In this meeting, as the States and Markets Working Group, we will be presenting our 2021 mandate. This will be an excellent opportunity for those interested in participating in the working group to get to know about us and the projects we would like to implement in 2021. We will also be discussing new project …
Anil Menon, doctoral candidate from the University of Michigan will present his paper: Refugees and the Radical Right: Evidence from Post-WWII Forced Migrations Registration form to attend the webinar: here. Abstract: Do refugees reshape long-term political behavior in receiving areas? To investigate this question, I examine how the expulsion of ethnic Germans from Eastern Europe …
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Speaker:Zhang YunfengVenue: Hosted via ZoomDate & Time:Friday, April 30, 2021 | 18:00 - 20:00 China Standard TimeFriday, April 30, 2021 | 6:00 - 8:00 Eastern Time Mr. Zhang Yunfeng is currently the General Manager and Secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai Equity Exchange (上海股权托管中心). Zhang Yunfeng also serves as a member of the Securities …
Digital Currency and the Blockchain & China’s Multi-Level Capital Markets Read More »
This would be the first webinar in the series, where we invite Prof. Jayati Ghosh to talk on female workforce in South Asia.
In their recent Working Paper Inflation? It’s Import Prices and the Labor Share! Lance Taylor and Nelson Barbosa argue that inflation should be analyzed as a dynamical macroeconomic process instead of the micro-oriented approach used by monetarist analysis. After a critical presentation of the Phillips Curve and inflation targeting history, the authors build on contemporary …
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Amidst the second wave of Covid-19 in India, Prof.R. Ramakumar discusses on India's vaccine crisis and why Covid vaccines should be free. Are vaccines a public good? Is the different vaccine pricing for Centre and State governments in line with the principle of universal vaccination?
Hello everyone! Welcome to this week's reading group session. We will dive into understanding Cellular automata.The chapters referred are 10 and 11.The resources list is attached here for anyone needing it- https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1Bw4Sl0oFfWERZ5pAR28NkWPybS7Nb_b8
Welcome to our discussion of Chapter IV - The Art of Central Banking (from Ralph Hawtrey's book with the same title). For this session, we will be focusing on the following sub-chapters (pages 174 - 302): The Gold StandardExternal InvestmentInternational Short-term InvestmentThe Financing of International TradeThe Value of GoldGold ReservesLondon and the Trade CycleStabilisation in …
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Karolin Süß, doctoral candidate from Ruhr Graduate School in Economics will present her paper: *On the origins of historical inheritance customs,gender norms and economic performance∗ Registration form to attend the webinar: here. Abstract: Equal inheritance customs in agriculture have been found to contribute to the persistence of more egalitarian gender norms and higher average incomes. …
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April 7 - Guilherme Morlin: "Growth and debt stability in a supermultiplier model with public expenditures and foreign trade" **May 6 - Ana Bottega: "Kalecki meets Schumpeter: the decline of competition in a demand-led dynamic model" June 2 - Gustavo Pereira Serra: "The First Harrod Problem and Human Capital Formation" July 1 - Vinicius Curti …
The price level is the average price of goods in terms of money. As Perry Mehrling's money view emphasizes, the price level also implies a price of money in terms of goods. But what determines the price level? Why is the price level important? And how does the price level fit into the rest of …
Deputy Director-ILO speaks on employment in South Asia during the Covid Pandemic. With the 2021 Wave around the world, employment levels, which had started to pick up, seem to dwindle again. Dagmar Walter is invited for the webinar.
