A compendium of economic thought and policy recommendations in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus, written by professors and students at The New School For Social Research's Economics Department and updated weekly.
Bringing Reality into Conventional Economics
Chartbook: Retirement Insecurity & Bargaining Power
A resource for workers, employers, media, policymakers, scholars, and the broader public, to answer questions about the state of older working America and retirement income security.
The Costs Behind NYC's Hudson Yards Project
SCEPA's research exposed the $2.2 billion in costs behind the so-called "self-financed" project. Check out the extensive news coverage.
Reset Retirement Podcast
ReLab's new podcast brings you the real stories of retirement. SCEPA Director Teresa Ghilarducci hears from Americans of all ages about what it's like to save for retirement in a system that only works for the privileged few.
Climate Change & the Challenges to Labor
“On a dead planet, there are no jobs." Labor leader Reiner Hoffmann, who represents over 6 million workers in Germany, succinctly summarized why we came together to discuss the intersection of climate change and labor.
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SCEPA works to focus the public economics debate on the role government can and should play in the real productive economy - that of business, management, and labor - to raise living standards, create economic security, and attain full employment.
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VIDEO— Senior Fellow Laura Carvalho on Inequality and COVID-19
Read MoreMuch like the United States, the Brazilian government was slow to react to the virus, and Brazil joined us as one of the global epicenters of COVID-19 cases and deaths. New research shows that, also like the States, pre-existing inequities in living and working conditions along racial, educational, and class lines are at the root of the higher infection and mortality rates observed in low-income and non-white communities. The research also shows that without government aid, COVID exacerbates inequality.
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U.S. Retirement Plan Coverage Falls Even Farther
Research note— New research shows that even before the COVID-19 recession, only 36% of workers ages 25-64 had a retirement plan at work, a five percentage point decrease from five years prior.
A First in Nearly 50 Years, Older Workers Face Higher Unemployment Than Mid-Career Workers
Brief— 2020 Q3 Status Of Older Workers Report
Climate Change
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Economics of Climate Change
Why Carbon Reduction Should Be a Public Service
As the impacts of climate change – from wildfires to flooding – become impossible to ignore, calls to adapt our economy are joined by calls to remove and store existing carbon dioxide, a process known as carbon drawdown. In response,…Read More
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Sustainability
The Real Driver of Rising Inequality
Wage suppression - not monopoly power - is fueling corporate profits and the growing gap between rich and poor.Read More
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