The seminar was cancelled. We will be rescheduling it for next week on Zoom. Professor Gruber, of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, will present the recently published "Historia del Pensamiento Económico en el Perú. AntologÃa y selección de textos" (Contreras & Gruber, Eds. 2019. PUCP). This is currently the only available book on the …
Decent work for both men and women have been promoted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for several years along with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Recently, a special attention on the care work and care jobs for the future of decent work has become intensified because such care work, both paid and unpaid, is …
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Fourth session on causality and econometrics. This time we read Athey and Imbens (2017) The State of Applied Econometrics: Causality and Policy Evaluation. In the paper, authors discuss "recent developments in econometrics that they view as important for empirical researchers working on policy evaluation questions". They cover three major discussions i) identification strategies in program …
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Tuvimos problemas con Zoom y tuvimos que hacer el seminario en otra plataforma. La grabación está disponible en el canal de YouTube del GIHPTE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asIesjlndcQ El profesor Stephan Gruber (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú) presentará el libro "Historia del pensamiento económico en el Perú. AntologÃa y selección de textos," (Contreras y Gruber, Eds. 2019. PUCP). …
IntroductionCooperatives are unique models as they are guided by the principles of voluntary and open membership, economic cooperation and democratic control. This means that any individual regardless of wealth and gender can participate in a cooperative. It is these principles that raise questions on the sustainability of the cooperative business model in the modern world. …
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Zoom test.
The in-person seminar is canceled but it will still take place via Zoom. You can join the Zoom meeting by following this link: https://ysi.wisdmlabs.net/project/5e6c4e75fcb84a7fa1d60f76/event/5e6d81b0fcb84a7fa1d645f9. Ramiro Coviello (IIEP-Conicet/FCE-UBA) will present a paper titled "Los saberes expertos en desarrollo económico y la normalización de la conducta del empresariado en la Argentina de los años sesenta."
Ramiro Coviello (IIEP-Conicet/FCE-UBA) presentará un artÃculo titulado "Los saberes expertos en desarrollo económico y la normalización de la conducta del empresariado en la Argentina de los años sesenta." Ramiro Coviello (IIEP-Conicet/FCE-UBA) will present a paper titled "Los saberes expertos en desarrollo económico y la normalización de la conducta del empresariado en la Argentina de los …
Are you a theorist or practitioner of the economics of innovation, financial economics or political economy? Are you interested in the political and financial economics of transformational technology? On March 30th, ask anything to Bill Janeway ! Laurène Tran (Coordinator of the Economics of Innovation WG in YSI) will moderate the session. She will open …
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In the last years, as inequality has risen, health disparities have also widened. Indeed, social and economic conditions lead to health inequities and the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age represent social determinants of health. Inequities in power, money and resources are reflected in health inequalities. During crisis like the …
As young scholars, we formulate abstractions from the economy by means of our causal approaches that shape how we treat the economy. Yet, a question arises: what type of approach do we possess in analyzing the economy? How consistent and credible is our understanding of causality with regards to the economic subject matter? In the …
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The Urban Affairs Association is dedicated to creating interdisciplinary spaces for engaging in intellectual and practical discussions about urban life. Through theoretical, empirical, and action-oriented research, the UAA fosters diverse activities to understand and shape a more just and equitable urban world. The UAA 50th Annual conference will provide opportunities to assess urban affairs as …