The Center on Capitalism and Society

New Journal Issue: Women in an Inclusive Economy
Explore the latest issue of Capitalism and Society on our new Journal website. The issue features papers by Leonora Risse, Graciela Chichilnisky and Joyce DiDonato on the occasion of the Center's special daylong conference, Women in an Inclusive Economy. Click here to read the issue in full online. (Plus explore related video from the conference here.)
Watch Now: Progressivism, Socialism, Nationalism
Video presentations from the Center's 17th annual conference are now available! The conference, "Progressivism, Socialism, Nationalism: What Room for Innovation and 'Creative Destruction'? For Economic Justice to the Least Advantaged? For Teaching Youth the Good Life?" was held October 7th, 2019. Panelists and discussants were Benyamin Appelbaum, Gerald Auten, Ryan Bourne, Viveck Chibber, Pinelopi Goldberg, Jeffrey Gordon, Jonathan Haidt, Hian Teck Hoon, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Lina Khan, Charles Kolb, Margaret Levi, Leif Pagrotsky, Edmund Phelps, Thomas Philippon, Richard Robb, Richard Sennett, Michelle Pannor Silver, David Splinter, Joseph Stiglitz, Ryan Streeter, Bhaskar Sunkara, Andreas Wimmer and Gylfi Zoega. Click here to view.
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The Center on Capitalism & Society
The Center on Capitalism and Society brings together leading scholars in economics, business, finance and law to study capitalist institutions, their effectiveness and their weaknesses, in order to get some answers to such basic questions about capitalism—its working, its dynamism and the instability it may cause, its inclusiveness or lack thereof and its role in a democracy.

News & Announcements

January 06, 2020

Paul Steiger Joins Center Advisory Board

The Center on Capitalism and Society is pleased to welcome Paul Steiger to the Center's Board of Advisors. Mr.... Read More

January 03, 2020

Sandra Navidi Joins the Center as a Member

The Center is proud to announce that Sandra Navidi has become a member of the Center on Capitalism and Society. Ms.... Read More

November 22, 2019

Phelps's Berlin Wall Speech, published by Project Syndicate, is now available in full on our website

Edmund Phelps's speech in Berlin on the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which was published as an Op-Ed in Project Syndicate, is now ... Read More

November 18, 2019

"Willful" by Richard Robb

Richard Robb has published a groundbreaking new book: "Willful: How We Choose What We Do." The book is a revelatory alternative to the standard econom... Read More