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Hannes Mueller is a tenured researcher at the Institute for Economic Analysis, a researcher center of the Spanish National Research Council. He also directs the master's program in Data Science for Decision Making at the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics. Most recently, his research focus has been on how conflict can be predicted using millions of newspaper articles – a project which drives the conflictforecast.org website. This research project has become a key resource for global work on conflict prevention and has led to collaborations with the Spanish Central Bank, the German Federal Foreign Office, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, the UN, World Bank, and many others. This conversation was a tour de force and covered a lot of topics: from taxes and trust, to fiscal capacity as a dimension of state capacity, to fragility and the macroeconomic implications of violent conflict, to forecasting conflict using machine learning and implications for policy makers. Hannes gives us a live demonstration of conflictforecast.org and if you're interested in how AI can help us forecast conflict then this is the conversation for you! ***** Hannes Mueller Website: https://www.hannesfelixmueller.com Conflict forecast: https://conflictforecast.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannes-mueller-research/ ***** Mihaela Carstei, Paul M. Bisca, and Johan Bjurman Bergman co-host F-World: The Fragility Podcast.  X: https://twitter.com/fworldpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fworldpodcast/ Website: https://f-world.org Music: "Tornado" by Wintergatan. This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net. Video editing by: Alex Mitran - find Alex on Facebook (facebook.com/alexmmitran), X (x.com/alexmmitran), or LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/alexmmitran) EPISODE RESOURCES Timothy Besley and Hannes Mueller. 2012. Estimating the Peace Dividend: The Impact of Violence on House Prices in Northern Ireland. American Economic Review. Timothy Besley, Hannes Mueller, Fiscal Capacity and State Fragility In: Macroeconomic Policy in Fragile States. Eds: Ralph Chami, Raphael Espinoza, and Peter Montiel, Oxford University Press (2021). International Monetary Fund. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198853091.003.0009 Hannes Mueller, Christopher Rauh, The Hard Problem of Prediction for Conflict Prevention, Journal of the European Economic Association, Volume 20, Issue 6, December 2022 Hannes Mueller, Christopher Rauh, & Alessandro Ruggieri. 2022. Dynamic Early Warning and Action Model, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 2236. TIMESTAMPS (00:00:00) Introduction (00:01:17) Hannes's background (00:03:26) Shock therapy in Poland vs. Russia (00:05:42) How Hannes's interest in politics shapes his research (00:09:09) Institution formation, fragility, & fiscal capacity (00:16:05) Trust, taxation, & public services (00:22:06) What is fragility (00:29:32) Relationship between fragility & violent conflict (00:33:11) Macroeconomic implications of conflict (00:37:21) Does conflict always lead to fragility (00:41:21) Forecasting fragility vs causal understanding (00:43:42) Human factors & forecasting fragility (00:50:42) Prevention & forecasting (00:55:09) Why is conflict prediction a hard problem (00:58:19) Machine learning for conflict prevention (01:03:21) What is a good model for conflict prevention? (01:11:05) Text availability by language for training the model (01:15:54) Conflictforecast.org demo (01:25:31) What can you ask the model & what you shouldn't ask (01:37:47) How can the model inform policy action & prevention (01:44:36) How can conflictforecast.org augment human decision making (01:49:51) The role of stabilizing factors in cross country comparisons (01:54:22) Hannes's data wish list (02:01:26) Do LLMs like ChatGPT impact the model's performance (02:04:37) Is there a role for sentiment analysis (02:08:45) Future research goals (02:13:08) Institutional myopia (02:15:27) Should we bring back salons (02:19:15) Wrap-up

