Levy Institute
@levyecon.bsky.social
The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, founded in 1986, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy think tank.
We’re at SUNY New Paltz today!
The Levy Graduate team is connecting with students about how a graduate degree in economics can open new paths for research and policy work.
Catch us next at Bard College on December 10th.
The Levy Graduate team is connecting with students about how a graduate degree in economics can open new paths for research and policy work.
Catch us next at Bard College on December 10th.
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We’re at SUNY New Paltz today!
The Levy Graduate team is connecting with students about how a graduate degree in economics can open new paths for research and policy work.
Catch us next at Bard College on December 10th.
The Levy Graduate team is connecting with students about how a graduate degree in economics can open new paths for research and policy work.
Catch us next at Bard College on December 10th.
Join us Nov 21 @ 10AM EST for a virtual event with Levy and IAFFE, exploring global research and data on care work from a feminist economics perspective.
Featuring Levy's Ajit Zacharias and Tom Masterson among other leading scholars.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Featuring Levy's Ajit Zacharias and Tom Masterson among other leading scholars.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Join us Nov 21 @ 10AM EST for a virtual event with Levy and IAFFE, exploring global research and data on care work from a feminist economics perspective.
Featuring Levy's Ajit Zacharias and Tom Masterson among other leading scholars.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Featuring Levy's Ajit Zacharias and Tom Masterson among other leading scholars.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Our latest working paper from Levy President @ptcherneva.bsky.social traces the "enshittification" (Doctorow)) of the modern labor market and how the postwar promise of full employment turned into a trap of precarity and debt
The Job Guarantee could be the answer.
levyinstitute.org/publications...
The Job Guarantee could be the answer.
levyinstitute.org/publications...
November 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Our latest working paper from Levy President @ptcherneva.bsky.social traces the "enshittification" (Doctorow)) of the modern labor market and how the postwar promise of full employment turned into a trap of precarity and debt
The Job Guarantee could be the answer.
levyinstitute.org/publications...
The Job Guarantee could be the answer.
levyinstitute.org/publications...
Stay tuned for her remarks and recordings of the event to be released.
October 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Stay tuned for her remarks and recordings of the event to be released.
Tonight, Levy Institute President Pavlina Tcherneva (@ptcherneva.bsky.social) delivers the Will Lyons Memorial Lecture at Franklin & Marshall College: “What Do Working Families Want: Economic Anxiety and Political Realignment in the U.S.”
Adams Auditorium @ 7 PM
Adams Auditorium @ 7 PM
October 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Tonight, Levy Institute President Pavlina Tcherneva (@ptcherneva.bsky.social) delivers the Will Lyons Memorial Lecture at Franklin & Marshall College: “What Do Working Families Want: Economic Anxiety and Political Realignment in the U.S.”
Adams Auditorium @ 7 PM
Adams Auditorium @ 7 PM
Our next information session is tomorrow at 9AM EST. Join us on Zoom to learn more about the Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy.
Register: connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
Register: connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
October 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Our next information session is tomorrow at 9AM EST. Join us on Zoom to learn more about the Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy.
Register: connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
Register: connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
As debates over monetary policy and central bank independence intensify, Levy is bringing the discussion to Capitol Hill with the launch of our new series.
Join us Nov 19 for "Rethinking the Federal Reserve’s Policy Framework and Independence."
connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
Join us Nov 19 for "Rethinking the Federal Reserve’s Policy Framework and Independence."
connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
October 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
As debates over monetary policy and central bank independence intensify, Levy is bringing the discussion to Capitol Hill with the launch of our new series.
Join us Nov 19 for "Rethinking the Federal Reserve’s Policy Framework and Independence."
connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
Join us Nov 19 for "Rethinking the Federal Reserve’s Policy Framework and Independence."
connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
When Erika McEntarfer, former BLS Commissioner, spoke publicly for the first time since Aug. 1 at the Levy Institute, the press took notice. Coverage has been widespread.
Read the full Levy Institute & @bardcollege.bsky.social press release here: www.levyinstitute.org?p=16546
Photos by Karl Rabe.
Read the full Levy Institute & @bardcollege.bsky.social press release here: www.levyinstitute.org?p=16546
Photos by Karl Rabe.
September 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
When Erika McEntarfer, former BLS Commissioner, spoke publicly for the first time since Aug. 1 at the Levy Institute, the press took notice. Coverage has been widespread.
Read the full Levy Institute & @bardcollege.bsky.social press release here: www.levyinstitute.org?p=16546
Photos by Karl Rabe.
Read the full Levy Institute & @bardcollege.bsky.social press release here: www.levyinstitute.org?p=16546
Photos by Karl Rabe.
Last night we hosted recently removed BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer for her first appearance since the BLS shakeup in August.
Dr. McEntarfer provided her side of the story and called her removal a "dangerous step" for the US economy.
Video will be released soon, stay tuned.
Dr. McEntarfer provided her side of the story and called her removal a "dangerous step" for the US economy.
