Debt Moratoria in the Global South in the Age of Coronavirus

Exploring Economics, an open-access e-learning platform, giving you the opportunity to discover & study a variety of economic theories, topics, and methods.

This course will expose students to some of the key debates that link digital transformations to economic, social, and political inequalities. Students will be familiarised with a variety of theoretical movements in development studies and internet studies: exploring thinking that frames the internet as a leveller that can bridge divides vs. exploring the internet as an infrastructure that amplifies existing inequalities.

One of the pluralist theories which has gained prominence following the 2008 financial crisis is Hyman Minsky and his Financial Instability Hypothesis (FIH). Minsky was unique in viewing balance sheets and financial flows as the primary components of capitalist economies, and his focus on the financial system meant he was well-equipped for foresee a crisis much like 2008. Although he died long before 2008 his framework anticipated many of the processes which led to the crash, particularly increased risk-taking and financial innovation which would outstrip the abilities of regulators and central banks to manage the system.

The goal of the course is to deepen students’ understanding of the Latin American development experience by viewing it through a gender lens.

The effects of the 2020 pandemic on the Latin-American region: a thorough before-after analysis.

Der WSI-Verteilungsbericht bietet wie jedes Jahr einen faktengesaettigten Bericht zur Lage der sozialen Ungleichheit in Deutschland vor. Insbesondere die Ausfuehrungen zum Zusammenhang von Ungleichheit und Institutionenvertrauen und die im Bericht enthalteten Daten zu ungleich verteilten Sorgen in verschiedenen wirtschaftlichen Lagen, sowie die Ausfuehrungen zur unterschiedlichen Betroffenheit der gegenwaertigen Krisenkonstellation sind interessant und politisch bedeutsam.