After reading her book Valsa Brasileira, the participants in the reading group will engage the author Laura Carvalho on open discussion points from each of the chapters. We will be speaking with her about the process of writing the book and how it has been received. The discussion will be lead by Ana Bottega and …
Our very own Laura Carvalho, professor at the Department of Economics of University of São Paulo, has recently published the timely and important book'Valsa brasileira: Do boom ao caos econômico'. In reading her contribution we hope to critically reflect on the past 20 years of Brazilian socio-economic history. Each chapter will be briefly summarized by …
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On 5 May 2020, Germany's Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) delivered a decision that will echo for years to come. The judgement on the legality of the ECB’s decisions on the Public Sector Purchase Programme (PSPP) has been delivered after the Weiss European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling of 2018 and declared the ECJ judgment as …
The PSPP decision of the German Federal Constitutional Court under scrutiny Read More »
Blessy Abraham, PhD candidate from the University of Delhi, will present her work: Protection versus Preference: Behind the scenes Of Indian Tariff Policy Debates, 1905-1922. 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:The paper seeks …
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The COVID-19 is especially a pressing time for a developing economy such as India. Professor Sen will be talking about the likely trajectory of the Indian economy over the next 2-3 years and would be reflecting on the nature of its fiscal response.
Every country has had a different policy response to the crisis; and within countries different political parties have championed various approaches. How has COVID-19 affected politics and social life in developed western countries? After the webinar that professor Ferguson will give through INET (https://www.ineteconomics.org/events/money-and-politics-in-the-age-of-covid?token=Bo5RmOfz1RifyHELJDklH8FA9zLo9dLl) he will join YSI members for an additional discussion. Attendance of …
Money, Politics & Social Conflict in the Age of COVID with Thomas Ferguson Read More »
First regional meeting of rapporteurs from the East, West, Central and Southern African regions. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss: the project deadlines; questionnaires; and answer any questions related to the project.
10am BRT / 6 June Thank you for amazing and thought provoking discussions in the past sessions. In this meeting, anyone who participated in the project so far is invited to contribute to brainstorm future activities. Obrigado pelas ótimas e instigantes discussões nas sessões anteriores. Nesta reunião, qualquer um que tenha participado do projeto até …
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Lena Song, PhD candidate from NYU, will present her work: *The Role of Culture and Competition in Media Diversity: Historical Evidence from U.S. Radio Stations * 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:This paper …
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Esther Dweck served in the Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management, as Head of Economic Advisory and as Secretary of Federal Budget between 2011 and 2016. After reading Valsa Brasileira, we will discuss with her what the thinking was in the administrations and reflect on the actual policy-process related to fiscal policy within the ministry. …
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Camila Franco Restrepo ( Fellow, Overseas Development Institute) will present her paper "Empirical research within an accepted value framework, Dasgupta vs Sen: the example of education as a developmental goal." The presentation will be in Spanish.
Paper title: "Empirical research within an accepted value framework Dasgupta versus Sen: the example of education as a developmental goal."