We are glad to invite you to our seventh event of the Webinar series in 18th-Century History of Political Economy. In this webinar, we will have Prof. Mauricio Chalfin Coutinho talking about slave labor in the 18th-century Political Economy, with special attention to Adam Smith's contribution to the discussion. The webinar is open to everyone …
From the book description:"In this magisterial account of the Great Depression, MIT economist Charles Kindleberger emphasizes three factors that continue to shape global financial markets: panic, the power of contagion, and importance of hegemony." This week's reading: Chapter 10 - The Beginnings of RecoveryChapter 11 - The Gold Bloc YieldsChapter 12 - The 1937 RecessionChapter …
The World in Depression, 1929-1939 by Charles P. Kindleberger | Session 3 Read More »
The Political Economy of Europe Working Group is joining forces with UK's think-tank New Economics Foundation and EUI's **Young Democracy Forum for this exciting discussion. Please Register here to receive the zoom-link and join the conversation! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/emu-fiscal-governance-saving-the-balance-sheet-at-the-cost-of-democracy-tickets-170435073894 Fighting Inequality, increasing productivity and fostering a green transition are some of the essential goals of a post-pandemic …
EMU Fiscal Governance: Saving the Balance Sheet at the cost of Democracy? Read More »
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, equivalently, the price of money in terms of goods. But what determines the price level? Why is the price level important? And how does it …
The Boskin Commission and the Consumer Price Index Read More »
We will start by discussing the format of our reading group and the books we intend to read along the year Our first meeting will be held on the 1st of October at 14:00 CET // 13:00 UTC // 9:00 BRT // 20:00 CST. In this meeting we will briefly introduce ourselves and discuss the …
Global Governance and Public Health Vulnerabilities in the Global South COVID-19 represents the latest and most devastating example of the globalising spread of infectious diseases. Its destabilising effects, in the form of shortages of key healthcare resources ranging from hospital beds to essential medicines, were evident in the tragic visuals of strained state capacities at …
Global Governance and Public Health Vulnerabilities in the Global South Read More »
This session features our guest Lior Nissim Grinman (Hebrew University of Jerusalem). The standard economic theory of decision-making postulates that people have a natural attitude towards risk with respect to utility. However, several philosophers have recently suggested that there is more than one normatively permissible way to think about attitudes towards risk. Furthermore, such pluralistic …
The 7th PE-DPS: Lior Nissim Grinman on risk and wellbeing Read More »
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, equivalently, the price of money in terms of goods. But what determines the price level? Why is the price level important? And how does it …
A discussion of the second third of the book, covering pages 99-230.
Gabriel Delgado Toral, PhD student at Universidad Autónoma de Mexico, will present the paper "La relación entre la inflación y el desempleo y el nacimiento de la nueva macroeconomÃa." The presentation and discussion will be in Spanish.
The second sessions will take place 09th October 12:00 (GMT+1) .Topic of the discussion: Innovation culture Europe vs America.Suggested reading:https://www2.itif.org/2015-comparing-american-european-innovation-cultures.pdfhttps://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC81448https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/03/europe-is-no-longer-an-innovation-leader-heres-how-it-can-get-ahead/Don't worry if you don't have time to prepare for the discussion, the organizers will provide a brief introduction into the topic that will allow you to get the gist. Format: Organizers provide a brief introduction …
This week we are reading Chapters 1-6. From the book description: "A groundbreaking book sure to leave its mark in the canon of investing literature, The Rise of Carry explains how carry trading has virtually shaped the global economic picture—one of decaying economic growth, recurring crises, wealth disparity, and, in too many places, social and …