Video will be released soon, stay tuned.
September 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Last night we hosted recently removed BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer for her first appearance since the BLS shakeup in August.
Dr. McEntarfer provided her side of the story and called her removal a "dangerous step" for the US economy.
Video will be released soon, stay tuned.
Dr. McEntarfer provided her side of the story and called her removal a "dangerous step" for the US economy.
Video will be released soon, stay tuned.
Tonight at Bard College, Alumna Erika McEntarfer, recently removed BLS Commissioner, shares her story publicly for the first time.
Register to join the conversation in person or live on Zoom at 5 PM EST.
connect.bard.edu/register/Eri...
Register to join the conversation in person or live on Zoom at 5 PM EST.
connect.bard.edu/register/Eri...
September 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Tonight at Bard College, Alumna Erika McEntarfer, recently removed BLS Commissioner, shares her story publicly for the first time.
Register to join the conversation in person or live on Zoom at 5 PM EST.
connect.bard.edu/register/Eri...
Register to join the conversation in person or live on Zoom at 5 PM EST.
connect.bard.edu/register/Eri...
This #JobsDay makes clear just how rapidly the labor market is cooling. That’s why our event with former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer is more timely—and more important—than ever.
Enthusiastic response has led us to move the event to a larger venue.
Register: connect.bard.edu/register/Eri...
Enthusiastic response has led us to move the event to a larger venue.
Register: connect.bard.edu/register/Eri...
September 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This #JobsDay makes clear just how rapidly the labor market is cooling. That’s why our event with former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer is more timely—and more important—than ever.
Enthusiastic response has led us to move the event to a larger venue.
Register: connect.bard.edu/register/Eri...
Enthusiastic response has led us to move the event to a larger venue.
Register: connect.bard.edu/register/Eri...
To kick off application season, we will be hosting another information session tomorrow (9/5) at 12 PM EST.
Tune in to learn more and ask questions about the program with Program Director Tom Masterson.
Register: connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
Tune in to learn more and ask questions about the program with Program Director Tom Masterson.
Register: connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
September 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
To kick off application season, we will be hosting another information session tomorrow (9/5) at 12 PM EST.
Tune in to learn more and ask questions about the program with Program Director Tom Masterson.
Register: connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
Tune in to learn more and ask questions about the program with Program Director Tom Masterson.
Register: connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
Levy welcomed its incoming class of bright and dedicated MA and MS students this week, and we are happy to announce that the application for the coming cycle is now open!
Early Decision due January 15
Regular Decision, April 15, 2026
connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
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Early Decision due January 15
Regular Decision, April 15, 2026
connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
🧵
September 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Levy welcomed its incoming class of bright and dedicated MA and MS students this week, and we are happy to announce that the application for the coming cycle is now open!
Early Decision due January 15
Regular Decision, April 15, 2026
connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
🧵
Early Decision due January 15
Regular Decision, April 15, 2026
connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
🧵
This week, we welcome the newest class of Levy Graduate students to their new home at Blithewood Manor on the @bardcollege.bsky.social campus.
We look forward to seeing how their curiosity, skills, and insights will help shape their futures at Levy and beyond.
We look forward to seeing how their curiosity, skills, and insights will help shape their futures at Levy and beyond.
September 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This week, we welcome the newest class of Levy Graduate students to their new home at Blithewood Manor on the @bardcollege.bsky.social campus.
We look forward to seeing how their curiosity, skills, and insights will help shape their futures at Levy and beyond.
We look forward to seeing how their curiosity, skills, and insights will help shape their futures at Levy and beyond.
Join us this Friday 9/5 @ 12 PM EST for an information session on our graduate programs in economic theory and policy. Attend on Zoom and receive a fee waiver to apply!
connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
September 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Join us this Friday 9/5 @ 12 PM EST for an information session on our graduate programs in economic theory and policy. Attend on Zoom and receive a fee waiver to apply!
connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
We just wrapped our conversation with Professor James Galbraith, President Pavlina Tcherneva (@ptcherneva.bsky.social ), and our incoming graduate students--exploring the importance and insights of the Levy approach to economics.
Thank you to all who attended. Video will be released soon.
Thank you to all who attended. Video will be released soon.
August 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
We just wrapped our conversation with Professor James Galbraith, President Pavlina Tcherneva (@ptcherneva.bsky.social ), and our incoming graduate students--exploring the importance and insights of the Levy approach to economics.
Thank you to all who attended. Video will be released soon.
Thank you to all who attended. Video will be released soon.
We're live! Tune in now: bard.zoom.us/j/8859911395...
August 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We're live! Tune in now: bard.zoom.us/j/8859911395...
This Friday: Sr. Scholar James K. Galbraith opens the Levy Fall Seminar Series with a virtual lecture on why mainstream economics has reached an impasse—and how Levy advances critical alternatives from Minsky and Godley to MMT.
Register to attend virtually
connect.bard.edu/register/gal...
