As with the Great Depression, there are many theories and stories—some of them contradictory—about what caused the German inflation. Did it depend on a combination of multiple factors? Was it …
Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich on The German Inflation 1914-1923 Read More »
Dr. Ramani Gunatilaka talks about the low number of female employment in Sri Lanka, discussing the factors behind it.
“In this 3rd session of the series, Sattwick Dey Biswas (Institute of Public Policy, National Law School of India University) will present some of his work and will invite us …
The 3rd PE-DPS: Sattwick Dey Biswas on Utilitarianism and Quantification Read More »
André Lanza, doctoral candidate from the University of São Paulo will present his paper: FROM “ARMS TO THE FARM” TO LANDOWNERS? IMMIGRATION AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY IN SÃO PAULO STATE, BRAZIL …
YSI-EHES Economic History Graduate Webinar: André Lanza Read More »
We're discussing the following for week 4: Lecture 6: Federal Funds, Final Settlement Lecture NotesThis lecture describes a stylized version of the US payment system, and how the Fed Funds …
This our weekly discussion of the price level as it relates to Perry Mehrling's money view. The price level is the average price of goods in terms of money or, …
Dear all, our journey is coming to and end and the next session will conclude the book as well as prepare us for our meeting with Melanie. For this we …
Welcome to our special session co-organised by South Asia WG, and Urban and Regional Economics WG! We are delighted to have Simone Maria Grabner, Urban and Regional Economics WG as …
The Inequality and the Political Economy of Europe working groups are happy to announce the final program for the YSI Pre-conference@ STOREP 2021 ("Law and Economics: History, Institutions, Public Policies”). …
YSI Pre-Conference @ STOREP 2021 “Law and Economics” Read More »
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 …
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?” …
YSI-EHES Economic History Graduate Webinar: Zhihao Xu Read More »
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 …