The first decades of this century have seen significant bouts of financial instability, private and public sector debt crisis, geopolitical tensions, technological innovation and the escalation of the climate crisis--all of which have led to adaptations in terms of monetary and fiscal policy, banking and financial markets. Although they have been discussed from different standpoints, …
The YSI idea lab @ IAFFE 2023 pre-conference is a co-creative and participatory workshop were young scholars can meet to discuss the most pressing questions of our field and develop joint projects in oder to address them. The first part of the day will consist of a series of short presentations by young scholars. They …
Following the rise of crypto-assets, developments in IT and most recently in the wake of covid-19, discussions surrounding the potential introduction of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) have intensified. In general terms, this webinar and the corresponding paper reconcile 3 key questions: Should CBDC be issued? How will CBDC be delivered to end-users (i.e. the …
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We are discussing with Aaron James his new paper entitled "The Credit–Money Hierarchy: a Republican , Egalitarian Appraisal." https://www.dropbox.com/s/egdve0xeqxjkfwc/James_paper%20Credit-Money%20Hiearchy.docx?dl=0 James presented the paper at this month's "Money as a Democratic Medium 2.0" conference, which some of us attended. According to James, the paper describes "three ways 'intrinsic' moral considerations apply to the global credit-money hierarchy."
This session covers the Review Lecture for the first half of the course. NOTE: The videos for this lecture are not available on the BU site or the ColumbiaLearn YouTube playlist, but you can access them directly through the Coursera site or through the playlist linked above. The lecture gives a brief overview of the …
We invite young scholars who are interested in honing their writing skills to join the Cooperative Book Project Team for the Third write-shop on Data Analysis and Presentation. This comes after a string of seminars on writing on the functions of cooperatives in resource management. Everyone is welcome to join us. Dr. Emmanuel M.N.A.N. Attoh …
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EPOG (Economic POlicies for the Global transition) is a master’s programme that has been created in 2012 with the support of the European Commission, under the “Erasmus Mundus Master’s Course” label. For eight cohorts (2013-2022), the programme has trained in political economy more than 250 outstanding students from all over the world, with a strong …
The economy is a complex and ever-changing system that requires sophisticated analytical tools to understand its many dimensions. As young researchers, we often grapple with how to account for heterogeneity, interactions, non-linearities, path-dependency, and tipping points, among other factors. That's where agent-based models come in. These powerful tools can help us tackle the complexity of …
YSI @ II Agent-Based Models in Economics Seasonal School 2023 | Sant’Anna Read More »
The economy is a complex and ever-changing system that requires sophisticated analytical tools to understand its many dimensions. As young researchers, we often grapple with how to account for heterogeneity, interactions, non-linearities, path-dependency, and tipping points, among other factors. That's where agent-based models come in. These powerful tools can help us tackle the complexity of …
YSI @ II Agent-Based Models in Economics Seasonal School 2023 | Sant’Anna Read More »
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 Leuven Read More »
About this workshop: Join us in this interactive workshop as we explore the support and resources available for teaching new economic thinking. Jamie Barker from the Centre for Economy Studies will guide us through the options and materials available to us. Through practical insights and case studies, participants will gain strategies and tools to confidently …
This session covers Lecture 13: Chartallism, Metallism, and Key Currencies. Lecture 13 Notes In the first half of the course, we focused on two prices of money: par and interest rates. With the next four lectures, we explore a third price of money: foreign exchange. This allows us to revisit fundamental questions about the nature …