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Το πόνημα «Οι τρεις εποχές του πανεπιστημίου – Το πανεπιστήμιο στον καπιταλισμό» εκδόθηκε το 2005, σε μία περίοδο όπου ενώ το πανεπιστήμιο στην Ελλάδα άλλαζε ραγδαία (ακολουθώντας τον δρόμο που είχε ήδη διανύσει στις πιο αναπτυγμένες καπιταλιστικές κοινωνίες) η σχετική συζήτηση στην Ελλάδα ήταν επιεικώς υπανάπτυκτη και αγκυλωμένη σε ήδη ξεπερασμένα στοιχεία της μεταπολιτευτικής περιόδου. Η κεντρική θέση του πονήματος ήταν ότι το πανεπιστήμιο (που αποτελεί ένα θεσμό γέννημα της...

TRADE WARS AFTER CORONAVIRUSEconomic, political and theoretical implications A webinar from the WEA Friday May 28, 2021.   5pm-7pm,  London Time.    LINK:  meet.google.com/nxr-ucuj-agf     1. WELCOME. Maria Alejandra Madi, Chair WEA Conference Programme 2. PRESENTATIONS America’s Trade Deficits: Blame U.S. Policies – Starting with Tax Laws Kenneth E. Austin University of Maryland The interplays of US, China and their intellectual monopolies Cecilia Rikap and Ariel Slipak Cecilia Rikap:...

How should we grade our collective response to the covid pandemic?  What lessons should we draw for the future?  I believe that our response was poor.  To see why, just imagine where we would be today if effective vaccines had not been developed.  Our current strategy of moderate social distancing, intermittent partial lockdowns, and economic assistance for businesses and the unemployed would not have been sustainable for another 1 or 2 years as...

from Lars Syll Now, I don’t care to discuss the alleged complaints American Indians have against this country. I believe, with good reason, the most unsympathetic Hollywood portrayal of Indians and what they did to the white man. They had no right to a country merely because they were born here and then acted like savages. The white man did not conquer this country … Since the Indians did not have the concept of property or property rights—they didn’t have a settled society, they had...

from Dean Baker Paul Krugman’s column today commented on the recent data showing continuing low fertility rates, which is likely to mean a stagnant or declining working age population in future years. Krugman points out that this is no big deal; Japan and Europe have been living with declining working age populations and have managed just fine. But he does point out that a declining working age population is likely to lead to lower rates of investment and therefore creates a risk of...

Την Παρασκευή (21/5/2021, 18¨00, κάτω Πολυτεχνείο) η νεολαία Κομμουνιστική Απελευθέρωση διοργανώνει εκδήλωση με θέμα «Το σύγχρονο πανεπιστήμιο στην υπηρεσία του κεφαλαίου – Η μάχη για την παιδεία των αναγκών μας», στην οποία θα συμμετάσχω σαν ομιλητής Η άποψη μου για το Επιχειρηματικό Πανεπιστήμιο είναι διατυπωμένη σε αρκετές δημοσιεύσεις όπως οι ακόλουθες (με τους διαθέσιμους διαδικτυακούς συνδέσμους): Μαυρουδέας Στ. (2005), «Οι τρεις εποχές του πανεπιστημίου – Το πανεπιστήμιο...

Technical addendum: ‘Individual consumption expenditure of general government’ equals spending on health care and education and the like. Collective expenditure equals the proverbial streetlamps. NPISH stands for Non Profit Institutions Serving Households like churches, unions and soccer clubs. At this moment there is quite some talk about the specter of inflation. And indeed: some prices are increasing. Houses! The runaway increase of house prices sure is a specter to be bothered...

from Lars Syll Uber has conducted a study of internal pay differentials between men and women, which they describe as “gender blind” … The study found a 7% pay gap in favor of men. They present their findings as proof that there are issues unrelated to gender that impact driver pay. They quantify the reasons for the gap as follows: Where: 20% is due to where people choose to drive (routes/neighborhoods). Experience: 30% is due to experience … Speed: 50% was due to speed, they claim that...