Islamic finance's phenomenal growth owes to the Shariah compliant nature of its financial instruments. Shariah forbids the charging of interest (Riba) and instead promulgates risk-sharing and trade-based modes of financing. The Islamic financial industry has been subject to both critique and admiration. Critics argue that Islamic instruments (bearing debt-based structures) differ from their conventional counterparts only in legal lexicon and not in economic impact. 2018 Level: mittel Rethinking Islamic Finance Ayesha Bhatti, Saad Azmat Routledge This book analyzes the transition of chocolate from an exotic curiosity to an Atlantic commodity. It shows how local, inter-regional, and Atlantic markets interacted with one another and with imperial political economies. It explains how these interactions, intertwined with the resilience of local artisanal production, promoted the partial democratization of chocolate consumption as well as economic growth. 2020 Level: mittel Empire, Political Economy, and the Diffusion of Chocolate in the Atlantic World Irene Fattacciu Routledge This is an introductory course into economics that navigates the intellectual history of political economy in a self-contained and non-technical manner. The course centres on the classical concept of political economy by emphasizing the moral and ethical problems that markets solve or may not solve. 2016 Level: leicht Capitalism & Political Economy Dr. Michael Munger Duke University Gender Development and Globalization is the leading primer on global feminist economics and development. Gender is a development issue because social considerations are not easily incorporated into institutions such as policies, regulations, markets and organizations. This process is often referred to as the mainstreaming of gender in development institutions. 2018 Level: leicht Gender Development and Globalization Terryl Blackwell ETP Mr Minsky long argued markets were crisis prone His moment has arrived The Wall Street Journal In his seminal work Minsky presents his groundbreaking financial theory of investment one that is startlingly relevant today He explains why the American economy has experienced periods of debilitating inflation rising unemployment and marked … 2008 Level: mittel Stabilizing an Unstable Economy Hyman Minsky McGraw Hill Professional The world of economics is changing. Years of turmoil in the global economy mean that nothing will ever be quite the same again. This is the starting point and theme of this radically revised Economist books classic. 2015 Level: mittel The Economist: Economics 4th edition Richard Davies Profile Books Professor Jennifer Clapp explains the dynamics of financialization of land and agricultural commodities in Subsaharan Africa. She points to the historical roots of accelerated land speculation and their connection to financial institutions, both generating and reinforcing the process of financialization of African land. Besides talking about roots and dynamics of speculation with land on financial markets, she puts the perspective of scholarly investigation onto the investor's side in discussing guidelines of responsible investment and regulation in the front instead of focussing on the receiving countries. 2013 Level: leicht Land and Financialization: Role of International Financial Actors in Land Deals in Africa Jennifer Clapp The North-South Institute The effects of the 2020 pandemic on the Latin-American region: a thorough before-after analysis. 2020 Level: leicht COVID-19 and Economic Development in Latin America SOAS Open Economics Forum, SOAS Economics Department, Tobias Franz SOAS University of London In the pluralist showcase series by Rethinking Economics, Cahal Moran explores non-mainstream ideas in economics and how they are useful for explaining, understanding and predicting things in economics. 2020 Level: leicht Pluralist Showcase Cahal Moran Rethinking Economics This lecture of the anthropologist David Graeber gives a brief introduction to the thoughts of his 2011 published book Debt: The First 5000 Years. 2012 Level: leicht Debt: The First 5,000 Years David Graeber Talks at Google This article considers the strengths of agent-based modelling and the ways that it can be used to help central banks understand the economy. These models provide a complement to more traditional economic modelling which has been criticised in the wake of the Great Recession. 2016 Level: mittel Agent-based models: understanding the economy from the bottom up Arthur Turrell Bank of England Recording of the Workshop “The collateral supply effect on central banking”, 04.02.2021, part of the "Next Generation Central Banking - Climate Change, Inequality, Financial Instability" conference by the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung 2021 Level: mittel NextGen Central Banking: The collateral supply effect on central banking Finanzwende e.V. & Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Carolyn Sissoko, UWE Bristol; Steffen Murau, Boston University; Michael Peters, Finanzwende Transformative Responses, Heinrich-Böll-Foundation & Finanzwende This panel was part of the conference "Next Generation Gentral Banking - Climate Change, Inequality, Financial Instability" 03. - 05.02.2021. 2021 Level: mittel NextGen Central Banking: How the coronavirus almost brought down the global financial system Finanzwende e.V. & Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Adam Tooze, Annette Vissing-Jørgensen, Sven Giegold, Martin Hellwig Transformative Responses, Heinrich-Böll-Foundation & Finanzwende This panel was part of the conference "Next Generation Gentral Banking - Climate Change, Inequality, Financial Instability" 03. - 05.02.2021. 2021 Level: mittel NextGen Central Banking: Central Banking Beyond Inflation Finanzwende e.V. & Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Benjamin Braun, Michal Horváth Transformative Responses, Heinrich-Böll-Foundation & Finanzwende Exploring Economics, an open-access e-learning platform, giving you the opportunity to discover & study a variety of economic theories, topics, and methods. 2020 Level: mittel Impact of FDI on economic growth: The role of country income levels and institutional strength Tamar Baiashvili, Luca Gattini European Investment Bank This course introduces students to political economy and the history of economic thought. We will cover the core ideas in various schools of economic thought, positioning them in the historical and institutional context in which they were developed. In particular, we will cover some economic ideas from the ancient world and the middle ages; the enlightenment; the emergence of and main ideas in classical political economy (Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Thomas Malthus, and others); Marx, Mill, and Keynes; European versus American economic thought through history; the rise of mathematical economics; economic theories around state-managed economies versus socialism; Austrian economics; behavioral economics; and the future of economics. 