Events

 

In the 2020/21 winter semester, most of the MPIfG's public events will take place online. We will post current information here as soon as possible.

 
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 to Friday, March 12, 2021
Whither Democratic Capitalism? Studying Current Transformations, Struggles, and Imaginaries of the Future Economy in Europe and Latin America

Socioeconomic Transformations Observatory of the MPIfG in Chile
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Thursday, March 11, 2021 | 19:00
Schattenwirtschaft - wie Menschen in ungeregelten Märkten überleben
Digitales Max Planck Forum in Kooperation mit dem MPIfG und der Stadtbibliothek Köln

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Monday, March 15, 2021 | 09:00
The Corona Crisis and Its Aftermath
Joint Conference of the MPIfG and the German Economic Institute (IW) | Round table

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Thursday, March 18, 2021 | 17:00
Max Planck Online Workshop in Comparative Political Economy
Growing Differently? Financial Cycles, Austerity, and Competitiveness in Growth Models since the Global Financial Crisis | Karsten Kohler and Engelbert Stockhammer

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021 to Friday, March 26, 2021
First Doctoral Conference on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy


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Wednesday, April 14, 2021 | 17:00
The Return of Inequality: Social Change and the Weight of History
Lecture Series "Wealth and Social Inequality"
Mike Savage, London School of Economics and Political Science 
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Thursday, April 22, 2021 | 17:00
Max Planck Online Workshop in Comparative Political Economy
Public Attitudes Towards Technological Unemployment | Aina Gallego, Alexander Kuo, Pepe Fernández-Albertos, and Dulce Manzano

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021 | 17:00
The Rich and the Powerful: Rethinking the Power of Ownership
Lecture Series "Wealth and Social Inequality"
Hanna Kuusela, Tampere University, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 
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Thursday, May 20, 2021 | 17:00
Max Planck Online Workshop in Comparative Political Economy
Extroverted Financialization: How US Finance Shapes European Banking | Mareike Beck

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021 | 17:00
Wealth Inequality among the 99%: Insights from International and Intergenerational Perspectives
Lecture Series "Wealth and Social Inequality"
Fabian Pfeffer, University of Michigan, Department of Sociology 
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Wednesday, June 9, 2021 to Friday, June 11, 2021
Insurance and Society: Exploring the Relevance of a Neglected Financial Player

Sebastian Kohl, Arjen van der Heide
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Thursday, June 17, 2021 | 17:00
Max Planck Online Workshop in Comparative Political Economy
The Politics of the Minimum Wage: Explaining Introduction and Levels | Georg Picot and Michal Kozak

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021 | 17:00
Der Preis der Sicherheit: Entführungen von Millionären und Millionärinnen in der Bundesrepublik als Untersuchungsgegenstand einer Kulturgeschichte des Reichtums
Vortragsreihe "Wealth and Social Inequality"
Eva Maria Gajek, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Institut für Neuere Geschichte 
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Thursday, July 15, 2021 | 17:00
Max Planck Online Workshop in Comparative Political Economy
Pragmatic Principles, Stereotypes and Uncertainty: How Sovereign Rating Reports Discuss Politics and Policy in Developed Countries | Szofia Barta and Alison Johnston

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