Happy Hour Book Signing: Gerald Epstein, BUSTING THE BANKERS' CLUB: FINANCE FOR THE REST OF US

On Friday, March 22, The Ivy opens its shop floor for a public party and meet-and-greet with Gerald Epstein, author of the new book Busting the Bankers’ Club: Finance for the Rest of Us! An eye-opening account of the failures of our financial system, the sources of its staying power, and the path to meaningful economic reform, Busting the Bankers’ Club gives us much to discuss – and on this evening you’ll be able to drop by, meet the author, and purchase a signed copy. A pop-up bar from Bird in Hand will be provided. Swing by to spend some time with us on this festive evening!

Gerald Epstein is Professor of Economics and a Founding Codirector of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University.

He has published widely on a variety of progressive economic policy issues, especially in the areas of central banking and international finance. He is the author of The Political Economy of Central Banking: Contested Control and the Power of Finance (Edward Elgar Press, 2019) and What’s Wrong with Modern Money Theory? A Policy Critique (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019). Epstein is also the editor or co-editor of many books, including The Political Economy of International Finance in an Age of Inequality: Soft Currencies, Hard Landings (Edward Elgar Press, 2018), The Handbook of the Political Economy of Financial Crises (with Martin H. Wolfson, Oxford University Press, 2013), and Financialization and the World Economy (Edward Elgar Press, 2004).

He is also a long-time member of the Center for Popular Economics.