The second meeting of the YSI Germany Hub will take place on 10 August at the JFKI at Freie Universität in Berlin from 15:00 to 19:00. 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 will be …
We are excited to invite you to the "Global Debtscapes: Post-YSI Debt Sustainability Conference Networking Catchup." We'll meet online on Friday, August 11, 2023 for an informal session to discuss, reflect and continue the conversation from last April's conference in Boston. Whether you were a part of the original conference or not, we warmly welcome …
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After having read Stefan Eich's The Currency of Politics: The Political Theory of Money from Aristotle to Keynes we host a discussion with the author. Stefan Eich is Assistant Professor of Government at Georgetown University and currently Richard B. Fisher Member in the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), Princeton. …
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The Young Scholars initiative-YSI (Co-operative Working Group) in collaboration with the International Centre for Co-operative Management (St. Mary’s University, Canada) is organizing the Young Scholars Co-operative Law Summer School hosted at the J. Dobrila University of Pula (Croatia) on 20th to 30th August, 2023 alongside the International Co-operative Law Summer School. The Summer School will …
Join us to learn the basics of project organizing in YSI, and ask any questions you've got on your mind.
This is the first of three sessions on Perry Mehrling's 2005 book Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance. https://www.amazon.com/Fischer-Black-Revolutionary-Idea-Finance/dp/1118203569/ From Mehrling's Amazon Author Page: My second book, Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance (Wiley 2005), tells the story of the rise of modern finance, both as a set of ideas and …
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ChatGPT and new AI based technologies challenges for researchers, policy makers and practitioners. A lesson from the Developing World We happily announce a special session on recent progress in AI industry and AI based technologies impact on the economy, in particular for developing/periphery countries. This session aims to explore the effects of global digital economy …
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6th Annual UNCTAD YSI Summer School 2023 The Young Scholars Initiative of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (YSI) and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) are hosting their 6th Annual Summer School from 28-31 August, 2023. The school will take a hybrid format this year, bringing a small group of participants together …
In the last few decades Argentina has faced a particular macroeconomic regime that has differentiated it from its neighbours. In particular, while most Latin American countries, at least before the war in Ukraine, faced relatively low inflation levels, Argentina presented a large inflationary spirals reaching levels above 100%. Moreover, unlike other Latin-American countries, Argentina has …
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The Launch of the YSI Brazilian Local Hub in Rio de Janeiro aims to create a dedicated platform for young scholars in Brazil, catering to the specific needs and challenges of the country. This project seeks to foster a dynamic network where aspiring scholars can come together to collaborate and develop impactful solutions to pressing …
Introduction 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 …
This is the second of three sessions on Perry Mehrling's 2005 book Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance. https://www.amazon.com/Fischer-Black-Revolutionary-Idea-Finance/dp/1118203569/ From Mehrling's Amazon Author Page: My second book, Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance (Wiley 2005), tells the story of the rise of modern finance, both as a set of ideas and …
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