EVENT: 'Data Money or Cryptocurrencies: Marco Polo Comes to the 21st Century', a book talk by Koray Caliskan, moderated by Bill Maurer, April 16, 12:00pm - 1:00pm (PT) IMTFI at UCI UCI Social Sciences. Register to get a link: socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/eve…

The Marshall Plan and IBRD loans may have played a much smaller role in aiding European reconstruction than previously thought - shows a new research by Paulina Restrepo-Echavarria & Brian Reinbold St. Louis Fed. stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy…

EVENT: 'Democratizing the Corporation: The Bicameral Firm and Beyond' book launch and re-connecting with the Real Utopias Project, April 11, 2024, 9-10am (PDT) Democratizing Work Isabelle Ferreras Tom Malleson. #DemocratizingWork Register to get a link: realutopiasproject.com

Mapping Platform Economy Project sheds some lights on the complexity of platform ecosystem by providing data and visualization of regulatory and socio-economic aspects of platform work at the national level in over 30 countries Inga Sabanova FES Future of Work futureofwork.fes.de/our-projects/m…

Look at this Management Note, and engage yourself with consequential reflections about #Labor and #ClassStruggle in the 21st century with these (not just thought but also action-provoking) five superb books

Engage yourself with consequential reflections about #Labor and #ClassStruggle in the 21st century with these (not just thought but also action-provoking) five superb books >> economicsociology.org/2024/04/02/cla…

How Turkey’s ruling party and other actors have melded modern neoliberal reforms & traditional perceptions of Islamic charity to create a form of public welfare provision termed by Gizem Zencirci Gizem Zencirci as the “Muslim social.” A podcast on her new book: share.transistor.fm/s/9ba729e9

EVENT: 'The Money Kings: The Epic Story of the Jewish Immigrants Who Transformed Wall Street and Shaped Modern America', a talk by Daniel Schulman, April 3, 12:00-1:00 PM (NY time) MoAF. Register to get a link: moaf.org/events/general…

Basel III Endgame political lobbying in the U.S. has been remarkable. David Zaring explains efforts around Bank for International Settlements Basel III Endgame rules and implementation. Knowledge at Wharton The Wharton School knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/podcast/wharto…

Bruno Latour's Theses on #Capitalism and #Economics economicsociology.org/2022/10/10/lat…

It is identity, stupid! #Nationalism , trade & the populist rage. How the mobilisation of ethnic, racial & religious segments aiming at changing narratives of national identity induced #populism & empowered economic interests - by Vinícius Guilherme Rodrigues Vieira. economicsociology.org/2024/03/24/it-…

It is identity, stupid! #Nationalism , trade & the populist rage. Vinícius Guilherme Rodrigues Vieira on how the mobilisation of ethnic, racial & religious segments aiming at changing narratives of national identity induced nationalist #populism & empowered economic interests.
economicsociology.org/2024/03/24/it-…

EVENT: “Mobilizing Capital in Communist Cuba”, an online talk by Ståle Wig (@Unioslo_anthrotells) on how people navigate their economic lives in ways that are influenced but not dictated by short‐term motives of net profit, 26 March, 14:00 (GMT). Hau Of Finance site.unibo.it/impact-hau-fin…

The familiar image of the American suburbs has not changed much since the 1950s. Benjamin Herold’s 'Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs' both updates and counters that socioeconomic & demographic image. PopMatters popmatters.com/disillusioned-…

The Predatory Nature of Auto Loans. Thomas Herndon uncovers how auto #loans exploit borrowers through excessive fees, ultimately benefiting lenders at the cost of consumer credit and financial stability. Institute for New Economic Thinking ineteconomics.org/perspectives/v…

Max Weber: 'There is no way to eliminate socialist convictions. Every working class will always return to #socialism in some sense or other. The question is whether this socialism can be tolerated from the point of view of the interests of the state.' economicsociology.org/2022/07/30/max…

EVENT: 'Contemporary #Capitalism through the Lens of Institutions' session with Carly R. Knight, Ann-Christine Schulz & Alexander Himme Alexander Himme, 14 March, 11 AM (EST) / 16:00 (CET). SASE. Register: sase.org/socio-economic…

How do people make sense of disruptive economic changes? @Till_Hilmar foregrounds the individuals who endured the “shock therapy” of the 1990s – the transition from communism to market society, and reflects on the parallel to the current climate crisis
economicsociology.org/2024/03/09/eco…

There is no such thing as the ‘natural rate of interest’. It is a space where social conflict in monetary policy explicitly reveals itself. It is nothing more than hocus pocus economics -- by Louis-Philippe Rochon David Fields. Monetary Policy Institute medium.com/@monetarypolic…

EVENT: 'Securitising Political Economy: Shifting Perceptions of China in Europe', a talk by Professor Shaun Breslin (PAIS Warwick) ,6th March 12:00 (GMT) POLIS at Leeds Geoff Goodwin. Join here: universityofleeds.zoom.us/j/7478535629.#…