Young Scholars Initiative

Super excited to announce the 4th Southeast Asia Economic Research and Development Conference, 3–4 Dec 2026, at PUC Siem Reap, Cambodia. For senior scholars, PhD researchers, and Master’s thesis students. Hosted with ARDB/APM Center | @ysi_commons ysi.ineteconomics.org/event/4th-sout…

Calling young scholars interested in African history! Apply by 15 May 2026 to join us in Bloemfontein!👉bit.ly/bloem26 Thank you to @ale_decola @geraldinsibanda @mininghistory @MatteoGrilli12 @DeproseM @UFSweb

Calling young scholars interested in development strategies in Latin America! Apply by 15 May to join us in Buenos Aires! 👉ysiproject.org/retdev @MarioCimoli @KulfasM @f_nastasi @lalicatelen and @manuelv18

NEWS: Lina Khan has launched an economic policy center that will train the next generation of lawyers and also publish research that can be turned into actionable policy. Follow the center @law_and_economy

Following a successful inaugural Meeting of Young Minds in 2024 and 2025, the Third annual Meeting of Young Minds on April 09 2026 to April 11 2026 is geared to be an exciting and engaging gathering of future leaders in the field of economics. @ysi_commons ineteconomics.org/events/3rd-mee…

Call for Abstracts! Sixth Young Scholars Conference on Industrial Policy in Africa 🇿🇦 9–10 June 2026 | Virtual 🗓️ Deadline: 17 April 🔗 Follow lnkd.in/dQw9aJWk for info #IndustrialPolicy @YSI_Africa

Post-2008 reform was supposed to make the system safer. So why are regulators now easing capital rules for the largest banks? @PiaMalaney looks at the quiet return of too big to fail. ineteconomics.org/perspectives/b…

Thomas Ferguson, quoted in @Bloomberg on his research with Servaas Storm shows that surging asset prices have made top households “really, really, really rich” leaving the rest of us more vulnerable msn.com/en-us/money/ot…

We are happy to share the final program of the #YSI Workshop "#Postcapitalist Perspectives: Present Realities and Future Possibilities" hosted at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa (Italy) on 12–13 March 2026. ➡️ 1/5 Sponsored by @ysi_commons and Econ @SantAnnaPisa

What’s the biggest thing we can do to make America healthy? "Change economic policy to support the middle class and lower-income Americans,” says expert Steven H. Woolf. Read more of the convo w/ @LynnParramore ineteconomics.org/perspectives/b…

✍️"We must confront the ways in which governance infrastructures replicate colonial logics." Catch up on our @IIPP_UCL #RethinkingTheState Forum panel on decolonising public administration, chaired by PhD Candidate Nai Lee Kalema. 🔗 Watch the recording: buff.ly/8HZkGC1

The system that got us into 2008 is still in place—and now it’s under more stress than ever.  Bergman and Feltes share w/ @LynnParramore why another financial shock could hit sooner than anyone expects. ineteconomics.org/perspectives/b…

Could California’s wealth tax be missing the real culprit? Instead of chasing individual fortunes, what if the focus shifted to the corporate structures that fuel extreme wealth? More from @LynnParramore ineteconomics.org/perspectives/b…

Great opportunity for Ph.D. and Master students in Berlin! Applications are open for the II IPE-YSI Workshop on the redefinition of trade partners, GVC, and structural change @ysi_commons @IPE_Berlin Funding available! Apply by April 10 here: ysi.ineteconomics.org/event/ii-works…

❗️Join the Strategic Economics Alliance team at @IIPP_UCL We’re hiring a Programme Manager to lead SEA’s work on pushing the boundaries of new economic thinking & amplifying the voices of women economists in the Global South. Apply by here March 1st ➡️ buff.ly/AeerB7A

🚨TODAY🚨 III @ysi_commons @INETeconomics Workshop on The Political Economy of Growth and Distribution Feb 26-27 Hosted by @DepsUSiena PiazzaSan Francesco – AulaFranco Romani ysi.ineteconomics.org/event/the-poli…

Inflation isn’t just an economic problem: it’s a trust problem. @LynnParramore talks to veteran insiders Bill Bergman and Larry Feltes about why Americans are losing faith & what it means for the next financial crisis. ineteconomics.org/perspectives/b…

Are you an early career scholar? Join us at the @ysi_commons workshop ahead of our annual conference! We provide travel assistance and mentorship (paper draft must be submitted in May). Deadline to submit your application for the workshop is Feb 28! hetecon.net/2026/02/10/ysi…

Slavery and Capitalism - David McNally | @ysi_commons @het_ysi @INETeconomics | With @KosalNith youtube.com/watch?v=4HLAao…