Initiative for Policy Dialogue
@ipdcolumbia.bsky.social
The Initiative for Policy Dialogue, directed by Joseph E Stiglitz
and Martin Guzman based at Columbia University
Website: https://ipdcolumbia.org/
and Martin Guzman based at Columbia University
Website: https://ipdcolumbia.org/
Calling all scholars: submissions are open for our joint workshop on Industrial & Production Sector Policies in South America, hosted by the Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University and UNCTAD.
Deadline: May 25, 2026
More details and full call here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Deadline: May 25, 2026
More details and full call here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
IPD-UNCTAD Joint Workshop Call for Papers | Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University
Calling all scholars: IPD, in partnership with United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, is currently seeking submissions for a joint workshop on Industrial and Production Sector Policies in...
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April 24, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Calling all scholars: submissions are open for our joint workshop on Industrial & Production Sector Policies in South America, hosted by the Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University and UNCTAD.
Deadline: May 25, 2026
More details and full call here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Deadline: May 25, 2026
More details and full call here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Earlier today, Dr. Joseph Stiglitz met with Gabriel Zucman and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to hold a Tax Day Forum at the CUNY Graduate Center. Check out the talk here ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiX-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiX-...
Mayor Mamdani Holds Tax Day Forum with Economists Gabriel Zucman and Joseph Stiglitz
YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office
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April 16, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Earlier today, Dr. Joseph Stiglitz met with Gabriel Zucman and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to hold a Tax Day Forum at the CUNY Graduate Center. Check out the talk here ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiX-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiX-...
#ISDS allows corporations to challenge vital climate policies and demand billions from governments. That must change. IPD is proud to stand with others urging Pres. Gustavo Petro to advance bold reforms to #EndISDS at #ColombiaSinFosiles2026
bit.ly/GDP-ISDS
bit.ly/GDP-ISDS
Letter from 220 Economists and Legal Scholars to Colombian President Gustavo Petro Calling for Action on ISDS | Global Development Policy Center
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March 27, 2026 at 5:55 PM
#ISDS allows corporations to challenge vital climate policies and demand billions from governments. That must change. IPD is proud to stand with others urging Pres. Gustavo Petro to advance bold reforms to #EndISDS at #ColombiaSinFosiles2026
bit.ly/GDP-ISDS
bit.ly/GDP-ISDS
@josephestiglitz.bsky.social responds to Donald Trump's State of the Union address saying that Trump can't erase the truth that tariffs have raised costs for most U.S. residents.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2Tg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2Tg...
Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz Slams Trump’s Myths About Tariffs, Affordability
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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February 25, 2026 at 7:43 PM
@josephestiglitz.bsky.social responds to Donald Trump's State of the Union address saying that Trump can't erase the truth that tariffs have raised costs for most U.S. residents.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2Tg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2Tg...
Out Now: Volume 16, Issue 1 of Journal of Globalization and Development, edited by @kevinpgallagher.bsky.social and Jeronim Capaldo.
www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/...
(Graphic titled 'Fixed Price' in Jairo Alvarez and Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky’s article “Beyond Debt – Curatorial Note”)
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(Graphic titled 'Fixed Price' in Jairo Alvarez and Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky’s article “Beyond Debt – Curatorial Note”)
February 24, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Out Now: Volume 16, Issue 1 of Journal of Globalization and Development, edited by @kevinpgallagher.bsky.social and Jeronim Capaldo.
www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/...
(Graphic titled 'Fixed Price' in Jairo Alvarez and Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky’s article “Beyond Debt – Curatorial Note”)
www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/...
(Graphic titled 'Fixed Price' in Jairo Alvarez and Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky’s article “Beyond Debt – Curatorial Note”)
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It was a real pleasure to talk with Dustin Foote of @columbiauniversity.bsky.social for the Trailblazers series. He asked me about why GDP as a measure falls short, and what the alternatives could be.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5V9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5V9...
Trailblazers: Rethinking GDP With Professor Joseph Stiglitz
YouTube video by Columbia University
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February 18, 2026 at 6:44 PM
It was a real pleasure to talk with Dustin Foote of @columbiauniversity.bsky.social for the Trailblazers series. He asked me about why GDP as a measure falls short, and what the alternatives could be.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5V9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5V9...