Pocas cuestiones son tan importantes en la España de 2023 como aquellas que tienen que ver con el Estado de bienestar y, en concreto, con el sistema de pensiones. Cómo hacer sostenible el sistema, a qué retos nos enfrentamos en España y en Europa, y si las reformas propuestas por el gobierno solucionan o más bien agravan los problemas. Para hablar de todo esto converso hoy con uno de los especialistas en fiscalidad más prestigiosos de España, Ángel de la Fuente. Ángel es Doctor en Ciencias Económicas por la Universidad de Pennsylvania y Director Ejecutivo de la Fundación de Estudios de Economía Aplicada (FEDEA). Es Científico Titular en excedencia y ha sido vice-director del CSIC y miembro de su Comisión en el Área de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales, Asimismo, ha sido profesor en diversas universidades españolas, como la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, y ha impartido seminarios en el Banco de España, el Banco Central Europeo y la Comisión Europea. Es también research fellow del Instituto CESIfo de Munich y miembro de la Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, y ha trabajado como consultor para el Banco Mundial, la OCDE, la Comisión Europea y diversas administraciones españolas. Además de hablar de pensiones, charlaremos de políticas de vivienda, de competencia fiscal, de productividad y de educación. Notas del episodio en https://pacobeltran.com Escucha el programa en tu app de podcasts habitual y suscríbete en https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUnbHZm_mH5HNahpqJNs8FA? https://pacobeltran.com https://twitter.com/pacobelt Grabado el 20 de abril de 2023.

Ekologický ekonom Giorgos Kallis zdůrazňuje, že koncept nerůstu neznamená přestat se vyvíjet ve všech oborech lidské činnosti. I přes omezené zdroje a ekologické limity planety je růst v mnoha oblastech žádoucí, ať už se jedná třeba o využívání udržitelných zdrojů energie nebo nejrůznější formy péče. Nerůst v jeho pohledu znamená přetnout začarovaný kruh zbytečné spotřeby, výroby a využívání vzácných zdrojů. Jak k tomu shromáždit politickou sílu?Giorgos Kallis je výzkumník a proponent a teoretik nerůstu. Ten definuje jako proces politické a sociální transformace, který snižuje spotřebu energie a zdrojů ve společnosti a zároveň zlepšuje kvalitu života. Kallis studoval chemii a environmentální inženýrství na londýnské Imperial College a ekonomii na Barcelona Graduate School in Economics. Zabýval se politickou ekologií vody a podílel se na přípravě evropské směrnice o vodách z roku 2000. V současnosti působí na Autonomní Univerzitě v Barceloně, kde se věnuje výzkumu a výuce politické ekologie. Kallis ve své práci analyzuje příčiny hegemonického postavení idey růstu a nabízí konkrétní strategie, jak nekonečnou snahu o růst globální výroby a spotřeby zastavit ve prospěch všech.V češtině vyšel v roce 2022 výběr z jeho textů pod názvem Na obranu nerůstu.* Doplnění: Původní verze tohoto dílu obsahovala faktickou chybu ohledně tempa růstu ekonomiky. Za nepřesný překlad Kallisova výroku se omlouváme.Sledujte nás na sociálních sítích Facebook, Instagram, YouTube a Twitter.

On this episode, Nate is joined by ecological economist and degrowth scholar Giorgos Kallis. He and Nate discuss the science and philosophy behind the degrowth movement and some of the challenges behind implementing such an enormous task. As a system precariously based on growth becomes more unstable, it is important to turn to those who specialize in ‘out-of-the-box' thinking. This doesn't necessarily mean we, as a society, are going to advocate or plan for degrowth - but postgrowth societies are on the horizon, and in many places are already here. Perhaps, the larger purpose of degrowth scholarship (and conversations like these) is to act as Overton Windows - to help people imagine and actualize behaviors and networks that will help us adjust in a post-growth world.  About Giorgos Kallis: Giorgos Kallis is an ecological economist and political ecologist working on environmental justice and limits to growth. He has a Bachelor's degree in chemistry and a Masters in environmental engineering from Imperial College, a PhD in environmental policy from the University of the Aegean, and a second Masters in economics from the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics. He has been an ICREA professor since 2010. Before coming to Barcelona, Giorgos was a Marie Curie International Fellow at the Energy and Resources group at the University of California-Berkeley. He has also written numerous books, including his latest, Limits: Why Malthus was Wrong and Why Environmentalists Should Care.  For Show Notes and More visit https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/52-giorgos-kallis To watch this video episode on Youtube → https://youtu.be/4VlVqw_BKdU 

