Canadian student perspectives on new economic thinking: reflections from the INET conference at Bretton Woods
The short essays in this series are by CIGI-sponsored Canadian university students who attended the INET conference, Crisis and Renewal: International Political Economy at the Crossroads, at Bretton Woods, NH, April 8–11, 2011. Each student was asked to write a short reflection on the conference themes.
The Canadian students selected to attend the conference were from both undergraduate and graduate economics programs at Canadian universities. In addition to attending the conference sessions, they joined their American counterparts at a joint CIGI-INET student breakfast session where students raised questions about policy development, the continued gender imbalance in economics and the shortcomings in current economics curriculum offerings.
(Image Credit: Mount Washington Hotel, Bretton Woods, NH/TalkingTree/Flickr)
In the Series
The Economics Curriculum: Increasing Relevance to the Real WorldStudent Essay The conference attracted some of the biggest names in global economics and provided a forum to discuss and debate a wide range of topics. | Global and National Governance for a Changing World EconomyStudent Essay It will become increasingly important to foster agreement between countries that may not traditionally be allies. |
Institutional (Re)design for the Post-2007 Global Economic Order: Recalibrating the Multilateral-National NexusStudent Essay A primary topic of discussion was the need to recalibrate the relationship between supranational regulation and national sovereignty. | Credit and StabilityStudent Essay Economic crises arise as a result of the breakdown of key components of the financial system. |
Needed: Economics for the Real Global EconomyStudent Essay Overall, the conference struck me as working towards a set of global solutions and structures to deal with both current and future crises. | Financial Markets and the Environment: Key Economic SimilaritiesStudent Essay When I was invited to attend the INET conference, I felt it was an opportunity to do something quite different from my ordinary studies. |
From Multi- to Mini-lateralism: Globalization’s Next Stage?Student Essay “Politics has returned to the national.” Those were the words of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the INET conference. | Post-2007 Financial Governance and Capital Controls: Reassessing Policy ToolkitsStudent Essay In the immediate aftermath of the global financial crisis, capital flowed out of emerging and developing economies. |
Economists Ought to Be More like DentistsStudent Essay A driving force behind current economic conditions is people’s behaviour and expectations of future conditions. | Research Agenda for International Economic GovernanceStudent Essay We live in an increasingly globalized world. That this notion has grown hopelessly clichéd does not render its content less salient. |
Making Economics Relevant for the Real WorldStudent Essay Upon arriving in Bretton Woods, the significance of the location and impending conference activities suddenly became very apparent to me. |