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.
Macroeconomics in Uncertain Times: Financial Crashes, Climate Disasters, and More
Professor Willi Semmler, director of SCEPA’s Economics of Climate Change project, will host an all-day seminar series discussing financial crashes and climate disasters.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
October 20, 2018
The New School
6 E 16th Street, Room D1009
Albert and Vera List Academic Center
New York, NY 10003
If you are unable to join the seminar series in person, you can join the live webex meeting here (Meeting number: 640 223 427).
The schedule for the series is as follows:
Check in (9:30 - 10:00 AM)
Opening and Introduction (10:00 AM - 10:15 AM)
Session A: Financial markets, wealth distribution, and instability (10:15 AM - 11:30 AM)
- Oil Prices and Banking Instability: A Jump-Diffusion Model and Empirics
Presented by Samar Issa, The New School and Willi Semmler - Estimating Bi-Modality and Inflection in Wealth Disparity
Presented by Damien Parker, The New School -
Restricted Portfolio Management: The Case of Islamic Finance
Presented by Houda Rabah, The New School
Session B: Financial markets and climate change (11:40 AM - 12:55 PM)
- Climate Disaster Risk -- Empirics, Model and Financing Policies
Presented by Alexander Haider, The New School - Feasible Financing Sustainability: A Beta Analysis of Green Bonds
Presented by Michael Flaherty, The New School
Lunch Break (12:55 PM - 1:25 PM)
Session C: Climate Instability (1:25 PM - 2:40 PM)
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Review of Fossil Fuel Divestment as an Investment Strategy
Presented by Brandt Weathers, The New School -
Climate Wealth of Nations
Presented by Julia M. Puaschunder -
Fiscal Mechanisms for a Sustainable Forest Sector
Presented by Erin Hayde, The New School
Session D: International Financial Markets and Instability (2:45 PM - 4:00 PM)
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Financial Stress of the Emerging Markets and its Interactions with Other Macroeconomic Indicators
Presented by Xingxing Yang, The New School -
Overleveraging by Developed Market Banks and the Feedback Effects on Developed and Emerging Market Economies
Presented by Carl Jensen, The New School -
Exchange rate targeting and gold demand by central banks: modeling international reserves composition
Presented by Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan, St. John’s University and Tarron Khemraj, New College of Florida
For questions, contact this event's organizer, Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan, Ph.D., St. John’s University, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
A Great Deformation: Fifty Years of Regressive Redistribution in the U.S. Economy
Lance Taylor, Emeritus Professor of Economics at the New School for Social Research and the former Arnhold Professor of International Cooperation and Development, discussed "A Great Deformation: Fifty Years of Regressive Redistribution in the US Economy."
The distributions of income and wealth in America have become more unequal over the past 40 years. The standard Solow growth model, the “double movement” against pure laissez-faire envisaged by Karl Polanyi, and the shifts in the structure of production proposed by Arthur Lewis are all running in reverse. Given the underlying causes and dynamics, turning these trends around could require decades.
You can view Taylor's presentation is here.
The Robert Heilbroner Memorial Lecture on the Future of Capitalism:
In 1963, Robert Heilbroner earned a Ph.D. in Economics from the New School for Social Research, where he was subsequently appointed Norman Thomas Professor of Economics in 1971. He taught at The New School for the next 20 years. Each year, SCEPA hosts a lecture by a distinguished scholar on long-term economic trends to honor Heilbroner's life work.
This annual lecture is used to gain a greater understanding of questions of economic justice and how the profit-seeking activities of private firms might also serve broader social goals. To use his words, "capitalism's uniqueness in history lies in its continuously self-generated change, but it is this very dynamism that is the system's chief enemy."
52% of Older Workers Forced into Involuntary Retirement
September 2018 Unemployment Report for Workers Over 55
Asian Capitalism in the Global Disarray
Jayati Ghosh, Economics Professor from Jawaharlal Nehru University will present her paper "Asian capitalism in the global disarray," looking specifically at East Asian economies, China and India and their capacity to become "alternative growth poles."
