Central banking and Private Finance, infrastructural power, development, and climate reform
2021-11-17 17:30 UTC
Cambridge Society for Economic Pluralism are delighted to host @DanielaGabor and @BJMbraun.
They will be talking on the entanglement of private finance, central banking, and public policy w.r.t infrastructural power, development, and climate reform.
Details and registration here: https://central-banking-and-private-finance.eventbrite.com.au

14th Annual Wheelwright Lecture 25 November 2021 - Kim Stanley Robinson
2021-11-25 14:00 - 15:30 (Australia/Sydney)
Hosted by the Department of Political Economy at the University of Sydney, together with the Journal of Australian Political Economy (JAPE) and the Political Economy Student Society (ECOPSoc). Speaker: Kim Stanley Robinson
When: 25 November 2021, 2-3:30pm (Sydney time/AEDT)
Where: Online via Zoom. The link will be sent prior to the event to those registered.
All welcome.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/dodging-a-mass-extinction-event-climate-change-and-necessity-tickets-185446002987
Dodging a Mass Extinction Event: Climate Change and Necessity
The 2020s will be a pivotal decade in history, as human civilization faces the necessity of getting into a more balanced relationship with the biosphere that is our one and only home. The transformations required will be social, technological, and economic. Some discussion of how these might come about will be sketched out in various science fictional scenarios, including a best-case result you can still believe in. About the speaker The public intellectual Kim Stanley Robinson is an acclaimed award-winning radical science fiction author of more than 20 books, and many essays and short stories. His works, through the lens of an inherently political genre, present the possibility of an alternate future to the ecological devastation created by capitalism. A speaker at the UN’s COP-26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (1-12 November 2021), his works include this essay recently published in The Financial Times A climate plan for a world in flames (https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2021/08/kim-stanley-robinson-a-climate-plan-for-a-world-in-flames.html ) his book The Ministry for the Future (https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/abr-online/current-issue/883-fiction/6892-j-r-burgmann-reviews-the-ministry-for-the-future-by-kim-stanley-robinson ) and an insightful talk Rethinking our Relationship with the Biosphere (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=489I0gZlepM). About the Wheelwright Lecture The annual E.L. ‘Ted’ Wheelwright Memorial Lecture (https://www.ppesydney.net/wheelwright-lecture/ ) is held to commemorate the pioneering role that Ted Wheelwright played in developing studies in Political Economy in Australia.
Established in 2008, previous Wheelwright speakers include: Susan Ferguson, Jayati Ghosh and Adam Tooze (2020), Susanne Soederberg (2019), Alfredo Saad-Filho (2018), Katherine Gibson (2017), David Ruccio (2016), Erik Olin Wright (2015), Leo Panitch (2014), Susan George (2013), Diane Elson (2012), Sheila Dow (2011), Fred Block (2010), Jim Stanford (2009), and Walden Bello (2008).

'The Nature of Wealth in Britain - the case for a wealth tax' organised by Jon Trickett MP
2021-11-25 19:00 - 20:00 UTC
Event details of a zoom discussion on ‘The Nature of Wealth in Britain – the case for a wealth tax’ organized by Jon Trickett MP with Prof Prem Sikka, Joe Guinan and Ozlem Onaran as panelists. If you would like to attend please register in advance on eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-nature-of-wealth-in-britain-the-case-for-a-wealth-tax-tickets-211071589807

Unstandard Deviation: Harnessing Positive Deviance to Reduce Inequality, Dr Kai Ruggeri
2021-11-28 17:00 - 18:00 UTC
The Cambridge Society for Economic Pluralism is hosting an exciting in person event:
‘Unstandard Deviation: Harnessing Positive Deviance to Reduce Inequality’
Speaker: Dr Kai Ruggeri
Speaking in Keynes Hall at King’s College Cambridge

