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First Meeting of Regional Rapporteurs (Central America and the Caribbean)
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Dear Rapporteurs for the Central America and the Caribbean region, Thanks for your interest and participation as a scholar on this global project. I'm inviting you to this first meeting after your successful applications, so we can discuss on: What is expected of the reports The deadlines for delivery Any other question you might have.
New conflicts and inequalities issues on XXI century: technology effects
Virtual Project
The aim of this presentation is to have a preliminary discussion around the structural dynamics of prices and quantities in an era of smart technologies. On the one hand, accelerated automation has the potential of triggering economy-wide productivity spillovers but may be conducive to the upsurge of diffused technological unemployment. On the other hand, descentralised, …
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Valsa Brasileira | Chapters 1 & 2
Virtual Project
Session 1, 23 May, 10am BRT Chapter 1, O Milagrinho brasileiro: um passo à frente | Summary by Isadora PelegriniChapter 2, A Agenda Fiesp: um passo ao lado | Summary by Ana Bottega Session 2, 30 May, 10am BRT Chapter 3, A panaceia fiscal: um passo atrás | Summary by Vanessa AvanciChapter 4, Acertando os …
*POSTPONED* 2020 Pre-ESHET Workshop: Politics and Economic Thought
University of National and World Economy (UNWE) ulitsa "8-mi dekemvri", Sofia, Sofia City Province, BulgariaDear participants, This event is postponed to September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We will inform you about the new definite date in due time. Best, Ana Paula, Julia, Marius The YSI History of Economic Thought working group organizes the 2020 Pre-ESHET Workshop on the topic “Politics and Economic Thought”. The workshop will take …
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Meeting of Regional Rapporteurs (Asia, including Russia)
Virtual Project
Dear all,we are very happy to invite you to the e-meetup to discuss details of the Global response to COVID-19 a comparative law and economics study project. The meeting will be devoted to the next steps in the project implementation.
Meeting of Regional Rapporteurs (Asia, including Russia)
Virtual Project
Dear all,we are very happy to invite you to the e-meetup to discuss details of the Globalresponse to COVID-19 a comparative law and economics study project. Themeeting will be devoted to the next steps in the project implementation.
YSI – Economic History Graduate Webinar: Gerda Asmus
Virtual Project
Gerda Asmus, Phd candidate from Heidelberg University and UCSD will present her work: State Presence and Local Economic Development: the Russian State in the Urals. If you wish to attend, please register for the entire series here: https://forms.gle/LtqDgzoDtAojZg1S8 Attendees will receive by email on Wednesday morning the link to join the webinar. Abstract:Abstract: This study …
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Epistemology of Economics: Soros (2013) Fallibility and reflexivity
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This will be the last session of our reading group. During the last session, we will discuss a paper by Soros (2013) to complement our journey in analyzing the Philosophy of Economics. Soros (2013) argues that: *"the failure is more profound than generally recognized. It goes back to the foundations of economic theory."* Most importantly, …
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Economic impact and responses to Covid-19 in South Africa
Virtual Project
Although the African continent has suffered comparatively lower number of cases and deaths due to COVID-19 than other continents, we should still be worried since the continent has more poverty and inequality, and weaker healthcare systems to deal with a possible surge of cases in the future. It is also now common knowledge that the …
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UNRAVELING THE MACROECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID-19
Virtual Project
The uncertainty brought in by the pandemic is unprecedented; governments across the world are caught in a quagmire. The response of lockdown and social distancing though helpful in containing the spread is at the same time leading to devastating effects on the economy. Rising unemployment, loss of livelihood, mass migration and starvation has made us …
Partial regional meeting (Europe) Covid-19 project
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Part of the regional group Europe meets to discuss question swaps and the questionnaire.