Now out in the Journal of Globalization and Development:
A special issue on Greened Dependency and Development that explores the political economy of Latin America’s energy transition, guest edited by @barbarafritz Barbara Fritz, Martin Middelanis & José Carlos Orihuela
A special issue on Greened Dependency and Development that explores the political economy of Latin America’s energy transition, guest edited by @barbarafritz Barbara Fritz, Martin Middelanis & José Carlos Orihuela
Special issue: Greened Dependency and Development: The Political Economy of Energy Transition in Latin America; Guest Editors: Barbara Fritz, Martin Middelanis and Jose Carlos Orihuela
Volume 16, issue 2 of the journal Journal of Globalization and Development was published in 2025.
www.degruyterbrill.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Now out in the Journal of Globalization and Development:
A special issue on Greened Dependency and Development that explores the political economy of Latin America’s energy transition, guest edited by @barbarafritz Barbara Fritz, Martin Middelanis & José Carlos Orihuela
A special issue on Greened Dependency and Development that explores the political economy of Latin America’s energy transition, guest edited by @barbarafritz Barbara Fritz, Martin Middelanis & José Carlos Orihuela
New IPD Working Paper out today
Barry Herman analyzes the negotiated outcomes of Ffd4 in Seville and assesses the prospects for more coherent global development policy amid growing challenges to international cooperation.
Full paper available here: ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
Barry Herman analyzes the negotiated outcomes of Ffd4 in Seville and assesses the prospects for more coherent global development policy amid growing challenges to international cooperation.
Full paper available here: ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
How Much Commitment In The Sevilla Commitment? Taking Stock After Six Months – Initiative for Policy Dialogue
ipdcolumbia.org
February 17, 2026 at 8:22 PM
New IPD Working Paper out today
Barry Herman analyzes the negotiated outcomes of Ffd4 in Seville and assesses the prospects for more coherent global development policy amid growing challenges to international cooperation.
Full paper available here: ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
Barry Herman analyzes the negotiated outcomes of Ffd4 in Seville and assesses the prospects for more coherent global development policy amid growing challenges to international cooperation.
Full paper available here: ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
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At @australiainstitute.org.au webinar @josephestiglitz.bsky.social argued for very high tax rates on corporate natural resource super-profits.
As long as there are excess returns, companies will continue to invest.
Tax those super-profits heavily the resources belong to the Australian people.
Here⤵️
As long as there are excess returns, companies will continue to invest.
Tax those super-profits heavily the resources belong to the Australian people.
Here⤵️
February 13, 2026 at 6:08 PM
At @australiainstitute.org.au webinar @josephestiglitz.bsky.social argued for very high tax rates on corporate natural resource super-profits.
As long as there are excess returns, companies will continue to invest.
Tax those super-profits heavily the resources belong to the Australian people.
Here⤵️
As long as there are excess returns, companies will continue to invest.
Tax those super-profits heavily the resources belong to the Australian people.
Here⤵️
You can now watch Representative @rokhanna.bsky.social and @josephestiglitz.bsky.social in conversation at the conference on New Thinking in Industrial Policy: Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries on IPD's Youtube channel. @columbiasipa.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bt3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bt3...
Representative Ro Khanna, in conversation with Joseph Stiglitz
YouTube video by Initiative for Policy Dialogue
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:35 PM
You can now watch Representative @rokhanna.bsky.social and @josephestiglitz.bsky.social in conversation at the conference on New Thinking in Industrial Policy: Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries on IPD's Youtube channel. @columbiasipa.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bt3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bt3...
If you missed our recent webinar, The Trump Economic Agenda: A One-Year Assessment, where panelists examined the real-world impacts of Trump’s economic agenda, you can now watch the full recording on our website. @groundwork.bsky.social
Webinar — The Trump Economic Agenda: A One-Year Assessment – Initiative for Policy Dialogue
ipdcolumbia.org
February 12, 2026 at 3:29 PM
If you missed our recent webinar, The Trump Economic Agenda: A One-Year Assessment, where panelists examined the real-world impacts of Trump’s economic agenda, you can now watch the full recording on our website. @groundwork.bsky.social
Join @josephestiglitz.bsky.social on an upcoming webinar with @australiainstitute.org.au where they will discuss why corporate tax is good – and why democracies should be collecting more of it.
Register here for this free event: theaus.in/4qiMeaI
Register here for this free event: theaus.in/4qiMeaI
February 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Join @josephestiglitz.bsky.social on an upcoming webinar with @australiainstitute.org.au where they will discuss why corporate tax is good – and why democracies should be collecting more of it.
Register here for this free event: theaus.in/4qiMeaI
Register here for this free event: theaus.in/4qiMeaI
One year into President Trump’s second term, U.S. economic policy is facing unprecedented uncertainty.
Join IPD and @groundwork.bsky.social for a webinar discussion on the impacts of Trump’s economic agenda. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Register and learn more here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/the-tr...
