S&M Plenary Organization Internal Meeting
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S&M Plenary Organization Internal Meeting
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Environmental crisis and the Pandemic in Latin America
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The YSI Webinar series on the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis in Latin America has already discussed the economic, political and social dimensions of this crisis. In the next episode, …
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African Economic Dynamics: Local, Regional, and International
University of the Free State Bloemfontein, Free State, South AfricaThe YSI Africa working group once again will partner the African Economic History Network at their 2020 conference at the Universityof the Free State. The AEHN has held annual meetings …
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Development of African economic thought
University of the Free State Bloemfontein, Free State, South AfricaThe proposed panel seeks address the following topical questions: Is there an African economic thought? Who are the thinkers from the African continent from the remote past to the present …
Follow-up discussion | What’s at Stake?
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What's at Stake?22 September, 12pm ETMike Spence, James Manyika, Steve Clemson Discussant in follow-up session: Lara Merling (International Trade Union Confederation) Session detailsAdvancements in automation and artificial intelligence are quickly …
DAGs and the Structural Causal Model: Introduction
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Session 1: DAGs and the Structural Causal Model: Introduction Reading: Cunningham 2020 (Ch. 4 “Directed acyclical graphs”)Available at: https://www.scunning.com/mixtape.htmlComplementary reading: Pearl et al. 2016 "Causal inference in statistics: a primer", …
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KEDG – First Meeting
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23/Sep - Emanuele Citera: The network origins of aggregate fluctuations: a demand-side approach13/Oct - Gustavo Pereira Serra: Household borrowing for Consumption and Investment in Human Capital: a neo-Kaleckian approach4/Nov - …
Why study the history of development economics?
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Michele Alacevich (Associate Professor of History, Department of Political and Social Science, University of Bologna) will discuss the history of development economics looking for analytical insights that can inform policy-making …
YSI – Economic History Graduate Webinar: Ezra Karger
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Ezra Karger, PhD Candidate at The University of Chicago will present his work: The Long-Run Effect of Public Libraries on Children: Evidence from the Early 1900s. Abstract:Between 1890 and 1921, …
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Follow-up discussion | What is Technology? Accelerator, Enabler, Displacer?
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What is Technology? Accelerator, Enabler, or Displacer?29 September, 11am ETLong Chen, Anton Korinek and John Van Reenen Discussants in follow-up session: Cecilia Rikap (CONICET, Argentina & Université de Paris and …
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Potential Outcomes: Introduction
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Session 2: Potential outcomes: introduction Reading: Cunningham 2020 (Ch. 5 “Potential outcomes causal model”)Available at: https://www.scunning.com/mixtape.html
Plenary Discussion
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