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Job openings plummeted in December, especially for service-sector roles There are now more unemployed people than job openings, which is landing particularly hard on young jobseekers.

"The labor market is just not creating enough jobs."

You can now listen to @ptcherneva.bsky.social on @marketplace.org, where she and several other economists discuss new labor market data and AI influences.

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Don't forget to register for our upcoming information session!

Learn more about the Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy, this Friday, Feb 6 at 12 PM!

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Join us Feb. 25 on Zoom for a discussion of research with Levy Scholar Giuliano Yajima.

His co-written paper discusses the dynamic interaction between private-sector financial balances, financial conditions, and the business cycle in the US.

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The Fed Lowered Rates Again. Is It Really a Surprise? – Levy Economics Institute of Bard College The whole world was watching on December 10, 2025 to finally find out what the Fed was going to do. Big money bets were placed—would the Fed leave rates unchanged...more

On December 10, the Fed lowered rates—again.

Our final policy note of 2025 argues that the Fed isn’t fighting inflation; it’s managing class power. Read the latest from scholars Nersisyan and Wray, who show what the data actually say.

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Want to know more about the Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy? We'll be holding an information session on February 6 at 12 PM EST

Drop in to ask questions and get your app fee waived!

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Today is the deadline for priority scholarship consideration for the Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy!

Final deadline: April 15

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The Fed Lowered Rates Again. Is It Really a Surprise? – Levy Economics Institute of Bard College The whole world was watching on December 10, 2025 to finally find out what the Fed was going to do. Big money bets were placed—would the Fed leave rates unchanged...more

On December 10, the Fed lowered rates—again.

Our final policy note of 2025 argues that the Fed isn’t fighting inflation; it’s managing class power. Read the latest from scholars Nersisyan and Wray, who show what the data actually say.

www.levyinstitute.org/publications...

An Open Letter to the Indian Government in Support of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) – Levy Economics Institute of Bard College The Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA or NREGA) is the largest rights-based public employment program in the world, signed into law in 2005. It faces imminent repeal by the...more

This piece was originally published by the Indian Express and has been cross-posted on the Levy Institute website.

Read the open letter to the Indian government in support of the MGNREGA at the link.

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Employment Guarantee on the Block – Levy Economics Institute of Bard College This article has been cross-posted from its original appearance in the Indian Express (published December 20, 2025). The VB-G RAM G Bill is all set to sink India’s employment guarantee in the guise of...

Twenty years ago, India launched the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and became an inspiration for the world.

Now, the act is set to be repealed. Read the new piece by Jean Dreze to learn more.

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"MGNREGA has captured the world’s attention with its demonstrated achievements and innovative design. To dismantle it now would be a historic error."

We have drafted a letter calling for the preservation of India's NREGA law.

Read the letter now and add your name.

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"For decades, political parties have treated the working family as a slogan rather than the foundation of a healthy society."

Now published: Read @ptcherneva.bsky.social's keynote address from the CIRIEC and Bordeaux GSEF 2025 conferences.

Video available.

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The Early App deadline for Levy Grad Programs is approaching on January 15th!

Join our Application Workshop and Info Session on Monday January 12th at 12pm EST. We'll be going through the application checklist and answering any last minute questions.

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Starting in 5 minutes! Join us on Zoom: bard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Don't forget to register for the last information session of the year! We'll be discussing and answering questions about the Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy.

Tomorrow at 12 PM EST -- Attendees will have their application fees waived

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The 6th episode of the Levy Institute Podcast, featuring Senior Scholar Nancy Folbre, interviewed by Aashima Sinha, is now up!

Be sure to check it out on your favorite podcasting platform.

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TOMORROW: The latest episode of the Levy Podcast sees Scholar Aashima Sinha sitting down with U Mass Amherst Professor and Levy Sr. Scholar Nancy Folbre on integrating care and gender into macroeconomics and rethinking patriarchy’s ties to capitalism.

Stay tuned.
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While others follow conventional wisdom, the Levy Institute challenges it.

While others cling to defunct theories, we provide the frameworks that become the new standard.

Now, more than ever, we need your support in bringing to life a new economics.

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Monetary Policy Transmission to Consumption: Inequalities by Gender and Race – Levy Economics Institute of Bard College Join us Thursday, December 4 at 5 PM for a discussion at Blithewood with Professor Aina Puig. This discussion explores a paper estimating the causal effects of monetary policy shocks...more

Join us this Thurs, Dec 4 @ 5 PM at Blithewood for a talk with Prof. Aina Puig on how monetary policy shocks shape household consumption.

Her findings show contractionary policy hits Black households hardest, with lasting distributional effects.

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It will be! Stay tuned in the coming weeks.

Interested in studying economics in a program that goes against the mainstream grain while shaping the economics of the future?

Join us on Dec 5 at 12 PM EST for an information session on Levy Institute Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy.

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The Institute was pleased to host our inaugural Capitol Hill Series event in Washington this week. We heard from leading scholars discussing the independence of the Federal Reserve.

Moderated by @senojerialc.bsky.social (Financial Times)

Stay tuned for the video proceedings.

Join us today if you're in DC. Food and beverages will be available for attendees after these important discussions.

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We’re at SUNY New Paltz today!

The Levy Graduate team is connecting with students about how a graduate degree in economics can open new paths for research and policy work.

Catch us next at Bard College on December 10th.

Join us Nov 21 @ 10AM EST for a virtual event with Levy and IAFFE, exploring global research and data on care work from a feminist economics perspective.

Featuring Levy's Ajit Zacharias and Tom Masterson among other leading scholars.

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Our latest working paper from Levy President @ptcherneva.bsky.social traces the "enshittification" (Doctorow)) of the modern labor market and how the postwar promise of full employment turned into a trap of precarity and debt

The Job Guarantee could be the answer.

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Money & Payments: Evolution or Revolution? – Levy Economics Institute of Bard College On Friday, November 21 at 12 PM, Professor and Chair of Economics at Skidmore College Joerg Bibow will be presenting his recent Levy Working Paper, “Banking on Payments?” Professor Joerg...more

Friday, November 21 at 12 PM EST, join us at Blithewood for a discussion with Joerg Bibow (@skidmorecollege.bsky.social) on his new working paper, "Banking on Payments?"

Read the paper and more: www.levyinstitute.org/events/event...

Stay tuned for her remarks and recordings of the event to be released.

President Pavlina R. Tcherneva Delivers Keynote at CIRIEC International and Bordeaux GSEF 2025 Conferences – Levy Economics Institute of Bard College Institute President Pavlina R. Tcherneva delivered the joint keynote address at the CIRIEC International and Bordeaux GSEF 2025 conferences, bringing together leading voices from across the global soc...

Yesterday, Institute President Pavlina Tcherneva (@ptcherneva.bsky.social) delivered the keynote at the CIRIEC International & Bordeaux GSEF 2025 conferences—highlighting global successes of the job guarantee and the social and solidarity economy movement.

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YouTube video by Hans-Böckler-Stiftung 29th FMM Conference: Gendering Macroeconomics Day 2

Levy Scholar Ajit Zacharias joined leading feminist economists on Day 2 of Gendering Macroeconomics during the 29th Annual FMM Research Conference—a milestone event advancing gender-aware approaches in heterodox economics.

Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=9CCR...