The Finance, Law and Economics Working Group is glad to invite you to a webinar with Dr. Daniele D'Alvia on Specified/Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). Dr. D'Alvia is one of the few world leading experts on SPACs and he will critically analyse this last Wall Street Trend, which has been gaining incredible interest in the …
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George Soros' latest op-ed in the Project Syndicate reasserts his view how perpetual bonds could help the European Union overcome its deadlock on fiscal spending. Our panelists will discuss the proposal and reflect which openings exist to shape Europe’s fiscal future. An Effective Response to Europe’s Fiscal Paralysis (Excerpt) By: George Soros | Project Syndicate …
Vincent Delabastita, PhD student at KU Leuven, will present his work: The Feudal Origins of Manorial Prosperity in 11th-century England Abstract:Does the prosperity of medieval manors depend on their position in the feudal system? How large are these effects? And what are the economic mechanisms behind it? To answer these questions, we estimate an econometric …
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The Workshop in Economics of Innovation, Complexity and Knowledge (WICK#8) for doctoral students and young researchers is jointly organized by the Vilfredo Pareto Doctoral Program in Economics - University of Turin, BRICK and the YSI Complexity Economics Working Group, and each year it attracts about 20-25 young researchers in Economics and Social Sciences from all …
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Session 6: Difference-in-differences Reading: Cunningham 2020 (Ch. 9 - Difference-in-differences) Available at: https://www.scunning.com/mixtape.html
23/Sep - Emanuele Citera: The network origins of aggregate fluctuations: a demand-side approach 13/Oct - Gustavo Pereira Serra: Household borrowing for Consumption and Investment in Human Capital: a neo-Kaleckian approach 4/Nov - Vinicius Curti CÃcero: Three essays on FDI and uneven development 25/Nov - Guilherme Spinato Morlin: Inflation and conflicting claims in the open economy …
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Gender inequality manifests itself in many different ways. In the realm of Economics, feminist economists have pointed out how the different roles played by men and women in the economy (both market and non-market) produces and reproduces unequal gender relations. Furthermore, they have worked on different tools in order to change this. Gender Responsive Budgeting …
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Iris Fu, Phd student at the University of California, Los Angeles, will present her work: Intergenerational Transmission of Wealth Loss: Evidence from the Freedman’s Bank Abstract:This paper provides a comprehensive analyses of the intergenerational effects of negative shock in wealth for African Americans by examining a historical episode, the failure of the Freedman’s Bank (1865-1874), …
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INET Live Future of Work series: Are Redistribution Policies Enough? 12 January 2021, 12pm ETLaura Tyson, Gordon Hanson, Rana Foroohar Traditional welfare systems have emphasized the need for redistribution post-production. Are these policies sufficient in the future? For more information on this INET episode click here. YSI Follow-up session: Are Redistribution Policies Enough? 12 January …
Follow-up discussion | Are Redistribution Policies Enough? Read More »
23/Sep - Emanuele Citera: The network origins of aggregate fluctuations: a demand-side approach 13/Oct - Gustavo Pereira Serra: Household borrowing for Consumption and Investment in Human Capital: a neo-Kaleckian approach 4/Nov - Vinicius Curti CÃcero: Three essays on FDI and uneven development 25/Nov - Guilherme Spinato Morlin: Inflation and conflicting claims in the open economy …
We are pleased to announce the second event of the Webinar series in 18th-Century History of Political Economy. In this webinar Dr. Sheila Dow will discuss Adam Smith's approach to political economy in terms of his philosophy against the background of the Scottish enlightenment, drawing out connections with the modern discourse on pluralism The webinar …
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