*Because of the current covid-19 crisis, the workshop has been postponed. A new date for the event is yet to be decided. Submissions will remain open and we will define a new deadline when there are more certain informations. * The SEP (Political Economy Society - in Brazil) organizes ENEP (National Encounter of Political Economy) …
***POSTPONED*** Fiscal austerity and economic reforms in the 21st century Read More »
Since 2003, the Brazilian government, relying on its experience of local production of antiretrovirals (ARV) and other generic medicines in its public plants, implements a cooperation agreement with the Government of Mozambique (GoM) to install locally a public owned pharmaceutical plant. This technological health development project sets itself apart from other initiatives promoting local pharmaceutical …
Installing a public owned generic medicines factory in Mozambique Read More »
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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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 …
Organizational Meeting: brainstorming next steps Read More »
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. …
Discussion with Esther Dweck — Reflections on the Policy-Process Read More »
Paper title: "Empirical research within an accepted value framework Dasgupta versus Sen: the example of education as a developmental goal."
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.
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 …
Gendered humour: Discoursing Playful Engagements Around COVID-19 Read More »
UPDATE: due to some technical issues, the webinar had to be postponed. It will now happen Tuesday, June 16th, at 12:00. Following up the two previous webinar on the Economic Consequence of Covid-19 in Latin America, the Economic Development WG and the Latin America WG are happy to announce yet another episode of this series. …
--- Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the workshop has been cancelled. --- At the leading edge of studies in social sciences and the humanities is the growing field of digital humanities (DH). From applications in history, archaeology, and sociology, to name a few, the expansion of DH over the past decades is impressive. Central to …
Digital humanities and quantitative methods in the history of economics Read More »
Update: Owing to the local development of Coronavirus, this event has been postponed. A new date will be announced later. Young Scholars Initiative Pre-Conference Workshop @The Politics of Finance – Creditworthiness, Credibility and Reputation on Global MarketsGraduate Institute, Geneva, Switzerland, 18 June 2020 Three working groups, Development, Financial Stability, and East Asia proposes a pre-conference …
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Thea Don-Siemion PhD student at LSE, will present her work: Interwar Poland’s Late Exit from Gold: A Case of Government as ‘Conservative Central Banker’ 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:Over the past several …
YSI – Economic History Graduate Webinar: Thea Don-Siemion Read More »
The Keynesian Economics Debate Group (KEDG) is continuing its activities! The third meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 17th at 6 pm ET. In this month, we will discuss Helena Morais' paper, "Subnational fiscal multipliers: an empirical study of Brazilian municipalities". As in the past ones, we are proposing a short presentation (15min) followed by …
In this webinar Mark Blyth will be discussing the questions of anger, politics and economics that have been in focus of his new book "Angrynomics". Why are measures of stress and anxiety on the rise when economists and politicians tell us we have never had it so good? While statistics tell us that the vast …
In the first session of the conference we will approach the role of value in law, economics and law and economics from the standpoint of epistemology. We will have the following three presentations: Felipe Figueroa Zimmermann - Why can’t we be friends? Balancing epistemic values between Law and Economics Discussant: Péter Cserne Maximiliano Marzetti - …
In the second session of the conference we will be discussion the relationship between economics and rights. DuÅ¡an TÅ™Ãska - Towards the search for the universal analytical building blocks: the case of rights and obligations Discussant: Fabrizio Esposito Christian Rasquin - Transparency as a Value in Law and Economics Discussant: Catherine Valcke
In the third session of the conference we will be considering specific legal areas Eva Van der Zee - The role of economic efficiency in EU competition law towards sustainable development. A legal and economic analysis Dsicussant: Jan BroulÃk Massimiliano Vatiero, Magalì Fia and Lorenzo Sacconi - Assessing corporate governance through Amartya Sen’s capability approach …
In the last session of the conference we will be discussion the relationship between economics and economists Paolo Silvestri - Methodological and Ethical Value Judgements and the Issue of Normativity in Law and Economics Discussant: Petr Å pecián Petr Å pecián, Marek HudÃk - Economists between Elitism and Egalitarianism Discussant: Paolo Silvestri
Professor Claire Lemercier (CNRS) will give us a broad overview of the use of quantitative methods in the humanities.
{THIS IN PERSON EVENT IS POSTPONED FOR THE FALL OF 2020 - AT THE PLANNED TIME WE WILL HOLD AN ONLINE CONFERENCE} In line with our previous workshop with Guido Calabresi this workshop will gather prominent legal and economic scholars that will engage in an interdisciplinary conversation on the limitations of the dominant paradigm in …
Law, economics and the commons – In the shadow of state-market paradigm Read More »
Professor José de Kruif (Utrecht University) will present the Digital Humanities Lab of the University of Utrecht.
First session* 15:00-15:20 Introduction - Ugo Mattei15:20-16:00 Guy Standing16:00-16:40 Frieder Otto Wolf & Judith Dellheim16:40-17:20 Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay & Aleksandar Stojanović *times are expressed in CET
One of the most common responses to the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has been the imposition of lock-downs. Lock-downs have included various forms of restrictions on movement, gatherings and areas of conducting business. Restrictions are slowly being lifted, from total lock-down to the opening up of select areas and businesses at a given time. Reasons for …
Professor François Claveau (Université de Sherbrooke) will provide an introduction to Social Network Analysis.
This webinar will host two presentations from INET Oxford scholars: #1 Supply and demand shocks in the COVID-19 pandemic: An industry and occupation perspective #2 Production networks and epidemic spreading: How to restart the UK economy? Presenters: Anton Pichler, R. Maria del Rio-Chanona
Prof. Gabriela Podcameni will discuss on the regional inbalances around innovation systems, with a particular focus on environmental asymetries between the Global North and the Global South.
Informational and introductory meeting for rapporteurs covering Mexico, U.S. and Canada.
Following up the previous webinars on the Economic Consequence of Covid-19 in Latin America, the Economic Development WG and the Latin America WG are happy to announce yet another episode of this series. In this meeting, we will host Professor Noemi Levy Orlik on the financial effects of the crisis in Mexico. Noemi Levy Orlik …
Finance in developing countries and COVID crisis: What’s going on in Mexico Read More »
The Keynesian Economics Debate Group (KEDG) is continuing its activities! The fourth meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 1st at 6 pm ET. In this month, we will discuss Luiz Tornaghi' paper, "Different views on the Golden Age of Capitalism". As in the past ones, we are proposing a short presentation (15min) followed by discussion. …
First meeting to plan the YSI Plennary Sessions
