Paul Volcker and the Transformation of Finance

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New date announced! The Finance, Law, and Economics, and the Political Economy of Europe working groups are happy to host the third webinar from the series in preparation to our meeting with Andrea Enria, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB (which will be rescheduled according to the developments in the Covid-19 situation).The third …

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Epistemology of Economics: Kapeller (2013) ‘Model-Platonism’ in Economics

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Since November we read many papers related to the Ontology of Economics, from Evolutionary Realism to recent debates in Econometrics. The first part of the reading group during the last six months expanded my understanding of the economy. Now we move on to the Epistemology of Economics to focus on the question of how we …

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KEDG 1st Meeting

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The Keynesian Economics Debate Group (KEDG) is starting! The first meeting will be on Wednesday April 15th at 6 pm ET. In this first meeting we will discuss Felipe Cornelio's paper, "The role of effective demand in the industrial policy: an assessment based on the Sraffian Supermultiplier". We are scheduling a short presentation (15min) followed …

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project Series YSI COVID-19 Webinar Series

Andrew Sheng: New Data, New Systemic Analyses for Novel Pandemic Crises

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The COVID-19 crisis is stress-testing not just economies, but our economic paradigms and analytical tools. The 2008 crisis revealed that financial systems are networks, and COVID-19 showed how viral contagion and conventional tools (monetary creation) plus lockdowns can bring on recession, depression or conflict. Current single-minded focus on flows and monetary creation to deal with …

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Zoltán Pozsár: Financial stability in the age of Covid-19

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Money is hierarchical and during crises, rules are flexible at the core and rigid at the periphery. In this crisis, the penalty rate part of Bagehot’s rule was replaced with “friendly” rates for the core – with Covid-19 there is no moral hazard in lending to the core of the system at low rates. (...) …

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Presenter: Francesco Bogliacino

Universidad de los Andes Bogota, Bogota, Colombia

Francesco Bogliacino, professor at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, will present his upcoming book Scienza in vendita (Science for sale), coauthored with Cristiano Codagnone and Giuseppe A. Veltri. The presentation will take place over Zoom. To participate please go to https://ysi.wisdmlabs.net/project/5e6c4e75fcb84a7fa1d60f76/event/5e6d8212fcb84a7fa1d64635

Law and Political Economy: Meeting the Challenges of Our Times

Sarah Lawrence College Mead Way, Bronxville, New York, United States

DEAR PARTICIPANTS THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED DUE TO COVID19 CONTAGION - WE WILL INFORM YOU OF THE NEW DATE Questions of law, power, and economy are at the heart of contemporary challenges to democracy, environment, social solidarity, and economic security. This workshop brings together scholars and students to develop a deeper understanding of the problems …

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project Series Seminario GIHPTE-YSI (2020-21)

Francesco Bogliacino (Spanish)

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Francesco Bogliacino, profesor de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, presentará su libro Scienza in vendita (Ciencia en venta), escrito junto con Cristiano Codagnone y Giuseppe A. Veltri. Resumen: Ciencia en venta analiza la relación entre las decisiones políticas y la evidencia, en la elaboración de políticas públicas. Es un libro que habla de narraciones y …

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Central bankers and new banking paradigms: Dialogue with Andrea Enria

European Central Bank Sonnemannstraße, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany

*THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS. FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW DATE WILL BE COMMUNICATED TO SELECTED PARTICIPANTS IN DUE COURSE. Thanks for your understanding! * The Finance, Law, and Economics, and Political Economy of Europe working groups, in collaboration with INET senior economist Orsola Costantini, are thrilled to organise this …

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2nd Webinar on Climate Change and Inequality: Approach to Analysis

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Hello All, The first webinar was appreciated by all the participants, and they were able to bring in their knowledge based on their research experience in fields related to climate change. The unanimous decision was to dive further into the topic in the 2nd session, with the help of a reading list.The second webinar will …

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