The clock neared midnight, the candles on the table still flickered just at a slightly lower height than when they were lit only six hours ago, the kitchen was full of dishes and the platters of food offered crumbs and hints at the menu that had just recently been shared and enjoyed amongst friends. The first dinner party at Le Papillon took place over this past weekend, and after being thoughtful about when to invite friends in a large gathering into my home, honoring each's comfort level and ensuring safety and health precautions were clearly communicated so all could relax and enjoy the evening (all friends were boosted, and tests were made available to ease everyone's mind), the date was set, and the menu began being planned as well as how to inaugurate Le Papillon as this would be the first dinner party ever held. My friends said yes. Each showed up with an enthusiasm and welcoming spirit that warmed my heart and reminded me of so much that I missed during these past two years. As each course was served, each glass poured - sipped and held up to toast, the volume of the playlist was turned up ever so slightly as the ease of stepping back into the conviviality of seeing each other, talking intimately, laughing heartedly and listening closely felt second-nature despite the delay of enjoying such a setting. As goodbyes were exchanged, fresh-from the oven cookies were given to each guest to enjoy on the car-ride home. I closed the door, turning around to look at my home and the visual reminder of all that just been shared and enjoyed. I sighed deeply and my smile grew widely. Gratitude washed over me, and I knew I wouldn't be going to bed soon. Not because there were dishes to be cleaned, but because I was energized in a way only such occasions can lift my spirits naturally. And so I reminded myself to savor. In episode #213 in 2018 I detailed in nine steps and ideas how to savor any given moment in which you find yourself wanting to remain in the present moment, taking all that you are experiencing in fully so as to hold it in your memory, but as well, to let it be what it is, not forcing it be what you want it to be. Today I would like to further the conversation on savoring and share with you 6 everyday moments to savor or moments in which we may forget to savor well, giving ourselves permission to take it in, slow down and revel in the awesome gifts received by the moment that we are delighting in. Studies have taught us that there are three different ways to savor life moments, and when we do consciously welcome the art of savoring into our lives, we improve our well-being. So while it may see indulgent, even selfish and at the very least unnecessary to engage in savoring, the truth is, to know how to savor, and incorporate doing so into our everyday life, is to increase the quality of our life. As detailed through extensive research by Dr. Jordi Quoidbach of the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, the three types of savoring depend upon when and what you are savoring as it relates to time: Anticipatory Savoring: looking forward toward an event that will be occurring in your future the act of savoring in this definition would be reading books to prepare you for the event so you are well prepared, planning your wardrobe, watching films, preparing necessary information, anything that might enhance your experience when the event actually arrives Experiential Savoring: holding yourself in the present moment. using your senses to appreciate all that is taking place around you and not letting your mind wander ahead into your schedule or dilly-dally back into the past. Reminiscent Savoring: consciously savoring an event, moment, experience that while you know it would have an end, you hold space for the feelings that were created by the event in your memory. A concept introduced was Peak-Theory which is caused when we consciously plan a positive activity to experience at the end of the trip, occasion, moment that we had been long anticipated, greatly enjoyed when it arrived, but also knew it would last forever. The Peak-Theory concludes the moment with a grand positive note, so that we savor the experience all the more in our memories in Reminiscent Savoring. Much of what will be shared in the list below are moments that we have long anticipated and hoped would go well, and upon such an event going well, we consciously choose to create space for a Peak-Theory moment as a way to fully savor what has just concluded and deepen the much appreciated event even more. Following my first dinner party held in far too long, offered such such an opportunity to create a Peak-Theory experience. For me, when any of the moments listed below occurs, I give myself permission to just be still. I edit out most if not all plans or consciously choose to not make any new plans, and give myself an hour, a morning, afternoon, evening or, if I can, a full day, to just let the good memories wash over me one more time. Partly I do this so that I do not forget a moment. I will even sit down and put it all into my journal as I know I will forgot those small details that made the evening/event/experience so special. Usually I am home for this carved out time, so I will make sure I have a fridge with food for a good meal to be enjoyed, I will snuggle up in my cozy pajamas or leisure clothes, make a pot of tea, soak in a hot bath at some point during the day, maybe (most likely) take a nap at some point and if I am not at home, but perhaps traveling, I will let myself just wander about the city, town or countryside I am visiting, give myself permission to then lounge about in the accommodations and drink in the momentary state of appreciation, calm and giddiness I may be feeling. One of the key components and truths of savoring to remember is that savoring is all the more important because it will never be that all is going perfectly in our lives. We cannot wait to savor siting the need for there not to be any hiccups or stresses occurring - bills still need to be paid, jobs still need to be tended to, the world is still grappling with unrelenting pains. In fact, it is precisely because there will always be some kind of unwanted thing happening in our most intimate lives as well as the grander world that we must incorporate savoring into our lives. When we teach ourselves that savoring is not indulgent but necessary, when we acknowledge that such awesome moments, as the ones listed below, but there are undoubtedly many more, do not happen every day, we are living in the present, we are living consciously and we are elevating the quality of our lives. We are appreciating being alive, being human and are stress-levels gradually decrease, we become better able to navigate through unwanted moments and we find a deeper, steady, resting state of contentment. Simply put, savoring life doesn't require perfection, rather the art of living a life you love requires savoring. Let's take a look at ten moments in life to encourage you to savor by engaging in a Peak-Theory moment in which you linger a little longer after the much loved event/moment/experience in order to hold it in your memory and deepen your appreciation. 