The Levy Economics Institute
of Bard College is pleased to announce that it will hold a Minsky summer
seminar in June 2010. The Seminar will provide a rigorous discussion of
both theoretical and applied aspects of Minsky's
Economics, with an examination of meaningful prescriptive policies
relevant to the current economic and financial crisis. The Seminar will
consist of a Summer School from June 19 to 26, 2010, followed by an International
Conference on June 27–29, both to be held at The Levy Economics Institute
of Bard College.
The Summer School will be of particular interest to graduate students,
recent graduates and those at the beginning of their academic or professional
careers. The teaching staff will include well-known economists concentrating
on and expanding Minsky's work.
Applications may be made to Susan Howard at the Levy Institute (howard@levy.org),
and should include a current curriculum vitae. Admission to the Summer
School will include provision of room and board on the Bard campus. Small
travel reimbursements of $100 for U.S. fellows and $300 for foreign fellows
will be available for a limited number of participants. Participants in
the Summer School will be able to attend the Conference without charge.
Application materials must be submitted by March
31, 2010.
The Conference will provide a forum for the presentation and discussion
of papers and work in progress dealing with Minskyan themes. Preference
will be given to applicants presenting contributions in the following
areas: stock-flow modeling and policy simulations; financial fragility;
reconstituting the financial structure; modern money, endogeneity, and
functional finance; asset bubbles; and employment of last resort (ELR)
and macroeconomic stability.
Applications to attend the Conference may be made to Susan Howard (howard@levy.org),
and should include an abstract of the proposed presentation. A registration
fee of $200 covering meals and materials will be required for attendance
and participation in the Conference program. Bookings for hotel lodging
at a preferential rate will be available to those attending the Conference.
The summer school and conference programs will be organized by Jan Kregel,
Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, and L. Randall Wray. Additional information
will be provided as it becomes available.