We meet again this week to discuss computation in living systems. Mary Kaltenberg will be rescheduled to a later date due to personal issues.Looking forward to continue our discussion :) Please fill this doodle about what dates would work for you to have our session with Melanie Mitchell: https://doodle.com/poll/8gqnvc9akvw5zdee?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link All the best, Oindrilla & Valentin
During this first session of the Series, we will first present the series and provide guidelines for submissions. Then, Juan will kick off the series by presenting some of his research. Come join! "Statistical Explanation in Political Economy"by Juan Melo (U. Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne)Abstract: In this short presentation, I will address a subsection of my …
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Viktor Malein, doctoral candidate from the University of Southern Denmark will present his paper: Human Capital and Industrialization: the Case of German Colonists in the Late Imperial Russia. Registration form to attend the webinar: here. Abstract: Between 1890 and 1913, Russian Empire experienced a rapid transition to an advanced industrial economy, catching up with Western …
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AttentionThis seminar has been canceled. Speaker: Lu Ming Ming Lu is Distinguished Professor of Economics, Director of Shanghai Institute for National Economy (SHINE), and research fellow of China Institute of Urban Governance at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He is also an adjunct professor at Fudan University, Singapore Management University and Dongbei University of Finance and …
This special season will host two briliant scholars who is going discuss about social identity, behavirous and aspirations. Speaker 1: Dr. Sudipa Sarkar, Warwick University Title of the presentation: Social Identity and Aspiration – Double Jeopardy or Intersectionality? Evidence from Rural India Abstract: This study investigates the relationship between individuals’ social identity and their future …
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Dear all, this week we are talking about the way in which we make analogies and the connected issue of the computer modeling.For this reason we want you to compare the presented process of the program Copycat to what we have been doing throughout the last weeks: In what way have we simplified complex issues …
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Monetarists say that inflation is caused by a growth in the money supply—or money stock—by which they mean the amount of money "out there." For his 2016 article, Rapid Money Supply Growth Does Not Cause Inflation, Richard Vague compiled some data that suggest otherwise. He further challenges the idea that inflation is caused either by …
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How has the coronavirus affected the gender gap in employment in South Asia-insights by Prof. Sonalde Desai .
Dear all, this week we are talking about the way in which we make analogies and the connected issue of the computer modeling.For this reason we want you to compare the presented process of the program Copycat to what we have been doing throughout the last weeks: In what way have we simplified complex issues …
Professor Jeemol Unni explains the impact of Covid-19 on informal workforce, with a focus on females.
We are glad to announce the fifth event of the Webinar Series in 18th-Century History of Political Economy. Professor John Robertson will be talking about the relationship between Enlightenment and the idea of modernity. He will explore how the recent historiography has dealed with this relationship. The Webinar is open to everyone interested in the …
“History and Theory in the Evolution of China’s Economic Development and the West’s/Global Response.” How do “we” – and who gets to define “we”? – frame China’s rise or socio-economic trajectory since 1949, and especially since, say, the last decade? This type of inquiry often begins -- and stays -- at an empirical level: the …
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This week we will discuss the 2015 BIS Working Paper 'Breaking free of the triple coincidence in international finance'. Abstract The traditional approach to international finance is to view capital flows as the financial counterpart to savings and investment decisions, assuming further that the GDP boundary defines both the decision-making unit and the currency area. …
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Gan Jin, doctoral candidate from the University of Freiburg will present his paper: Circle of Fortune: The Long-Term Impact of Western Customs Institution in China. Registration form to attend the webinar: here. Abstract: How did colonial institutions affect modern economic outcomes? This paper studies the long-run effect of the customs institution founded by the Chinese …
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Welcome to Money and Banking! In addition to introducing ourselves, introducing the course, and sharing our intentions for working through the material (again), we will discuss: Lecture 1: The Four Prices of Money Lecture NotesThis lecture provides motivation, context, and themes for the Money and Banking MOOC. Money and Banking Summer 2021 Reddit Master Thread
This our weekly discussion of the price level as it relates to Perry Mehrling's money view. The price level is the average price of goods in terms of money or, equivalently, the price of money in terms of goods. But what determines the price level? Why is the price level important? And how does it …
Kindleberger — A Structural View of the German Inflation Read More »
Hello everyone! Welcome to the complexity reading session. This time we talk about networks. Our reference will be Chapter 15 and 16 of Dr.Melanie Mitchell's book "Complexity: A Guided Tour". This time we try to figure out the following things: What are some examples of networks in an economy that show the characteristics of complex …
Speaker: Nan Li Nan Li is an Associate Professor in Antai College of Economics and Management (ACEM), Shanghai Jiao Tong University. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago in 2005 and started her academic career in Department of Finance, NUS Business School in National University of Singapore. She was Affiliated Researcher …
From its origins, feminist economists have been brought together by their irreconcilable critiques of neoclassical economics and androcentrism in economics in general. However, while feminist thinkers have offered new concepts, perspectives and approaches, their contributions have been undeniably shaped and constrained by mainstream economics and its disciplinary limits. As a consequence, unable to alter power …
Prof. Ashwini Deshpande (Ashoka University) talks about the gendered employment patterns in India that emerged during Covid-19.
