Founded in 1986, The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College was started in order to "serve the wider policymaking community in the United States and the rest of the world by enabling scholars and leaders in business, labor, and government to work together on problems of common interest." To accomplish this mission, the Institute works to disseminate its various findings via publications, conferences, workshops, seminars, congressional testimony, and other activities. Visitors can become familiar with their work by looking at their new publications on the homepage. In recent years, works featured here have included analysis papers on fiscal stimulus measures and economic reports on the financial situation of America's elderly population. Moving on, visitors can learn more about their specific research programs on the left hand side of the page. Here, under the "Research Programs" tab, they will find specific policy briefs and papers that deal with gender equality and the economy, the distribution of income and wealth, and economic policies in the 21st century. Finally, visitors can sign up to receive their RSS feed and their email updates.