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After Libra, Digital Yuan and COVID-19: Central Bank Digital Currencies

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The COVID-19 pandemic and crisis of 2020 has spurred electronic payments in ways never before seen. In this webinar, the presenter, Professor Douglas Arner, asks the question: In the context of the crisis and beyond, what role can technology play in improving the effectiveness of money and payment systems. The webinar particularly considers the policy …

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African Economies & the Enigma of Transformation:Old problems, new prospect

Friendship Hall Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

Over six decades after the winds of change blew across the African continent, it remains burdened with political, social and economic instability. Scholars and activists both within and outside of Africa are re-thinking the position of the continent in contemporary times, specifically questioning whether mainstream development and economic paradigms have been relevant and helpful to …

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UNCTAD Summer School 2020

Virtual Project Virtual Project

UNCTAD Summer School 2020 From the Transformation of Economics to Economic Transformation: Pathways to a Better Future The Young Scholars Initiative of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (YSI) and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) are hosting a virtual Summer School from 15-23 August, 2020. Over the course of a weeklong program, …

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project Series Law and Political Economy in India After Covid: The Way Ahead

Gig Economy and the Law after Covid

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The discussions in this webinar will revolve around the following issues: a. Digital-Informalization of Labour: Many day jobs, which were the usual employment opportunities for most people, are now being converted into gig work by modern startups (e.g. urbanclap, swiggy or uber). Covid has further entrenched such work. But given the practices of class action …

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project Series The Economic Consequences of Covid-19 in Latin America

Innovation and spontaneous policies during the COVID19 crisis in Costa Rica

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In this new episode of the Webinar series on the consequences of COVID-19 in Latin America we will host professor Jeffrey Orozco Barrantes, who will discuss with us about Costa Rica's policy responses and challenges for innovation. Jeffrey Orozco Barrantes is an economist from the University of Costa Rica. Master's degree in Economic Policy with …

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project Series Law and Political Economy in India After Covid: The Way Ahead

Neoliberalism and the Law after Covid

Virtual Project Virtual Project

The discussions in this webinar will revolve around the following issues: How biased is efficiency as a standard for welfare?: Efficiency (acting through strong property rights, deregulation and private contracts) has been touted as the best means to increase overall welfare. But has this approach worked? How will efficiency ensure overall welfare when resources themselves …

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“Neoliberalism is Dead. Long Live.. What?”

Virtual Project Virtual Project

Listen live Join us for to the concluding debate of the UNCTAD Summer School, organized in collaboration with INET’s Young Scholars Initiative! Speakers include Jayati Ghosh (Jawaharlal Nehru University) Gerald Epstein (University of Massachusetts, Amherst-UMass) Surbhi Kesar (Azim Premji University, YSI) Rob Davies (Ex-Minister, Trade and Industry, South Africa), Quinn Slobodian (Wellesley College). Moderated by …

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*POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2020* LSE Shifting Landscapes Conference 2020

London School of Economics Houghton Street, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

PLEASE NOTE THE CONFERENCE IS CURRENTLY DELAYED UNTIL AT LEAST SEPTEMBER 2020 The Department of Geography and Environment at the London School of Economics is pleased to announce a student-led conference that will feature research by PhD students (and early-career researchers) on the rapid shifts that societies are facing. Changing social issues and literal shifts …

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