{"id":13938,"date":"2017-10-17T16:17:23","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T20:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/multiplier-effect.org\/?p=13938"},"modified":"2017-10-17T16:30:04","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T20:30:04","slug":"applications-open-for-the-levy-institute-m-s-and-new-one-year-m-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/multiplier-effect\/applications-open-for-the-levy-institute-m-s-and-new-one-year-m-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications Open for the Levy Institute M.S. and New One-Year M.A."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Levy Institute is accepting applications to the <strong>M.S.<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>M.A.<\/strong> <strong>in Economic Theory and Policy<\/strong> for Fall 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The new, one-year M.A.* joins the two-year M.S. in offering students an alternative to mainstream programs in economics and finance. Our graduate curriculum is rooted in the Institute&#8217;s distinctive research program, including macroeconomic theory and policy analysis, the development and exploration of alternative measures of economic well-being and poverty, and continuing efforts to extend the work of Distinguished Scholars Hyman Minsky and Wynne Godley.<\/p>\n<p>Students can specialize in one of the Institute&#8217;s five research areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Macroeconomic Theory, Policy, and Modeling<\/li>\n<li>Employment and Labor Markets<\/li>\n<li>Monetary Policy and Financial Structure<\/li>\n<li>Distribution of Income, Wealth, and Well-Being<\/li>\n<li>Gender Equality and the Economy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can find out more about these programs at the new graduate website:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bard.edu\/levygrad\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13960\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13960\" src=\"http:\/\/multiplier-effect.org\/files\/2017\/10\/Levy-Grad-Website-Home2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/multiplier-effect\/files\/2017\/10\/Levy-Grad-Website-Home2.png 1514w, https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/multiplier-effect\/files\/2017\/10\/Levy-Grad-Website-Home2-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/multiplier-effect\/files\/2017\/10\/Levy-Grad-Website-Home2-1024x432.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The application deadline for early decision is <strong>November 15th<\/strong>; regular decision is <strong>January 15th<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Interested students can join upcoming online information sessions run by program faculty:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>October 19th<\/strong>, 7:00pm (EST) with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.levyinstitute.org\/scholars\/jan-kregel\">Jan Kregel<\/a>, Director of the Institute&#8217;s Master&#8217;s Program (<a href=\"https:\/\/connect.bard.edu\/register\/infosessionOct19\">sign up here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 3rd<\/strong>, 9:00am (EST) with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.levyinstitute.org\/scholars\/ajit-zacharias\">Ajit Zacharias<\/a>, Director of the Institute&#8217;s Distribution of Income and Wealth Program (<a href=\"https:\/\/connect.bard.edu\/register\/November3\">sign up here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>A previous session with Director of Applied Micromodeling <a href=\"http:\/\/www.levyinstitute.org\/scholars\/thomas-masterson\">Thomas Masterson<\/a> can be viewed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LevyInstituteGrad\/\">here<\/a> at the Levy Institute Graduate Programs Facebook page.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And don&#8217;t miss the work that Levy M.S. students and recent graduates have done at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theminskys.org\/\">The Minskys<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* <em>The M.A. is currently open only to US citizens and permanent residents &#8212; the M.S. accepts international students.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Levy Institute is accepting applications to the M.S. and\u00a0M.A. in Economic Theory and Policy for Fall 2018. 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