Profit, Power and Patents in Late 18th Century Capitalism, Professor Mary O’Sullivan
2021-11-30 17:00 - 18:00 UTC
Professor Mary O’Sullivan, University of Geneva, will deliver two
lectures at SOAS, the first:
Profit, Power and Patents in Late 18th Century Capitalism
5.00pm 30 November 2021, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre and live stream via Zoom
https://www.soas.ac.uk/penrose-lectures/

Capitalism and Crisis: the Real Problem of the Great Depression, Professor Mary O’Sullivan
2021-12-01 17:00 - 18:00 UTC
Professor Mary O’Sullivan, University of Geneva, will deliver two
lectures at SOAS, the second being:
Capitalism and Crisis: the Real Problem of the Great Depression
5.00pm 1 December 2021, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre and live stream
via Zoom
https://www.soas.ac.uk/penrose-lectures/

In Search of a Green Macro-Financial Regime: Central Banks and Finance
2021-12-08 17:30 - 18:30 UTC
Dr. Benjamin Braun and Professor Daniela Gabor discuss the path to a Green Macro-financial regime.
In Search of a Green Macro-Financial Regime: Central Banks and Finance
Speakers: Professor Daniela Gabor & Dr Benjamin Braun
An online event
Rescheduled for 8 December.
Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/in-search-of-a-green-macro-financial-regime-central-banks-and-finance-tickets-199458936047

5th International ASTRIL Conference
2022-01-20 08:00 - 2022-01-21 17:00 (Europe/Paris)
The 5th International ASTRIL Conference (see the attachment). ASTRIL promotes and encourages the study of the trends in the labour market adopting and interdisciplinary perspective, with a particular focus on Italy and the European context. The main topic of the conference is the policy response to the Covid emergency, but the scientific committee will also evaluate papers on labour market issues, macroeconomics, welfare systems and inequality. The conference has the sponsorship by a variety of institutions and associations, namely AIEL, EAEPE, INAPP and the J. Monnet Center of Excellence LAWESRE.
The conference (January 20-21, 2022) is organized in a blended mode (localized and virtual), and hosted by Roma Tre University, Department of Economics.
For more information see:
https://economia.uniroma3.it
or contact astril@uniroma3.it.

ECONOMICS AT THE EDGE: UNDERSTANDING AND REBUILDING THE WORLD AFTER COVID
2022-04-27 - 2022-04-29
ECONOMICS AT THE EDGE: UNDERSTANDING AND REBUILDING THE WORLD AFTER COVID
The Fifth Nordic Post-Keynesian Conference
AALBORG UNIVERSITY, 27TH – 29TH APRIL 2022
Conference Theme
The list of challenges facing our economies seems to be growing all the time. While many countries had not fully recovered from the “Great Recession”, the COVID-19 pandemic has hit our societies hard, against the backdrop of rising inequality and the climate challenge.
While the magnitude of the health and economic shock of COVID-19 has been amplified by the underfunding of systems over the past decades, it is concerning that voices are beginning to call for a return to austerity policies, when we should instead be investing in the ecological transition and other social cohesion and resilience policies. Despite its media and academic dominance, mainstream economics does not offer adequate tools to address real problems or formulate coherent policy proposals. To develop theories and policies that are relevant to the real world, we need to use theories other than the mainstream view. As such, post-Keynesian theory is a prime candidate to offer an alternative.
The avenues of research to be developed are both qualitative and quantitative, including issues of conceptualization, methodology, modelling, as well as empirically calibrated economic policy formulation. In particular, there is an urgent need to pursue research in the Stock-Flow Consistent (SFC) tradition and to promote the benefits of pluralism, cross-cutting and problem-based learning in economics education. Finally, particular emphasis should be placed on the inclusion of ecological and societal issues in formulations of economic theory and policy.
Keynote speakers: Özlem Onaran, Anna Carabelli, Louis-Philippe Rochon, Etienne Espagne, Peter Skott
Further information:
https://www.business.aau.dk/research/mamtep/pkconference

