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The Great Resignation

More than 20 million workers quit their jobs in the second half of 2021. What is behind this trend? Paul Krugman leads a panel of experts in discussion.

Americonned: Film Screening and Discussion

The Graduate Center, CUNY 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY

Join us for a preview of the new film Americonned, about the effects of income inequality in America and the impact on American workers. A post-screening discussion will feature director Sean Claffey, labor organizers Chris Smalls and Derrick Palmer, and Janet Gornick, Director of the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality.

Free

Child Poverty in America: Investing in Our Future

The Graduate Center, CUNY 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY

Carol Jenkins leads a panel discussion on child poverty and related policy interventions, featuring Regina S. Baker, Janet Gornick, Jeff Madrick, and Zachary Parolin.

Free

Angus Deaton and Paul Krugman in Conversation

The Graduate Center, CUNY 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY

The two Nobel Prize winners discuss the role of the economist and Deaton's new book, Economics in America: An Immigrant Economist Explores the Land of Inequality.

Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy

The Graduate Center, CUNY 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY

Authors Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman discuss how the U.S. controls a global network of communication and finance, the subject of their new book, in this conversation with Stone Center Senior Scholar Paul Krugman.

Perceptions of the Economy and the Impact on the Election

The Graduate Center, CUNY 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY

Stone Center Senior Scholar Paul Krugman joins an expert panel to discuss economic sentiment and economic indicators, and how voters' perceptions might affect the election's outcome.

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