|
|
| |
|
| The Political Economy of New York City: From Social Democracy to “A Tale of Two Cities" |
|
| Start Date: | 4/25/2018 | Start Time: | 1:40 PM |
| End Date: | 4/25/2018 | End Time: | 2:00 PM |
|
Event Description:
Economic Justice Speaker Series
The Political Economy of New York City:
From Social Democracy to “A Tale of Two Cities”
April 25, 2018
1:40 -3:00 PM
524 West 59th Street
Room 1.103 NB
Rick McGahey
Senior Fellow,
Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis at the New School
Rick McGahey (PhD, Economics, New School for Social Research) is a Senior Fellow at the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis at the New School. He most recently was Senior Vice President for Programs at the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET). Prior to that, he was a Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the New School’s Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy. McGahey has worked in academia, philanthropy, the private sector, and government at all levels—federal, state,
and local—and is a nationally recognized expert on urban and regional economic development, program evaluation, retirement policy, and workforce development.
At the Ford Foundation, McGahey was the Director of Impact Assessment and also was a Program Officer focusing on economic and workforce development. Before joining Ford, he was a Managing Vice President at Abt Associates, a consulting, research and evaluation firm where he directed work on education, childhood development, social welfare, and workforce development.
Sponsored by:
Economics Department |
| |
|
|