13th Annual Post-Keynesian Economics Society PhD Student Conference
2022-05-13 | Greenwich University
The Post-Keynesian Economics Society (PKES), in collaboration with the Institute for Political Economy, Governance, Finance and Accountability (PEGFA) at the University of Greenwich, is organising its 13th annual PhD student conference on 13 May 2022, 10:00-18:00. This year’s conference will be held in person, at the University of Greenwich, London.
Call for Papers
We invite applications from students who are in a later stage of their PhD and who work on topics relevant to Post-Keynesian and heterodox economics.
Please submit your working paper and a cover letter of up to 300 words describing your research interest and how your dissertation topic relates to heterodox economics. Please send your application materials to pkes.phd.conference@gmail.com.
The deadline for submissions to present at the conference is 01 April 2022.
For further information regarding the conference see: www.postkeynesian.net/events/phd-conference

31st Annual Workshop of the Post-Keynesian Economics Society
2022-06-09
The 31st Annual Workshop of the Post-Keynesian Economics Society will be held on 9 June 2022 at SOAS University of London. The programme is also available at: http://www.postkeynesian.net/event/09062022-31st-pkes-annual-workshop
Speakers include Adam Aboobaker, Thereza Balliester Reis, Dirk Bezemer, Surbhi Kesar, Karsten Köhler, Ingrid Kvangraven, Amir Lebdioui and Jan Toporowski.
Tea and coffee will be provided and we would be delighted if you could join us for dinner afterwards (at own expense).
There is no need to register for the event. Please send an email to Maria Nikolaidi (M.Nikolaidi@greenwich.ac.uk) in case you wish to join us for dinner.

15th EAEPE Summer school - ‘Labour and Welfare in the post COVID-19 era’.
2022-07-04 - 2022-07-08
Announcing the 15th EAEPE Summer school, entitled ‘Labour and Welfare in the post COVID-19 era’.
The school is open to PhD students and early-career researchers working in particular in the field of institutional and evolutionary analysis, with a special focus this year on labour economics and welfare, and the impact of Covid-19. Of course, as in the pluralist spirit of the EAEPE, applications are welcome also from students and researchers in other fields of inquiry.
The initiative is scheduled as an in-person event at Roma Tre University (4-8 July 2022).
For further information please see the website: summerschool@eaepe.org.

24th Annual Conference of the Association for Heterodox Economics
2022-07-06 - 2022-07-08
Crises in capitalism or crises of capitalism: Current issues and transformative solutions
This conference is being organised in collaboration with and at SOAS in a hybrid format.
The in-person venue for the 2022 conference is SOAS University of London, on 6-8th July 2022.
Call for papers
Make a submission to the conference here. The deadline for submissions is February 15th, 2022.

The EU and the political economy of global disorder. Struggles for survival, climate and energy Justice
2022-09-02 - 2022-09-04
In cooperation with Kings College London, the 28th Annual Conference of the EuroMemo Group will be held from 2 – 4 September 2022 in London. The title of the Conference is “The EU and the political economy of global disorder. Struggles for survival, climate and energy Justice”.
Against the background of multiple and deepening crises, and in particular the war in Ukraine, this year’s conference will address the profound implications of on-going geopolitical changes for the future of the EU, with special reference to the much-needed socio-ecological transformation.
Further information on conference topics, the preliminary programme and on registration can be found

The annual EAEPE Conference
2022-09-07 - 2022-09-09
The 34th Annual EAEPE Conference will take place in Naples on 7-9 September 2022. The call for papers is available here.
Abstracts can be submitted here (deadline: 1 April 2022). We particularly encourage submissions for Research Area [H] Effective Demand, Income Distribution and Finance. This research area has been developed in cooperation with the Post-Keynesian Economics Society (PKES). It aims to enhance collaboration among post-Keynesian economists in different countries and to foster debates between post-Keynesians and other heterodox economists.
For further information regarding the conference go HERE.

