On the occasion of the 28th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis organized by Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa under the theme "Accelerating Economic Transformation, Resilience, Diversification, and Job Creation," at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda on June 25-27, 2025, URE Working Group […]
In October 2024, Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson (AJR) were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their work on institutions and how they affect economic development and prosperity. As highly influential as their contributions are in the field of economics, this award has been met with much criticism not just […]
The Degrowth Cabaret is a performative and participatory event that invites conference participants and local audiences to engage with degrowth imaginaries in a vibrant, unconventional format. Rather than offering another lecture or panel, this will be a shared stage where young scholars, activists, artists (both professional and amateur), and creative producers co-create a unique cabaret […]
Dates: 30.06.2025 – 02.07.2025 Venue: Scuola di Economia e Studi Aziendali – Roma Tre, Roma Abstract Submission Deadline: 15.05.2025 – Rolling Acceptance The 18th EAEPE Summer School explores migration through a pluralist, heterodox lens, offering a space to engage critically with the mainstream of models of migration economics. It examines migration as a complex, multidimensional […]
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 […]
Since 1992, the World Community, served by the United Nations System, is fully committed to addressing three key environmental challenges: climate change, desertification, and biodiversity loss. Served by the Three Rio Conventions, as they are now known, with their respective Secretariats: UNFCCC: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNCCD: United Nations Convention to […]
Poster Session “Social Justice through Solidarity: Cultivating solidarity within feminist economics” The 2025 IAFFE Pre-Conference will take place on July-2 before the Conference (from July-3 to July-5) at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst, United States. The theme of the 2025 IAFFE Annual Conference “Social Justice through Solidarity: Cultivating solidarity within feminist economics” encourages us […]
After a decade and a half of rapid expansion under the shadow of the 2008 crisis, critical finance scholarship has developed a remarkably pluralist research agenda. Topics range from financial hegemony to subordination, from sustainable to digital finance, from asset managers to hedge funds, from central to shadow banking, and more. Scholars have studied the […]
Introduction In 2025, the international cooperative community will celebrate a special milestone as it designates the second International Year of Cooperatives in less than 20 years. This unique designation highlights cooperatives' pivotal role in promoting socio-economic development, sustainability, and community resilience worldwide. The ICA CCR Young and Emerging Scholars (YES) Network, together with the working […]
An exclusive interview series dedicated to exploring the dynamic world of stablecoins and their transformative impact on finance. This series delves deep into the latest policy changes, groundbreaking innovations, and evidence shaping the future of digital money. Discussions center on stablecoins—what they are, how they work, and why they matter for the evolving financial landscape. […]
EPOG (Economic POlicies for the Global transition) is a master’s programme created in 2012 with the support of the European Commission under the Erasmus Mundus Master’s Course label. Over the past decade, it has trained more than 300 outstanding students in political economy, emphasizing critical and institutionalist approaches. Following the success of the YSI-day at […]
Approaches to money and finance in economics typically discount core dynamics: monetary models often abstract from finance (e.g., monetarist or new Keynesian), while financial models tend to ignore the temporal and structural role of money (e.g., Wicksellian traditions). When money is addressed, it is frequently framed in narrowly domestic terms that privilege fiat authority while […]
