project Series Money View Reading Group

ICMA Repo FAQ

Virtual Project Virtual Project

During the off week between our first two discussions of Scott Skyrm's The Repo Market, we're going to explore repo a little further. First, we have two short blog posts by Daniel Neilson. https://www.soonparted.co/p/overnight-rate-complexhttps://www.soonparted.co/p/repo-first-principles/comment/3835525 And then we have the ICMA repo FAQ: https://www.icmagroup.org/market-practice-and-regulatory-policy/repo-and-collateral-markets/icma-ercc-publications/frequently-asked-questions-on-repo/

Challenges, prospects, and pitfalls of research on recent topics in HET

Universidad de Antioquia Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

Description As is customary, ALAHPE (Latin American Association for the History of Economic Thought) and the History of Economic Thought Working Group of the Young Scholars Initiative will organize a workshop on the eve of this year’s ALAHPE conference taking place in Medellín, Colombia, on November 16–18th, 2023. The title of the 2023 YSI Pre-Conference …

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YSI History of Economic Thought Spring School

Room 401 Social Science Building Stellenbosch University Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

The Young Scholars Initiative History of Economic Thought 1st Spring School is an opportunity to bring together young and early career scholars from Africa to learn about economic theories that fall under the old and new economic thought. Young and early career scholars will attend lectures from scholars who have engaged these historical theories. It …

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YSI @ II Monetary Policy and Income Distribution Conference

Fields Institute Toronto, Ontario, Canada

There is a growing concern, both on academic and on policymaking circles, regarding the distributional impacts of monetary policy. This is reflected in a growing empirical literature, in policymakers speeches and on the organization of workshops and events. The Young Scholars Initiative participated in two such events: the Toronto Monetary Policy and Income Distribution Conference …

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Young scholars dinner with the History of Economics Diversity Caucus

Universidad de Antioquia Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia

The YSI History of Economic Thought working group and the History of Economics Diversity Caucus will host a young scholars dinner during the upcoming ALAHPE conference in Medellin (Nov. 16-18). The dinner will provide a space for young and senior scholars to discuss their career paths and the actions needed to make our community more …

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YSI @ NARSC 2023

The Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter Broadway Circle, San Diego, California, United States

Networking is a pivotal source of professional benefits during conferences, especially at prestigious events like the NARSC Meetings. However, it can be a daunting challenge for young scholars, particularly when they are attending a large-scale conference for the first time, featuring keynote speakers of exceptional renown. While established scholars typically have robust professional networks, emerging …

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WESTERN CAPE GRADUATE STUDENTS’ CONFERENCE

The University of Cape Town Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

The Department of Historical Studies at the University of Cape Town invites submissions for an inaugural Western Cape Graduate Students’ Conference in Historical Studies, to be held at UCT on 20 and 21 November 2023. The conference gives students at any stage of their postgraduate journey in History – Masters or PhD – the opportunity …

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project Series Money View Reading Group

The Repo Market | Session 2

Virtual Project Virtual Project

This is the second of three sessions on Scott Skyrm's 2023 book The Repo Market: Shorts, Shortages, and Squeezes. https://www.amazon.com/Repo-Market-Shorts-Shortages-Squeezes/dp/1952991285/ From the description: The Repo market is the most important market few people know about. It's a pillar of the financial system that's often misunderstood yet plays a vital role in the industry. If the …

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Book Discussion: Boats in a Storm

Virtual Project Virtual Project

Boats in a Storm: Law, Migration, and Decolonization in South and Southeast Asia, 1942–1962 (Standford University Press, 2023) About the Book For more than century before World War II, traders, merchants, financiers, and laborers steadily moved between places on the Indian Ocean, trading goods, supplying credit, and seeking work. This all changed with the war …

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project Series YSI @ COP28 UAE

The UNFCCC COP28 Webinar Series: A path towards COP28

Virtual Project Virtual Project

In this first out of three webinar sessions, we invite you to join us - the YSI Members attending COP28 - for a conversation with our guests on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties session number 28 (UNFCCC COP28) convening from 30 November to 12 December 2023 in Dubai, …

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“The Wealth of Notions” in Economic Thought: Teaching & Research

University of Turin Turin, Piedmont, Italy

The States & Markets and History of Economic Thought Working Groups are happy to invite you to participate in a two-day workshop on the practice of teaching and researching the history of economic thought. This workshop, organized in collaboration with the Italian Association for the History of Political Economy (STOREP) and the “Wealth of Notions” …

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