YSI’s Community Blog
Every so often, we highlight one of the senior scholars that has supported the Young Scholars Initiative as a mentor. We share their perspective on the discipline, their past experiences
Every so often, we highlight one of the members of the YSI community. We share their story, their aspirations, and what new economic thinking means to them. This time, we
Most academic conferences involve 20-minute paper presentations, followed by a 10-minute Q&A. For a small workshop of 10 presenters, that’s 5 hours of presentation time. Of which every person there
Traditional economics reveals the dynamics of exchange. But is that all there is? Late economist Kenneth Boulding recommends that we look further. Once we consider that some transactions only go
Do you keep getting confused about the different schools of thought in economics? Do you always forget what Walras was about, and when Marx was around? This timeline has your back.
If you want to be at the cutting edge of economic policy-making, listen to Stephanie Kelton. She explains how a government spends, and how confusion about debt and deficits have
If I ask you to picture an economist, chances are you’ll visualize an older white male who makes you feel bad for failing to understand mysterious diagrams. Those certainly exist. But so
When we talk about the government deficit, it’s often in the context of bad news. Whether it’s the cover of Time magazine, appointing us each a strangely precise debt of
Most of us have an idea of how money came to be. It goes something like this: People wanted to exchange goods for other goods, but it was difficult to
We are always looking for a fresh take on an economic question. Send your pitch to ysi@ineteconomics.org
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