Professor Papadimitriou is a graduate of Columbia University and received a Ph.D. in economics from the New School for Social Research. His research includes financial structure reform, fiscal and monetary policy, community development banking, employment policy, and distribution of income, wealth, and well-being. He has edited and contributed to 13 books; is a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Economic Analysis, Challenge, and the Bulletin of Political Economy; has authored or coauthored numerous Levy Institute publications as well as articles in academic journals; is a book reviewer for the Cambridge Journal of Economics, Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, and Economic Journal, among other publications; and is a frequent commentator on National Public Radio. He is a past vice-chairman of the Trade Deficit Review Commission of the U.S. Congress and a former member of the Competitiveness Policy Council's Subcouncil on Capital Allocation, and has testified at committee hearings of the U.S. House and Senate on a number of occasions.
