YSI Pre-event @ the 46th Eastern Economics Association Conference

More than a decade after the subprime crisis many economies are still struggling to recover from its effects and current policy prescriptions have not been enough to deal with the scale and complexity of the new economic conditions. Central Banks policies of massive stimulus, historically low interest rates for an unprecedented length and other non-conventional monetary measures have not been enough to foster economic growth. Prolonged trade tensions in the global economy, environmental issues, and systemic problems associated with global inequality and unequal economic development are added to this context.

This economic landscape forces us to rethink fundamental ideas and policy options to promote a sustainable and environmentally friendly growth that reduces inequalities. In the YSI Pre-event @ the 46th Eastern Economics Association Conference, to be held in Boston between Feb. 27–Mar. 1, 2020, we will have the opportunity to discuss how to tackle these challenges and what are the alternatives provided by new economic thinking.

We are happy to announce a mini-course on Feb. 27th at Boston University with Perry Mehriling and Rebecca Ray and two special sessions (program attached) at EEA venue organized by the Keynesian Economics, the Complexity Economics and the Financial Stability Working Groups of YSI/INET, in which we welcome contributions related (but not limited) to the following topics:

• The causes and consequences of economic crises;
• Policy responses to economic downturns and liquidity problems;
• Economic policies and their effects on economic growth and income distribution;
• Financialization and its effects on the economic activity;
• Alternative macroeconomic models (e.g. Stock Flow Consistent, Agent Based, Kaleckian, Minskian) related to issues such as macroeconomic instability, economic growth, inequality and sustainable development;
• Complex theories that deal with instability;
• Empirical work in finance using complexity methods (i.e. Network Analysis);
• Finance and macroeconomic challenges for sustainable development (e.g Green finance, Financial Climate Change Instability, Green growth, Ecological Macroeconomics).

Subscription deadline: 01- December.

In order to attend the YSI Pre-event, applicants must fill this form in SUBSCRIPTION HERE and, if also interested in presenting at EEA special sessions, all applicants must submit an abstract (maximum of 2000 characters) in the same form. Decisions will be made in mid December. In case of acceptance to the sessions at EEA, full papers are due by January 31st. Accommodation and limited travel support will be offered for selected participants.