Join IPD and @groundwork.bsky.social for a webinar discussion on the impacts of Trump’s economic agenda. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Register and learn more here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/the-tr...
January 22, 2026 at 7:10 PM
One year into President Trump’s second term, U.S. economic policy is facing unprecedented uncertainty.
Join IPD and @groundwork.bsky.social for a webinar discussion on the impacts of Trump’s economic agenda. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Register and learn more here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/the-tr...
Join IPD and @groundwork.bsky.social for a webinar discussion on the impacts of Trump’s economic agenda. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Register and learn more here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/the-tr...
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Henry George argued that the most efficient tax is a tax on land. Going beyond his analysis, Tomohiro Hirano and @josephestiglitz.bsky.social suggest that financial liberalisation and loose monetary policy can stimulate land speculation instead of productive investment.
doi.org/10.1093/oxre...
doi.org/10.1093/oxre...
Henry George, land speculation, and economic growth and transformation
Abstract. There has long been a concern that speculation on land (or other non-produced assets) may adversely affect economic performance by diverting scar
doi.org
January 14, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Henry George argued that the most efficient tax is a tax on land. Going beyond his analysis, Tomohiro Hirano and @josephestiglitz.bsky.social suggest that financial liberalisation and loose monetary policy can stimulate land speculation instead of productive investment.
doi.org/10.1093/oxre...
doi.org/10.1093/oxre...
New IPD Working Paper Out Now
The paper discusses different ways of valuing news content, the state of copyright negotiations between news publishers and AI firms, and the consequences for media sustainability, diversity and, pluralism. @robertacarlini.bsky.social
ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
The paper discusses different ways of valuing news content, the state of copyright negotiations between news publishers and AI firms, and the consequences for media sustainability, diversity and, pluralism. @robertacarlini.bsky.social
ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
January 14, 2026 at 8:25 PM
New IPD Working Paper Out Now
The paper discusses different ways of valuing news content, the state of copyright negotiations between news publishers and AI firms, and the consequences for media sustainability, diversity and, pluralism. @robertacarlini.bsky.social
ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
The paper discusses different ways of valuing news content, the state of copyright negotiations between news publishers and AI firms, and the consequences for media sustainability, diversity and, pluralism. @robertacarlini.bsky.social
ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
"Rising economic division is destabilising nations and eroding accountability. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social's G20 blueprint offers a way toward global economic renewal"
Read @theguardian.com opinion piece: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Read @theguardian.com opinion piece: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the inequality emergency: why a Nobel prize winner’s warning must be heeded | Editorial
Editorial: Rising economic division is destabilising nations and eroding accountability. Joseph Stiglitz’s G20 blueprint offers a way toward global economic renewal
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"Rising economic division is destabilising nations and eroding accountability. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social's G20 blueprint offers a way toward global economic renewal"
Read @theguardian.com opinion piece: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Read @theguardian.com opinion piece: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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💡Extreme wealth concentration was created by policy choices.
@jayatighosh.bsky.social explained the #g20 action roadmap to reverse it, in @projectsyndicate.bsky.social:
✅ Monitor inequality like climate change
✅ Close tax loopholes for multinationals & the super-rich.
👇
shorturl.at/YsyCj
@jayatighosh.bsky.social explained the #g20 action roadmap to reverse it, in @projectsyndicate.bsky.social:
✅ Monitor inequality like climate change
✅ Close tax loopholes for multinationals & the super-rich.
👇
shorturl.at/YsyCj
December 1, 2025 at 10:36 AM
💡Extreme wealth concentration was created by policy choices.
@jayatighosh.bsky.social explained the #g20 action roadmap to reverse it, in @projectsyndicate.bsky.social:
✅ Monitor inequality like climate change
✅ Close tax loopholes for multinationals & the super-rich.
👇
shorturl.at/YsyCj
@jayatighosh.bsky.social explained the #g20 action roadmap to reverse it, in @projectsyndicate.bsky.social:
✅ Monitor inequality like climate change
✅ Close tax loopholes for multinationals & the super-rich.
👇
shorturl.at/YsyCj
President Ramaphosa of South Africa, @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social of Brazil and Prime Minister Sánchez of Spain voice their support for the global inequality report by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social and a team of international experts for @financialtimes.com
Read here: www.ft.com/content/9cc0...
Read here: www.ft.com/content/9cc0...
Lula, Ramaphosa and Sánchez: We face an inequality emergency
The needs of ordinary people must be placed at the centre of the world’s agenda
www.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
President Ramaphosa of South Africa, @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social of Brazil and Prime Minister Sánchez of Spain voice their support for the global inequality report by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social and a team of international experts for @financialtimes.com
Read here: www.ft.com/content/9cc0...
