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Brett Christophers: “The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save The Planet”
Recorded on March 12, 2024, this video features a lecture by Brett Christophers, Professor of Human…
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The Climate Seminar at BESI | Spring 2024
The Climate Seminar at the Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) brings leading scholars of the…
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Defensive Nationalism: Explaining the Rise of Populism and Fascism in the 21st Century
On February 6, 2024, BESI was honored to host a lecture by Professor Beth Rabinowitz, Associate…
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Impunity and Capitalism: The Afterlives of European Financial Crises, 1690-1830
On December 5, 2023, BESI co-sponsored a panel focused on Impunity and Capitalism: the Afterlives of European…
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BESI Hosts Lunch with Ezra Klein, DE Students
On October 5th, BESI hosted a lunch conversation between New York Times journalist and podcast host…
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VIDEO: Simon Johnson, “Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity”
Watch a recap of a talk by Simon Johnson, Ronald A. Kurtz (1954) Professor of Entrepreneurship…
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VIDEO: Peter Spiegler, “Marketcrafting”
Watch the video of a talk by Peter Spiegler, Senior Researcher at The New Institute of…
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Podcast Features Brutger’s Paper on Private Firms and WTO Dispute Escalation
A recent podcast features an interview with Prof. Ryan Brutger on his paper, “Litigation for Sale:…
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Jake Grumbach Receives APSA’s 2023 Best Book Award
Congratulations to Jacob (Jake) Grumbach on receiving the 2023 Merze Tate – Elinor Ostrom Outstanding Book Award…
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Panel: U.S. Industrial Policy at the Crossroads
Recorded on Sept. 12, 2023, this program brought together scholarly debates about industrial policy with a…