Register to attend virtually
connect.bard.edu/register/gal...
August 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This Friday: Sr. Scholar James K. Galbraith opens the Levy Fall Seminar Series with a virtual lecture on why mainstream economics has reached an impasse—and how Levy advances critical alternatives from Minsky and Godley to MMT.
Register to attend virtually
connect.bard.edu/register/gal...
Register to attend virtually
connect.bard.edu/register/gal...
"The evidence that we face immense and complex challenges related to climate catastrophe is overwhelming.
Not in the near future, but now."
Read our new blog post from Scholar L. Randall Wray.
www.levyinstitute.org/blog/climate...
Not in the near future, but now."
Read our new blog post from Scholar L. Randall Wray.
www.levyinstitute.org/blog/climate...
August 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"The evidence that we face immense and complex challenges related to climate catastrophe is overwhelming.
Not in the near future, but now."
Read our new blog post from Scholar L. Randall Wray.
www.levyinstitute.org/blog/climate...
Not in the near future, but now."
Read our new blog post from Scholar L. Randall Wray.
www.levyinstitute.org/blog/climate...
Learn more about our graduate programs in economic theory and policy with Professors Pavlina Tcherneva and Thomas Masterson, TOMORROW at 12 PM EST.
Register: connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
Register: connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
August 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Learn more about our graduate programs in economic theory and policy with Professors Pavlina Tcherneva and Thomas Masterson, TOMORROW at 12 PM EST.
Register: connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
Register: connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
On Aug 18, Pavlina R. Tcherneva joined Rep. Sean Casten & experts on C-SPAN for Public Citizen's "Heat & Human Capital," highlighting how climate change shapes labor, monetary policy & the Fed’s mandate ahead of Jackson Hole.
Watch now.
www.c-span.org/clip/public-...
Watch now.
www.c-span.org/clip/public-...
August 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
On Aug 18, Pavlina R. Tcherneva joined Rep. Sean Casten & experts on C-SPAN for Public Citizen's "Heat & Human Capital," highlighting how climate change shapes labor, monetary policy & the Fed’s mandate ahead of Jackson Hole.
Watch now.
www.c-span.org/clip/public-...
Watch now.
www.c-span.org/clip/public-...
The Levy Institute is pleased to welcome Former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer to a conversation about why data—and measurement in particular—matter for policy, markets, and our daily lives.
Attend the discussion on Sept 16 at Bard College or on Zoom: connect.bard.edu/register/Eri...
Attend the discussion on Sept 16 at Bard College or on Zoom: connect.bard.edu/register/Eri...
August 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The Levy Institute is pleased to welcome Former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer to a conversation about why data—and measurement in particular—matter for policy, markets, and our daily lives.
Attend the discussion on Sept 16 at Bard College or on Zoom: connect.bard.edu/register/Eri...
Attend the discussion on Sept 16 at Bard College or on Zoom: connect.bard.edu/register/Eri...
Scholars Ajit Zacharias, @thomasmasterson.bsky.social & Aashima Sinha will join partners in Cape Town on Aug 15 for "Gendered Aspects of Economic Security," a forum tackling women’s labor market challenges in the Global South.
Find out more:
www.levyinstitute.org/news_items/g...
Find out more:
www.levyinstitute.org/news_items/g...
August 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Scholars Ajit Zacharias, @thomasmasterson.bsky.social & Aashima Sinha will join partners in Cape Town on Aug 15 for "Gendered Aspects of Economic Security," a forum tackling women’s labor market challenges in the Global South.
Find out more:
www.levyinstitute.org/news_items/g...
Find out more:
www.levyinstitute.org/news_items/g...
On July 19 at Renmin University (人民大学), over 40 scholars, experts, and students, including several from the Levy Institute, attended the Seminar on MMT and celebrated the Chinese launch of L. Randall Wray’s New Economics. Read more at the link.
www.levyinstitute.org/blog/seminar...
www.levyinstitute.org/blog/seminar...
August 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
On July 19 at Renmin University (人民大学), over 40 scholars, experts, and students, including several from the Levy Institute, attended the Seminar on MMT and celebrated the Chinese launch of L. Randall Wray’s New Economics. Read more at the link.
www.levyinstitute.org/blog/seminar...
www.levyinstitute.org/blog/seminar...
Reminder to sign up for tomorrow's virtual info session!
Come learn more and ask questions about the Levy Institute Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy with Program Director Tom Masterson.
August 6 at 12PM EST
Register: connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
Come learn more and ask questions about the Levy Institute Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy with Program Director Tom Masterson.
August 6 at 12PM EST
Register: connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
August 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Reminder to sign up for tomorrow's virtual info session!
Come learn more and ask questions about the Levy Institute Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy with Program Director Tom Masterson.
August 6 at 12PM EST
Register: connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...
Come learn more and ask questions about the Levy Institute Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy with Program Director Tom Masterson.
August 6 at 12PM EST
Register: connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...