Read here: www.ft.com/content/9cc0...
*Postdoc Opportunity*
Columbia University is now accepting applications for one or more postdoctoral fellowships, supervised by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Application details: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
Columbia University is now accepting applications for one or more postdoctoral fellowships, supervised by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Application details: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
www.aeaweb.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
*Postdoc Opportunity*
Columbia University is now accepting applications for one or more postdoctoral fellowships, supervised by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Application details: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
Columbia University is now accepting applications for one or more postdoctoral fellowships, supervised by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Application details: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
Join us online tomorrow for Day 2 of New Thinking in Industrial Policy featuring a keynote conversation with @rokhanna.bsky.social and @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Watch here: youtube.com/live/ggDuMhBZg8Q?feature=share
Watch here: youtube.com/live/ggDuMhBZg8Q?feature=share
New Thinking in Industrial Policy: Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries [Day 2]
YouTube video by Columbia SIPA
youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Join us online tomorrow for Day 2 of New Thinking in Industrial Policy featuring a keynote conversation with @rokhanna.bsky.social and @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Watch here: youtube.com/live/ggDuMhBZg8Q?feature=share
Watch here: youtube.com/live/ggDuMhBZg8Q?feature=share
Happening now! New Thinking in Industrial Policy: Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries
Tune in live: youtube.com/live/ws5uQWl4L_A?feature=share
Program details: ipdcolumbia.org/event/new-thinking-in-industrial-policy-perspectives-from-developed-and-developing-countries-2/
Tune in live: youtube.com/live/ws5uQWl4L_A?feature=share
Program details: ipdcolumbia.org/event/new-thinking-in-industrial-policy-perspectives-from-developed-and-developing-countries-2/
New Thinking in Industrial Policy: Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries [Day 1]
YouTube video by Columbia SIPA
youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Happening now! New Thinking in Industrial Policy: Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries
Tune in live: youtube.com/live/ws5uQWl4L_A?feature=share
Program details: ipdcolumbia.org/event/new-thinking-in-industrial-policy-perspectives-from-developed-and-developing-countries-2/
Tune in live: youtube.com/live/ws5uQWl4L_A?feature=share
Program details: ipdcolumbia.org/event/new-thinking-in-industrial-policy-perspectives-from-developed-and-developing-countries-2/
Just out: New G20 report led by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
warns of an “Inequality Emergency.”
It calls for an International Panel on Inequality as global shocks deepen poverty and widen wealth gaps.
Read report here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/landma...
#Inequality #G20
warns of an “Inequality Emergency.”
It calls for an International Panel on Inequality as global shocks deepen poverty and widen wealth gaps.
Read report here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/landma...
#Inequality #G20
November 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Just out: New G20 report led by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
warns of an “Inequality Emergency.”
It calls for an International Panel on Inequality as global shocks deepen poverty and widen wealth gaps.
Read report here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/landma...
#Inequality #G20
warns of an “Inequality Emergency.”
It calls for an International Panel on Inequality as global shocks deepen poverty and widen wealth gaps.
Read report here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/landma...
#Inequality #G20
IPD’s October newsletter is out now featuring highlights from the past month and upcoming events. You can read it here: mailchi.mp/fab90d657dc7...
October 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
IPD’s October newsletter is out now featuring highlights from the past month and upcoming events. You can read it here: mailchi.mp/fab90d657dc7...
Economists and former policymakers have written a letter calling on the World Bank/IMF to acknowledge the devastating impacts of the global debt crisis.
The message is clear - there are common-sense and practical solutions that leaders can enact now.
data.one.org/2025-debt-op...
The message is clear - there are common-sense and practical solutions that leaders can enact now.
data.one.org/2025-debt-op...
October 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Economists and former policymakers have written a letter calling on the World Bank/IMF to acknowledge the devastating impacts of the global debt crisis.
The message is clear - there are common-sense and practical solutions that leaders can enact now.
data.one.org/2025-debt-op...
The message is clear - there are common-sense and practical solutions that leaders can enact now.
data.one.org/2025-debt-op...
As financial leaders gather in DC for the World Bank/IMF Meetings, the need for reform has never been more urgent. This new Foreign Policy brief supported by @fordfoundation.org takes a deep dive into how the international financial architecture is failing to solve the world’s most pressing problems
Global Governance Reimagined
globalgovernancereimagined.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
As financial leaders gather in DC for the World Bank/IMF Meetings, the need for reform has never been more urgent. This new Foreign Policy brief supported by @fordfoundation.org takes a deep dive into how the international financial architecture is failing to solve the world’s most pressing problems