Henry George School of Social Science Calendar

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June 05 - June 11
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    05.June.Sunday
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    06.June.Monday
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  • 07
    07.June.Tuesday

    The Joys of a Carbon Wealth Tax: Greening the Economy & Tackling Inequality

    2:00 pm-3:30 pm
    2022.06.07
    149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

    THE JOYS OF A CARBON WEALTH TAX: GREENING THE ECONOMY & TACKLING INEQUALITY

    Is there a policy tool to take on both climate change and unearned income? Join us to learn about the prospects of a carbon wealth tax.

    To address a worsening climate crisis, economists have often touted the tremendous potentials of carbon pricing. However, evidence suggests that such a policy has so far produced limited effects. This panel of distinguished economists will propose a new concept that targets dirty assets; a brown wealth tax to be levied on carbon-intensive capital instead of products. It is argued that such a shift would help speed up the transition to a green economy with the added benefit of addressing wealth inequality.

    Our panelists:

    Dr. Willi Semmler is a professor of economics at the New School of Social Research and Bielefed University (Germany). Professor Semmler has written extensively on empirical macroeconomics, business cycles and the economics of climate change.

    Dr. Raphaele Chappe holds a PhD in Economics, an LL.M , and a Master’s degree in Comparative Business Law. Her research interests include the link between financial markets and wealth inequality; political economy and the history of economic thought; and the philosophical foundations of microeconomics. Dr. Chappe currently teaches at Drew University.

    Jose Pedro Bastos Neves is a PhD student at the New School of Social Research. His interests include climate change economics, development finance, Macroeconomics and industrial policy. Jose is the lead author of the paper that forms the substance of this panel discussion.

    Dates: Tuesday, June 7, 2022; from 2:00PM to 3:30PM EDT

    Note: It is highly recommended that participants read the paper ahead of the session.

    Note: This is an online event. Access information will be made available after registration.

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    A link to join the online webinar will be provided via email before the start of the session.

  • 08
    08.June.Wednesday

    Public Banks – The What, the Why and the How
    Session 5

    6:30 pm-8:00 pm
    2022.06.08
    149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

    PUBLIC BANKS – THE WHAT, THE WHY AND THE HOW

    Are public banks a better alternative to our existing private banking model?

    This 5-session course will discuss the public bank model, comparing and contrasting it to private banks to highlight marked differences between them and their implications for the community. The course will also look into past and present experiments in public banking in the United States and showcase their profound effect in our history. The Bank of North Dakota’s stellar performance during the 2008 financial crisis will be analyzed.

    Instructors

    Earl Staelin – Earl is a lawyer and the chair of the Rocky Mountain Public Banking Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, whose mission is to educate Coloradans, legislators, and other public officials on the many advantages of a state-owned and local public banks, for a strong, stable, and just economy. He has done extensive legal and financial research and writing on public banking and drafted legislation to establish a state and local public banks. He also worked with public banking advocates to advance public banking in the United States.

    Alec Tsoucatos, PhD, was born of Greek parents in Alexandria, Egypt, a day before Pearl Harbor in 1941. He attended primary school at a British institution in Alexandria and finished Junior High and High School in Athens, Greece. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics from UC Berkeley and his PhD from CU Boulder under the tutelage of Kenneth Boulding. His main interests are in new economics, integrative medicine, positive psychology and progressive mystical Christianity.

    Dates: Wednesdays: 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/01, 6/08; from 6:30PM to 8:00PM EDT

    Note: This is an online event. Access information will be made available after registration.

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    A link to join the online course will be provided via email before the start of the first session.

  • 09
    09.June.Thursday
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    10.June.Friday
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  • 11
    11.June.Saturday
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