This workshop will commemorate the bicentennial of the 1825 financial crisis by shedding light on the long-term history of financial crises up to the 21st century. The theme is intentionally broad, welcoming diverse approaches and geographical perspectives. The 1825 crisis has been often characterized as the first global speculative bubble, driven by foreign investments in […]
1. Summary The workshop seeks to foster exchange on current developments in financialization studies in Latin America, while promoting the consolidation of a regional network of scholars and experts in the field. We approach financialization studies as an inherently interdisciplinary domain. Accordingly, our call welcomes—but is not limited to—research on the financialization of socio-economic policies, […]
Since the inauguration of the new national government in 2023, Argentina entered a new phase of austerity, guided by the priority goal of achieving a fiscal surplus. This policy entailed the deepest reduction in public spending since the 2001 crisis, marked by a sharp defunding of social programs along with a significant decline in transfers […]
The New Developmentalism (ND) is a theoretical framework that has been developed by prominent economists in Brazil since the early 2000s. It has been developed to comprehend the growth and development dynamics of middle-income countries, in particular, Latin America. The theory, based largely on classical development economics and post-Keynesian economics, has brought important contributions to […]
MInERS is seminar series organized by a network of scholars located in Milan dedicated to promoting events, networking and research in the area of Innovation, Science and Entrepreneurship. As part of the YSI Hub Meeting, we promote participation in the a HumanTech Seminar Series, scheduled for 12 December 2025, 15:00, at the Department of Management, […]
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 […]
This project is a collaboration between the Inequality Working Group and WAPLAC, following the success of our joint session in 2024. We are organizing a special YSI panel at the upcoming WAPLAC Workshop 2, which will take place December, 18-19, 2025, in Quito, Ecuador. Our YSI session will create a dedicated space for early-career researchers […]
The History of Economic Thought Working Group and East Asia Working Group of the Young Scholars Initiative is launching a webinar series that brings critical attention to the idea, practice, and evolution of capitalism. This project aims to reconnect the history of economic ideas with the world they sought to describe, reform, or transform. Capitalism […]
We are coming towards the end of the year 2025. Feel invited to a Germany Hub for a scientific, networking and seasoned get together in the Rhine / Main area. In collaboration with Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (h_da) and its Center for Sustainable Economic and Corporate Policy (ZNWU) as well as its Doctoral Center […]
This project is a two-part holiday book club centered on The Econocracy: On the Perils of Leaving Economics to the Experts, organized by the YSI East Asia Working Group in collaboration with Ekonsepto (Rethinking Economics Philippines), a Philippine-based economic literacy initiative. The book club aims to create a public, accessible space for critical discussion on […]
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 […]
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 […]
