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project Series Contemporary Philosophy of Economics: A reading group

Seventh reading session: Angus Deaton and Nancy Cartwright (2018) on RCTs

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The third reading session on the causality and econometrics. Paper: Deaton, A., Cartwright, N. (2018). Understanding and misunderstandingrandomized controlled trials. Social Science & Medicine, pp. 2-21Key words: RCTs, balance, Bias, Precision, External validity, Transportation of results, Health, Economic developmentLink to the paper: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zpJScoD25RaL32d5YTS1itQigMOTpysK/view?usp=sharingDate: 4. March 2020, 21:00 (CET, Berlin) Besides, it is mandatory to read …

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

Presenter: Stephan Gruber

Universidad de los Andes Bogota, Bogota, Colombia

The seminar was cancelled. We will be rescheduling it for next week on Zoom. Professor Gruber, of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, will present the recently published "Historia del Pensamiento Económico en el Perú. Antología y selección de textos" (Contreras & Gruber, Eds. 2019. PUCP). This is currently the only available book on the …

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project Series Women’s paid and unpaid care work and time-use survey data

WOMEN’S PAID AND UNPAID CARE WORK AND TIME-USE SURVEY DATA

Virtual Project Virtual Project

Decent work for both men and women have been promoted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for several years along with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Recently, a special attention on the care work and care jobs for the future of decent work has become intensified because such care work, both paid and unpaid, is …

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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

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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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