1.The moments as well as day after a long anticipated event - dinner party, celebration As shared above, whether you have just hosted a dinner party that went well, perhaps after a big event that required much coordination - a charity gala, a wedding, an anniversary party, a reunion, a birthday party, etc. - let yourself savor immediately after by doing whatever enables you to just take it all in again, reliving it, thinking about, letting yourself smile and doodle about, doing any task or no task at all that lets it all soak in even more. Take the next day, the next half day, whatever you need to let the awesome memories marinate so they won't soon be forgotten. 2. Upon seeing/reaching/holding in your hands the outcome you have longed worked so hard for Whether a work-related project or a personal goal being reached, once you have reached your mark - holding the published book in your hands, shaking hands with your new boss on the new job you just landed, finishing the home project you planned and saved for, arriving at the airport for the trip you saved up for - once you've reached where you've worked so hard to arrive, create a moment, hours, whatever time you need to drink in all that you have done to arrive where you long wished to be. Let yourself rewind and play back all that you overcame to be where you are so that you never forget and thus appreciate your arrival all the more. 3. Seasonal weather long missed - the first rain fall in weeks/months, the long anticipated snowfall, the break in the clouds after days of rain, clear skies after smokey, hazy, or foggy oppression Just yesterday, the snow finally came back to Bend. Even if for a few short hours, we have not seen snowfall in Bend since late December. I reveled in it. I stayed inside, let myself cozy in and just gazed outside and smiled, smiled and smiled a bit more. Mother Nature will bring what she brings, and each of us based our preferences and where we live have weather we most enjoy. When it has not happened in far too long, when it does arrive, let yourself savor. 4. Finishing a book that transported you, moved you, taught you something unexpected, deepened your understanding in a way you had never known before Upon finishing the book, reading the last word, last page, last chapter. You close it slowly, looking up at nothing in particular, and perhaps you smile as your thoughts seem to have been renewed and enlivened. Sit with this feeling of great expansion, and let yourself savor the gift you just gave yourself. You are changed, you are growing, you are living and that is an exciting place to find yourself and realize about yourself. 5. The first daffodil in the garden to bloom, the first of any perennial, tree blossom, favorite flower to return since the previous year Whether you sit outside and simply gaze in awe at the beauty that has revealed itself, let yourself delight in the awesomeness of Mother Nature. If the weather is warm, I will sit on my porch or somewhere nearby the bloom(s) and take more than a moment to be in that space with the natural beauty. Sometimes I read a book, sometimes I will sit with a cuppa, and sometimes I will just close my eyes and feel the fresh air kiss my skin. Savor such arrivals because they won't arrive in their first form such as this for another twelve months. 6. Stepping foot on the terra firma of a beloved destination, country, town, or home after a long absence Perhaps you know you will be traveling soon or have just returned from traveling to a place you have longed to visit or return to after a much delayed absence. If so, think about how you will or can savor how it feels to see this place with your own eyes, feel the air of that place, the energy of that place, so you can hold it with you in your memory when you do have to eventually leave again. Is it visiting a favorite haunt and just sitting, taking all the going-ons around you? Is it taking part in a certain activity that you can only do at this locale? Or maybe it is a favorite food or drink you enjoy. Whatever it may be, let yourself savor the good fortune to have been able to return. Knowing how to savor and why it is important to do so not only strengthens our muscle of mindfulness as it involves the awareness of our mind and where we let it travel and where we hold our thoughts, it also shows us how awesome our one and only life is. When we pay attention to how certain moments that make us feel good in a natural way, we are honoring our most true selves. When we honor our true selves the quality of our days improves and thus the quality of our lives. The powerful truth of savoring is that it reminds us that whether the good moments in our lives are large or small, seemingly significant to the outside world or not seen at all, we become more in tune and aware as to how truly rich our lives are, and what we think we lack is actually far less than previously thought. In fact, we may have all that we need if we would only give ourselves permission to savor more regularly. The exciting truth is, everyday moments abound for us to savor if only we would have the courage to lose our inhibitions and revel in them and then hold them close so that we never forgot how great life truly is. ~Learn more about purchasing/pre-ordering a copy of TSLL's 3rd book - The Road to Le Papillon: Daily Meditations on True Contentment SIMILAR POSTS YOU MIGHT ENJOY The Art of Savoring: How to Invite the Skill of Savoring into Our Lives, part une, episode #213 Petit Plaisir The Oregon Chocolate Chip Cookie Happy Yoga: Simple Tools and Practices for Everyday Calm and Strength by Hannah Barrett Murder In . . . (French mystery series)

