Henry George School of Social Science Calendar
- 1919.March.SundayNo events
- 2020.March.Monday
Macroeconomic Implications of Georgist Theories
Session 8149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016MACROECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF GEORGIST THEORIES
Most people think “economics” is measured by national statistics: GDP, unemployment, inflation, federal taxes, balance of payments, and other aggregate issues. Georgists tend to think in microeconomic terms: price-quantity relationships, including the effects of taxes on those prices and in terms of local issues.
While both approaches are relevant, the Georgist approach is overshadowed because microeconomic issues are rarely discussed public spaces such as newspapers and online. To increase public receptivity to Georgist philosophy, we need a macroeconomic message. This course is an attempt to present one.
Instructor: Cliff Cobb was the editor of the American Journal of Economics and Sociology from 2014 through 2022. He is best known as the developer of the Genuine Progress Indicator, published by the San Francisco organization, Redefining Progress.
Dates: Mondays – 1/23, 1/30, 2/06, 2/13, 2/27, 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27, 4/03, 4/10
Location: Online via Zoom
Note: This is an online event. Access information will be made available after registration.
- 2121.March.Tuesday
Modern Money & Public Policy – Should we worry about the Federal Deficit?
Seminar149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016MODERN MONEY & PUBLIC POLICY – SHOULD WE WORRY ABOUT THE FEDERAL DEFICIT?
Few issues are more debated and yet less understood than the federal budget. We often hear that a balanced budget is key to national prosperity and that the national debt and deficits are the source of all economic ills. Based on Randall Wray’s book Making Money Work for Us: How MMT Can Save America, this panel will explain why we should stop worrying about the federal deficit and that the only real constraints on public policy are physical resources, technological capacity, and political will; but never money.
Our speakers:
James Keenan: Abba Lerner-Hyman Minsky Political Economy Society, Instructor at the Henry George School
Adam Rice: Abba Lerner-Hyman Minsky Political Economy Society, host of the Applied MMT Podcast
Ryan Benincasa: Abba Lerner-Hyman Minsky Political Economy Society, co-host of the Applied MMT Podcast
Moderator/Discussant:
Ibrahima Drame: Director of Education, Henry George School of Social Science
Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET
Location: 149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016 (IN-PERSON) and ONLINE via Zoom
Note: The Zoom link will be sent the day of the event via email.
- 2222.March.Wednesday
A Theory of Economic Justice - Part 2
Session 8149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016A THEORY OF ECONOMIC JUSTICE
What does prosperity have to do with economic justice? Join us to explore the connections.
When natural opportunities become scarce, a rule for allocating them becomes necessary. After considering alternatives, the course develops the case for an equal division of the rent from natural opportunities, then examines the issue of how rent would be assessed. Rent is then divided into portions generated by nature, by infrastructure and by nearby private development, with a different allocation for each.
The framework of justice for natural opportunities is shown to have a natural counterpart in a theory of a just monetary system. Adding an international dimension, the course deals with payments among nations to compensate for inequalities in per capita natural opportunities, with a global system for managing climate-warming activities, with secession, and with refugees. Finally, the course addresses the question of how the conception of justice advanced by the course might be achieved.
The instructor, Nicolaus Tideman is a Professor of Economics at Virginia Tech. He received his bachelor’s degree from Reed College in 1965 and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1969. From 1969 to 1973 he was Assistant Professor of Economics at Harvard University. In 1970-71 he served as Senior Staff Economist at the President’s Council of Economic Advisors. He has also served as a consultant at the Bureau of the Budget (predecessor to the Office of Management and Budget) and at the Office of Tax Analysis in the Department of the Treasury. He has been at Virginia Tech since 1973, as a post-doctoral fellow, Associate Professor, and Professor since 1985. He has published over 100 professional articles and the book, Collective Decisions and Voting: The Potential for Public Choice.
Dates: Part 2 – Wednesdays: 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15, 2/22, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15; from 6:30PM to 8:00PM ET
Note: This is an online event. Access information will be made available after registration.
- 2323.March.ThursdayNo events
- 2424.March.FridayNo events
- 2525.March.SaturdayNo events