Welcome to Levy Economics: What It Is and Why It Matters, James K. Galbraith

In this virtual discussion, Senior Scholar James K. Galbraith (University of Texas at Austin & Levy Economics Institute) explores a powerful idea: how the tools of economics shape the economic world itself. He will introduce the Institute’s distinctive approach to providing and shaping a critical alternative to the mainstream. Drawing on decades of work with the Institute, Galbraith looks at why mainstream economics has reached a dead end, how the Institute has provided a home for transformative ideas—from Minsky and Godley to Modern Money Theory—and why its approach matters for understanding and addressing inequality, instability, and the economic policy of tomorrow.