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 …
The first meeting of the YSI Germany Hub will take place on 23 May in Berlin (at the European Climate Foundation, see address below) from 14:00 to 18:00. YSI Hubs are a space in which YSI members, regardless of working group affiliation, can meet, get to know each other, and brainstorm project ideas. The meeting …
Technology and Society Rapid technological progress has the power to unlock human potential while simultaneously disrupting social, political, legal, and economic processes. Institutional paradigms urge a reconsideration, to evaluate our understanding of the relationship between humans and technology/machines, and whether technology is itself an institution. Projects based in or relating to the Global South are …
The Young Scholars Initiative (YSI), in collaboration with the Economic and Business History Society (EBHS) and the CITCEM – University of Porto, will hold a doctoral workshop for 8 doctoral students on Wednesday, May 24th at the University of Porto. The aim of this one-day workshop is to support the career and research development as …
The YSI Writing group meet monthly and centers on improving writing skills through community approach.We try to support each other as young scholars on their writing journey.In our Feedback Sessions, we mainly talk about texts from other young writer we looked at beforehand. Next session, we will comment and give feedbacks on this paper. We …
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This is the first of two sessions on the 1989 book A Market Theory of Money by John Hicks. https://www.amazon.com/Capital-Wars-Rise-Global-Liquidity/dp/3030392902/ From the Description: Sir John Hicks draws together the common threads of over 50 years' writing on monetary economics into a succint (sic) statement of the fundamentals of monetary theory. He also goes beyond this …
This session covers Reading 1: Four encyclopedia chapters by Allyn Young. Young Study Questions Writing in the 1920s, Young shares his perspective on the nature of money and credit, the importance of a monetary standard, and the purpose of banking. He also runs through a brief history of the United States banking system leading up …
INET Young Scholars Workshopfollowing the INEM ConferenceCampus San Giobbe, Ca' Foscari University of Veniceorganized byINET YSI Philosophy of Economics Working GroupMay 26, 2023, 3-7 pm, Venice, Italy These days we are witnessing PhD graduates in economics embarking on careers as data scientists in big tech companies. Economists have also a growing interest in the recent …
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In this webinar, Professor Mariana Mazzucato, the Founding Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, will discuss the need for new economic thinking to support effective policy, in conversation with Professor Carlota Perez and YSI. This discussion will explore the broader relationship between theory and practice, and between academia and policymakers. Dissatisfied …
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