Left behind places and what can be done about them
2022-09-16
The ninth conference hosted by the Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society will take place on 16 September 2022, on the theme “Left Behind Places and What Can Be Done About Them”. This will be an online conference.
The conference is related to the forthcoming issues of the CJRES with the same title, “Left Behind Places and What Can Be Done About Them”.
For further details please go to: www.cpes.org.uk/events/cjres2022

The PEGFA Seminar Series: Speakers- Kefei You and Ben Tippet
2022-11-02 13:00 - 14:30 (Europe/London)
The following hybrid research seminar is organised by The Institute of Political Economy, Governance, Finance and Accountability (PEGFA) at the University of Greenwich.
Wednesday, 2 Nov, 1-2:30 PM (GMT) – Speakers: Kefei You and Ben Tippet
Location: Room SL011, Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, London SE10 9LS (and via Microsoft Teams with this link)
For more information see: https://www.gre.ac.uk/research/pegfa#events
1-1:45 PM: Kefei You – Financial Development and Technological Progress: Does the Financing Channel Matter? Evidence from Spatial Analysis for Chinese Provinces
We examine the relationship between financial development and productivity growth by investigating the impact of total social financing and, more importantly, the four financial channels underneath it (i.e., formal bank loans, corporate bond market, equity market and shadow banking) on technological progress in Chinese provinces during 2013-2020. We first separate structural change from total factor productivity (TFP) to obtain the net factor productivity (NFP) series. We then employ spatial models to account for spatial dependence in technological progress; the Spatial Durbin Model (SDM) is shown to best describe our data. We find that, first, both structural change and NFP have contributed positively to TFP in China. Thus, the latter captures the pure technological progress more accurately than TFP does. Second, while TSF overall does not seem to affect technological advancement in China, three of its four components do. Specifically, corporate bonds and formal bank loans promote technological progress across Chinese provinces, with the former producing stronger effects than the latter. Shadow banking also shows a positive impact but at a weaker magnitude than the above two. Conversely, equity financing does not foster technological progress in China. Finally, we observe positive spatial technological dependence, implying a cooperative relationship between Chinese provinces.
1:45-2:30 PM: Ben Tippet – House price cycles and speculative demand: understanding how the returns to capital gains and rent extraction drive the intensity of house price booms and busts
Why do some countries have stable house prices, while others have intense booms and busts? The existing literature in Comparative Political Economy (CPE) has argued that house price booms are caused primarily by domestic mortgage-credit encouraging institutions (and their interactions with a strong welfare state). Building on heterodox economic theories of house price cycles, this paper instead argues that intense house price booms and busts are driven by speculative demand, which in turn is shaped by institutions increasing the returns to housing via capital gains and rent extraction. Using turning point analysis, we demonstrate significant cross-country differences in the intensity of booms and busts across 26 OECD countries. We build a dataset of what we call “speculation encouraging institutions” and estimate their relationship to the intensity of house price cycles. We find that countries with speculation encouraging institutions are significantly more likely to have intense house price booms and busts. Once we control for speculative demand, mortgage-credit encouraging institutions no longer has a significant effect on house price cycles. This paper is a part of the Leverhulme grant “The Political Economy of growth models in an age of stagnation” Leverhulme, RPG-2021-045.

Economics and Finance Education Conference
2022-11-11
We are pleased to announce our Inaugural Conference on Economics and Finance Education which will take place on Friday 11th of November at the School of Economics and Finance in a hybrid mode. We welcome both online attendants and in-person. The Education and Scholarship research group invites the submission of proposals for presentations and/or panel discussions from academics, researchers and PhD students on the different aspects of inclusion in teaching and learning. We have a budget to cover for some international travels and accommodation. We have confirmed two keynote speakers for the day: Denise Hawkes, Anglia Ruskin University and Alvin Birdi, University of Bristol.
For further details see: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sef/events/conferences/items/first-international-conference-in-education-and-scholarship.html

SOAS Money and Development Seminar - The Capital Order How economists invented austerity and paved the way to Fascism
2022-11-14 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London)
The next Money and Development Seminar will be on
Monday 14 November at 5 p.m.
will feature Clara Mattei (New School for Social Research) will present her book The Capital Order How economists invented austerity and paved the way to Fascism
with Suzanne Konzelmann (Birkbeck) and Lord Skidelsky (Warwick)
To be held in:
Room G3
SOAS University of London
Thornhaugh Street
London WC1H 0XG

