A 1-day workshop on May 24, 2019, at Harvard Law School, exploring the budgetary and macroeconomic aspects of the Green New Deal from a Modern Monetary Theory ("MMT") perspective.
Program
Session 1: The State of the Green New Deal "Pay For" Debate
Simon Metcalf - Training & Welcoming Leader, Sunrise Movement: Boston Chapter
Andrés Bernal - Doctoral Student, The New School & Advisor to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Session 2: The Federal Budget
Stephanie Kelton - Professor of Public Policy and Economics, Stonybrook University & Senior Economic Advisor, Bernie 2020
Fadhel Kaboub - Associate Professor of Economics, Denison University & President, the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity
Rohan Grey - Doctoral Fellow, Cornell Law School & Research Director, Digital Fiat Currency Institute
Keynote
Sara Nelson - President, Association of Flight Attendants-CWA
Session 3: Managing Inflation
Pavlina Tcherneva - Program Director & Associate Professor of Economics, Bard College & Research Scholar, Levy Economics Institute
Scott Fullwiler - Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Missouri-Kansas City & Research Scholar, the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity
Nathan Tankus - Research Fellow, Clarke Business Law Institute at Cornell Law School & Research Director, the Modern Money Network
Session 4: Transforming Investment
Kate Aronoff - Writing Fellow, Type Media Center & M.A. (Economics) Student, John Jay College
Robert Hockett - Edward Cornell Professor of Law, Cornell Law School & Advisor to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Rohan Grey - Doctoral Fellow, Cornell Law School & Research Director, Digital Fiat Currency Institute
