Bridget Fisher is a researcher and communications specialist with a background in government and public affairs. Before joining SCEPA, she was a senior press officer in The New School’s communications department working with social science departments across the university. She came to higher education from government. In New York, she served as chief of staff for a member of the New York City Council and director of communications for the Working Families Party. On Capitol Hill, she served as press secretary and legislative assistant for a member of the U.S. Congress. Bridget graduated from American University in Washington, D.C., with a bachelor's degree in public communication and women’s studies. She received her master's degree in public administration with a focus on urban economic development from CUNY's Baruch College.
Is there scientific progress in macroeconomics? The case of the NAIRU
This paper investigates recent developments in the literature that estimates the NAIRU.
50-Year Overview from The Global Consumption And Income Project (GCIP)
This paper shows how regional distributions of income and consumption have evolved very differently over time.
Intermediation, Money Creation, and Keynesian Macrodynamics
Using a multi-agent systems model, this paper shows that real economies, especially those subject to recurrent financial crises, can be neither horizontalist nor verticalist.
A National Public Bank to Finance a Euro Zone Government
This paper argues how a national public bank may be used to finance the national fiscal policy of a country within the euro zone.
The Undead Humbug Production Function
This paper demonstrates that the Cobb-Douglas function is identically equal to the rules of aggregate accounting with any factor indices and an arbitrary 'human capital' variable thrown in.
Uncertainty and Contradiction: An Essay on the Business Cycle
The paper develops a model of economic fluctuations in the medium run and their relation with the short-run macroeconomic equilibrium.
On Joan Robinson’s Abandonment of Exploitation
This paper explains the Joan Robinson's abandonment of discussing exploitation in The Accumulation of Capital.
Monetary Policy, Model Uncertainty, and ‘Policy Model Complacency’
The question addressed in this paper is: can monetary policy succeed in stabilizing the economy even when the policy model on which it is predicated is mis-specified?
Real and Financial Crises in the Keynes-Kalecki Structuralist Model
This paper shows how Keynes-Kalecki Structuralist models might benefit from agent-based microfoundations without sacrificing traditional macroeconomic themes.
Methodological, Internal and Ontological Inconsistencies in Post-Keynesian Theory
A methodological inconsistency arises from presenting macroeconomic arguments formally and microeconomic arguments verbally.
