Hayek Summer Workshop 2018
2018-09-05..2018-09-07
Leipzig, Germany
who it's for
selected economics students, student network organisers, monetary economists, financial stability researchers, political economists, development and migration researchers
topics
credit cycles and malinvestment; financial repression mechanisms; large-scale bond purchases (QE); monetary policy asymmetry; bank recapitalization and zombie banks; income distribution and top 1% share; fiscal institution rebuilding; capital flows and exchange controls; Bitcoin as inflation hedge; political economy of crisis responses
| title | author | length |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to the | Max Hillebrand | 41m |
Two-day Hayek Summer Workshop in Leipzig brings 15 selected students through focused sessions on monetary policy, credit cycles, malinvestment and… | ||
| Monetary Policy, Imbalances and Cricis | Gunther Schnabl | 01h 23m |
Argues that since the mid‑1980s monetary policy becomes asymmetric: central banks cut rates decisively in crises but hesitate to tighten in booms, which fuels… | ||
| Economic Warfare in Venezuela | Ramon Rey | 21m |
Argues Venezuela’s collapse traces to nationalized oil in 1976 and later concentration of power and fiscal giveaways funded by oil rents, creating dependence… | ||
| Monetary Policy and Inequality | Pablo Duarte | 01h 26m |
Argues that post‑crisis bailouts and QE create legal and economic privileges—EFSF/ESM rescues and ECB bond‑buying calm markets but keep banks and certain firms… | ||
| Students for Liberty | Juan Estevez | 15m |
Students for Liberty describes a volunteer network that builds campus reading groups, local panels and annual regional conferences across continents, using the… | ||
| Financial Crisis & Political Instability | Gunther Schnabl | 01h 28m |
Links prolonged low rates and large asset purchases to concrete outcomes: €2,600bn of bond purchases drives asset-price gains that enrich financiers while ECB… | ||
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