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GPERC events for November 2018

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The Greenwich Political Economy Research Centre (GPERC) is hosting a range of events this month, which students and staff are welcome to attend.

 Date  Event
8 and 15 November

Economics for Campaigners events

A series of free public events for citizens and campaigners who want to understand economics, to make an impact on economic policies and contribute to policy debates in their organizations and communities at the local, national or international level.

The two events are:

Who earns and owns how much? Income, wealth, gender and race inequality

Speakers:

  • Rafael Wildauer, Lecturer in Economics, University of Greenwich
  • Prof Sian Moore, Professor in Employment Relations and Human Resource Management, University of Greenwich

8 November 2018, 7-9pm, QA075, Greenwich campus.

Feminist economics: Gender equality and a caring economy 

Speaker:

  • Prof Sue Himmelweit, Emeritus Professor, Open University

15 November 2018, 7-9pm, QA063, Greenwich campus.

We will have an interactive discussion exploring difficult questions; we will debunk myths, challenge common misconceptions, and discuss alternatives to mainstream policies. 

The aim is to support citizens and campaigners to become confident in contributing to policy debates in their communities and organisations about the most urgent social and economic questions of our time. 

We assume no prior background knowledge and aim to introduce key concepts building on your experience as citizens or campaigners.

For more details and to register, please visit the event page.

21 November

Rents you pay yourself and invisible services your bank provides: What should national accounts measure?

Co-organised by FEPS and PEGFA/GPERC

Speakers:

  • Dr Rafael Wilder, University of Greenwich
  • Dr Jo Michel, University of West England
  • Speaker from the Office of National Statistics (tbc)

12-6pm, QA 075, Greenwich campus.

22 November

Income-Led Growth in Korea: Evaluation and Prospects

Co-organised by FEPS and PEGFA/GPERC

Speaker:

  • Prof Kang-Kook Lee, Ritsumeikan University (Japan) and University of Cambridge

Discussant:

  • Prof Ozlem Onaran, University of Greenwich

5pm, QA075, Greenwich campus.

29 November

Workshop on Financialisation, Growth and Welfare State

An all day workshop covering topics such as recent developments in fiscal and monetary policy, Inequality and finance in a rent economy and the impact of financialisation on the wage share.

For a full programme and to register for this free event, please visit the event page.

For the full details of GPERC events please see our webpages.