In August 2023, Azim Premji University hosted the first International Conference on the History of Economic Thought (HET) in India. The conference aimed to "contribute to the development of the field and advance our understanding of the historical roots of contemporary economic debates and challenges." The presentations covered a broad spectrum of topics, ranging from […]
Join us as we explore Financial Inclusion with Thereza Balliester Reis! We look forward to seeing you on Monday 28th October from 5-7pm. An in-person workshop held at SOAS, run by women in the field of Political Economy of Development, organised by women and open to women. We aim to create a platform for women […]
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 Tuesdays at 2 pm Eastern Time US (New York). Current […]
A major economic issue for developing countries is the heavy concentration of their exports in primary goods (that is, crude oil, coal, copper or iron ore, rough diamonds, and agricultural products such as wheat, coffee beans and cotton). Being destined for exports, these goods are not transformed into finished goods internally, thereby representing a great […]
The conference on social studies on the economy constitute an interdisciplinary space that renews the tradition of the Social Sciences, questioning the established disciplinary jurisdiction that separates those objects and processes that would be strictly "economic" from "social," "political," "cultural," or "moral" ones. Since their first meeting in 2006, the conference has consolidated as an […]
The purpose of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is to bring together member countries each year to set ambition and responsibilities, and to identify and evaluate climate action. The 21st COP (COP21) led to the Paris Agreement, which mobilised global collective action to limit […]
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 Tuesdays at 2 pm Eastern Time US (New York). Current […]
Philippine Economics Society (PES) Main Conference Each year, the Philippine Economics Society (PES) conducts the PES Annual Meeting and Conference. For its 62nd year, the theme is dedicated to achieving upper-middle-income status through "Traversing Innovative Pathways for Economic Resilience, Inclusion, and Localization." The event focuses on overcoming challenges like inequality and poverty through local economic development, […]
Introduction On the occasion of the Digital Africa Rising Conference, we propose to hold a 6-hour workshop for young scholars to share their varied experience on the theme “Leveraging Digital Technologies for Transformative Change in Collectives: Exploring Platform Cooperativism in Africa”. The workshop will be in-person and mainly focused on career development paths for scholars […]
Los días 6 y 7 de noviembre de 2024, se llevará a cabo, en la Universidad Nacional de Moreno (UNM), el IV Congreso de Economía Política Internacional (CEPI)-YSI. Se trata de una actividad bi-anual que viene realizándose desde 2014, y que busca reflexionar acerca de temáticas vinculadas al desarrollo económico nacional, considerando especialmente las restricciones […]
Philippine Economics Society (PES) Main Conference Each year, the Philippine Economics Society (PES) conducts the PES Annual Meeting and Conference. For its 62nd year, the theme is dedicated to achieving upper-middle-income status through "Traversing Innovative Pathways for Economic Resilience, Inclusion, and Localization." The event focuses on overcoming challenges like inequality and poverty through local economic development, […]
Basis Participation is open to academics and students specializing in the field on topics related to the Theory of Inflation: - Causes of inflationary imbalances - Measures to contain and reduce inflationary processes - Consequences of inflationary processes on economic development - The impacto f the exchange rate on international rate - The relationship between […]
Early Career Researchers Series, building on the success and intellectual foundation of our previous project, "Expanding the Frontier of Economics 1.0," we are thrilled to announce the launch of a new webinar series. Objective The primary objective of this webinar series is to explore and expand the boundaries of economic thought, with a particular focus […]
The Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI) are excited to announce the Call for Papers for the upcoming Economic History Job Market Workshop, to be held on November 8-9, 2024, at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense in association with the Historical Economics and Development Group (HEDG). Workshop Objective: […]
The purpose of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is to convene 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 mobilized global collective action to […]
Our reading group on the works of Thandika Mkandawire invites anyone interested in African development, heterodox economics, and critical perspectives on policy-making. Mkandawire, a Zimbabwean/Malawian economist and social scientist, is renowned for his critique of mainstream development policies and for advancing alternative approaches that consider the unique socio-political landscapes of African countries. His work addresses […]
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 Tuesdays at 2 pm Eastern Time US (New York). Current […]
The YSI workshop at the G20 Social will delve into the intersection of justice and sustainability within the context of Brazil’s G20 Presidency. Exploring Brazil’s role on the global stage, the event will examine the challenges for fostering sustainable development. Through interdisciplinary perspectives, participants will analyse current initiatives and propose strategies to advance justice and […]