Third International Conference in Heterodox Economics: the Crucial Role of Women within the Heterodox Economics Community
2022-11-16 - 2022-11-18
Third International Conference in Heterodox Economics: the Crucial Role of Women within the Heterodox Economics Community (UNAL, 16-18/11/2022)

The Latin American and the Gender & Economics Working Group of YSI, jointly with the Grupo de Socioeconomia, Instituciones y Desarollo (GSEID), is pleased to announce the Third International Conference in Heterodox Economics: the Crucial Role of Women within the Heterodox Economics Community, to be held at the National University of Colombia (UNAL) on November 16, 17 and 18, 2022.

This in-person event aims to be a space for the dissemination and interaction between young researchers, teachers, and heterodox academics from around the world and particularly from Colombia and Latin America.

Manuscript submission:

We encourage submission that broadly fall within the topics of the conference, such as:– Womens’ work and their importance in the socio-economic reproduction of the system;– Women economists’ “forgotten” work;– Macroeconomic of gender inequality;– Job Guarantee Programs and their impact on the community and women’s status;– The role of the arts and artists under a heterodox approach;– Economic policy and the environment;– Heterodox microeconomics;– Decolonizing the economic discipline;– Monetary policy and its impact on inequality;– Heterodox economics and modeling;– Heterodox theories of economic growth;– Studies about dependencies and the Global South;– Economic history and economic thought.
Selected Young Scholars from within and outside Colombia may be eligible for partial travel stipends.

Submission Details:– Submission of abstracts: September 20, 2022;– Submission of accepted papers (finalized or in the process): October 25, 2022;– The papers can be written in English or Spanish with a maximum extension of 8000-13000 words;– The abstracts and accepted papers should be sent to: gruposeid@unal.edu.coWhen submitting individual articles, the following information should be reported:– Abstract (max. 300 words);– Authors names, institutional affiliation, academic level and email;– Young Scholars interested in receiving support from YSI should also specify it in the email;– No more than two (2) papers are allowed per author.More information about the event see: https://ysi.ineteconomics.org/project/628d29042147200263c4271f/event/62c331ea89d3310e8a255ece

CSEP Seminar series - Austerity and the Economics That Enables It
2022-11-17 17:00 - 18:30 (Europe/London)
Title: Austerity and the Economics That Enables It
Date: November 17th
Time: 5pm – 6:30pm
Location: Keynes Lecture Theatre, King’s College
The Cambridge Society for Economic Pluralism (CSEP) is excited to announce its upcoming speaker event with Professor Mattei and Professors Aldred on the topic of: ‘Austerity and The Economics That Enables It.’ This combines the commentary on austerity’s origins and its fascist consequences in Prof. Mattei’s new book *The Capital Order: How economists invented austerity and paved the way to fascism*, and Prof. Aldred’s biting critique of prevailing economic theory in *Licence to be Bad*. Following both speakers’ discussions of their research and ideas, we will open the floor to a Q&A session, as well as an opportunity to meet the speakers’ after the event. There will also be some copies for sale of Prof. Mattei’s book, as she is currently on her UK tour.
Please follow the below link to sign up and read more on our speakers:
www.cambridgepluralism.org

The PEGFA Seminar Series: Speakers-Alberto Botta and Siyan Tan
2022-11-17 17:00 - 18:30 (Europe/London)
The following hybrid research seminar is organised by The Institute of Political Economy, Governance, Finance and Accountability (PEGFA) at the University of Greenwich.
Thursday 17 Nov, 5-6:30 PM (GMT) – Speakers: Alberto Botta and Siyan Tan
Location: Room QM369, Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, London SE10 9LS (and via Microsoft Teams with this link)
5-5:45 PM: Alberto Botta – Financial integration, productive development and fiscal space in developing countries
5:45-6:30 PM: Siyan Tan – Political Connections and Corporate Litigation: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment
For more information see: https://www.gre.ac.uk/research/pegfa#events

Cambridge Realist Workshop - Nuno Martins
2022-11-21 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London)
Title of the talk: ‘Cambridge economics and the reconstruction of economic theory’
Speaker: Nuno Martins
To register for the event of November 21 click here
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdOChpjMqE9T4h5TGNq9XS7gEBwwAD7Ub

The events are jointly hosted by the Cambridge social ontology group and the Kings College (London) Social Ontology Research Unit.

