This is the second of three sessions to discuss Christine Desan's book Making Money: Coin, Currency, and the Coming of Capitalism. For this session, we will discuss chapters 4-7. Book Description: "Money travels the modern world in disguise. It looks like a convention of human exchange - a commodity like gold or a medium like …
Zhihao Xu, doctoral candidate from the University of California, Los Angeles will present his paper: “Price Convergence Through a Financial Network: Does Financial Integration Impact Price Integration in Real Sectors?” Live on Zoom on June 17, 2021 09:00 Paris | 08:00 London15:00 Hong Kong/Beijing/Singapore00:00 Los Angeles | 16:00 Tokyo | 17:00 Sydney Registration form to …
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We're discussing the following for week 5: Lecture 8: Eurodollars, Parallel Settlement Lecture NotesEurodollar time deposits help us think about using balance sheets to line up cash inflows and cash commitments. The forward rate agreement (FRA) and the forward exchange contract give us some practice using implicit balance sheet arrangements to describe derivatives. The failure …
Daniel Zarama (Universidad de los Andes) will present the paper "Evolutionism and Politics: Hayek’s Turn Towards Individual Experience."
Link for today's sessionhttps://youngscholarsinitiative.zoom.us/j/97963474358?pwd=THJmVFN6OFExbFJrdW4ybkhFZ0JuUT09 19 July, 2 pm ETWilliam I. Robinson (University of California)"The Global Police State" https://www.plutobooks.com/9781786806666/the-global-police-state/ DESCRIPTION The Covid-19 pandemic made the huge divide between capitalism’s winners and losers all the more apparent. Winners reflect the growing concentration and centralization of capital that is making certain corporations more powerful. We see their effects …
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We are glad to invite you to our sixth event of the Webinar series in 18th-Century History of Political Economy. In this webinar, we will have the pleasure to have Prof. Arnault Skornicki talking about The Physiocratic Rhetoric of bienfaisance and the making of a social program in 18th Century France. The webinar is open …
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In this 4th session of the series, Lukas Fuchs (University College London) will present some of his work and will invite us for a critical discussion on 'shaping the market.' Come join us in this challenge! Title: "Shaping the Market: Enablement, Responsibility and Climate Change" Abstract:Contemporary societies create and shape markets. The range of products …
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As it is widely recognized, developing countries are still struggling to close the gap with developed countries and have also suffered the consequences of premature deindustrialization. Therefore, an open question that needs to be tackled is whether Industry 4.0 provides any opportunities for leapfrogging; or, by contrast, it will keep expanding the gap. Besides, will …
Patterns of adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies in developing countries Read More »
We're discussing the following for week 6: Lecture 10: Dealers and Liquid Security Markets Lecture NotesIntroduction to the Treynor model of the economics of the dealer function. Inventories absorb order flow mismatches. Market liquidity vs. funding liquidity. Matched book vs. gross exposure. Arbitrage and brings liquidity. Lecture 11: Banks and the Market for Liquidity Lecture …
25 June, 11 am ETIsabella M. Weber (University of Massachusetts Amherst)"How China Escaped Shock Therapy. The Market Reform Debate" https://www.routledge.com/How-China-Escaped-Shock-Therapy-The-Market-Reform-Debate/Weber/p/book/9781032008493
Click above to register and attend online! A two-day workshop on the determinants and sources of economic development hosted by the Institute of Economics (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies) and the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI). The event is intended to discuss established and new perspectives on the overall development process among young and senior scholars. …
The development black box: capabilities, structural change and innovation Read More »
This is the third of three sessions to discuss Christine Desan's book Making Money: Coin, Currency, and the Coming of Capitalism. For this session, we will discuss chapters 8-11 and the conclusion. Book Description: "Money travels the modern world in disguise. It looks like a convention of human exchange - a commodity like gold or …