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The Money Problem | Discussion with Morgan Ricks

Virtual Project Virtual Project

After reading Morgan Ricks' The Money Problem, Professor Ricks will join us to discuss the book. Morgan Ricks is a Professor of Law at Vanderbilt University where he studies financial regulation. He is the author of The Money Problem: Rethinking Financial Regulation (University of Chicago Press, 2016), which offers a blueprint for a modernized system …

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project Series Economics of Money and Banking MOOC (2022)

Discussion — Midterm Review

Virtual Project Virtual Project

This session is a Review of Part 1 NOTE: The videos are not available on the BU site or the ColumbiaLearn YouTube playlist, but you can access them directly through the Coursera site or through the playlist linked above. After a brief overview of the origin of the Fed and and central bank operations during …

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Constitutionalism and Sustainable Economic Development

University of Namibia Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia

Young Scholars Initiative (YSI) Young Scholars Workshop at The 2022 Annual Conference of the African Network of Constitutional Lawyers (ANCL) Conference, University of Namibia, Windhoek. August 24 – 26, 2022 Working Groups: (a) Africa, (b) Cooperatives and (c) Finance, Law & Economics. Constitutions are the foundation and the apex of all legal frameworks in countries …

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project Series Money View Reading Group

The Evolution of Central Banking | Session 1

Virtual Project Virtual Project

This is the first out of three sessions devoted to Stafano Ugolini's book "The Evolution of Central Banking: Theory and History". We will be discussing the introduction and Chapter 1: The Payment System. Book's description: This book is the first complete survey of the evolution of monetary institutions and practices in Western countries from the …

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project Series Economics of Money and Banking MOOC (2022)

Discussion — Lecture 13: Chartallism, Metallism, and Key Currencies

Virtual Project Virtual Project

This session covers Lecture 13: Chartallism, Metallism, and Key Currencies In the first half of the course, we focused on two prices of money: par and interest rates. With the next four lectures, we explore a third price of money: foreign exchange. This allows us to revisit fundamental questions about the nature of money. How …

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project Series YSI Writing Group

YSI Writing Group – S02.E02 Feedback Session

Virtual Project Virtual Project

The YSI Writing group centers on improving writing skills through community approach and support young scholars on their writing journey.In our regularly Feedback Sessions we mainly talk about texts from other young writer we looked at beforehand. Therefore we freely organize feedback-tandems through our Google-Spreadsheet. Feel free to insert your name for giving or receiving …

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Young Scholars Development Programme on Input and Output Analysis

Bayview Hotel Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia

Introduction Recent improvement in data availability have put input-output analysis back on the top of research agendas of economists: contemporary challenges, such as climate change, economic growth and natural resources, economic crisis and inequalities, require a systemic view and input-output (I-O) analysis represents an important tool for economists to understand the complexity of our economies. …

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YSI @ Diamantina Seminar 2022

Diamantina Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil

The Keynesian Economics WG is happy to announce a workshop taking place at the 19th Diamantina Seminar. During the two days preceding the main conference (August 29 and 30) participants will have the opportunity to participate in four YSI workshops (listed below). Authors of approved papers will receive accommodation in addition to transportation between Belo …

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project Series Economics of Money and Banking MOOC (2022)

Discussion — Reading 7: Robert Mundell

Virtual Project Virtual Project

This session covers Reading 7: A Reconsideration of the Twentieth Century by Robert Mundell The reading forms the basis for Lecture 14 (next week). In it, Mundell tells a story of the evolution (devolution?) of the international monetary system over the course of the 20th century. He wants to address exchange rate stability through domestic …

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Axel Leijonhufvud Advanced School

virtual Trento, Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy

Axel Leijonhufvud Advanced School Facing the Faultlines: Rethinking the Economy After Covid and the Ukraine Conflict 7-11 September, 2022 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS EXTENDED TO AUGUST 7 The Advanced School honors Axel Leijonhufvud legacy and is jointly organized by the University of Trento and INET. The school will take place online. The School is intended for …

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project Series Money View Reading Group

The Evolution of Central Banking | Session 2

Virtual Project Virtual Project

This is the second out of three sessions devoted to Stafano Ugolini's book "The Evolution of Central Banking: Theory and History". We will be discussing Chapter 2 (Lender of Last Resort and Supervision) and Chapter 3 (Issuing Money). Book's description: This book is the first complete survey of the evolution of monetary institutions and practices …

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