OU Economics Seminar Series

Wondering about the latest research on the world of production and employment, the effects of government policy and technical innovation? Thinking about the impact of the pandemic on societies and their economies? Wondering how historical, social and political factors shape our economies and how the discipline of economics is shaped and contested over time? 

The new OU Economics Seminar Series promotes high-quality research bringing together academics to exchange, share and engage in dialogue with policymakers, practitioners, industry representatives and members of the public. 

With an ethos of inclusivity and respect for diverse realms of economic expertise, the seminar series will bring together those working on current challenges across a broad range of research interests: Social Policy, Personal Finance, Innovation, Macroeconomics, Development Economics, Health, Inequality and Employment, Philosophy and History of Economics.

Convenors:

Christina Laskaridis: Lecturer in Economics

Alan Shipman: Senior Lecturer in Economics

Susan Newman: Professor of Economics and Head of Discipline at OU Economics

Date and time	Title or Topic	Main Speakers
29th October 14:00–15:30 (UK time) In-person and online via MS Teams	Balancing investment, consumption and employment in Tanzania	Marc Wuyts (Presenter) (University Rotterdam, Netherlands), Fabrício Mendes Fialho (Economic Statistics at the National Bureau of Statistics, Dodoma, Tanzania)

Date and time	Title or Topic	Main Speakers
20th June 13:00–14:30 (UK time) Online meeting via MS Teams	Decolonising quantitative methods (especially) in Economics and Development	Sharada Davidson (University of Strathclyde), Fabrício Mendes Fialho (London School of Economics)
13th March 13:00–14:30 (UK time) Online meeting via MS Teams	Economistic Thinking and Environmental Breakdown: The limitations of pricing nature loss and stress-testing climate disaster	Elena Almeida (Grantham Research Institute), Yannis Dafermos (SOAS, University of London), Alan Shipman (The Open University)
22nd Febraury, 13:00-14:30 (UK time) Online meeting via MS Teams	Inflation: Price Shocks, Profits and Conflict	Rafael Wildauer (Greenwich Bussiness School), Christine Berry (Joseph Rowntree Foundation), Laurence Jones-Williams (Rethinking Economics International)

Date and time	Title or Topic	Main Speakers
16th November, 12:30-14:00 (UK time) Online meeting via MS Teams	Quo Vadis Development Studies? Changing dynamics in a contested field	Pritish Behuria (University of Manchester), Lebohang Liepollo Pheko (Trade Collective, South Africa), Giles Mohan (The Open University), Jennifer Larbie (Christian Aid)
25th October, 14:00-15:30 (UK time) Online meeting via MS Teams	Sovereign Debt and Feminist Political Economy	Juan Pablo Bohoslavasky (CONICET), Diane Elson (Essex University & Women's Budget Group), Dorothy Estrada-Tanck (UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls), Patricia Miranda (LATINDADD), and Penelope Hawkins (UNCTAD)

Date and time	Title or Topic	Main Speakers
20th June 2023, 12.00-13.30 (BST) Online meeting via MS Teams	Privatisation and it discontents	Rosie Collington (UCL, IIPP) David Hall (Business School, University of Greenwich) Anne Le Strat (former Deputy Mayor of Paris)
25th May 2023, 12.00-13.30 (BST) Online meeting via MS Teams	Pension funds and market tumult	Jennifer Churchill (UWE, Bristol Business School) Bruno Bonizzi (University of Hertfordshire) Con Keating (European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies)
18th April 2023 13.00 - 16:15 (London)\| 12:00 - 15:15 (Dakar) \| 9:00 - 12:15 (Buenos Aires) Online meeting via Zoom	Book Launch: Imperialism and the Political Economy of Global South’s Debt	Chair: Paul Zarembka, Professor of Economics (State University of New York at Buffalo) See event page for the list of speakers.
9th March 2023, 12.00-13.30 (GMT) Online meeting via MS Teams	Inequality, protest and cost-of-living crisis	Julia Ngozi Chukwuma (The Open University) Chiara Putaturo (Oxfam) Lucia Pradella (King’s College London) Baba Aye (Public Services International)

Date and time	Title or Topic	Main Speakers
Wednesday, 16th November, 13:00-14:30 (GMT) Online meeting via MS Teams	Green finance, energy transitions and geo-political crisis in Eurasia and beyond	Lorena Lombardozzi (The Open University) Olena Borodyna (Global Risks and Resilience) Basani Baloyi (Institute for Economic Justice in South Africa)
Thursday 15th December, 12:00-13:00 (GMT) Online meeting via MS Teams	The Welsh Basic Income Pilot	First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford Minister for Social Justice, Jane Hutt Rajiv Prabhakar (The Open University)

Date and time	Title or Topic	Main Speakers
Wednesday March 30th, 13:30-15:00 (BST) Online via MS Teams	Health and industrial policy in and after Covid-19: Economic context from UNIDO's Industrial Development Report (IDR) 2022	Professor Smita Srinivas (The Open University) Fernando Santiago (UNIDO)
Wednesday April 27th, 14:00-15:30 (BST) Online meeting via MS Teams	Why grow a tree? Barriers and boosters for landowners to adopt agroforestry	Dr Aiora Zabala (The Open University) Anique Hillbrand (OroVerde – Tropical Rainforest Foundation)
Wednesday May 25th, 14:00-15:30 (BST) Online meeting via MS Teams	Fiscal Policy in the Post-Financial Crisis Era: Debates and Lessons Learned	Dr Ayobami Llori (The Open University) Moustafa Chatzouz (Head of Data Science and Fiscal Policy at HMRC)
Wednesday June 22nd 17:00-18:30 (BST) Online via MS Teams	Essential for what? A global social reproduction view on the re-organisation of work during the COVID-19 pandemic	Dr. Sara Stevano (SOAS University of London) Dr. Michal Nahman (University of West England) Artists from the This Is Essential Work online feminist exhibition

Date and time	Title or Topic	Main Speakers
Tuesday 20 April, 12:30-2:00pm (BST) Online meeting via Microsoft Teams	Financial Inclusion: The Way Forward	Rajiv Prabhakar (Open University, UK) Professor Johnna Montgomerie (King's College London)  Sian Williams (Director of External Policy at Toynbee Hall and member of the UK government’s Financial Inclusion Policy Forum)
Tuesday May 18th, 12:30pm-2:00pm (BST) Online meeting via Microsoft Teams	Impact of COVID control measures on women and child’s health in LMICs	Kevin Deane (Open University, UK) Giuliano Russo (Queen Mary University of London) Fikile Dikolomela-Lengene (Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union, South Africa)
Tuesday 19 October, 13:00-14:30pm (BST) Online meeting via Microsoft Teams	Climate Change, Sovereign Debt, and the Looming Debt Crisis in the Global South	Professor Ulrich Volz (SOAS, University of London) Dr Elva Bova (European Commission)
Tuesday 30 November, 15:00-16:00pm (GMT) Online meeting via Microsoft Teams	Solving the Care Crisis with Public Investment	Dr Jerome de Henau (The Open University) Mary-Ann Stephenson (Women’s Budget Group)