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Article
Did Young Voters Swing the 2017 UK General Election Result?
Jun 12, 2017
This blog post looks at the aggregate picture and collates some micro evidence in a more robust estimating framework to shed light on this question.
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YSI Event
YSI Inequality Workshop
Hosted at London School of Economics International Inequalities Institute.
YSI
WorkshopJun 12–14, 2017
A workshop hosted by the YSI Inequality Working Group (IWG) will take place from 12-13 June at the London School of Economics in collaboration with the International Inequalities Institute (III).
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Article
America Last
Jun 8, 2017
Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris accord sets the US economy back
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YSI Event
Decolonizing Africa? The Economic History of Development
YSI Africa Convening 2017
YSI
ConferenceJun 8–9, 2017
The Young Scholars Initiative and the University of the Free State, SA, invite young scholars to attend the first YSI Africa conference.
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Video
Do Economists Have Social Responsibilities?
Jun 7, 2017
Economics is not, nor can it be, value-free.
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YSI Event
CFP - The Dimensions of Poverty Conference
Deadline: 31 January 2017
YSI
WorkshopJun 7–9, 2017
YSI Working Groups are cooperating with Dimensions of Poverty conference
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Working Paper
Working Paper SeriesThe Functions of the Stock Market and the Fallacies of Shareholder Value
Jun 2017
Conventional wisdom has it that the primary function of the stock market is to raise cash for companies for the purpose of investing in productive capabilities. The conventional wisdom is wrong.
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YSI Event
Trento Festival of Economics
YSI Europe Convening 2017
YSI
WorkshopJun 1–4, 2017
The Young Scholars Initiative and its working groups will be hosting meetings and discussions in and around the 2017 Trento Festival of Economics.
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Video
Oceanic Economics
May 31, 2017
Ocean expert Peter Neill says the watery depths hold solutions to earth’s most pressing challenges
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Conference Session
Mexico, NAFTA, and the Future of the North American Economy
May 30, 2017 | 04:00—05:30
A discussion featuring Kenneth Smith, Head of the Trade and NAFTA Office of the Ministry of the Economy of Mexico, and Jay Pelosky, Principal of Pelosky Global Strategies.
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YSI Event
Skills Workshop at the EU Parliament
Annual Meeting of the Finance, Law, and Economics Working Group
YSI
WorkshopMay 29–30, 2017
This two-day skills workshop / annual meeting of the Finance, Law, and Economics Working Group (FLE) aims to connect participants with politicians (MEP), lobbyists, NGOs, and practitioners working in fields related to law and finance. It will comprise workshops and visits with representatives, which will facilitate exchanges between academia and politics. Participants will gain fresh insights into the decision-making and lobbying processes in Brussels, allowing them to translate their ideas into actions and create a stronger social impact.
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Article
The New New Deal
May 26, 2017
Globalization has fallen into disrepute; the myth of the prosperity and happiness-generating free market has been dispelled. A visionary concept that provides guidance and direction is required now.
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Working Paper
Working Paper Series‘Many-citedness’
May 2017
Citations Measure More Than Just Scientific Impact
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Article
The New Normal
May 19, 2017
Demand, Secular Stagnation and the Vanishing Middle-Class
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Working Paper
Working Paper SeriesThe New Normal: Demand, Secular Stagnation and the Vanishing Middle-Class
May 2017
The U.S. economy is widely diagnosed with two ‘diseases’: a secular stagnation of potential U.S. growth, and rising income and job polarization. The two diseases have a common root inthe demand shortfall, originating from the ‘unbalanced’ growth between technologically ‘dynamic’ and ‘stagnant’ sectors.