Spring Semester 2009
Economic Growth with Equity
| Date | Topic |
| January | |
| 7 | Introduction to the Course and Economic Overview Barry Bluestone and Cathy Minehan |
| 14 | What Makes Economies Grow? Robert Solow and Lynne Browne |
| 21 | Political and Legal Requirements for Economic Growth Jeswald W. Salacuse |
| 28 | Explanation of Post-WWII Economic Growth Barry Bluestone |
| February | |
| 4 | Why Has America Become More Unequal in Wealth and Income? Tom Shapiro and Barry Bluestone |
| 11 | Fiscal Policy William Dickens and Cathy Minehan |
| 18 | Regulation and Monetary Policy Benjamin Friedman and Cathy Minehan |
| 25 | Economic Growth and Cities Barry Bluestone |
| March | |
| 4 | Spring Break – No Class |
| 11 | Immigration and International Trade Andrew Tilton and Catherine Mann |
| 18 | Trade Unions and Labor Market Policies Tom Kochan, Lisa Lynch, and Steve Vallas |
| 25 | Education Claudia Golden and Larry Katz
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| April | |
| 1 | Environmental Sustainability and Economic Growth Danny Faber, Joan Fitzgerald, and Stephanie Pollack |
| 8 | Final Class Barry Bluestone and Cathy Minehan |
About the Open Classroom Policy Series
This was the School’s third “open classroom” policy series, through which we select one graduate-level seminar and open it up to the public each semester. Each week we featured prominent guest lecturers with real-world expertise and experience. The first series was offered in Spring Semester of 2008 and focused on the 21st Century City: Challenges and Opportunities. It was co-taught by Paul Grogan, President of the Boston Foundation and Barry Bluestone, Dean of the School of Social Science, Urban Affairs, and Public Policy. That first series featured guests such as Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, and was attended by policymakers, policy advocates, businesspeople, and residents from throughout the region.
The second series, this past Fall Semester, focused on “Policy Advice to the Next President” and was co-taught by Michael Dukakis, former Governor of Massachusetts, 1988 Democratic nominee for President, and current Northeastern professor of political science, as well as Bob Culver, CEO of MassDevelopment, the state’s lead agency for economic development.
Each seminar in the series is free and open to the public. To receive updates about the seminar as well as other news and information from the school, please email John Sarvey.
All press and public queries : John Sarvey (j.sarvey@neu.edu)
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