Se presenta en Cienciando el Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (BGSE), por su directora el Dra. Teresa García‐Milá Lloveras, en la serie "Conociendo nuestros Centros de Investigación", detallando el objetivo y la misión desde su creación, las líneas de investigación del centro así como algunos ejemplos de transferencia de conocimiento entre el BGSE y la sociedad.

In this episode, we talk with Mridula Duggal who is a Ph.D. candidate in Economics at the IDEA Graduate Programme, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, and Barcelona Graduate School of Economics. Focusing on monetary policy, adaptive expectations, and fiscal policy, we are going to dive into the world of economics, I hope your Roam is open because we're going to take a lot of notes for this one. From reading research papers and taking notes in the margins, as well as handwriting her own personal notes on paper Mridula found a solution to her problem when it came to resurfacing up previous notes when she found Roam research this year. We talked about:Her note-taking origin story: How she made the transition from only paper for note-taking into Roam ResearchHer workflows on paper and applying those in RoamThe frameworks she uses when reading up research papers for her fieldThe world of macroeconomics, focusing on inflation expectations: how do agents form these expectations, what are the factors, and what policies do countries implement in response?The history of inflation targeting and her interest in a specific area of macroeconomicsEnjoy!LinksMridula's WebsiteMridula's TwitterSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/normanchella)

Amb la intervenció inicial de  Laurence Boone, OECD Chief Economist, seguida per una taula rodona amb Olga Cantó, Professora titular d’Economia a la Universidad de Alcalá, José García-Montalvo, Professor d’Economia a la Universitat Pompeu Fabra i Research Professor a la Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (BarcelonaGSE) i l’Ivie i Marc Morgan Milá, Investigador al World Inequality Lab de la Paris School of Economics, moderats per Pol Morillas, Director del CIDOBDistribució de la renda i desigualtat: la situació després de la Gran RecessióEl malestar d’àmplies capes de la població i la desafecció cap al projecte europeu té arrels socioeconòmiques que ens remeten a l’augment de la desigualtat i a la creixent percepció d’un futur incert. Aquests elements reflecteixen la pèrdua d’impuls de l’ascensor social i, amb això, la creixent absència de mobilitat intergeneracional i entre classes socials, combinat amb una pressió a la baixa sobre la distribució entre rendes salarials i del capital, deprimint les primeres i, al mateix temps, polaritzant la seva distribució interna.www.cercledeconomia.comsecretaria@cercledeconomia.comTwitterYoutubeInstagram

