Economics should be a tool both to understand and address modern problems, but in spite of successful individual analyses around issues like minimum wage, climate change, trade, inequality, and discrimination, the methodological core of modern economics is relatively untouched.
Economic insights for a more equitable society
Green Bonds for the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy
The green bond market is emerging as an impactful financing mechanism in climate change mitigation efforts.
Older Workers and Retirement Chartbook
Links the Labor Market Challenges Facing Older Workers & Retirement Insecurity
America Needs an Older Workers' Bureau
An Older Workers' Bureau within the U.S. Department of Labor would focus on older workers, an increasingly large and often vulnerable population that current research, data, and policies don’t address.
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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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Is There a Future for Heterodox Economics?
Paper | This paper assesses economics research and teaching frameworks in the United States by examining how knowledge is produced and ranked, the flaws and strengths of heterodox economic theory; and how students are trained, especially for careers in economic policy.
Climate Change
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Economics of Climate Change
Sustainable Macroeconomics, Climate Risks, and Energy Transitions
Book | This book explores the myriad challenges of climate change and in reaching a low-carbon economy. It develops a framework for dynamic macroeconomic modeling for the climate-economy interaction, presents empirical trends in carbon-emitting resource use, and discusses policy strategies…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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