Jeongkyung Won, M.A. in Economics from the Sogang University, School of Economics, South Korea, will present "Paving the Road to Prosperity? Infrastructure Investments and the Bottleneck to Growth" Abstract:Can infrastructure investments that promote local economic activities now reduce them later? To answer this question, I explore the historical context of South Korea, in which the …
How can different types of food be linked to development policies? In this first webinar of the "Development Talks" Series, Prof Ha-Joon Chang (SOAS, University of London) discusses his new book "Edible Economics: A Hungry Economist Explains the World". More info about the book here. We will also have a brief explanation about how to …
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Hello young scholars, We are writing to invite you to the 2023 Financial Stability Mandate meeting. It will take place at 2 pm UTC (3 pm CET). Our annual mandates establish the working group's priorities and strategies for the coming year, although not in a binding way. If you think you have something to contribute …
Join us for this reading group session which will be held on 9 February 2023 at 11:00ET. Heske van Doornen and Jheelum Sarkar will be facilitating a discussion on The Undiscovered Self by Carl Jung.
Just over a decade ago, the global economy was plunged into its worse crisis since the Great Depression. Today, the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the already long-standing tension between the US and Chinese states have disrupted global value chains and fostered price increases throughout developed economies. Lingering in the …
To have all interested members on board to discuss the working group's list of questions, topic and events.A space to have potential organizers discuss their tentative project ideas.To brainstorm on potential collaborations with institutions in future, and ideas to reinforce and strengthen present collaborations. Contribute your ideas by responding to this doodle.
Dear Economics of Innovation Working Group members, The Economics of Innovation Working Group is hosting an intro session for all members interested in organising events in 2023. We want to invite new and experienced organisers to join us in developing exciting and innovative projects and becoming a part of a diverse project organising team. We …
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Julius Koschnick, PhD Candidate from LSE will present his paper Breaking Tradition: Teacher-Student Effects at English Universities during the Scientific Revolution Abstract: While teacher student effects in conveying a fixed curriculum have been widely studied, the effect of teachers on the direction of research at the knowledge frontier has received less attention. This paper studies …
Dear FLE Members, Join us on 15 February 2023 at 16:30 CET to collaborate on the 2023 Mandate of our working group! The Mandate comprises projects, questions and topics we want to focus on for this year. So bring your ideas and be part of shaping the direction of the FLE Working Group! We look …
This is the first of two sessions on Chris O'Malley's 2015 Book Bonds Without Borders: A History of the Eurobond Market. https://www.amazon.com/Bonds-without-Borders-History-Eurobond/dp/1118843886 From the Dust Jacket: Bonds Without Borders tells the extraordinary story of how the market developed into the principal source of international finance for sovereign states, supranational agencies, financial institutions and companies around …
Dear members and organizers, We hope you had a great break during the holidays. We are kicking-off the start of this year with a meeting to define our mandate. The mandate is our navigation map throughout the events and activities that we want to see happening and partake as a working group. To check last …
To help potential organizers understand the role and responsibilities of working group project organizers.Precursor to YSI project organizers onboard call on 28th February.