September 6, 2023
Sarah Anzia, a BESI participating faculty member and a leading scholar of local politics, was recently invited on the "Manhattan Insights" podcast to shed light on the political dynamics that shape the functioning of communities.
September 6, 2023
The Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) is pleased to present two upcoming events for the Fall 2023 semester. Both these events will be held at Social Science Matrix, 820 […]
August 24, 2023
BESI co-sponsored a conference focused on how the fields of sociology and political economy could be bridged.
August 21, 2023
In June 2023, UC Berkeley hosted the CAPE Summer Academy, which introduces the Consortium on the American Political Economy's framework to graduate students and junior faculty.
August 15, 2023
BESI presented a talk by Leah Stokes, a professor from UC Santa Barbara, on the creation and ramifications of the Inflation Reduction Act for climate policy.
June 24, 2023
On April 3, 2023, BESI co-sponsored a panel featuring experts explaining aspects of the global ecosystem of tax avoidance, including how corporations and individuals move across multiple legal jurisdictions to maintain wealth and avoid paying taxes.