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project Series Health Economics and Policy in South Asia

Implications of publicly funded health insurance for UHC in LMICs

Virtual Project Virtual Project

Speaker: Dr. Sulakshana Nandi Abstract Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has provided the impetus for the introduction of publicly-funded health insurance (PFHI) schemes especially in many low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) with mixed health systems. In many countries these schemes involve “purchasing” of healthcare by governments from the for-profit private health sector. Drawing on my own research …

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project Series Economics of Money and Banking MOOC (2022)

Discussion — Lecture 1: The Four Prices of Money

Virtual Project Virtual Project

Welcome to Money and Banking! This session covers Lecture 1: The Four Prices of Money. This lecture provides motivation, context, and themes for the Money and Banking MOOC. Lecture Notes Many of us have taken the course before. In addition to discussing the lecture, we will also introduce ourselves and set our intentions for working …

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YSI UK Hub Workshop

IIPP offices Gower Street, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

The COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented global crackdown. Its emergence is a result of the unequal and ecologically unsustainable ways of life imposed by capitalism. Its rapid expansion reflects the deep integration of global capitalism, but its unequal impact and the asymmetries in public policy responses highlight the inequalities that exist at multiple levels, including …

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project Series Health Economics and Policy in South Asia

Reimagining the path to recovery

Virtual Project Virtual Project

Speaker: Dr. Vikram Patel Abstract The large and unequally distributed unmet needs for care for mental health problems have been worsened by the pandemic. Pouring more money into the existing inefficient and ineffective mental health care system will not shift the needle on this crisis. This presentation will describe how empowering members of the community …

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project Series YSI – Economic History Graduate Webinar – Spring 2022

Philipp Erfurth

Virtual Project Virtual Project

Philipp Erfurth, PhD Candidate from CUNY Graduate Center will present his paper Unequal Unification? Income Inequality and Unification in 19th Century Italy and Germany. ABSTRACT:This research provides a comprehensive study of the linkages between unification and related policy choices on income inequality by examining the cases of Italy and Germany in the context of 19th …

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project Series Reading Group on CHINA’S LAND USE PLANNING AND POLICY

SESSION 1: BACKGOUND | YSI Reading Group on CHINA’S LAND POLICY

Virtual Project Virtual Project

CHINA’S LAND USE PLANNING AND POLICY In the past two decades, the growth of new towns in China has been noteworthy. This project aims to analyze in depth what are the motivations behind this strategy and up to which extent can spatial planning impact the economy? To better grasp this complex phenomenon, we will collectively …

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YSI 10 Year Anniversary in London

The Colonel Fawcett Randolph Street, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Join us to celebrate YSI's 10th birthday in London! Whether you are a seasoned or brand new YSI member, this is an excellent opportunity to meet fellow scholars in person (finally!) and get to know more about YSI. We will be meeting at The Colonel Fawcett in Camden at 18h where, depending on the weather, …

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project Series Economics of Money and Banking MOOC (2022)

Discussion — Reading 1: Allyn Young

Virtual Project Virtual Project

This session covers Reading 1: Four encyclopedia chapters by Allyn Young. Young, writing in the 1920s shares his perspective on the nature of money and credit, the importance of a monetary standard, and the purpose of banking. He also gives us a history of the United States banking system leading up to the formation of …

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History of Economics in Latin America: Agenda, Challenges, and Perspectives

Universidad de la República Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay

As it has been customary for several years now, ALAHPE and YSI's History of Economic Thought Working Group will organize a workshop before the next ALAHPE conference (April 20-22, 2022, in Montevideo). The purpose of this workshop is to further the discussion on the particularities and challenges of doing history of economics outside the main …

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Magnifying Spaces of Capitalism: Sources and Data of a Transforming World

Universidad Complutense de Madrid Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Magnifying Spaces of Capitalism: Sources and Data of a Transforming WorldDoctoral and Early Career Researcher WorkshopMadrid (Spain), 21-22 April 2022 YSI Organisers: Dr. Francisco Cebreiro Ares, Universidad Complutense de Madrid; Dr. Damian Clavel, University of Zurich The Young Scholar Initiative (YSI) Economic History Working Group and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid are organizing a two-day …

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project Series Money View Reading Group

Fighting Financial Crises | Session 1

Virtual Project Virtual Project

This is the first of two sessions to discuss "Fighting Financial Crises: Learning from the Past" by Gary Gorton and Ellis Tallman. We will cover chapters 1-6 this first session. From the back cover:"If you’ve got money in the bank, chances are you’ve never seriously worried about not being able to withdraw it. But there …

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