Chapter 7 – Defining and Measuring Complexity

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Hey everyone, After discussing Complexity in different environments, next session we will talk about the daunting question "How can we quantify it?"Looking forward to hear your opinions on what could be a main property of Complexity and to search for examples in Economics together. See you soon, Oindrilla & Valentin

Book Presentation: “Techno-féodalisme: Critique de l’économie numérique”

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Link for today:Unirse a la reunión Zoomhttps://youngscholarsinitiative.zoom.us/j/95401606413?pwd=SnhveDhNOVoxYTVPNmF0Y0pDdEduQT09 Presentation of the book “Techno-féodalisme: Critique de l'économie numérique” 19 April, 10 am ETCédric Durand (University of Geneva and Centre d'Économie Paris Nord)“Techno-féodalisme: Critique de l'économie numérique” https://www.editionsladecouverte.fr/technofeodalisme-9782355221156

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From Capital to Capabilities – Webinar by Dr Aliya Khalid

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ReDe presents the Webinar: From Capital to Capabilities: ‘Capable’ mothers and their daughters’ access to education - Treading the pathway of silences With Dr Aliya Khalid Aliya has a PhD in gender, education, and development from the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. Her research focuses on how mothers in the South navigate their agency …

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Cultural Anxieties of Financial Revolution: Calico Act and South Sea Bubble

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We are glad to announce the fourth event of the Webinar Series in 18th-Century History of Political Economy. Professor Abigail Swingen will talk about the connection between the Calico Act and the South Sea Bubble by discussing how both crises intersected ideologically with the popular anxieties about a foreign invasion, Jacobitism, gender, and social order …

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The Art of Central Banking – Ralph Hawtrey (1933) | Session 1

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Welcome to our discussion of Chapter IV - The Art of Central Banking (from Ralph Hawtrey's book with the same title). For this session, we will be focusing on the following sub-chapters (pages 116 - 174): The Lender of Last ResortThe London Discount MarketThe Bank of England Before 1844The Bank of England, 1844-73Eligible Bills and …

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Reading Group Recurring Meeting

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The price level is the average price of goods in terms of money. As Perry Mehrling's money view emphasizes, the price level also describes the price of money in terms of goods. But what forces lie behind behind the determination of the price level? This week, we will discuss a recent paper by Lance Taylor …

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Life and Evolution in Computers – Self-Reproducing Computer Programs

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This week we will be talking about the properties of something being alive and how to model them using computer programs.To relate this with Economics we ask you to think about economic examples that showcase: Autonomy Metabolism Self-reproduction Survival instinct Evolution and adaptation When you read about genetic algorithms consider the applicability of their method, …

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YSI-EHES Economic History Graduate Webinar: Anil Menon

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Anil Menon, doctoral candidate from the University of Michigan will present his paper: Refugees and the Radical Right: Evidence from Post-WWII Forced Migrations Registration form to attend the webinar: here. Abstract: Do refugees reshape long-term political behavior in receiving areas? To investigate this question, I examine how the expulsion of ethnic Germans from Eastern Europe …

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Digital Currency and the Blockchain & China’s Multi-Level Capital Markets

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Speaker:Zhang YunfengVenue: Hosted via ZoomDate & Time:Friday, April 30, 2021 | 18:00 - 20:00 China Standard TimeFriday, April 30, 2021 | 6:00 - 8:00 Eastern Time Mr. Zhang Yunfeng is currently the General Manager and Secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai Equity Exchange (上海股权托管中心). Zhang Yunfeng also serves as a member of the Securities …

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