VI International Meeting of Economics DEC-EPN Ecuador (ONLINE)

Department of Quantitative Economics (DEC) of the National Polytechnic School (EPN) Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

The Latin America and Economics of Innovation Working Groups (LAWG-EIWG) invites you to the VI International Meeting of Economics (VI Encuentro de Economía), organized by the Department of Quantitative Economics (DEC) of the National Polytechnic School (EPN) of Quito, Ecuador. The Meeting is a biannual event that seeks to contribute to the economic debate through …

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The World in Depression, 1929-1939 by Charles P. Kindleberger | Session 1

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From the book description:"In this magisterial account of the Great Depression, MIT economist Charles Kindleberger emphasizes three factors that continue to shape global financial markets: panic, the power of contagion, and importance of hegemony." This week's reading: Chapter 1 - IntroductionChapter 2 - Recovery from the First World WarChapter 3 - The BoomChapter 4 - …

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James Tobin Nobel Lecture

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This our weekly discussion of the price level as it relates to Perry Mehrling's money view. The price level is the average price of goods in terms of money or, equivalently, the price of money in terms of goods. But what determines the price level? Why is the price level important? And how does it …

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Reimaging the IMF for a New Economic World Order

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We are delighted to have Aqdas Afzal, the Program Director and Assistant Professor at the Social Development and Policy Program at Habib University in Karachi, Pakistan, who will be speaking on Reimaging the IMF for a New Economic World Order. We also extremely lucky to have Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics at UMass Amherst as …

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The World in Depression, 1929-1939 by Charles P. Kindleberger | Session 2

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From the book description:"In this magisterial account of the Great Depression, MIT economist Charles Kindleberger emphasizes three factors that continue to shape global financial markets: panic, the power of contagion, and importance of hegemony." This week's reading: Chapter 6 - The Slide to the AbyssChapter 7 - 1931Chapter 8 - More DeflationChapter 9 - The …

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Hicks — “A Suggestion for Simplifying the Theory of Money”

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This our weekly discussion of the price level as it relates to Perry Mehrling's money view. The price level is the average price of goods in terms of money or, equivalently, the price of money in terms of goods. But what determines the price level? Why is the price level important? And how does it …

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Dominus Mundi in the Post-Pandemic Setting – Prof. Pier Giuseppe Monateri

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In the third webinar of the YSI IUC Web-Seminars in Law, Economics & Finance, Professor Pier Giuseppe Monateri from the University of Turin will reflect on his book, "Dominus Mundi" and apply it to the (post) pandemic framework. Originally published in 2018, "Dominus Mundi" is a monograph that elaborates on the importance of Roman law …

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The 6th PE-DPS: Birsen Filip on neo-liberalism and the decline of freedom

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THIS SESSION FEATURES OUR GUEST BIRSEN FILIP who will present her recently authored book The Rise of Neo-liberalism and the Decline of Freedom (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020) Date: September 23rd, 2021, at 4pm CETThe session, features a presentation of 20 min delivered by Birsen Filip followed by a Q&A. Excerpt from the book’s Introduction: “This book …

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Leijonhufvud — “Keynes and the Keynesians: A Suggested Interpretation”

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This our weekly discussion of the price level as it relates to Perry Mehrling's money view. The price level is the average price of goods in terms of money or, equivalently, the price of money in terms of goods. But what determines the price level? Why is the price level important? And how does it …

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