Economics

“Free, fair, and Alive: The Commons and the Post-Capitalist Future”

Globalism and capitalism as we know it are failing us — and the evidence is all around us in the destruction of our environment, and the privatization of our shared wealth. What can we do to shift the story line, and re-write our future? What alternatives do we have at hand?

Amanda Bayer (Professor of Economics at Swarthmore College) will present about the diversity initiatives in the Economics profession. In 2016, together with nine other liberal arts colleges, the Middlebury Economics Department participated in a modest field experiment, coordinated by Amanda Bayer, in which we provided incoming students from underrepresented groups with information about a diverse array of economists and economics research.

Speaker: Chuck Collins, director for the Institute for Policy Studies, Washington D.C.

Andrew A. Samwick, Dartmouth College, will give a lecture titled “The Death of Taxes.”

Economics Department Commencement Reception for senior economics majors and their guests.

 “Capitol for a Day” comes to Addison County

 Ever wondered how fiscal policy is developed and implemented? How policy makers balance equity and efficiency in tax design? Come hear about how the Vermont Department of Taxes tries to close the tax gap, and how the money collected impacts the overall state budget from …

 Adam Greshin, Commissioner of Department of Finance and Management, State of VT

Craig Bolio, Acting Commissioner of Taxes, State of VT

Douglas Farnham, Economist and Director of Tax Policy, Outreach and Leg Affairs, State of VT

A talk by Robert Atkinson, Founder and President of Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

2019 D.K. Smith Symposium