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This interactive and practice-oriented course updated in 2021 covers the basics of Sustainable Finance including sustainable finance instruments, methodologies and frameworks for integrating sustainability into financial decisions, key global sustainable finance initiatives, and sustainable finance regulations. 2018 Level: leicht Introduction to Sustainable Finance Liesel van Ast, Christopher Flensborg, Lina Apsheva, Dominik Brunner, Yannick Motz, Charlotte Waldraff, Makaio Witte, Luis Maldonado, Isabel Mantilla, Rory Sullivan Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Sustainable Development has become dominant in policy debates in the last two decades. Standard models in neoclassical economics as taught in undergraduate classes fail to capture the complex relationships between the economy and the environment. 2021 Level: leicht Using Academic Travel to Teach Sustainable Economic Development Poulomi Dasgupta VS Springer What is sustainable development and what is the idea of a green economy? What is the role of the green economy in the current triple crisis? The short video discusses the concept and in particular the concerns about a green economy, especially with regards to inequality and poverty. The short statements in the video also reflect other possibilities of transformation. 2012 Level: leicht Green Economy and Sustainable Development: Bringing Back the Social Sarah Cook; Tadzio Müller; Bob Jessop; Bina Agarwal; Claudia Robles; etc. United Nations Research Institute for Social Development As seen with the United Nations significant promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the past few years, the issue of global development is of growing concern to many international organizations. As humanity continues to become more interconnected through globalization, the inequalities and injustices experienced by inhabitants of impacted countries becomes increasingly clear. While this issue can be observed in the papers of different types (e.g., different schools of thought) of economists throughout the world, the work of behavioral and complexity economists offer a unique, collaborative perspective on how to frame decisions for individuals in a way that can positively reverberate throughout society and throughout time. 2018 Level: leicht Behavioural vs Complexity Economics: Approaches to Development Erika Sloan Pluralist Economics Fellowship Aim of this intensive workshop is 1.) to introduce the participants to the macroeconomic workings of the climate crisis as the background of sustainable finance; 2.) to introduce financial assets with ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) criteria attached to them and their markets and important institutional players; 3.) to provide a critical perspective on the current setup of sustainable finance; 4.) and to work on in-depth case studies illustrating the workings on ESG-finance markets, its emitters and traders as well as their macroeconomic implications. 2022 Level: leicht Sustainable Finance – Hoax or necessity. A global perspective Anne Löscher Summer Academy 2022 for Pluralist Economics Aim of this intensive workshop is to understand macroeconomic workings of climate change as as the background of sustainable finance; to analyse financial assets with ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) criteria attached to them and their markets and important institutional players; to develop a critical perspective on the current setup of sustainable finance; and to synthesise this knowledge by applying it on in-depth case studies. 2020 Level: leicht Sustainable Finance Anne Löscher Summer Academy for Pluralist Economics On July 2020 ZOE-Institute published a unique platform for transformative policymaking: Sustainable Prosperity. Building on insights from new economic thinking the platform provides knowledge about ideas, arguments and procedures that support effective promotion of political change. It aims to strengthen change makers in public policy institutions, who are working on an ambitious green and just transition. As such, it provides convincing arguments and policy ideas to overcome the reliance of economic policy on GDP growth Level: leicht Sustainable Prosperity   ZOE Despite the Doha declaration of November 2001, the failure to start a new round of global trade negotiations at Seattle in December 1999 and the hostility of protesters to the trade liberalization process and growing global economic and social disparities was a wake-up call for the World Trade Organisation (WTO). 2002 Level: mittel The WTO, Agriculture and Sustainable Development Heinrich Wohlmeyer, Theodor Quendler Greenleaf This course is part of the SDG initiative addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, specifically for the following SDGs [1, 8, 10 and 16]. Level: leicht Political Economy of Institutions and Development Richard Thomas Griffiths Universiteit Leiden This essay deals with the concepts of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) and Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN). 