Levy Institute President Pavlina R. Tcherneva sits down with Lord Robert Skidelsky to discuss his new book, Mindless. Their conversation spans Skidelsky's roots in economics, his studies as biographer of John Maynard Keynes, and a revisit of the "Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren." Be sure to listen and join the conversation through your favorite podcast listening service.

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Further Readings:

• Levy Institute Working Paper No. 1073 "Frankenstein in Fact and Fiction" | Lecture at Bard College (View Lecture), November 19, 2024 by Robert Skidelsky
• Mindless: The Human Condition in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, by Robert Skidelsky
• John Maynard Keynes, by Robert Skidelsky
• Keynes: The Return of the Master, by Robert Skidelsky
• What's Wrong with Economics?, by Robert Skidelsky
• How Much Is Enough?, by Robert Skidelsky

John Harvey sits down with Senior Scholar Randy Wray to discuss Social Security, what people misunderstand about the implications of aging societies, and his unorthodox path to becoming an economist.

The Levy Institute Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy

31st Annual Levy Economics Institute Conference May 2, 2024

Recommended readings:

• “The Unbearable Weight of Aging” L. Randall Wray
• “Wampeters, Foma, and Granfalloons: Enabling Myths and Not-So-Innocent Frauds” L. Randall Wray
• “Subway Tokens and Social Security” L. Randall Wray
• “Can the Social Security Trust Fund Contribute to Savings?” L. Randall Wray
• “Abolish Taxes” L. Randall Wray
• “An Irreverent Overview of the History of Money from the Beginning of the Beginning through to the Present” L. Randall Wray
• Money for Beginners L. Randall Wray
• Understanding Modern Money L. Randall Wray

John Harvey, Professor and Hal Wright Chair of Economics at Texas Christian University talks with Levy Research Scholar and Director of the Bard Economic Democracy Inititiative, Pavlina R. Tcherneva, regarding Modern Monetary Theory and the case for a job guarantee.

Recommended readings:

• The Case for a Job Guarantee, Pavlina Tcherneva
• "Seismic shifts in economic theory and policy: From the Bernanke Doctrine to Modern Money Theory," Pavlina Tcherneva and Eric Tymoigne
• "Unemployment: The Silent Epidemic," Pavlina Tcherneva
• The Lost Cause, Cory Doctorow
• “Japanese Monetary Policy: A Case of Self-Induced Paralysis?” Ben Bernanke