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Economics for Democratic and Open Societies
1913 S Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009

Thomas Palley

Schwartz Economic Growth Fellow
New America Foundation

Dr. Thomas Palley is an economist living in Washington DC. He holds a B.A. degree from Oxford University, and a M.A. degree in International Relations and Ph.D. in Economics, both from Yale University. He has published in numerous academic journals, and written for The Atlantic Monthly, American Prospect and Nation magazines. Dr. Palley has recently started a project, Economics for Democratic & Open Societies. The goal of the project is to stimulate public discussion about what kinds of economic arrangements and conditions are needed to promote democracy and open society.

Dr. Palley was formerly Chief Economist with the US – China Economic and Security Review Commission. Prior to joining the Commission he was Director of the Open Society Institute’s Globalization Reform Project, and before that he was Assistant Director of Public Policy at the AFL-CIO.

Issues: Anti-Trust Regulations, Austerity, Bank Bail Out, Bank Bonuses, Banking and Finance, Budget and Tax Policy, Business, Capitalism, Corporate Incentives, Developing Economies, Economic Forecasting, Economic Theory, Fannie/Freddie, Federal Budget, Financial Markets, Globalization, Government Investment, Housing Market Collapse, International Competition, Jobs, Keynes v. Friedman, Labor Force, Monetary Policy, Multi-national corporations, National Debt, Payroll Taxes, Securitization, Social Investment, Social Security, The Federal Reserve, Trade, Unions

Experience:

• Chief Economist, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission
• Director, Globalization Reform Project, Open Society Institute
• Assistant Director, Public Policy, AFL-CIO

Education:

Ph.D., Economics, Yale University
M.A., International Relations, Yale University
B.A., Oxford University

Books:

From Financial Crisis to Stagnation: The Destruction of Shared Prosperity and the Role of Economics. Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (February 11, 2013)

The Economic Crisis: Notes from the Underground. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, May 30, 2012.