Amb la intervenció inicial d’Stephen Ezell, Vicepresident de polítiques d’innovació global a la Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), seguida per una taula rodona amb Carles Esteva, Director General Adjunt a càrrec dels ajuts estatals a la DG de Competència, Comissió Europea, Massimo Motta, Research Professor ICREA – Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics i Sara de la Rica, Directora d’ISEAK i Catedràtica d’Economia per la Universidad del País Vasco, sessió que serà presentada i moderada per Martí Parellada, Catedràtic d’Economia Aplicada de la Universitat de Barcelona i membre d’EuropeG.Els corrents de fons de l’economia: globalització, canvi tecnològic i competènciaLa globalització ha transitat des de l’intercanvi de béns a la llibertat de circulació de capitals i, finalment i sumada al canvi tecnològic, afecta ja directament als serveis, inclosos els financers. La concentració de poder en l’àmbit tecnològic i digital en grans companyies multinacionals i la revolució del big data han generat dinàmiques de competència regulatòria entre països i han posat de manifest la necessitat de mesures conjuntes a la Unió Europea per a la regulació de les plataformes big tech.www.cercledeconomia.comsecretaria@cercledeconomia.comTwitterYoutubeInstagram

If you’re looking to make a big change or pursue an extraordinary venture, the first step is to share your intentions and then accept help when it’s offered. This can be challenging for those of us in higher ed, as we’re used to providing a support system rather than tapping into one ourselves. But seeking out someone (or multiple someones) willing to champion you is often just what you need to gain the courage to move forward. Jes Lassiter currently serves as a Financial Analyst with JB Hunt Transport, but prior to earning her graduate degree in economics and finance in 2017, she spent three years as an Assistant General Manager with Capstone On-Campus Management. In Jes’ role with COCM, she supported students at Walker Avenue Apartments and served as a liaison with the University of Maryland—Baltimore County. Jes was an active participant in the Women’s Leadership Initiative at Capstone and continues to work in the space through JB Hunt’s Growing & Retaining Outstanding Women program. Today, Jes joins guest host Tara Wilkinson to share her responsibilities around student accounts and financial reports as Assistant General Manager with COCM, discussing how she improved processes to help students fulfill their financial obligations. She also reflects on how her time at COCM and the support she received from colleagues there inspired her to pursue a master’s from the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics. Listen in to understand how Jes is applying what she learned at COCM in her current role and learn why Jes encourages you to find people who will champion you in taking the next step—and accept help when it’s offered! Topics Covered How Jes transitioned to COCM from one of its campus partners Jes’ responsibilities around student accounts + financial reports How Jes helped improve a process to benefit students at Walker Why Jes values the operations experience she gained at COCM Jes’ master’s from the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics How the skills Jes learned at COCM translate to her current role How COCM’s Women’s Leadership Initiative influenced Jes Jes’ advice on finding someone to champion you + accepting help Why it’s crucial to recognize and take advantage of opportunities Connect with Jes Jes on LinkedIn Connect with Tara Student Housing Matters Student Housing Matters on Facebook Student Housing Matters on Twitter Capstone On-Campus Management Tara on LinkedIn

“Giving consumers the choice of which energy provider to choose is not a sufficient condition. We have to ensure that these energy providers compete in an effective manner so that consumers pay the right prices for electricity.” Competition in electricity markets is the subject of the podcast with Natalia Fabra, specialised in Industrial Organisation mainly in matters of regulation and competition in electricity markets. Natalia Fabra is an Associate Professor at the Economics Department of Carlos III University in Madrid, Guest Professor at the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics in the Masters program on Competition and Market Regulation since 2007.

Women are finally beginning to rise above the barriers that once kept them from leadership in major organizations. How does the new generation of women leaders differ from their male counterparts? From women in the general population? In today's podcast, Renée Adams of the University of New South Wales and Patricia Funk of Universitat Pompeau Fabra and Barcelona Graduate School of Economics discuss their new study, Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Does Gender Matter?, which appears in the current issue of the INFORMS journal Management Science.