This session of the webinar series will feature Prof. K V Subramanian. He is Professor of Finance at Indian School of Business. He was the Chief Economic Advisor to Government of India (2018-21). Abstract The separation of religion and state—a foundational feature of the protestant ethic—has been central to the western conception of liberalism. The …
The Young Scholars Initiative’s Financial Stability and States and Markets Working Groups invite young scholars to submit abstracts to our sessions within the Central Banks and its Discontents: The Role of Monetary Policy in Contemporary Capitalism Conference to take place in Berlin, on July 11-13. More information about the conference here. We welcome submissions on …
The economy is a complex evolving system, thus its analysis requires tools that can take into account all dimensions relevant for such a complex world. As young researchers, we often question ourselves how to take into account heterogeneity, interactions, non-linearities, path-dependency, tipping points to name a few. In this project, we will learn and discuss …
YSI @ Agent-Based Models in Economics Seasonal School 2022 | Sant’Anna Read More »
The project is a two fold event in which it will celebrate YSI 1Oth birthday and an introduction of YSI to the University of Kassel in Germany.
The ICA CCR European Research Conference is an opportunity to bring researchers in the cooperative sector together to share resources and provide an opportunity to foster new connections for potential future collaborations. For early career researchers in this field, this is an invaluable opportunity to connect with others who face similar challenges in conducting research …
ICA-YSI Young Scholars Workshop at the ICA CCR EU in Athens Read More »
This session covers Lecture 10: Dealers and Liquid Security Markets This lecture is all about dealers. It emphasizes the concept of "market liquidity" as distinct from "funding liquidity" and introduces the Treynor model of the economics of the dealer function. We're starting by looking at security dealers, but we'll be using this model for the …
Discussion — Lecture 10: Dealers and Liquid Security Markets Read More »
Join us to share resources to improve our writing together! Mainly focusing on the input from Paul Dudenhofer 'Writing effectivly in economics', we want to talk about what enhances writing and how we ourself can improve our wirting skills.
Speaker: Prof. Shamika Ravi About the speaker Dr. Shamika Ravi is a Nonresident Senior Fellow of the Governance Studies Program at the Brookings Institution Washington D.C. She was the former Director of Research at Brookings India and her research focuses on economics of development including areas of finance, health, urbanization and gender inequality. Dr. Ravi …
Working towards universal health access in India Read More »
This session covers Reading 5: Three chapters from A Market Theory of Money by John Hicks (1989) In these three chapters, Hicks starts with the idea that the primary function of money is to serve as a "standard of value" for the market. From there, he argues that the institution of banking as market making …
The YSI Economic History (EH) and YSI Africa Working Groups will lead a young scholar workshop at the occasion of the World Economic History Congress in Paris this summer. The WEHC is the major international event for our international community. The workshop offers a one-day experience for early-career researchers with mentorship from the YSI EH …
Gathering 25 young economics scholars to celebrate YSI's 10th birthday and revive interest in the YSI network. Join us for an evening of networking and chatting over current issues and exploring opportunities of engagement with the YSI community!
Introduction In this moment of crisis, worker cooperatives are a reliable, proven solution to address the loss of jobs and income inequality. COVID-19 has devastated the small business community, and the clock is ticking on permanent shutdowns of small businesses. 45 percent of businesses believe they have less than six months until a permanent shutdown …
The Role of Worker Cooperatives in the Post Covid-19 Recovery Read More »