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project Series Valsa Brasileira: Do boom ao caos econômico (Laura Carvalho) Reading Group

Valsa Brasileira: Discussion with Laura Carvalho

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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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The PSPP decision of the German Federal Constitutional Court under scrutiny

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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 …

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project Series YSI – Economic History Graduate Webinars

YSI – Economic History Graduate Webinar: Blessy Abraham

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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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project Series YSI COVID-19 Webinar Series

Money, Politics & Social Conflict in the Age of COVID with Thomas Ferguson

Virtual Project Virtual Project

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 …

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project Series Valsa Brasileira: Do boom ao caos econômico (Laura Carvalho) Reading Group

Organizational Meeting: brainstorming next steps

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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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project Series YSI – Economic History Graduate Webinars

YSI – Economic History Graduate Webinar: Lena Song

Virtual Project Virtual Project

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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project Series Valsa Brasileira: Do boom ao caos econômico (Laura Carvalho) Reading Group

Discussion with Esther Dweck — Reflections on the Policy-Process

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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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project Series Conversations Around Pandemics in Africa in the Wake of COVID-19

Gendered humour: Discoursing Playful Engagements Around COVID-19

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The world grapples with gender relations on a daily basis. Issues of gender equality and gender equity are contentious in any society, and arguably even more so in Africa where patriarchal social constructs have existed for centuries. In times of crisis, gender disparities are revealed even more and in some instances, disparities become even more …

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