We are glad to invite you to our seventh event of the Webinar series in 18th-Century History of Political Economy. In this webinar, we will have Prof. Mauricio Chalfin Coutinho talking about slave labor in the 18th-century Political Economy, with special attention to Adam Smith's contribution to the discussion. The webinar is open to everyone …
From the book description:"In this magisterial account of the Great Depression, MIT economist Charles Kindleberger emphasizes three factors that continue to shape global financial markets: panic, the power of contagion, and importance of hegemony." This week's reading: Chapter 10 - The Beginnings of RecoveryChapter 11 - The Gold Bloc YieldsChapter 12 - The 1937 RecessionChapter …
The World in Depression, 1929-1939 by Charles P. Kindleberger | Session 3 Read More »
The Political Economy of Europe Working Group is joining forces with UK's think-tank New Economics Foundation and EUI's **Young Democracy Forum for this exciting discussion. Please Register here to receive the zoom-link and join the conversation! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/emu-fiscal-governance-saving-the-balance-sheet-at-the-cost-of-democracy-tickets-170435073894 Fighting Inequality, increasing productivity and fostering a green transition are some of the essential goals of a post-pandemic …
EMU Fiscal Governance: Saving the Balance Sheet at the cost of Democracy? Read More »
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 …
The Boskin Commission and the Consumer Price Index Read More »
We will start by discussing the format of our reading group and the books we intend to read along the year Our first meeting will be held on the 1st of October at 14:00 CET // 13:00 UTC // 9:00 BRT // 20:00 CST. In this meeting we will briefly introduce ourselves and discuss the …
Global Governance and Public Health Vulnerabilities in the Global South COVID-19 represents the latest and most devastating example of the globalising spread of infectious diseases. Its destabilising effects, in the form of shortages of key healthcare resources ranging from hospital beds to essential medicines, were evident in the tragic visuals of strained state capacities at …
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This session features our guest Lior Nissim Grinman (Hebrew University of Jerusalem). The standard economic theory of decision-making postulates that people have a natural attitude towards risk with respect to utility. However, several philosophers have recently suggested that there is more than one normatively permissible way to think about attitudes towards risk. Furthermore, such pluralistic …
The 7th PE-DPS: Lior Nissim Grinman on risk and wellbeing Read More »
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 …
A discussion of the second third of the book, covering pages 99-230.
Gabriel Delgado Toral, PhD student at Universidad Autónoma de Mexico, will present the paper "La relación entre la inflación y el desempleo y el nacimiento de la nueva macroeconomía." The presentation and discussion will be in Spanish.
The second sessions will take place 09th October 12:00 (GMT+1) .Topic of the discussion: Innovation culture Europe vs America.Suggested reading:https://www2.itif.org/2015-comparing-american-european-innovation-cultures.pdfhttps://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC81448https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/03/europe-is-no-longer-an-innovation-leader-heres-how-it-can-get-ahead/Don't worry if you don't have time to prepare for the discussion, the organizers will provide a brief introduction into the topic that will allow you to get the gist. Format: Organizers provide a brief introduction …
This week we are reading Chapters 1-6. From the book description: "A groundbreaking book sure to leave its mark in the canon of investing literature, The Rise of Carry explains how carry trading has virtually shaped the global economic picture—one of decaying economic growth, recurring crises, wealth disparity, and, in too many places, social and …
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 …
Hicks — The Valuation of the Social Income (2nd Attempt) Read More »
Because of certain developments beyond our control, we are forced to cancel this event! We deeply regret the inconvenience caused by this. The special session will discuss the core thesis of Maryam Aslany's recent book Contested Capital: Rural Middle Classes in India, Cambridge University Press (2020). Mujibur Rehman has kindly agreed to become the discussant …
Contested Capital: Rural Middle Classes in India Read More »
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 …
We'll discuss part IV, reflect on the book as a whole, and make plans for a conversation with the author.
During our last sessions we talked about innovation in Europe compared to the USA and varieties of capitalism. In our next session we aim to combine these insights applied to the CEE region by focusing on innovation in Poland. The core readings for the session are:Szczygielski, Krzysztof (2019) Innovation Policy in Polandavailable at https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/216281/1/ifodice-2019-04-p07-09.pdfOksanych, Oleksandr …
Felix Schaff, PhD Candidate from the London School of Economics will present his paper The Unequal Spirit of the Protestant Reformation: Religious Confession and Wealth Distribution in Early Modern Germany. ABSTRACT:This paper studies the impact of the Protestant Reformation on wealth inequality in confessionally divided Germany, between 1400 and 1800. The Reformation exacerbated inequality. Yet …
BACKGROUND During the Africa Young Scholars Workshop on Cooperatives, October 27-28, Nairobi, Kenya, the following 3 issues stood out:a) Lack of interaction between Young Scholars in French Speaking African countries and those in English Speaking.b) Few YSI members in the Cooperatives Working Group from the French Speaking countries.c) Increasing negative socio economic effects of Covid …
Role of Cooperatives in Crises Periods and Post Crises Recovery in Africa Read More »
The 25th International FMM Conference “Macroeconomics of Socio-Ecological Transition” is scheduled from October 28th to 30th in Berlin and YSI is glad to announce a special roundtable at the event. IMPORTANT: Given international travel restrictions, grants can only be paid if students can provide the necessary documentation that they are allowed to travel to the …
This week we reading Chapters 7-13. From the book's description: "A groundbreaking book sure to leave its mark in the canon of investing literature, The Rise of Carry explains how carry trading has virtually shaped the global economic picture—one of decaying economic growth, recurring crises, wealth disparity, and, in too many places, social and political …
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 …
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 …
Julia Marchevsky (PhD student at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) will present the paper "Public Opinion and Political Economy: the controversies around the Caisse d'Escompte (1776-1789)." The discussion will be in english.