What’s Important

Redressing America's Public Infrastructure Deficit
Testimony Before The House Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure

On June 10th, 2008, Bernard L. Schwartz testified before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, whose purpose was to examine methods for financing investment in our nation's infrastructure, including roads, bridges, public transportation, aviation, ports, waterways and wastewater treatment infrastructure.

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NDN: Bernard Schwartz Forums on Economic Policy
In 2007, Bernard Schwartz began providing support for a new, high-level set of events to advance the case that the United States is well-positioned for globalization as a national economy. Called the Bernard Schwartz Forums on Economic Policy, the program kicks off with a major paper written by NDN Globalization Initiative Director, Dr. Robert J. Shapiro.
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New School University
Bernard Schwartz is vice chairman of the board of Trustees and has established and sponsors a number of programs and events at New School University, a progressive university located in Greenwich Village.

Recently, the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, in cooperation with the New America Foundation, sponsored a series of panels made up of prominent economists, business leaders, and policy shapers in order to examine conventional economic wisdom and discuss policies to enhance America's economic prospects.
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- Bernard Schwartz joins Francis Fukayama, the Bernard L Schwartz Professor of International Political Economy at SAIS and Jessica Einhorn, Dean of SAIS, at the dedication of the Bernard L. Schwartz Globalization Initiative Suite.

April 24, 2008:

Dedication of the Bernard L Schwartz Globalization Initiative Suite at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University.
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November 30, 2007:

Whither the American Economy? A National Policy Forum on the Economy, the Housing Bubble and What to Do about Recessionary Fears
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January 31, 2008:

Bernard Schwartz's Comments On Infrastructure To The Democratic Caucus Issues Conference
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November 30, 2007:

Whither the American Economy? A National Policy Forum on the Economy, the Housing Bubble and What to Do about Recessionary Fears
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