Mr. Harrison Karlewicz is a research assistant at UMass’s Political Economy Research Institute and a Fellow at McClave and Associates, an economic consulting firm. He is finishing his dissertation at UMass Amherst, where he works with Lenore Palladino, a Political Economist, on projects about corporate governance, industrial organization, and financialization. He has taught economics and math at Springfield College and Berkshire Community College. His work has been published by multiple outlets, such as the Roosevelt Institute and Jacobin. Harrison earned his bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from Seattle Pacific University and his master’s from Bard College in Economic Theory and Policy.
Mr. Karlewicz discussed the Robinhood-Gamestop debacle, the differences between public and private financial markets, and how policy can better incentivize investment in productive capabilities.