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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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project Series Expanding the frontiers of economics – 2.0: Evidence from South Asia

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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project Series Money View Reading Group

Basis Trades and and Treasury Market Illiquidity

During the off week between our final two discussions of Scott Skyrm's The Repo Market, we're going to discuss a July 2020 paper entitled "Basis Trades and Treasury Market Illiquidity" By Daniel Barth and Jay Kahn published by the Office of Financial Research. https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=12950&context=ypfs-documents At the beginning of the Covid pandemic in March of 2020, …

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project Series YSI @ COP28 UAE

The UN Conference of the Parties to the Convention (COP28) in Dubai, UAE

Expo City Dubai Al Wasl Avenue, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The purpose of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention (COP) of the of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is to convened member countries every year to determine ambition and responsibilities, and identify and assess climate measures. The 21st session of the COP (COP21) led to the Paris Agreement, which …

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6th Workshop on New Developmentalism

Center for Studies on New Developmentalism of the São Paulo School of Business Administration – Getulio Vargas Foundation Rua Itapeva, Bela Vista, São Paulo, Brazil

The outbreak of COVID-19, the Russo-Ukrainian war, and the slowdown of significant global economies such as the USA and China have brought unforeseen economic difficulties to all countries in the world, but especially to developing countries. Do these ongoing difficulties intensify or bring new possibilities for catch-up strategies for developing countries? Conventional economic theory has …

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