Piecing Together a Paradigm

YSI Plenary

Oct 19–22, 2016 Download .ics

Budapest | Central European University

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New approaches are being developed, but efforts are fragmented and need to be brought together if we hope to piece together a paradigm. 

On October 19-22, 2016, at the Central European University in Budapest, the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI) will hold its first plenary, under the title “Piecing Together a Paradigm”.

The event will bring together 15 diverse YSI working groups — each searching for frameworks to guide their research — to place their work in a bigger picture, asking how the specific questions of each group fit together.

We envision the plenary as an opportunity for our working groups to encounter and inspire each other enriched by the mentorship of more than 40 pre-eminent thinkers, including:

S.M. Amadae Jonathan Ostry
Giovanni Dosi
Sheila Dow Richard Koo
Mariana Mazzucato
Doyne Farmer Geoffrey Hodgson Don Ross
Alan Kirman
Gustav Horn Margaret Schabas
Martin Schürz William Lazonick Antonella Stirati
Annelise Riles Marc Lavoie Julie Nelson
Adam Zawadowski Alyssa Schneebaum Engelbert Stockhammer
Tiago Mata Perry Mehrling Zoltan Pozsar
Beatrice Cherrier Arturo O’Connell Orsola Costantini
Sanjay Reddy Rick McGahey Zbigniew Truchlewski
Annamaria Simonazzi
Michael Dorsch Andrea Petö
Martin Kahanec Natália Bracarense Attila Melegh
Stephen Kinsella Daniel Neilson Gary Dymski
Philip Mirowski Achim Kemmerling Ajit Sinha
Benjamin Wood Garret Christensen Andrew Chang
Thomas Ferguson Adair Turner Rob Johnson


The plenary will also help to set the research agenda for YSI’s coming year and will include:

  • Comprehensive parallel working group meeting schedule for 15 working groups
  • High profile open sessions hosted by the working groups
  • Keynote addresses and big picture panels with leading economic thinkers
  • Community plenaries to set our overall agenda for the coming year

YSI Plenary Program

Last update: 11 October 2016

Wednesday, 19 October

12.00

Registration opens

14.00

Debate on Helicopter Money
Lord Adair Turner and Richard Koo

15.00

Coffee Break

15.30

Session 1A: Development Economics
Sanjay Reddy, Ajit Sinha and Natália Bracarense



Session 1B: Finance, Law and Economics
Geoffrey Hodgson and Annelise Riles


Session 1C: Post-Keynesian Economics
Stephen Kinsella, Marc Lavoie, Engelbert Stockhammer
and Antonella Stirati

17.00

Coffee Break

17.30

Welcome Address
Rob Johnson, Michael Ignatieff, Miklos Koren, Gustav Horn, Jay Pocklington, Thomas Vass

19.30

Reception

Thursday, 20 October

09:00

Working Group Meetings

12.00

Lunch

13.00

Keynote
Lord Adair Turner

14.00

Plenary Meeting

15.00

Coffee Break

15.30

Session 2A: Complexity Economics
Alan Kirman and Doyne Farmer



Session 2B: Economic History
Arturo O’Connell and Thomas Ferguson


Session 2C: Special Session on Karl Polanyi
Orsola Costantini, Geoffrey Hodgson, Attila Melegh, and Philip Mirowski


17.00

Coffee Break

17.15

Session 3A: Financial Stability
Perry Mehrling, Zoltan Pozsar, Adam Zawadowski and Arturo O’Connell



Session 3B: Philosophy of Economics
Margaret Schabas and Don Ross



Session 3C: Urban and Regional Economics
Sheila Dow, Gary Dymski and Rick McGahey



19.15

Special Session w/ Surprise Guest

20.30

Plenary Dinner on Columbus Boat

Friday, 21 October

10.00

The Big Picture I
Rob Johnson, Perry Mehrling, Sheila Dow, Sanjay Reddy, Julie Nelson, Gustav Horn, Don Ross, Philip Mirowski

11.45

Coffee Break

12.10

The Big Picture II
S.M. Amadae, Jonathan Ostry and Rob Johnson

13.30

Lunch

14.30

Working Group Meetings

17.00

Social Activities

Saturday, 22 October

09.00

Working Group Meetings

12.30

Lunch

13.30

Session 4A: Inequality
Jonathan Ostry, Martin Schürz and Michael Dorsch



Session 4B: History of Economic Thought
Philip Mirowski, S.M. Amadae, Tiago Mata and Beatrice Cherrier


Session 4C: Latin America and East Asia
Rob Johnson, Richard Koo, Daniel Neilson


15.00

Coffee Break

15.30

Session 5A: The Economics of Innovation
Mariana Mazzucato, Giovanni Dosi and William Lazonick


Session 5B: Political Economy of Europe
Annamaria Simonazzi, Zbigniew Truchlewski, Achim Kemmerling and Martin Kahanec


Session 5C: Gender and Economics
Julie Nelson, Alyssa Schneebaum and Andrea Petö

17.00

Coffee Break

17.30

Closing Plenary

18.30

End

19.00

Party @ Szimpla

Side Events

Wednesday, 19 October
14.00-15.00Book presentation
Annelise Riles, The Politics of Central Banking
15.30-16.30Book presentation
Richard Koo, Balance Sheet Recessions
16.30-17.30Book presentation
Richard Koo, Balance Sheet
Thursday, 21 October
17.00-17.45
Introducing “Exploring Economics” - An online education platform by Netzwerk Plurale Ökonomik
18.00-18.45Introduction to the IJPEE
19.00-19.45Introduction to Macrobond
Saturday, 22 October
10.00-12.00Special Session: Replication in Economics
Garret Christensen
Benjamin Wood
Andrew Chang
12.30-13.30Meeting of YSI Africa Working Group
13.30-14.30Meeting of YSI Behavioral Economics Working Group
14.30-15.15Meet Evonomics
15.30-17.00Meet Rethinking Economics, Netzwerk Plurale Ökonomik and ISIPE

Call for Abstracts & Travel Stipends

Our working groups welcome contributions by young researchers who wish to present their work in the working group meetings. Click on the working group below to see their specific call for abstracts. You may submit your abstract (or paper) to one or two working group of your choice. The deadline for submissions is August 1st, 2016. [now closed]

Travel stipends will be awarded on the basis of merit and need. If you indicate the need for travel support, please include a brief motivation (we are interested in your thoughts on new economic thinking, how this plenary may benefit you and your research, and whether you’ve had any previous engagement with YSI).

Working Groups

  • Economic Development
  • Finance, Law and Economics
  • Financial Stability
  • History of Economic Thought
  • Philosophy of Economics
  • Economic History
  • Economics of Innovation
  • Post-Keynesian Economics
  • Gender and Economics
  • Political Economy of Europe
  • Latin America
  • Inequality
  • East Asia
  • Urban and Regional Economics
  • Complexity Economics
  • Accepted abstracts may be awarded travel support. Submitting an abstract will increase the likelihood of being awarded a travel stipend, but an application can also be made with motivation only.