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Effective writing in in Economics Workshop Series –

Please join us for the first of a series of three online writing workshops designed to help you improve your academic writing in economics. The workshops will focus on such topics as syntax and style in academic writing, framing and making arguments, and clear and simple writing. Even though each workshop will be to some …

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YSI Germany Hub

Research Institute for Sustainability Helmholtzstraße, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

The third meeting of the YSI Germany Hub will take place on 26 October at the Research Institute for Sustainability from 16:00 to 19:00. YSI Hubs are a space in which YSI members, regardless of Working Group affiliation, can meet, get to know each other, and brainstorm project ideas. The meeting will be in English …

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Book Project and Workshop: Cooperatives in Natural Resource Management

OR Tambo Conference Centre Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa

The Young Scholar Initiative (YSI) Cooperative working group was invited to partner with the Africa Cooperative Institute of South Africa (ACI-SA) in organising a young scholar workshop as part of its 2023 Conference on Cooperatives and the Solidarity Economy (CCSE). The Young Scholar Workshop will precede the main conference to be held in Johannesburg South …

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project Series Money View Reading Group

Money and the Public Debt | Session 2

Virtual Project Virtual Project

We have two off weeks between The Evolution of Central Banks and The Repo Market We are taking this opportunity to discuss "Money and the Public Debt: Treasury Market Liquidity as a Legal Phenomenon" by Lev Menand and Joshua Younger. https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/faculty_scholarship/4093/ You can listen to the authors discuss their paper on a recent episode of …

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Who Leads the Change? Transitioning Towards a Circular Economy

Virtual Project Virtual Project

In an era marked by pressing environmental and societal challenges, the imperative for transitioning towards a sustainable future has never been more evident. But who are the primary catalysts of this change, and how do they shape our collective journey towards a more sustainable world? Join us for a webinar, "Who Leads the Change?" as …

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Between Academia and Public Service

In this webinar, YSI and Professor Carlota Pérez welcome José Antonio Ocampo to discuss his experience as both an academic and policymaker. In the second half, the floor will be open for the audience to interact with him and derive lessons about the challenges and satisfactions of working in policymaking. José Ocampo is a Professor …

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Between Academia and Public Service

In this webinar, YSI and Professor Carlota Pérez welcome José Antonio Ocampo to discuss his experience as both an academic and policymaker. In the second half, the floor will be open for the audience to interact with him and derive lessons about the challenges and satisfactions of working in policymaking. José Ocampo is a Professor …

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Between Academia and Public Service

Virtual Project Virtual Project

In this webinar, YSI and Professor Carlota Pérez welcome José Antonio Ocampo to discuss his experience as both an academic and policymaker. José Ocampo is a Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs and Member of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University. He has been UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social …

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