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 …
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 …
Causality in Econometrics: Imbens (2019) PO and DAG approaches Read More »
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 …
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 …
Patent office governance in response to patent extension strategies Read More »
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 …
The lockdown continues and so does our research, but you are not alone in this! The Finance, Law and Economics Working Group is ready to start with its first meetup on Wednesday, April 8th at 5 pm CET.During our first meetup, we will discuss with Dr. Orkun Saka about his last paper "Financial Policymaking after …
This workshop will include lectures by and discussion with senior level experts in the field. Overview Feminist economics offers a way to reimagine what it means to think like an economist. By offering new perspectives, it not only challenges the predominant economic models, but also offers pointed revisions. Today's key research topics in feminist economics …
Feminist Approaches to Economics: Current Discussions Within the Field Read More »
This workshop will include lectures by and discussion with senior level experts in the field. Overview The average global temperature keeps rising. And carbon pollution is just one element of a general environmental crisis which also includes pollution of water, ocean plastic contamination, soil exhaustion and much more. The environmental emergency is now an undeniable …
This workshop will include lectures by and discussion with senior level experts in the field Overview The year of 2019 marked the 75th anniversay of the agreement that shaped the global monetary system. Last year at the Jackson Hole meeting, Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, claimed that "The deficiencies of the international …
75 Years After Bretton Woods: Does the World Need a New Global System? Read More »
This workshop will include lectures by and discussion with senior level experts in the field. Overview In the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, major economies have entered a cycle of slow growth and rising government deficits, to which economists have responded with public expenditure cuts. Such austerity measures tend to reorganize the institutional …
Governing through austerity: the (il)logics of neoliberal urbanism Read More »
This workshop will provide young scholars and policy makers the opportunity to hear from and discuss with senior experts. Overview Since gaining their economic independence, the less-developed economies (LDEs) of the Global South have invested heavily in their economic development. This process has largely been understood as a restructuring of the LDEs, so they would …
A 30 Year Re-evaluation of Structural Adjustment Policies Read More »
This workshop will feature paper presentations by young scholars and policymakers, as well as a discussion with a senior level expert in the field. Overview During the 1990’s and the first decade of the 2000’s there was a hope that the rapid development of the internet and new communication technology would empower and free individuals …
New Challenges to Civil Rights in the Digital Era Read More »