Welcome to our discussion of Ralph G. Hawtrey with David Glasner. After our reading of Art of Central Banking, we'd like to dedicate this discussion to deepening our understanding of Hawtrey's ideas and how they apply to our modern context. David Glasner, economist at Federal Trade Commission, is the creator of Uneasy Money, a blog …
In this 2nd session of the series, Diana Soeiro (ISCTE-Lisbon University Institute) will present some of her work and will invite us for a critical discussion on indicators. Come join us in this challenge! Title:** "A Reflection on Evaluation Indicators: Exploring the limits between economic performance and institutional flexibility"** AbstractEvaluation indicators are a much-discussed topic …
This first meeting aims to provide an overview of what is understood by Industry 4.0 and which technologies are included in it. Also, the next aspect to be considered is how countries are positioned concerning these technologies; more specifically, what is the degree of diffusion (and/or concentration) of these technologies at the international level. In …
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Pablo Fernández Cebrián, doctoral candidate from the University of Barcelona will present his paper: Withdrawal of the state: the provision of primary schooling in Mozambique under indigenato. Registration form to attend the webinar: here. AbstractAfter World War II, there was a generalised move among colonial states in Africa towards greater intervention in the provision of …
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We will discuss with Michele Alacevich (Bologna University) about his new book, Albert O. Hirschman: An Intellectual Biography. The discussion will be in English.
This our weekly discussion of the price level as it relates to Perry Mehrling's money view. The price level is the average price of goods in terms of money or, equivalently, the price of money in terms of goods. But what determines the price level? Why is the price level important? And how does it …
Post discussions of Covid-19 on female employment, Dr. Dipa Sinha talks on the untapped potential of public sector in India for female employment.
Hey everyone! We are almost in the last chapters on of our amazing reading group sessions. This Sunday we will be discussing chapters 17 and 18 of Complexity:A Guided Tour by Dr. Melanie Mitchell. Our focus this time will be on evolution of systems and how we relate it to our previous discussion on market …
April 7 - Guilherme Morlin: "Growth and debt stability in a supermultiplier model with public expenditures and foreign trade" May 6 - Ana Bottega: "Kalecki meets Schumpeter: the decline of competition in a demand-led dynamic model" June 2 - Gustavo Pereira Serra: "The First Harrod Problem and Human Capital Formation" July 1 - Vinicius Curti …
This is the first of three sessions to discuss Christine Desan's book Making Money: Coin, Currency, and the Coming of Capitalism. For this session, we will begin by discussing the introduction and chapters 1-3. Book Description: "Money travels the modern world in disguise. It looks like a convention of human exchange - a commodity like …
WEBINAR INFORMATIONCustodians play a key but discrete role in the global financial market infrastructure. They are licensed as “credit institutions”, a legal requirement for European deposit-taking institutions, and therefore they face the same prudential requirements as “traditional” banks. However, their business model and risk profile are different from those of traditional banks since the core …
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We're discussing the following for week 3: Lecture 4: The Money View, Micro and Macro Lecture NotesSources and Uses. Flow of funds. Every use of funds has a corresponding source on its own balance sheet (micro) and on someone else's (macro). Assets and liabilities represent commitments of future cashflows. Lecture 5: The Central Bank as …
As with the Great Depression, there are many theories and stories—some of them contradictory—about what caused the German inflation. Did it depend on a combination of multiple factors? Was it overdetermined? What was the role of Germany's financial policy? At what point did hyperinflation become inevitable? What insights can we draw from the German experience …
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Dr. Ramani Gunatilaka talks about the low number of female employment in Sri Lanka, discussing the factors behind it.