The COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented global crackdown. Its emergence is a result of the unequal and ecologically unsustainable ways of life imposed by capitalism. Its rapid expansion reflects the deep integration of global capitalism, but its unequal impact and the asymmetries in public policy responses highlight the inequalities that exist at multiple levels, including …
Speaker: Dr. Vikram Patel Abstract The large and unequally distributed unmet needs for care for mental health problems have been worsened by the pandemic. Pouring more money into the existing inefficient and ineffective mental health care system will not shift the needle on this crisis. This presentation will describe how empowering members of the community …
Philipp Erfurth, PhD Candidate from CUNY Graduate Center will present his paper Unequal Unification? Income Inequality and Unification in 19th Century Italy and Germany. ABSTRACT:This research provides a comprehensive study of the linkages between unification and related policy choices on income inequality by examining the cases of Italy and Germany in the context of 19th …
CHINA’S LAND USE PLANNING AND POLICY In the past two decades, the growth of new towns in China has been noteworthy. This project aims to analyze in depth what are the motivations behind this strategy and up to which extent can spatial planning impact the economy? To better grasp this complex phenomenon, we will collectively …
SESSION 1: BACKGOUND | YSI Reading Group on CHINA’S LAND POLICY Read More »
This session covers Lecture 2: The Natural Hierarchy of Money. This lecture provides a big-picture overview of the whole course. If you've done the MOOC before, it will feel familiar. Lecture Notes Money and Banking 2022 INET ED Master Thread Lecture 2 Discussion Thread
Join us to celebrate YSI's 10th birthday in London! Whether you are a seasoned or brand new YSI member, this is an excellent opportunity to meet fellow scholars in person (finally!) and get to know more about YSI. We will be meeting at The Colonel Fawcett in Camden at 18h where, depending on the weather, …
This session covers Reading 1: Four encyclopedia chapters by Allyn Young. Young, writing in the 1920s shares his perspective on the nature of money and credit, the importance of a monetary standard, and the purpose of banking. He also gives us a history of the United States banking system leading up to the formation of …
As it has been customary for several years now, ALAHPE and YSI's History of Economic Thought Working Group will organize a workshop before the next ALAHPE conference (April 20-22, 2022, in Montevideo). The purpose of this workshop is to further the discussion on the particularities and challenges of doing history of economics outside the main …
History of Economics in Latin America: Agenda, Challenges, and Perspectives Read More »
Magnifying Spaces of Capitalism: Sources and Data of a Transforming WorldDoctoral and Early Career Researcher WorkshopMadrid (Spain), 21-22 April 2022 YSI Organisers: Dr. Francisco Cebreiro Ares, Universidad Complutense de Madrid; Dr. Damian Clavel, University of Zurich The Young Scholar Initiative (YSI) Economic History Working Group and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid are organizing a two-day …
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This is the first of two sessions to discuss "Fighting Financial Crises: Learning from the Past" by Gary Gorton and Ellis Tallman. We will cover chapters 1-6 this first session. From the back cover:"If you’ve got money in the bank, chances are you’ve never seriously worried about not being able to withdraw it. But there …
This reading group aims at exploring how the perspective of the postcolonial scholarship could open up new approaches to philosophy of economics/economic methodology. Our endeavor is inspired by the vibrant discussion on the need, possibility and promise of decolonizing economics. Once a month we will read and meet online to discuss a selection of chapters …
Session-2: Decolonizing Economic Methodology Reading Group Read More »
This session covers Lecture 3: Money and the State: Domestic. The lecture gives us some practice using balance sheet notation to describe some of the historical US banking structures from the Allyn Young reading. This includes the National Banking System, which was the precursor to the Fed, as well as mechanism that Treasury Secretary Salmon …
Discussion — Lecture 3: Money and the State: Domestic Read More »