Research At SCEPA
A New Approach to the Business Cycle
ARTICLE | SCEPA economists published research in an influential academic journal on the Keynesian multiplier, a hotly debated issue in progressive economics on the efficacy of fiscal policy and deficit spending in a recession.
IMF Working Paper: How Climate Disasters Affect Capital
IMF WORKING PAPER | Economist Willi Semmler, director of SCEPA’s Economics of Climate Change project, co-authored an IMF Working Paper modeling how climate disasters affect population segments, infrastructure, housing, and private capital, possibly leading to poverty traps.
Creating Jobs Through Green Transformation
UN REPORT | Tackling climate change requires transitioning to a green, sustainable economy. But will green transformations that lesson our negative environmental impacts also create high-quality jobs?