Rethinking the State in the 21st century

UCL Institute for Innovation and Public PurposeHome London, England, United Kingdom

Call for Abstracts Countries around the world are increasingly facing societal challenges, such as growing inequality, climate change, and aging populations. Contemporary challenges require the existence of 21st century States acting as a crucial partner for innovation and structural change. Mission-oriented policies have the power to steer economic growth towards a more sustainable and innovation-friendly …

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project Series State and Capital in China

Russia’s States & Markets

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Among BRICS countries, Russia has been experiencing periods of economic stability and downturns of high magnitude and it is only next to Brazil in decreasing both economic complexity and steadily falling manufacturing exports. Moving towards political isolation, Russia has been building strategic alliances in the Middle East and Asian region, especially with China and India, …

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FMI Research Initiative – on CSDs and Custodians

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OVERVIEW1)Date: Friday, 26 Apr. 2019 16:00 Frankfurt | 15:00 London | 10:00 New YorkLocation: online webinarTopics: Central Securities Depository (CSD) and Custodian primer. Beforehand intro FMI and FMI Research Initiative statusPresenter: Charles-Enguerrand Coste, ECB & YSI and Gerhardt (Kiko) Kalterherberg, YSI 2) Date: Friday, 3 May 2019 17:00 Frankfurt | 16:00 London | 9:00 Mexico …

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Discussion of “Behind Marx’s Hidden Abode” by Nancy Fraser

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After the kick-off webinar with Prof. Todorova, the Feminist Epistemology Project started their study group meetings with the discussion of the chapter "Gender and Economics" from the book "Feminism, objectivity and economics" by Julie Nelson.In our next session, we will discuss "Behind Marx's Hidden Abode" by Nancy Fraser. Here is a list of questions of …

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FMI Research Initiative – Debrief Fed Chicago Symposium Thu. 4. Apr. 2019

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OVERVIEW1)Date: Friday, 26 Apr. 2019 16:00 Frankfurt | 15:00 London | 10:00 New YorkLocation: online webinarTopics: Central Securities Depository (CSD) and Custodian primer. Beforehand intro FMI and FMI Research Initiative statusPresenter: Charles-Enguerrand Coste, ECB & YSI and Gerhardt (Kiko) Kalterherberg, YSI 2) Date: Friday, 3 May 2019 17:00 Frankfurt | 16:00 London | 9:00 Mexico …

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“A Scenario Approach to Crisis and Recovery” with Roberta Capello

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Profound economic crisis can severely impact local economies’ growth paths, causing not only short-term recessions but also significant long-term costs. In order to study long-term regional development after an economic shock, Prof. Capello will introduce a scenario building methodology, based on the Macroeconometric Regional Growth Forecasting Model (MASST). The model recently has been updated to …

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project Series Credit Booms Gone Bust

Dr. Alessia De Stefani – Housing, Mortgages and the Macroeconomy

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Join us for a webinar with Dr. Alessia De Stefani (Danmarks Nationalbank). Dr. De Stefani's will discuss the cause and implication of housing booms and busts, with an emphasis on mortgages as triggers of financial crises. She will give an overview of academic discussion about the causes of boom-bust cycles in US housing markets in …

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Do Shadow Banks Create Money? with Jo Michell

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Jo Michell, University of the West of England, BristolDate: Friday, May, 10thTime: 11.00AM (EDT time) – 5:00PM (Central European Summer Time)The goal of the second session is to deepen into the theoretical concept of endogenous money against the background of the latest financial developments, in particular, the role of shadow banking in the money creation …

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Primero Congreso de Economia Critica y Administración

Facultad de Economia y Negocios, Universidad de Chile Diagonal Paraguay, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile

The project is a 4-day long congress mainly aimed at undergraduate students in Chile. Topics covered include Growth and Distribution, Inequality, Economic Teaching, International Macroeconomics, and Neoliberal Regimes in Latin America. The event is in the University of Chile, but would be open to all other students at economic faculties in Chile. We will count …

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Theory and Policy of Shadow money with Daniela Gabor

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Daniela Gabor, University of the West of England, BristolDate: May, 16thTime: 11.00AM (EDT time) – 17.00PM (Central European Summer Time)The third session constitutes the first one focusing on the policy area. It addresses the economic-financial instabilities and political problems that arise from the expansion of shadow banks for both developed and developing countries.References: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/35221/ http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/35731/ …

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Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Behavioural Public Policy

University of Nice, France Avenue François Mitterrand, Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Location: Maison des Sciences de l’Homme et de la Société Sud-Est (MSHS), Nice, FranceDates: 20-21 May 2019 BACKGROUNDSince the publication of Nudge by Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler in 2008, a growing number of governments and international organisations see in behavioural sciences a new way to design public policies. This evolution gave birth to the …

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