Political Economy and Public Policy Lecture Series

The Political Economy and Public Policy Lecture Series, as initiated by Prof. Ramon Borges-Mendez, has been a great addition to our program this year.

We are pleased to announce the schedule for the rest of this semester, and hope you will be able to join us. All talks will be held in McCormack 3-415 (PPOL classroom) and light refreshments will be served.

Thursday, April 10, 11:30am-1pm

Alan Clayton-Matthews will be speaking on The Role of Migration in New England's Educational Advantage.

How has New England managed to achieve higher rates of educational attainment among its youth? This paper explores how migration flows of college students and college-educated adults raised the educational attainment of the population in New England and each of the New England states during the period 1970 to 2005.


Thursday, April 24, 4:00-5:30pm

Christian Weller and Manita Rao will be speaking on Progressive Income Taxation as a Tool for Economic Development.

How can progressive income taxation be linked to economic development for industrializing nations? This paper explores a possible solution to the dilemma that industrializing economies often find themselves in: trying to attract more capital into their economies from overseas while having to manage the growing economic and financial risks that often are associated with greater capital mobility.

May 7 or 8 (TBD), 4:00-5:30pm

Juliet Schor (Dept. of Sociology, Boston College) will be speaking on Achieving Sustainability: A Macro Perspective. Abstract to follow.

The Political Economy and Public Policy Lecture Series is sponsored by: the Dept. of Public Policy; Public Policy Forum; Dept. of Economics; Dept. of Political Science; and the Center for Social Policy.