CSEP Seminar series - 'The Political Economy of Trade in the 21st Century'
2022-11-25 16:30 - 18:00 (Europe/London)
Title: ‘The Political Economy of Trade in the 21st Century’
Speaker: David Talbot
Date: 25 November
For further details see:
www.cambridgepluralism.org

CSEP Seminar Series - Economic Theories and Africa's Economic History'
2022-11-29 16:00 - 17:30 (Europe/London)
Title: ‘Economic Theories and Africa’s Economic History’
Speaker: Gareth Austin
Date: 29 November, 4-5:30pm
For further details see:
www.cambridgepluralism.org

The PEGFA Seminar Series: Speakers- Thomas Rabensteiner and Lorenzo Cresti
2022-11-30 13:00 - 14:30 (Europe/London)
The following hybrid research seminar is organised by The Institute of Political Economy, Governance, Finance and Accountability (PEGFA) at the University of Greenwich.
Wednesday 30 Nov, 1-2:30 PM (GMT) – Speakers: Thomas Rabensteiner and Lorenzo Cresti
Location: Room QM369, Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, London SE10 9LS (and via Microsoft Teams with this link)
1-1:45 PM: Thomas Rabensteiner – The decline in routine jobs in Western Europe:
The 21st century, the Great Recession and labour market institutions
1:45-2:30 PM: Lorenzo Cresti – Weak sectors and weak ties? Labour dependence and asymmetric positioning in GVCs
For more information see: https://www.gre.ac.uk/research/pegfa#events

2022-11-30 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London)
Lectures on Global Political Economy series:
Jan Kregel, Tallinn Technological University
30 November Wednesday 20:00 (Istanbul time GMT+3)Title: “Beyond the Modern Monetary Theory”Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85794161040Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGpLZYjEC-4

HYPE webinar - "The current inflationary crisis in historical perspective"
2022-12-07 16:00 - 17:30 (Europe/London)
The next HYPE webinar is on the 7th of December 1600-1730 (GMT) titled “The current inflationary crisis in historical perspective” presented by Matías Vernengo.
Please email hype@open.ac.uk to reserve a place
The recordings of past events are available on the webpage

The PEGFA Seminar Series: Speakers- Rafael Wildauer and Athina Piterou
2022-12-08 17:00 - 18:30 (Europe/London)
The following hybrid research seminar is organised by The Institute of Political Economy, Governance, Finance and Accountability (PEGFA) at the University of Greenwich.
Thursday 8 Dec, 5-6:30 PM (GMT) – Speakers: Rafael Wildauer and Athina Piterou
Location: Room TBA, Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, London SE10 9LS (and via Microsoft Teams with this link)
5-5:45 PM: Rafael Wildauer – Was Pareto right?
5:45-6:30 PM: Athina Piterou – Sociotechnical transitions, market devices and the sociology of markets: the emergence of retail formats
For more information see: https://www.gre.ac.uk/research/pegfa#events

Cambridge Realist Workshop - Lynne Chester - Heterodox Economics: Legacy and Prospects
2023-02-27 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London)
Speaker: Lynne Chester (University of Sydney)
Title: Heterodox Economics: Legacy and Prospects
Attendance at this event is free, but requires registration.
Click here to register:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItduCppjwsH9W3d6docUdahkjMJML…
Date:
Monday, 27 February, 2023 – 20:00 to 22:00
The events are jointly hosted by the Cambridge social ontology group and the Kings College (London) Social Ontology Research Unit.
