Author: Maria Alejandra Madi

CAPITALISM, SOCIALISM AND DEMOCRACY 80 YEARS LATER: WEA WEBINAR MEETING

2024 WEA Conference: CAPITALISM, SOCIALISM AND DEMOCRACY 80 YEARS LATER: Looking at capitalism today in light of its past and possible future We are going to close the Discussion Forum https://capitalismanddemocracy2024.weaconferences.net/papers/ with a Webinar meeting to be held on Wednesday, March 27th, between 4:00 pm  and 6.30 pm UK time zone. Platform: Google Meet (xef-kpdf-ibw)… Read More CAPITALISM, SOCIALISM AND DEMOCRACY 80 YEARS LATER: WEA WEBINAR MEETING

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Climate Change at the 2023 G7, BRICS, G20, and UN SDGs Summits: Finance as a Key Issue

Despite the ongoing expansion of renewable energies, a substantial shortfall persists between the investments currently being allocated and those that are necessary. The inadequacy of both public and private investments to fulfil the necessary criteria is regrettable. In 2023, climate change was a topic that was explored at a few summits prior to COP 28:… Read More Climate Change at the 2023 G7, BRICS, G20, and UN SDGs Summits: Finance as a Key Issue

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CAPITALISM, SOCIALISM AND DEMOCRACY: a WEA Conference

I am writing todat about a new online conference of the World Economics Association ” Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy 80 years later: Looking at capitalism today in light of its past and possible future” You can find more information about it here: https://capitalismanddemocracy2024.weaconferences.net/ Arturo Hermann and I are aleading the conference and we both feel… Read More CAPITALISM, SOCIALISM AND DEMOCRACY: a WEA Conference

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Threats to the US dollar’s role as global reserve currency

2021 marked the 50th anniversary of the “weekend that changed the world”, when US President Richard Nixon suspended the convertibility of the dollar into gold. From a monetary point of view, since then there has been continued dominance of the dollar as a vehicle for international transactions. However, Is the dollar as the world’s reserve… Read More Threats to the US dollar’s role as global reserve currency

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A tribute to Victoria Chick and her advocacy for Macroeconomic Methodology

Post written by By Jesper Jespersen, dr. scient. adm. – Roskilde University, Denmark A Tribute to the late Victoria Chick (1936-2023) and her insistence on the relevance of Macroeconomic Methodology. Professor(em) Victoria Chick (VC), UCL died in January this year. Although she only published two books rather early in her academic career, she has made… Read More A tribute to Victoria Chick and her advocacy for Macroeconomic Methodology

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WEA Conference: CAPITALISM, SOCIALISM AND DEMOCRACY 80 YEARS LATER

2024 WEA Online Conference. CAPITALISM, SOCIALISM AND DEMOCRACY 80 YEARS LATERthe relevance of the issues raised by Schumpeter Starting from Schumpeter’s book, this WEA Online Conference, led by Arturo Hermann and Maria Alejandra Madi, would promote an open debate on how these concepts of Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy characterise our economies and their possible evolution. The current… Read More WEA Conference: CAPITALISM, SOCIALISM AND DEMOCRACY 80 YEARS LATER

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Green education

Addressing global warming by increasing energy production have created new difficulties and concerns that must be addressed. The global economies are currently experiencing significant structural transformations as they transition towards a low-carbon economy. The forthcoming transition will be characterised by significant changes in technology, manufacturing systems, resource management, consumption and cultural patterns. For instance, the… Read More Green education

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Are Western democracies and pluralism in economics in danger?

Is there a threat to Western democracies and pluralism in economics? Many people have already asked this. Regarding Western democracies, Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, two Harvard scholars, think that the answer is yes. They base their answer on decades of study and a wide range of historical and modern cases, from 1930s Europe to… Read More Are Western democracies and pluralism in economics in danger?

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Feminist Economics: contributions and challenges

Feminist Economics: contributions and challenges is the new WEA Conference, led by the Professors Alicia Puyana and Maria Alejandra Madi. This WEA Conference calls for a pluralist reflection about current knowledge in Feminist Economics in terms of theories, empirical research and policies.  This WEA Conference aims to discuss new contributions to Feminist Economics while bridging… Read More Feminist Economics: contributions and challenges

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