****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 paÃs 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 […]
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 […]
Before the advent of independent central banks that work under minimalist mandates, many central banks used to play a larger role in the economy by directly allocating funds to various sectors and projects thought to be crucial for economic development. This workshop will bring together scholars working on/interested in the various aspects related to the […]
Versión inglés: The 6th Annual Meeting of the Fudan-Latin America University Consortium (FLAUC) is a unique academic gathering that offers a platform for researchers, policymakers, and innovators from both Latin America and China to engage in high-level discussions on some of the most pressing global challenges. This year, the congress will be hosted by the […]
The Economic History Working Group of YSI and the Economic and Social History Program (Universidad de la República, Uruguay) announce the 7th Southern Hemisphere Economic History Summer School (SHEHSS VII), in connection with the 8th Latin American Economic History Congress (CLADHE VIII), to be held in Montevideo on December 3-5 (2024). The SHEHSS VII is […]
YSI-Session Workshop on New Developmentalism: Macroeconomic Development for the Global South 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 […]
Just over a decade ago, the global economy was plunged into its worse crisis since the Great Depression. Today, the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the genocide in Gaza and the already long-standing tension between the US and Chinese states have disrupted global value chains and fostered price increases throughout developed […]
Just over a decade ago, the global economy was plunged into its worse crisis since the Great Depression. Today, the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the genocide in Gaza and the already long-standing tension between the US and Chinese states have disrupted global value chains and fostered price increases throughout developed […]
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 […]
Taller EconomÃa polÃtica feminista: abordajes teórico-metodológicos para el análisis de las transformaciones recientes en América Latina Algunos paÃses de América Latina (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, México y Ecuador) tuvieron procesos de movilizaciones feministas masivas en el transcurso de los últimos diez años. Este momento de la segunda década del siglo XXI coincide con el fin […]
About the series: This series bridges the gap between academia and policymaking in Latin America. We invite you to join us live and hear politicians or policymakers talk about their concrete experiences in the design and implementation of STI and development policy. By analysing and contrasting those experiences, what has worked and what has not, […]
