Join us for an exciting workshop with renowned economist Ha-Joon Chang!Workshop will take place in-person only. *PLEASE NOTE: this event has been updated to take place between 2-4pm * The workshop is a unique interactive opportunity to practise your economics knowledge and learn how to explain economics without the jargon. This is an essential skill …
The YSI Conference on Debt Sustainability hosted at the Boston University Global Development Policy Center on 28-30 April 2023 will discuss the key conceptual and policy themes for sovereign debt sustainability, the characteristics of the existing frameworks under which debt decisions and policies occur, and possible avenues for reform. It will, furthermore, explore the crucial …
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This webinar will capacitate young scholars interested in participating in the workshop on how to write a wining abstract. The 30 minutes webinar will be facilitated by Dr. Claudia Sanchez Bajo. Dr Sanchez Bajo is Fellow Researcher at the University of Buenos Aires, Faculty of Economics, and was, in 2018, Guest Professor at the University …
We are discussing BIS Bulletin #73: "Stablecoins vs. Tokenized Deposits: Implications for the singleness of money" by Rodney Garratt and Hyun Song Shin (April 11, 2023) https://www.bis.org/publ/bisbull73.htm Do "digital bearer instruments" suffer some of the same weaknesses as 19th-century banknotes? Why or why not?
Join us to learn the basics of project organizing in YSI, and ask any questions you've got on your mind.
This is the second of two sessions on Michael J. Howell's 2020 Book Capital Wars: The Rise of Global Liquidity. https://www.amazon.com/Capital-Wars-Rise-Global-Liquidity/dp/3030392902/ From the Description: Global Liquidity is a much-discussed, but narrowly-researched and vaguely-defined topic. This book deeply explores the subject by clearly defining and measuring liquidity worldwide and by showing its importance for investors. The …
The Keynesian Economics Working Group is glad to announce a new partnership with the 14th annual PhD student conference organized by The Post-Keynesian Economics Society (PKES), in collaboration with the Institute for Political Economy, Governance, Finance and Accountability (PEGFA) at the University of Greenwich. The conference will be held in person at the University of …
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RIDGE activities take place in May and December around the RIDGE Forum. Workshops include academic sessions and policy debates. They have become an excellent platform for connecting top researchers working on the frontier of knowledge with local and regional researcher and policy makers. WELAC-LACEA Workshop on Gender and Household Economics will take place on May …
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Join us on 18 May 2023 at 11:00ET for our next reading group session. The session will be facilitated by Ben Choy, who will be presenting his work on A Jungian Economy: Theoretical Reflections and Implications of an Inter-Intra-Psychic System of Self-realisation from a Psychosocial and Depth Psychology perspective The following readings are recommended:Kate Raworth's …
In this webinar, YSI and Professor Carlota Pérez welcome Luciano Coutinho, former president of the Brazilian Development Bank and Professor at the University of Campinas, to discuss his experience as both an academic and policymaker. In the second half, the floor will be open for the audience to interact with him and derive lessons about …
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The National Association of Graduate Programs in Urban and Regional Planning – (in Brazilian acronym, ANPUR) is a scientific association that brings together graduate university programs and Brazilian entities that develop teaching and/or research activities in the field of urban and regional studies and planning. Founded in 1983, ANPUR has since significantly expanded the number …
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Welcome to Money and Banking! In addition to introducing ourselves, introducing the course, and sharing our intentions for working through the material (again), we will discuss Lecture 1: The Four Prices of Money and Lecture 2: The Natural Hierarchy of Money. Lecture 1 Notes Lecture 2 Notes Lecture 1 provides motivation, context, and themes for …