The Young Scholar Initiative of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (YSI/INET) Urban and Regional Economics Working Group (URE-WG) welcomes submissions to the ‘YSI Workshop on Smart Specialization for Sustainability’, as part of the North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) Annual International Conference 2024, in New Orleans - Louisiana. Recent years have emphasized the need […]
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: […]
Description Since about 2000, especially with the Fast-Track Land Reform Program (FTLRP), then a few years later ‘indigenization policy’ Zimbabwe's political economy has undergone a very complex and multifaceted transformation. This complex transformation was characterized by Professor Raftopoulos as the ‘re-configured political economy’ and the political economy that has unraveled since then is dominated […]
*** SPANISH *** En esta confluencia de crisis sociales y ecológicas, ya no podemos permitirnos ser poco imaginativos; ya no podemos permitirnos prescindir del pensamiento utópico. Estas crisis son demasiado serias y las posibilidades demasiado amplias para ser resueltas por los modos habituales de pensamiento, las mismas sensibilidades que produjeron estas crisis en primer lugar.(Murray Bookchin, 1982) En la […]
Call for Presentation for an Online Webinar Series and book chapters With the support of the Institute for New Economic Thinking’s Young Scholars Initiative and Globalisation and Economy in a long-term perspective, we are hosting a series of webinars that bring together historians of economic thought from around the world who work on the History […]
In this paper, Danilo Spinola (Chairman) YSI community board examines the firm-level effects of Chinese manufacturing import penetration on the performance of manufacturing firms in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries. We construct a dataset of 59 BRI member countries by combining firm-level data from the World Bank’s Enterprise Survey with industry-level data from the […]
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 Tuesdays at 2 pm Eastern Time US (New York). Current […]
Project Description The diversity of approaches to entrepreneurship is remarkable, ranging from establishing new businesses to driving innovation and value creation. Whatever its manifestation, entrepreneurship requires action and the active participation of individuals who assume the role of entrepreneurs. Traditionally, researchers have limited entrepreneurship studies, focusing on a stereotypical portrayal of entrepreneurs. However, there is […]
The purpose of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is to convene 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 mobilized global collective action to […]
This reading group has been created to amplify and deep our knowledge on money and finance from a wide perspective that can embrace the complexity of money’s nature, thus, the complexity of the financial system and its dynamics. Moreover, as it was cleverly unveiled by Émile Zola in his book L’Argent, the first book discussed […]
Early Career Researchers and Professionals Workshops at the Global Conference and General Assembly of the International Cooperative Alliance, 25th to 30th November, 2024, New Delhi, India. Title: Deepening Involvements: Empowering Early Career Professions for Contemporary Challenges through the Cooperative Model. Format: In-person event Place: New Delhi, India Date: 25th to 30th November, 2024 Description: Workshops […]
Our reading group on the works of Thandika Mkandawire invites anyone interested in African development, heterodox economics, and critical perspectives on policy-making. Mkandawire, a Zimbabwean/Malawian economist and social scientist, is renowned for his critique of mainstream development policies and for advancing alternative approaches that consider the unique socio-political landscapes of African countries. His work addresses […]
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 Tuesdays at 2 pm Eastern Time US (New York). Current […]
Fecha y hora: Miércoles 27/11 de 18:00 a 19:30 hrs y jueves 28/11 de 16:00 a 18:00 hrs. Presentación: En el marco del IV Seminario Iberoamericano de Economía de la Cultura (SIEC) (27 - 29 noviembre, Ciudad de México), el taller «Medición del trabajo colaborativo para la formulación de políticas culturales» está pensado para abordar […]
The Keynesian Working Group is happy to announce a call for papers to the YSI Workshop on the Macroeconomic challenges of the green transition II. We invite you to submit your abstract and, later, a paper, for the Workshop hosted by the University of Pisa, Italy, on November 28-29. The transition towards a sustainable and […]
Call for Presentation for an Online Webinar Series and book chapters With the support of the Institute for New Economic Thinking’s Young Scholars Initiative and Globalisation and Economy in a long-term perspective, we are hosting a series of webinars that bring together historians of economic thought from around the world who work on the History […]
****English below***** El segundo encuentro del HUB de YSI en Buenos Aires será una oportunidad para que economistas heterodoxos/as de Buenos Aires, sus alrededores y, en esta ocasión de otras partes del país se reúnan, compartan experiencias y exploren posibles espacios de colaboración en proyectos, ideas y actividades vinculadas a sus investigaciones académicas. El encuentro […]
Description: The ongoing advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are not happening in a vacuum; they are socially, economically, politically, and culturally embedded. As artificial intelligence systems get augmented, it is important to align them with principles and values that humans find aggregable. Ever since the cave-dwellers started to externalize or exteriorize their memories by painting […]
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