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.
Expectations and Stability in the Kaleckian Growth Model
This paper further explores the plausibility of the Keynesian stability condition by enriching the Kaleckian growth model with a more fully developed Keynesian theory of expectations formation.
The Transvaluation of the Theory of Economic Policy
This paper entertains two distinct hypotheses about the meaning and effect of the Lucas critique.
The Contribution of Expenditure Growth and Expenditure Switching
The article introduces a decomposition of trade flows that allows to measure expenditure-growth effects and expenditure-switching effects, which is applied to 11 euro members 1990-2014.
Reading the General Theory as Economic Sociology
This paper argues that given certain self-definitions and key defining features of economic sociology, Keynes's work can be read and interpreted as a text in economic sociology.
The Principle of Social Scaling
This paper motivates the content and analytical significance of processes of “social scaling” in competitive economic settings.
Informational Performance and Competitive Capital-Market Scaling
This paper develops a systemic interpretation of the functioning of capital markets that formally accounts for the observed frequency distribution of Tobin’s q.
Capital and the Hindu Rate of Growth
This paper finds that a combination of policies and shocks were able to significantly depress the personal wealth of the Top 0.1% between 1961-1986.
Real Exchange Rate, Effective Demand, and Economic Growth
This paper seeks to assess the effects of an undervalued currency on economic growth.
The Financialization of GDP and its Implications for Macroeconomic Debates
This paper builds on recent research focusing on the financialization of GDP.
On the Possibility of an Enlarged Self-Definition of Economics
This brief note explores the possibility of working towards an enlarged self-definition of economics through economists’ study and appreciation of economic sociology.
