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.
Growth, Income Distribution, and the ‘Entrepreneurial State’
In this paper, we introduce a twofold role for the public sector in the Goodwin (1967) model of the growth cycle.
India's Growth Story: A Model of 'Riskless Capitalism'?
This paper seeks to theoretically analyse the change in growth patterns in post-reform India.
Re-Booting Europe: What kind of Fiscal Union - What kind of Social Union?
This paper discusses the institutional requirements for fiscal capacity building and the introduction of a Eurozone Treasury.
An Entropy-Constrained Model of Induced Technical Change
This paper proposes an entropy-constrained model of induced technical change (ITC) and estimates the innovation possibilities frontier (IPF) of the OECD countries.
Theory and Practice of Crisis in Political Economy in Spain
This paper addresses the Marx´s theory of crisis in order to analyze the Great Recession in Spain.
The Political Economy of Real Exchange Rate Behavior
This working paper argues that the real relative unit labor cost is the main force that explains the long-run behavior of the real exchange rate.
Confronting New York City's Retirement Crisis
Currently, 59% of New Yorkers do have access to a retirement plan. Of those who do have a plan—either a defined contribution or a defined benefit plan—the majority have less than $30,000 for their retirement.
With an average annual benefit of only $15,528, Social Security is quickly becoming an inadequate income replacement at retirement. Without a supplemental income, many individuals will spend the later years of their lives in poverty, adding expenses to constrained working families, and requiring support from government at all levels.
The New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO joined SCEPA on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, for a conference on retirement security with New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer and New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. The conference addressed both problems and solutions to New York City’s retirement security crisis. At the conference, Scott Stringer announced the creation of an advisory panel to examine ways to provide retirement security for all New Yorkers.
Conference Materials:
Retirement Readiness in New York City: Trends in Plan Sponsorship, Participation and Income Security
Inadequate Retirement Account Balances for Families Nearing Retirement
Understanding Elderly Poverty
John Adler's Presentation
James Parrott's Presentation
Now is the Time to Add Retirement Account to Social Security
Despite billions in tax breaks to incentivize retirement savings, almost half of the American workforce does not have a retirement plan.
Inadequate Retirement Account Balances for Families Nearing Retirement
This policy note illustrates that the average total balance in all retirement accounts is inadequate for retirement security.
More Middle Class Workers Will Be Poor Retirees
The number of 65-year-olds per year who are poor or near poor will increase by 146% between 2013 and 2022.
