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project Series Contemporary Philosophy of Economics: A reading group

Econometrics reading session: Athey and Imbens (2017)

Virtual Project Virtual Project

Fourth session on causality and econometrics. This time we read Athey and Imbens (2017) The State of Applied Econometrics: Causality and Policy Evaluation. In the paper, authors discuss "recent developments in econometrics that they view as important for empirical researchers working on policy evaluation questions". They cover three major discussions i) identification strategies in program …

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project Series Seminario GIHPTE-YSI (2020-21)

Stephan Gruber (Spanish)

Virtual Project Virtual Project

Tuvimos problemas con Zoom y tuvimos que hacer el seminario en otra plataforma. La grabación está disponible en el canal de YouTube del GIHPTE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asIesjlndcQ El profesor Stephan Gruber (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú) presentará el libro "Historia del pensamiento económico en el Perú. Antología y selección de textos," (Contreras y Gruber, Eds. 2019. PUCP). …

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African Young Scholars Workshop on Cooperatives 2020

The Cooperative University of Kenya Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya

IntroductionCooperatives are unique models as they are guided by the principles of voluntary and open membership, economic cooperation and democratic control. This means that any individual regardless of wealth and gender can participate in a cooperative. It is these principles that raise questions on the sustainability of the cooperative business model in the modern world. …

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project Series GIHPTE-YSI seminar series in the history of economics

Presenter: Ramiro Coviello

Universidad de los Andes Bogota, Bogota, Colombia

The in-person seminar is canceled but it will still take place via Zoom. You can join the Zoom meeting by following this link: https://ysi.wisdmlabs.net/project/5e6c4e75fcb84a7fa1d60f76/event/5e6d81b0fcb84a7fa1d645f9. Ramiro Coviello (IIEP-Conicet/FCE-UBA) will present a paper titled "Los saberes expertos en desarrollo económico y la normalización de la conducta del empresariado en la Argentina de los años sesenta."

project Series Seminario GIHPTE-YSI (2020-21)

Ramiro Coviello (Spanish)

Virtual Project Virtual Project

Ramiro Coviello (IIEP-Conicet/FCE-UBA) presentará un artículo titulado "Los saberes expertos en desarrollo económico y la normalización de la conducta del empresariado en la Argentina de los años sesenta." Ramiro Coviello (IIEP-Conicet/FCE-UBA) will present a paper titled "Los saberes expertos en desarrollo económico y la normalización de la conducta del empresariado en la Argentina de los …

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Webinar with Bill Janeway: a special Q&A session

Virtual Project Virtual Project

Are you a theorist or practitioner of the economics of innovation, financial economics or political economy? Are you interested in the political and financial economics of transformational technology? On March 30th, ask anything to Bill Janeway ! Laurène Tran (Coordinator of the Economics of Innovation WG in YSI) will moderate the session. She will open …

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The Health Gap at the Time of COVID-19

Virtual Project Virtual Project

In the last years, as inequality has risen, health disparities have also widened. Indeed, social and economic conditions lead to health inequities and the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age represent social determinants of health. Inequities in power, money and resources are reflected in health inequalities. During crisis like the …

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project Series Contemporary Philosophy of Economics: A reading group

Causality in Econometrics: Imbens (2019) PO and DAG approaches

Virtual Project Virtual Project

As young scholars, we formulate abstractions from the economy by means of our causal approaches that shape how we treat the economy. Yet, a question arises: what type of approach do we possess in analyzing the economy? How consistent and credible is our understanding of causality with regards to the economic subject matter? In the …

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Shaping the Future of Urban Research

Renaissance Hotel, Washington, DC 9th Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

The Urban Affairs Association is dedicated to creating interdisciplinary spaces for engaging in intellectual and practical discussions about urban life. Through theoretical, empirical, and action-oriented research, the UAA fosters diverse activities to understand and shape a more just and equitable urban world. The UAA 50th Annual conference will provide opportunities to assess urban affairs as …

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project Series Blurred frontiers b/w states and markets for pharmaceutical technologies

Patent office governance in response to patent extension strategies

Virtual Project Virtual Project

One important field in the literature on pharmaceutical patenting that is still underdeveloped is the analysis of the prosecution of patent applications by patent offices not from a technological perspective, but through the lens of public policy. The theoretical rationale of patenting is to generate direct reward to investment and knowledge disclosure, with the indirect …

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Solve Climate by 2030 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Virtual Project Virtual Project

This event will be streamed by Facebook. See the link below:https://www.facebook.com/pg/centrobrasilnoclima/posts/?ref=page_internal The webinar will take place on April 7, 2020 at 6 pm (Rio de Janeiro time)/5 pm (EST).This event will be held in Portuguese. Description: The Young Scholars Initiative is partnering with the Solve Climate by 2030 (http://www.solveclimateby2030.org/), where simultaneous webinars will be held …

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