• How Women Work! feminist workshops on the political economy of development

    B202, SOAS University of London 10 Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, United Kingdom

    This is a series of workshops, run by women in the field of development economics, organised by women and open to women. The hope is to create a platform where women feel comfortable occupying space. The research presented is not necessarily feminist research. The Schedule is as follows: The Economics of Identity with Surbhi Kesar; […]

  • YSI @ International Conference: Innovation Challenges in South America

    Universidad de la República, Udelar, Uruguay Doctor Lauro Müller, Montevideo, Departamento de Montevideo, Uruguay

    The YSI Urban and Regional Economics Working Group and the RSA - KIRDSA Network invite Graduate Students and Early Career researchers based in South America to submit their research for the Young Scholars Sessions of the International Conference on regional development in South America: empowering knowledge flows and collaboration networks that is going to happen […]

  • Pre-conference workshop- 24th NEEA Annual Conference

    S. B. Deorah College Guwahati, Assam, India

    South Asia Working Group is collaborating with North Eastern Economic Association (NEEA) to organize a one day pre-conference workshop at the 24th Annual Conference of the North Eastern Economic Association and National Seminar. The Pre-Conference will be a one day event organized on 8th February, 2024 which will be followed by the NEEA annual conference […]

  • Money View Reading Group

    The Money View Reading Group reads and discusses writings on money, banking, and finance. We are a self-directed group. Anyone interested in money and banking can read the readings, join us for discussions, or suggest future readings. We meet for 90 minutes via Zoom on Mondays at 2 pm Eastern Time US (New York). Current […]

  • Postponed Science, Technology, Innovation and Development Policy Experiences in Latin America & the Caribbean

    About the series: This series bridges the gap between academia and policymaking in Latin America. We invite you to join us live and hear politicians or policymakers talk about their concrete experiences in the design and implementation of STI and development policy. By analysing and contrasting those experiences, what has worked and what has not, […]

  • How Women Work! feminist workshops on the political economy of development

    B202, SOAS University of London 10 Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, United Kingdom

    This is a series of workshops, run by women in the field of development economics, organised by women and open to women. The hope is to create a platform where women feel comfortable occupying space. The research presented is not necessarily feminist research. The Schedule is as follows: The Economics of Identity with Surbhi Kesar; […]

  • Roundtable and Poster Session @ Development Days Conference

    University of Helsinki Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

    In a decoupling world, where inequality continues rising and enduring challenges like poverty and environmental degradation reaching critical points, it is imperative to reevaluate the developmental paradigms and strategies for the future. For this purpose, the YSI Working Groups on Development and Inequality invite young scholars working on the fields of inequality and development to […]

  • Monthly Office Hours for (Aspiring) Organizers

    Ask any questions about how to run projects in YSI The conversation may cover: What it means to be an organizer in YSi How to think about projects in general The logistics of virtual projects The logistics of in-person projects Questions you have about a specific project You can watch recordings from previous calls here: […]

  • Cooperative Working Group Mandate Meeting 2024

    Dear Colleagues, Greetings from the coordinators desk We trust you all had memorable Christmas holidays and new year celebration. On behalf of Mathias, Paola, and Ajibola, we write to invite you to the Cooperative Working Group Mandate Meeting for 2024. The meeting is essential to deliberate towards charting a viable path for our 2024 activities. […]

  • Economic History Workshop of Developing Regions (YSI & Figuerola Institute)

    Getafe Campus of UC3M in Madrid Getafe, Community of Madrid, Spain

    Young Scholars Initiative and Figuerola Institute invite you to the Economic History Workshop of Developing Regions at Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M). There has been recent growth in the economic history literature on developing countries, backed by quantified evidence. However, this expansion lags significantly behind the well-established corpus of literature centered on the core […]

  • After Sraffa: The Indian Understanding of Economic Theories and Development

    University of Hyderabad (HCU) , India

    Piero Sraffa’s pathbreaking book Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities (1960) inspired several reviews and books by Indian economists. The notable ones are by Krishna Bharadwaj, P. R. Brahmananda, Gautam Mathur, Sukhamoy Chakravarty, Arun Bose, A. K. Dasgupta. Sraffa’s ideas were variously employed to understand agriculture, economic growth, and development. An Indian edition of […]