6th Annual UNCTAD YSI Summer School 2023
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI) of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) are hosting their 6th Annual Summer School from 28-31 August, 2023. The school will take a hybrid format this year, bringing a small group of participants together in-person, and allowing others to join the lectures and discussions online:
Finance, Growth and Distribution: Policy Challenges in a World of Cascading Crises
Under the shared premise that no country alone can address the multiple challenges posed by intertwining and intensifying economic, social and environmental crises, this year’s lectures will discuss prospects and obstacles for a green and equitable transformation of the global economy. It will highlight the constraints and vulnerabilities faced, in particular, by developing and emerging economies, related to weak economic structures, market asymmetries, and exposure to financial shocks. The lectures will focus on the distributional implications of a “business as usual” approach as well as consider alternative inclusive, and development-friendly strategies.
Certificate of Attendance
To qualify for a certificate, you are required to
- Use the same email address to register for all events
- Attend the keynote (live) and the roundtable (live)
- Attend at at least 3 lectures and participate in at least 3 follow-up discussions (live)
Virtual Program
Times are listed in CEST. View as PDF here.
Note: You must register for each session you plan to attend. Please use the same email address throughout. Failing to do so may prevent you from qualifying for a certificate of attendance.
Monday, 28 August
14:00 - 15:00 Opening remarks: Richard Kozul-Wright (UNCTAD GDS)
Keynote: Ha-Joon Chang (SOAS, London)
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16.00 - 16.55 Lecture 1: Carolina Alves (IIPP UCL)
Discussant: Giovanni Valensisi (UNCTAD)
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17:00 - 17:45 Follow up Discussion 1
Hosted by Mokshya Wadwha (YSI) and Varsha Gupta (YSI)
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Tuesday, 29 August
09:30 - 10:45 Lecture 2: The institutions of development finance
Lecturer: Fadhel Kaboub
Discussant: Katie Gallogly-Swan (UNCTAD)
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16:00 - 16:55 Lecture 3: Financial cycles in developing countries
Lecturer: Jan Toporowski (SOAS, London)
Discussant: Anastasia Nesvetailova, UNCTAD GDS
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17:00 - 17:45 Follow up Discussion 2
Hosted by Adam Kerenyi (YSI) and Firdous Malik (YSI)
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Wednesday, 30 August
09.30 - 10:25 Lecture 4: Demand-led growth and income distribution
Lecturer: Michalis Nikiforos (UNIGE)
Discussant: Orsola Costantini (UNCTAD)
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16:30 - 17:25 Lecture 5: Climate Change: what do economic models tell us?
Lecturer: Michael Grubb (University College London)
Discussant: TBC
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17:30 - 18:15 Follow up Discussion 3
Hosted by Mary Mbugua (YSI), Suresh Govindapuram (YSI)
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Thursday, 31 August
14:00 - 14:55 Lecture 6: Industrial Policy
Lecturer: Ebru Voyvoda (Middle East Technical University)
Discussant: Rashmi Banga (UNCTAD)
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16:00 - 17:00 Roundtable 1: Inequality in a warming world
Ha-Joon Chang (SOAS, University of London)
Avinash Persaud (Gresham College)
Ebru Voyvoda (Middle East Technical University)
Michalis Nikiforos (UNIGE)
Nat Tarnpanich (Permanent Mission of Thailand to the WTO and WIPO)
Moderated by Richard Kozul-Wright
Closing remarks
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17:00 - 17:45 Follow up Discussion 4
Hosted by Carla Coburger (YSI) and Timothy Bisakaya (YSI)
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