This is the second session to discuss "Money and empire: The international gold standard, 1890-1914" by Marcello De Cecco. We will cover chapters 5-7 this session. From a published review: "The author, a Professor of International Economics at the University of Siena, Italy, finds highly abstract theoretical explanations of the international gold standard to be …
In this webinar session the panel discusses their view on the third new economic question posed by His Holiness Pope Francis:*"What place does the current economic system give to uselessness, that is, to beauty?"* The panel will include:Rob Johnson is the President of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET), which he co-founded with George …
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This session covers Reading 4: Chapter VII of Lombard Street by Walter Bagehot This chapter describes the workings of the Bank of England's reserve system in the second half of the 19th century. Though divided into an Issue Department and a Banking Department starting midway through the 19th century, the Bank of England managed the …
** Submission Deadline Extended to the 17th of May** The economic structures of many African countries remain largely commodity based, without successful industrialisation. As a result, African countries continue to record significant balance of payment deficits as they import manufactured consumer and capital goods. The 2008 global financial crisis, and more recently the global economic …
2nd Young Scholars Conf. on Structural Change & Industrial Policy (Virtual) Read More »
Agent-based models (ABM) have recently gained space in economic research. They provide a useful tool for dealing with heterogeneity, non-linearities, interactions, etc, and offer important insights into policy decisions. This widespread use of ABM has been accompanied by a growing debate on how it should be related to mainstream economics. While some scholars believe that …
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This week, we will discuss the first 5 chapters of the 1967 monograph by Stephen Clarke. Access it here:https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/files/docs/meltzer/clacen67.pdf?utm_source=direct_download Dramatis Personae 10 1- Introduction 15 2. The Problems of 1924-31 18Economic Difficulties 18Political Tensions 21Temporary Solutions 22Trouble Spots 23The Economic Breakdown 24 3. The Role of Central BankCooperation 27Introduction 27The Gold Standard Conception ofCentral Bank …
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This reading group aims at exploring how the perspective of the postcolonial scholarship could open up new approaches to philosophy of economics/economic methodology. Our endeavor is inspired by the vibrant discussion on the need, possibility and promise of decolonizing economics. Once a month we will read and meet online to discuss a selection of chapters …
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YSI members everywhere are coming together throughout the year to celebrate our collective 10th birthday. Join us in Warsaw!
Shifting Narratives: The political economy of public services, spending and production Online conference with an in-person YSI workshop in University College London 27 June 2022 – 30 June 2022 Event Information: Open to: All but registration is required. Organisers: UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (UCL-IIPP)University of Greenwich’s Public Services International Research Unit (UoG-PSIRU) …
DEADLINE EXTENDED (new deadline: April 18th) The YSI Gender and Economics Working Group (G&E) would like to invite young scholars to submit their ideas for the YSI session at the 30th Annual Conference of the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE). This year we wanted to keep it as broad as possible, so instead of …
YSI'ers in and around Palu, come together! Let's cheers to YSI's birthday.
This is the last session of the Reading Group on CHINA’S LAND USE PLANNING AND POLICY, organized by the Philosophy of Economics WG. SESSION 4 will focus on two articles on urban sustainability. Ghost cities are one of the most visible negative effects of property-led urban development. What can be done better in the future? …
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