Due to restrictions during the global pandemic, the absence of regional convenings created a vacuum that we have been considering how to fill in a post pandemic time. One of the initiatives that emerged was the convening of local hubs of YSI members based in various cities across the world. The first of these was …
This is the last of five sessions on Charles P. Kindleberger's 1993 (1984) book A Financial History of Western Europe. From the Dust Jacket: Charles Kindleberger highlights the development of financial institutions to meet emerging needs, and the similarities and contrasts in the handling of financial problems such as transferring resources from one country to …
A Financial History of Western Europe | Part 5 — After World War II Read More »
Dear Member of Gender&Economics Working Group, Our Gender and Economics Working Group Mandates for 2022 are due on February 20th. We hope to hold a quick meeting with all of you to discuss our mandates for the year. Hope we can put together some interesting projects for this year. Please note that this meeting is …
Call for Projects & Contributions – 2023 Working Group Mandate Meeting Read More »
>>> VIEW PROGRAM PDF HERE <<< Key sessions Friday, 27 January, 9.30a ESTKeynote | The key currency approach: Why a "minority view"?Perry Mehrling (Boston University)discussants: Maria Cristina Marcuzzo (Sapienza, Università di Roma) Ramaa Vasudevan (Boston University) Friday, 27 January, 11.30a ESTBeyond National Income and Product Accounts - Toward new accounting standardsClaudio Borio (Bank for International …
Aina Palarea Marimon, PhD Candidate from the European University Institute (EUI) will present her paper “Silk, Luxury and Social Emulation” to “When did silk become a luxury fabric for the middling sort? The consumption of luxury textiles in fifteenth-century Catalonia”.
Aina Palarea Marimon PhD Candidate from the European University Institute (EUI) will present her paper “Silk, Luxury and Social Emulation” to “When did silk become a luxury fabric for the middling sort? The consumption of luxury textiles in fifteenth-century Catalonia”.
Aina Palarea Marimon, PhD Candidate from the European University Institute (EUI) will present her paper “Silk, Luxury and Social Emulation” to “When did silk become a luxury fabric for the middling sort? The consumption of luxury textiles in fifteenth-century Catalonia”.
At this mandate meeting, we will discuss the relevant research areas for future projects and collaborations that will be included in the Working Group mandate. We want to invite new and experienced organisers to join us in developing exciting and innovative projects and becoming a part of a diverse Project Organizing Team. If you have …
The introductory session of the webinar series will feature Professor Arjun Jayadev. Speaker's Bio Arjun Jayadev is the Director of the School of Arts and Sciences at the Azim Premji University.. He teaches Economics at the University. He has previously taught at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is also a Senior Economist at the …
Join us to learn the basics of project organizing in YSI, and ask any questions you've got on your mind.
Jeongkyung Won, M.A. in Economics from the Sogang University, School of Economics, South Korea, will present "Paving the Road to Prosperity? Infrastructure Investments and the Bottleneck to Growth" Abstract:Can infrastructure investments that promote local economic activities now reduce them later? To answer this question, I explore the historical context of South Korea, in which the …
How can different types of food be linked to development policies? In this first webinar of the "Development Talks" Series, Prof Ha-Joon Chang (SOAS, University of London) discusses his new book "Edible Economics: A Hungry Economist Explains the World". More info about the book here. We will also have a brief explanation about how to …
Development talks: Food and Development with Ha-Joon Chang Read More »