This session covers Reading 7: A Reconsideration of the Twentieth Century by Robert Mundell The reading forms the basis for Lecture 14 (next week). In it, Mundell tells a story of the evolution (devolution?) of the international monetary system over the course of the 20th century. He wants to address exchange rate stability through domestic …
Axel Leijonhufvud Advanced School Facing the Faultlines: Rethinking the Economy After Covid and the Ukraine Conflict 7-11 September, 2022 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS EXTENDED TO AUGUST 7 The Advanced School honors Axel Leijonhufvud legacy and is jointly organized by the University of Trento and INET. The school will take place online. The School is intended for …
This is the second out of three sessions devoted to Stafano Ugolini's book "The Evolution of Central Banking: Theory and History". We will be discussing Chapter 2 (Lender of Last Resort and Supervision) and Chapter 3 (Issuing Money). Book's description: This book is the first complete survey of the evolution of monetary institutions and practices …
This session covers Lecture 14: Money and the State: International The lecture builds on the Robert Mundell reading from last week in an attempt to extend the money view to international monetary systems. We add balance sheets to Mundell's story of the 20th century, and continue the story into the early 21st century. We can …
Discussion — Lecture 14: Money and the State: International Read More »
Webinar REPLICATE REPLICATE: HOW YOU CAN TAKE PART SESSION 1 discusses the basics of replication addressing: Why is the topic of replication relevant to promoting a renewed approach to Economics and other social sciences What is Philosophy of Economics, and how does it relate to replication Which purposes can it serve to replicate in the …
S1: Why replication? How is it done? Where to find replication material? Read More »
South African YSI'ers, where are you? Let's get together and say cheers to YSI.
The economy is a complex evolving system, thus its analysis requires tools that can take into account all dimensions relevant to such a complex world. As young researchers, we often question how to take into account heterogeneity, interactions, non-linearities, path-dependency, tipping points to name a few. If that wasn't enough, reality keeps imposing to us …
In academia as well as in the global economy, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated old inequalities. The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic by March 2020 also magnified the plethora of challenges faced by scholarly research in the humanities. Despite the postmodernist call to deprovincialize regions considered “peripheries” of the western world, only few African scholars …
DEBATING MONETARY ISSUES IN AFRICA
SESSION THREE: CONTROLLING MONEYAND MONETARY TRANSACTIONS SESSION FOUR: BUT MONEY KNOWS NO BORDERS
IMPORTANT: we are re-opening the applications for this event. Those who already applied before do not need to re-apply. The 2008 subprime crisis forced Central Banks to lower interest rates to zero in an attempt to stimulate an economic recovery. This tool was quickly exhausted, and the authorities have since then turned to the longer-term …
YSI @ Monetary Policy and Income Distribution Conference Read More »
SESSION FIVE: AND MONEY IS NOT ALWAYSAS WE PERCEIVE IT TO BE