Research At SCEPA
Migration Feedback Effects in Networks
WORKING PAPER | This paper develops a comutational network model of migration.
Effective Demand, Exogenous Normal Utilization and Endogenous Capacity
WORKING PAPER | Using Cointegrated Vector Auto-Regression analysis, this paper provides evidence that production capacities adjust endogenously to current output in the long run.
What does Marikana tell us about Inequality in South Africa?
WORKING PAPER | This paper focuses on the relationship between financialisation and inequality in South Africa.
New Retirees Have Inadequate Retirement Account Balances
RELAB POLICY NOTE | This fact sheet provides documentation and analysis on retirement account balances of near retirees and documents the growing trend toward a retirement income security crisis.
New Policies for an Older Unemployed Population
RELAB WORKING PAPER | This paper recommends expanding and reforming retraining programs and the creation of tax incentives.
U.S. Size Distribution and the Macroeconomy, 1986-2009
WORKING PAPER | The U.S. national income and product accounts are restated in the form of a social accounting matrix or SAM.
An Analysis of Paul Krugman's Macroeconomic Theory
WORKING PAPER | Lance Taylor, SCEPA Faculty Fellow and Economics Professor Emeritus at The New School, analyzes Paul Krugman's "IS/LM" macroeconomic model.
What Policies Will Really Reduce Inequality?
WORKING PAPER | In the United States, there is ongoing debate about how people of different income levels will be affected by policy decisions.
Implications of the Recent Financial Crisis for Innovation
WORKING PAPER | Authors claim there is a justifiable concern about the long-term nature of the economic stagnation experienced today.
Paul Krugman's "Liquidity Trap"
WORKING PAPER | Paul Krugman proposes a heuristic model to analyze the current macroeconomic situation.
Race & Gender Differences in the Experience of Earnings Inequality
WORKING PAPER | This paper shows that there are important differences in the experience of inequality that imply that race and gender are not separable when it comes to understand- ing the distribution of earnings in the US.
The Social Cost of Carbon Emissions
POLICY NOTE | In principle, the social cost of carbon emissions measures the overall impact of greenhouse gas emissions on societal well-being.
Are Connecticut Workers Ready for Retirement?
RELAB WORKING PAPER | This report reveals that fewer and fewer Connecticut employers are offering pension plans to their employees.
Are Maryland Workers Ready for Retirement?
RELAB WORKING PAPER | This report reveals that fewer and fewer Connecticut employers are offering pension plans to their employees.
Credit-Driven Investment, Labor Markets and Macroeconomic Dynamics
WORKING PAPER | This paper sets up a baseline, advanced and complete model representing goods market dynamics, heterogeneous labor markets, wage-price adjustment processes, and counter-cyclical government policies.
Rethinking Financial Capitalism and the “Information” Economy
ARTICLE | This talk examines the popular idea that economic growth can continue forever.
A Multi-Agent Policy Toolkit
WORKING PAPER | This paper presents a computational model, emphasizing feedback effects and the heterogeneity of agents in situations of large economic shocks.
Retirement Readiness in North Carolina
RELAB WORKING PAPER | This study utilizes data from the Current Population Survey (CPS) to compute sponsorship trends in North Carolina.
The Crisis of Jobs and Healthcare for Unemployed Americans Aged 55-64
WORKING PAPER | We investigate how older unemployed Americans are living, the impact of the Affordable Care Act reform, and whether the unemployment faced by older Americans is cyclical or structural in nature.