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 …
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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In this meeting, as the States and Markets Working Group, we will be presenting our 2021 mandate. This will be an excellent opportunity for those interested in participating in the working group to get to know about us and the projects we would like to implement in 2021. We will also be discussing new project …
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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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 …
Digital Currency and the Blockchain & China’s Multi-Level Capital Markets Read More »
This would be the first webinar in the series, where we invite Prof. Jayati Ghosh to talk on female workforce in South Asia.
In their recent Working Paper Inflation? It’s Import Prices and the Labor Share! Lance Taylor and Nelson Barbosa argue that inflation should be analyzed as a dynamical macroeconomic process instead of the micro-oriented approach used by monetarist analysis. After a critical presentation of the Phillips Curve and inflation targeting history, the authors build on contemporary …
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Amidst the second wave of Covid-19 in India, Prof.R. Ramakumar discusses on India's vaccine crisis and why Covid vaccines should be free. Are vaccines a public good? Is the different vaccine pricing for Centre and State governments in line with the principle of universal vaccination?
Hello everyone! Welcome to this week's reading group session. We will dive into understanding Cellular automata.The chapters referred are 10 and 11.The resources list is attached here for anyone needing it- https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1Bw4Sl0oFfWERZ5pAR28NkWPybS7Nb_b8
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 174 - 302): The Gold StandardExternal InvestmentInternational Short-term InvestmentThe Financing of International TradeThe Value of GoldGold ReservesLondon and the Trade CycleStabilisation in …
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Karolin Süß, doctoral candidate from Ruhr Graduate School in Economics will present her paper: *On the origins of historical inheritance customs,gender norms and economic performance∗ Registration form to attend the webinar: here. Abstract: Equal inheritance customs in agriculture have been found to contribute to the persistence of more egalitarian gender norms and higher average incomes. …
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April 7 - Guilherme Morlin: "Growth and debt stability in a supermultiplier model with public expenditures and foreign trade" **May 6 - Ana Bottega: "Kalecki meets Schumpeter: the decline of competition in a demand-led dynamic model" June 2 - Gustavo Pereira Serra: "The First Harrod Problem and Human Capital Formation" July 1 - Vinicius Curti …