http://milanoschool.org of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy Thu, 01 Oct 2015 09:39:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://milanoschool.org/gpia-teaching-assistants-article-about-economics-goes-viral/ http://milanoschool.org/gpia-teaching-assistants-article-about-economics-goes-viral/#comments Tue, 12 May 2015 17:04:05 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=120353 Ingrid Kvangraven, Economics PhD student and the teaching assistant for GPIA Professor Sakiko Fukuda-Parr’s Development Economics course, wrote a blog post for The New School Economic Review that proceeded to go viral. “How to Justify Teaching the Worst of Economics to Non-Economists” highlights the difficulty in balancing mainstream, criticism of mainstream, and alternative theories in […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/gpia-teaching-assistants-article-about-economics-goes-viral/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/gpia-alumni-profiles-josh-greenstein-to-start-tenure-track-position-at-hobart-and-william-smith-colleges-in-fall-2015/ http://milanoschool.org/gpia-alumni-profiles-josh-greenstein-to-start-tenure-track-position-at-hobart-and-william-smith-colleges-in-fall-2015/#comments Tue, 05 May 2015 18:00:12 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=120233 The Graduate Program in International Affairs wishes to congratulate Alumnus Josh Greenstein on the upcoming completion of his PhD in Economics from The New School for Social Research and on his new job as Assistant Professor in Economics at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Fall 2015, an excellent liberal arts college in New York. […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/gpia-alumni-profiles-josh-greenstein-to-start-tenure-track-position-at-hobart-and-william-smith-colleges-in-fall-2015/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/darrick_hamilton_thenation/ http://milanoschool.org/darrick_hamilton_thenation/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:39:06 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=119140 A recent article published in The Nation proposes three ideas for programs that will make #BlackLivesMatter. Professor Darrick Hamilton’s proposal for “Baby Bonds” (co-authored with William A. Darity Jr.) is proposed as option #3. The article reads: The political challenges to implementing a reparations program—which we support—were daunting from the outset and are now possibly […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/darrick_hamilton_thenation/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/faculty-spotlight-professor-sakiko-fukuda-parr-2/ http://milanoschool.org/faculty-spotlight-professor-sakiko-fukuda-parr-2/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2015 21:19:19 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=119137 GPIA Professor Sakiko Fukuda-Parr has co-authored a new book: Fulfilling Social and Economic Rights. The book’s description explains: One of the most ambitious legacies of the 20th century was the universal commitment to ensure freedom from want as a human right. But to what extent are countries across the world living up to this commitment? […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/faculty-spotlight-professor-sakiko-fukuda-parr-2/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/professor-darrick-hamilton-interviewed-on-npr-marketplace/ http://milanoschool.org/professor-darrick-hamilton-interviewed-on-npr-marketplace/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2015 18:22:35 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=118831 In an interview on December 14, Associate Professor of Economics and Urban Policy Darrick Hamilton discussed the growing wealth gap that is widening along racial lines in the United States. Research indicates that a major driver of the divide is the disparity in asset wealth.  In the Spring 2015 semester, Professor Hamilton will co-teach a new […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/professor-darrick-hamilton-interviewed-on-npr-marketplace/feed/ 0