax systems and efficient tax administration to support inclusive and sustainable development.
Watch the full session here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k17...
Watch the full session here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k17...
Read @martinguzman.bsky.social full speech on the #jubileereport at the 4th Financing for Development Conference that took place in Sevilla last week.
ipdcolumbia.org/event/speech...
ipdcolumbia.org/event/speech...
Speech by Martín Guzmán, 4th International Conference Financing for Development Conference of the United Nations, Seville - Initiative for Policy Dialogue
July 1, 2025 Let me begin by thanking President Sánchez and Minister Cuerpo for Spain’s leadership in hosting this important Financing for Development Conference. I’d like to start by offering a bit ...
ipdcolumbia.org
July 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Read @martinguzman.bsky.social full speech on the #jubileereport at the 4th Financing for Development Conference that took place in Sevilla last week.
ipdcolumbia.org/event/speech...
ipdcolumbia.org/event/speech...
Watch @josephestiglitz.bsky.social on the new frame for global taxation trends panel at Ffd4
@icrict.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxfh...
@icrict.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxfh...
Stiglitz FFD4 Sevilla 2nd intervention July 3
YouTube video by ICRICT
www.youtube.com
July 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Watch @josephestiglitz.bsky.social on the new frame for global taxation trends panel at Ffd4
@icrict.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxfh...
@icrict.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxfh...
IPD hosted an event at Ffd4. As the world faces an urgent need for systemic change, this event fostered dialogue among faith-based groups, multilateral institutions, and policymakers to advance global economic justice.
Find full Jubilee Report here: ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
Find full Jubilee Report here: ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
July 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
IPD hosted an event at Ffd4. As the world faces an urgent need for systemic change, this event fostered dialogue among faith-based groups, multilateral institutions, and policymakers to advance global economic justice.
Find full Jubilee Report here: ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
Find full Jubilee Report here: ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
@gdp-center.bsky.social is hosting an off-site event to FFD4 today on Redesigning the System: Proposals for International Debt Architecture Reform.
July 2, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
AC Hotel Ciudad de Sevilla, Gran Forum Room
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
July 2, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
AC Hotel Ciudad de Sevilla, Gran Forum Room
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
FfD4 Side Event Registration–Redesigning the System: Proposals for International Debt Architecture Reform
docs.google.com
July 2, 2025 at 6:26 AM
@gdp-center.bsky.social is hosting an off-site event to FFD4 today on Redesigning the System: Proposals for International Debt Architecture Reform.
July 2, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
AC Hotel Ciudad de Sevilla, Gran Forum Room
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
July 2, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
AC Hotel Ciudad de Sevilla, Gran Forum Room
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Speech by the President Sánchez of Spain @sanchezcastejon, at the special Spain-South Africa event "Forging a Common Agenda to Achieve Debt Sustainability in Developing Countries."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=--2h...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=--2h...
Pedro Sánchez interviene en el evento especial España-Sudáfrica
YouTube video by La Moncloa
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July 2, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Speech by the President Sánchez of Spain @sanchezcastejon, at the special Spain-South Africa event "Forging a Common Agenda to Achieve Debt Sustainability in Developing Countries."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=--2h...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=--2h...
President Sánchez of Spain and President Ramaphosa of South Africa (via International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola) cite Jubilee Report findings and recommendations at Ffd4 special event
Read Jubilee Report here ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
Read Jubilee Report here ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
July 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
President Sánchez of Spain and President Ramaphosa of South Africa (via International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola) cite Jubilee Report findings and recommendations at Ffd4 special event
Read Jubilee Report here ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
Read Jubilee Report here ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...