2020 Level: leicht Political Economy and the History of Economic Thought Alyssa Schneebaum Vienna University of Economics and Business There was a time when the world still seemed a good and above all simple place for monetary authorities Every few weeks they had to decide whether in view of the latest price developments it would be better to raise the key interest rates by a quarter point or not … 2021 Level: leicht On climate, jobs and financial stability: Towards a new mandate for central banks? Isabel Schnabel, Adam Tooze & Moritz Schularick Forum New Economy Tetteh Hormeku-Ajei, member of the Post-Colonialisms Today Working Group, discusses the role of the state in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 Level: leicht The Central Role of the State in Responding to COVID-19 Tetteh Hormeku-Ajei Post-Colonialisms Today: postcolonialisms.regionsrefocus.org Aim of this intensive workshop is to understand macroeconomic workings of climate change as as the background of sustainable finance; to analyse financial assets with ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) criteria attached to them and their markets and important institutional players; to develop a critical perspective on the current setup of sustainable finance; and to synthesise this knowledge by applying it on in-depth case studies. 2020 Level: leicht Sustainable Finance Anne Löscher Summer Academy for Pluralist Economics After completing the module, participants should have knowledge and understanding about the theory of Critical Political Economy and its basic methods. They should be able to apply central concepts to analyse critical questions regarding the embeddedness of economic relations within broader social, political and ecological relations. 2021 Level: leicht Marxist Political Economy Anna Weber Summer Academy for Pluralist Economics The article summarizes the effects that the war in Ukraine, the resulting economic sanctions as well as associated financial turbulences have for cryptocurrencies and their role in the global financial system. 2022 Level: leicht Cryptocurrencies and the war in Ukraine Jon Danielsson Centre for Economic Policy Research In this short essay, Jayati Ghosh gives an overview over the multiple ways in which the economic "fall-out" of the War in Ukraine is hitting economies and societies in the developing world. 2022 Level: leicht Putin’s War Is Damaging the Developing World Jayati Ghosh Project Syndicate To what extent does gender affect people's patterns of labor force participation, educational preparation for work, occupations, hours of work (paid and unpaid) and earnings? 2014 Level: leicht Sex-Segregated Labor Markets Julie Nelson University of Massachusetts In this class we will explore how globalization shapes and is shaped by gender norms with a particular focus on questions related to ‘work,’ mobility and well-being. 2015 Level: leicht Gender and Globalization Prof. Jennifer Olmsted Drew University - Dept. of Economics Sabel and Zeitlin present the persistence of small firms in Europe against the rise of mass production and modern enterprises Their article starts by analysing how mass production can be considered a historical necessity for the classical view as it is a highly specialized structure where man and machine can … 1985 Level: mittel Historical Alternatives to Mass Production: Politics, Markets and Technology in Nineteenth-Century Industrialization Charles Sabel and Jonathan Zeitlin Oxford University Press on behalf of The Past and Present Society Why did inflation lift of in 2022? Are there differences between the US and the Eurozone and if so, what are they? 2022 Level: schwer The Inflation Surge of 2021-22: Scarcity of Goods and Commodities, Strong Labor Markets and Anchored Infl ation Expectations Ángel Ubide ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics/CEPS – Centre for European Policy Studies Aim of this intensive workshop is 1.) to introduce the participants to the macroeconomic workings of the climate crisis as the background of sustainable finance; 2.) to introduce financial assets with ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) criteria attached to them and their markets and important institutional players; 3.) to provide a critical perspective on the current setup of sustainable finance; 4.) and to work on in-depth case studies illustrating the workings on ESG-finance markets, its emitters and traders as well as their macroeconomic implications. 2022 Level: leicht Sustainable Finance – Hoax or necessity. A global perspective Anne Löscher Summer Academy 2022 for Pluralist Economics The workshop deals with the contribution of Plural Economics to the urgently  needed change of the economic system towards sustainability and global  responsibility.  After completing the module, participants should be able to demarcate and  explain different economic approaches to sustainability. They should be able to  evaluate the respective concepts based on their contribution to the ecological  transformation of the economic system. 2022 Level: leicht Pluralist Economics for a Sustainable Economic Future Sarah Lange Summer Academy 2022 for Pluralist Economics Photo by Alina Grubnyak on Unsplash Networks are ubiquitous in our modern society The World Wide Web that links us to and enables information flows with the rest of the world is the most visible example It is however only one of many networks within which we are situated Our … Level: leicht Networks Daron Acemoglu; Asu Ozdaglar Massachusetts Institute of Technology Green Growth has been increasingly discussed as a solution to the socio-ecological crisis. But can economic growth be sustainable at all? 2022 Level: leicht Is Green Growth a myth?   Netzwerk Plurale Ökonomik e.V. Designed for both undergraduates and MBA students taking their first course in business economics, this text focuses on introducing students to economics as a framework for understanding business. It is structured around problems that decision-makers face, such as rejuvenating the firm in the face of declining demand. 2004 Level: mittel Business Economics Peter Earl, Tim Wakeley McGraw-Hill Education This thoroughly revised and updated second edition provides a comprehensive guide to Post Keynesian methodology, theory and policy prescriptions. The Companion reflects the challenges posed by the global financial crisis that began in 2008 and by the consolidation of the New Neoclassical Synthesis in macroeconomic theory. 2012 Level: mittel The Elgar Companion to Post Keynesian Economics J. E. King Edward Elgar