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YSI Info Session & Panel Discussion:

Political Economy and New Economic Thinking

Dec 13, 2018 | 18:30 – 20:00 Download .ics

Boston University: Global Development Policy (GDP) Center at 53 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215 | Boston University

RSVP

Discussion

Learn about the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI) at the Institute for New Economic Thinking, and join a panel discussion on Political Economy and New Economic Thinking with Thomas Ferguson, Perry Mehrling, and Katharina Pistor.

Thomas Ferguson
Director of Research, Institute for New Economic Thinking and Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Perry Mehrling
Professor of International Political Economy at the Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University

Katharina Pistor
Edwin B. Parker Professor of Comparative Law at Columbia Law School and Director of the Law School’s Center on Global Legal Transformation. 

About YSI
YSI is a community of more than 6600+ students, young professionals, and researchers from across the globe pursuing critical ways of thinking about the economy. At YSI, we think that economics can and must do better. Economists are not providing us with solutions to the enormous social and economic challenges of the 21st century. Members of YSI seek to transform the discourse. 

Join YSI to:
- Open up new ways to approach economic issues
- Bridge silos and break existing silences
- Understand the foundations of economics

Followed by drinks and refreshments!

RSVP Now: http://bit.ly/ysi-boston
Limited seating available.