November 13th, 2018
4:00pm - 6:00pm
The New School
6 East 16th Street, Room 1009
The event is part of the Fall 2018 Seminar Series hosted by SCEPA and The New School Economics Department.
Economic Processes and Statistical Equilibrium
4:00pm - 6:00pm
The New School
6 East 16th Street, Room D1009, Albert and Vera List Academic Center
The event is part of the Spring 2019 Seminar Series hosted by SCEPA and The New School Economics Department.
The Law of Falling Values and Theoretical/Realistic Strong Bounds on Wages and GDP Growth
Emmanuel Farjoun, Professor of Mathematics at the Einstein Institute from Hebrew University in Jerusalem will discuss "The Law of Falling Values and Theoretical/Realistic Strong Bounds on Wages and GDP Growth."
October 16th, 2018
4:00pm - 6:00pm
The New School
6 East 16th Street, Room D1009, Albert and Vera List Academic Center
The event is part of the Fall 2018 Seminar Series hosted by SCEPA and The New School Economics Department.
Is There a Causal Effect on Persistent Profitability Differentials?
Professor Jan Keil from The University of the West Indies at Mona, Jamaica will present his paper "Is there a causal effect of concentration on persistent profitability differentials?"
September 25th, 2018
4:00pm - 6:00pm
The New School
6 East 16th Street, Room D1009, Albert and Vera List Academic Center
The event is part of the Fall 2018 Seminar Series hosted by SCEPA and The New School Economics Department.
For Older Workers, the Fastest Growing Occupations Leave 14% Claiming Food Stamps
August 2018 Unemployment Report for Workers Over 55
Climate Change: The Challenges to Labor
“On a dead planet, there are no jobs.”
Labor leader Reiner Hoffmann, who represents over 6 million workers in Germany and is quoted above, succinctly summarized why we came together to discuss the intersection of climate change and labor on September 21st as part of SCEPA’s Economics of Climate Change seminar series.
As our climate changes, so must our economy. Hoffmann, chairman of the German Trade Union Confederation DGB, shared his experiences advocating for a “just transition” in Germany, a country taking a lead in the effort to shift away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy. (View his presentation here.)
What has Hoffmann learned? In short, he believes that ensuring a “just transition” takes commitment. It requires active support and cooperation from governments, companies, and trade unions, which must work to strengthen participation in the transition and ensure lifelong education for workers.
According to Hoffman, collective bargaining agreements, which have been vital to workers in the industrial sector, are lacking in the renewable sector, leaving employees without protections necessary to ensure adequate wages and working conditions. However, he also stressed the need for “responsible investing and training, which will only be successful if workers are involved.”
Following his remarks, Hoffmann joined a panel discussion with Satya Tripathi, Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the UN Environment New York Office. Though the speakers came from different professional backgrounds and experiences, both agreed on the need for an equitable, people-centered solution.
Tripathi stressed the need to put “money where it matters" to help people who live on the margins of the economy. He stated, “this conversation must be about lives and the livelihoods of people." He described small-scale U.N. initiatives in India and Indonesia that invested in people by partnering with private enterprises and small organizations.
Both Hoffmann and Tripathi concluded with messages of action and hope. Hoffmann stressed that Germany’s experiences managing a just transition can inform and motivate the global effort that’s needed. Tripathi ended with, “It doesn't require a lot of money, but you need to invest in the right ideas. That can change the world.”
The event was hosted by SCEPA's Economics of Climate Change project, headed by economist Willi Semmler and generously supported by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation, the German Consulate General New York and the German Embassy, Washington, DC. Introductory remarks were made by German Consul General in New York David Gill and NSSR Dean William Milberg.
How Extended Family Health Affects Household Portfolio Allocations
Jermaine Toney is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Cornell University with the National Science Foundation (NSF).
November 6th, 2018
4:00pm - 6:00pm
The New School
6 East 16th Street, Room 1009
The event is part of the Fall 2018 Seminar Series hosted by SCEPA and The New School Economics Department.
