By reducing inequality, boosting consumer spending and reducing underemployment, Maryland’s new Minimum Wage Act could generate over $2 billion a year in economic benefits for the state.
Join IPS’ Director of the Genuine Progress Project, Daphne Wysham as she will be among a host of speakers to share important information about the upcoming legislative session.
IPS’ Daphne Wysham joins with John Talberth of Center for Sustainable Economy for an phone conference on “How Maryland is Leading the World to a More Equitable and Sustainable Economy.”
Sachs and O’Malley to discuss how Gross Domestic Product can be replaced by other wellbeing indicators to help policymakers to make better choices for a sustainable future.
The Institute for Policy Studies joins with Demos in welcoming Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and Earth Institute Director Jeffrey Sachs for a dialogue on measuring and sustaining what matters in the 21st-Century Economy.
Experts from the Maryland Department of Resources and the Institute for Policy Studies will introduce Maryland’s alternative state indicator and discuss how it could best be utilized by people interested in incorporating it into the work of the Transition Towns movement in Howard County.