Finance in developing countries and COVID crisis: What’s going on in Mexico

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Following up the previous webinars on the Economic Consequence of Covid-19 in Latin America, the Economic Development WG and the Latin America WG are happy to announce yet another episode of this series. In this meeting, we will host Professor Noemi Levy Orlik on the financial effects of the crisis in Mexico. Noemi Levy Orlik …

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KEWG 4th Meeting

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The Keynesian Economics Debate Group (KEDG) is continuing its activities! The fourth meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 1st at 6 pm ET. In this month, we will discuss Luiz Tornaghi' paper, "Different views on the Golden Age of Capitalism". As in the past ones, we are proposing a short presentation (15min) followed by discussion. …

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Pluralism and Global South perspectives in economics – YSI@AHE conf. 2020

Online Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

Programs to the events connected to this call We have four scheduled events connected to this call, two during the Association for Heterodox Economics Conference (one paper session and one plenary with keynotes - you can find the full program of AHE Conference here) and two separate Webinars. We present them bellow chronologically. IF YOU …

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YSI Webinar: Heterodox Economics and HET

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July 8th - 2 PM (British Time) Leandro Velasco (Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Argentina) - The disembarkation of the Chicago Boys in Latin America The case of the economics degree at the National University of Cuyo.Discussant - Marcos Taroco (Federal University of Minas Gerais) Valentina Erasmo (University of Study G. d'Annunzio, Italy) - Commitment, Empathy …

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project Series YSI COVID-19 Webinar Series

Slowdown: before and after the pandemic

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The end of our high-growth world was underway well before COVID-19 arrived. In his new book "Slowdown" Danny Dorling demonstrates the benefits of a larger, ongoing societal slowdown. Professor Dorling uses compelling visualizations to illustrate how fertility rates, growth in GDP per person, increases in life expectancy, and even the frequency of new social movements …

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Cognitive Economics: Virtual Conference

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The Cognitive Economics Society (in partnership with YSI Behavior & Society Working Group) is delighted to announce its virtual conference in July this year. We look forward to sharing new knowledge and research on cognitive economics, providing networking opportunities with new and potential colleagues, and running compelling discussions and debates. Due to current restrictions on …

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COVID-19 and the Unbearable lightness of being of the economist

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UPDATE: the webinar had to be postponed. It will now happen Thursday, July 9th, at 12:00 ET. In the next edition of the Economic Consequences of Covid-19 in Latin America series, we take a theoretical perspective on the pandemic with Esteban Perez Caldentey. He will reflect upon the Mainstream interpretation of the Coronavirus and its …

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Summer Academy 2020: Law and Political Economy of TECHNOLOGY

University of Manchester - School of Law Oxford Road, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Digital technologies promise to transform industry and regulation. Transformation is thought to simultaneously ‘disrupt’ traditional patterns of production and governance, while ‘innovation’ promises greater efficiencies and results. From warfare to shopping to health care to the cell phones in our pockets - we live in the wake of new digital technologies. At the same time, …

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Kick-Of Meeting with the Organizers

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This is the first meeting between the organizers and the new appointed coordinators of the Latin America Working Group. The agenda of the meeting includes the introduction of new coordinators and organizers, the preparation of the webinar series of the COVID-19 Crisis in Latin America and future projects of the working group (including the YSI …

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Curto-circuito | Chapter 1

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Session 1, 18 July, 3pm CESTChapter 1, O Estado estabilizador | Summary by Helena Morais Session 2, 25 July, 3pm CESTChapter 2, O Estado investidorChapter 3, O Estado protetor | Summary by Jay Pocklington Session 3, 01 August, 3pm CESTChapter 4, O Estado prestador de serviços Session 4, 08 August, 3pm CESTChapter 5, O Estado …

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