The States & Markets and History of Economic Thought Working Groups are happy to invite you to participate in a two-day workshop on the practice of teaching and researching the history of economic thought. This workshop, organized in collaboration with the Italian Association for the History of Political Economy (STOREP) and the “Wealth of Notions” …
“The Wealth of Notions” in Economic Thought: Teaching & Research Read More »
During the off week between our final two discussions of Scott Skyrm's The Repo Market, we're going to discuss a July 2020 paper entitled "Basis Trades and Treasury Market Illiquidity" By Daniel Barth and Jay Kahn published by the Office of Financial Research. https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=12950&context=ypfs-documents At the beginning of the Covid pandemic in March of 2020, …
Basis Trades and and Treasury Market Illiquidity Read More »
The purpose of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention (COP) of the of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is to convened member countries every year to determine ambition and responsibilities, and identify and assess climate measures. The 21st session of the COP (COP21) led to the Paris Agreement, which …
The UN Conference of the Parties to the Convention (COP28) in Dubai, UAE Read More »
The outbreak of COVID-19, the Russo-Ukrainian war, and the slowdown of significant global economies such as the USA and China have brought unforeseen economic difficulties to all countries in the world, but especially to developing countries. Do these ongoing difficulties intensify or bring new possibilities for catch-up strategies for developing countries? Conventional economic theory has …
The Pos-Keynesian Conference to take place in Lille in December 2023 has as the main theme a discussion of Keynes' essay "Economic Possibilities for our Children". In that paper, written more than 90 years ago, the author tried to anticipate which economic situation would prevail 100 years latter. Nevertheless, to help us think about current …
YSI Workshop @ PK Conference: Economic Possibilities for our Children Read More »
This is the last of three sessions on Scott Skyrm's 2023 book The Repo Market: Shorts, Shortages, and Squeezes. https://www.amazon.com/Repo-Market-Shorts-Shortages-Squeezes/dp/1952991285/ From the description: The Repo market is the most important market few people know about. It's a pillar of the financial system that's often misunderstood yet plays a vital role in the industry. If the …
Join us on 7 December 2023 at 11:00ET for our next reading group session. In this session Jack and Beatrix Pocklington will be facilitating a discussion on Swiss Jungian psychologist, Marie Louise von Franz's book Individuation in Fairy Tales.
The Workshop in Economics of Innovation, Complexity and Knowledge (WICK#11) for doctoral students and young researchers is jointly organized by the Vilfredo Pareto Doctoral Program in Economics - University of Turin, BRICK and the YSI Complexity Economics Working Group, and each year it attracts about 20 young researchers in Economics and Social Sciences from all …
Workshop in Economics of Innovation, Complexity and Knowledge (WICK#11) Read More »
The Political Economy of Growth and Distribution: Bridging Interdisciplinary Perspectives – Call for Papers The Keynesian Working Group is happy to announce a call for papers for the YSI Workshop on The Political Economy of Growth and Distribution: Bridging Interdisciplinary Perspectives. We invite you to submit your abstract and, later, an article or a draft …
The Political Economy of Growth and Distribution Read More »
Widely seen as a turning point for decolonization, World War II also marked a new phase in international finance, as the dollar increasingly clearly displaced sterling. This workshop gives young academics an opportunity to meet in Cairo on Decembre 13th and 14th 2023, to explore relatively understudied colonial monetary systems, institutions and finance. Centering money …
Widely seen as a turning point for decolonization, World War II also marked a new phase in international finance, as the dollar increasingly clearly displaced sterling. This workshop gives young academics an opportunity to meet in Cairo on Decembre 13th and 14th 2023, to explore relatively understudied colonial monetary systems, institutions and finance. Centering money …
Short introductionThis two-day workshop provides young scholars the space to present and exchange their research on the role of ‘place’ (and territoriality) in social sciences. We aim at nurturing a transdisciplinary discussion between PhD candidates by bringing together various perspectives of place-sensitive research.Additional funding from the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI) would increase the inclusivity of …
Young Scholars workshop in Paris: “A Space for ‘Place’ in Social Sciences” Read More »
Townships are a hallmark spatial rearrangement by the successive racist regimes in South Africa, most prominently in the 20th century. Townships were built as labour camps for black men in leading industries of the South African economy, i.e. mining and agriculture. Townships disintegrated the traditional black family unit and people fought to keep their families …
Zwelethemba at 70, a Glocal Experience for Decolonial Economics Read More »
Economic research and development is a crucial part of our lives. It contributes to economic growth and development in Southeast Asia even though this region limits the number of its human resources and capital to produce research studies on important topics that affect the livelihood and the country’s progress. The list of challenges facing our …
Conference on Southeast Asia’s Economic Research and Development Read More »
Writing Effectively in Economics - Virtual Workshops Three online workshops workshops designed to help you improve your academic writing. Join us to improve your syntax and style in academic writing, understand how to frame your arguments, and learn strategies for clear and simple writing. You're welcome to attend any one of the workshops, but the …