2018 Level: leicht The importance of a Land Degradation Neutrality approach to achieving Sustainable Land Management Pınar Topçu Exploring Economics Diane Perrons and Sigrid Stagl combine feminist and critical environmental economics perspectives to develop a critique of the free market growth model and offer new ideas for a more sustainable gender equitable model of development in the interests of all. 2019 Level: mittel A Feminist Political Economy for an Inclusive and Sustainable Society Diane Perrons, Sigrid (Vienna University for Economics and Business) Stagl Agenda Publishing "Learn why cities are key in resolving global urbanization and sustainability challenges and how you can engineer tomorrow’s cities today." Level: leicht Sustainable Urban Development Arjan van Timmeren, Huub H.M. Rijnaarts, Mariette Overschie, Marc Spiller, Koen Wetser Delft University of Technology The objective of the course is to explore the main strengths and weaknesses of orthodox and heterodox paradigms within development economics. 2019 Level: leicht Issues in Development Economics Hannah Bargawi SOAS University of London The Economics and Geopolitics of Russia Selling Yuan and Gold Reserves It is important for students to understand the workings of international and public finance and that the goal of governments and politicians is not always economic efficiency when making financial decisions. Normative goals other than efficiency can motivate economic decisions. A good economist is able to recognise, clearly name and take into account the values and goals behind economic behaviour, when making sense of the world. 2023 Level: leicht Russia sells foreign reserves   Economy Studies Gender Development and Globalization is the leading primer on global feminist economics and development. Gender is a development issue because social considerations are not easily incorporated into institutions such as policies, regulations, markets and organizations. This process is often referred to as the mainstreaming of gender in development institutions. 2018 Level: leicht Gender Development and Globalization Terryl Blackwell ETP How can we shape urban development towards sustainable and prosperous futures This course will explore sustainable cities as engines for greening the economy We place cities in the context of sustainable urban transformation and climate change Sustainable urban transformation refers to structural transformation processes multi dimensional and radical change that … Level: leicht Greening the Economy: Sustainable Cities Kes McCormick; Lena Neij; James Evans; Harriet Bulkeley Lund University In this course you will study the different facets of human development in topics such as education health gender the family land relations risk informal and formal norms public policy and institutions While studying each of these topics we will delve into the following questions What determines the decisions of … Level: mittel Foundations of Development Policy: Advanced Development Economics Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, Esther Duflo & Benjamin Olken Massachusetts Institute of Technology Recovery from the Covid-19 crisis provides a chance to implement economic measures that are also beneficial from environmental and social perspectives. While ‘green’ recovery packages are crucial to support economies tracking a low-carbon transition in the short-term, green measures such as carbon pricing are also key to improving welfare in the long-term. This commentary specifies the need for carbon pricing, outlines its implications for our everyday lives, and explains how it works alongside value-based change in the context of climate action and societal well-being. 2021 Level: leicht Carbon Pricing: The Key to Open the Way Toward a Sustainable Recovery and Long-Term Wellbeing Stefano Vrizzi, Jessica Geraghty, Matilda Saarinen, Beatrice Noun, Olivia de Vesci, Philippine Levy Exploring Economics How did the industrialized nations of North America and Europe come to be seen as the appropriate models for post-World War II societies in Asia, Africa, and Latin America? How did the postwar discourse on development actually create the so-called Third World? And what will happen when development ideology collapses? To answer these questions, Arturo Escobar shows how development policies became mechanisms of control that were just as pervasive and effective as their colonial counterparts. 2012 Level: mittel Encountering Development Arturo Escobar Princeton University Press The workshop deals with the contribution of Plural Economics to the urgently  needed change of the economic system towards sustainability and global  responsibility.  After completing the module, participants should be able to demarcate and  explain different economic approaches to sustainability. They should be able to  evaluate the respective concepts based on their contribution to the ecological  transformation of the economic system. 2022 Level: leicht Pluralist Economics for a Sustainable Economic Future Sarah Lange Summer Academy 2022 for Pluralist Economics Snow removal, ambulance transport, and school performance -the film aims at illustrating the principles of gender mainstreaming through concrete examples. 2014 Level: leicht Sustainable Gender Equality - a film about gender mainstreaming in practice Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting YouTube - UN Women A central question in development economics literature is, “Why do countries stay poor?” The key disagreements are whether the lack of economic growth stems from institutions or from geography (Nunn 2009). From an institutional perspective, hostile tariff regimes and commodity price dependencies form a barrier to a sectoral shift that would otherwise lead to economic development in developing countries (Blink and Dorton 2011) (Stiglitz 2006).[i] 2020 Level: leicht Trade Barriers to Development explored through various lenses Johannes M. Halkenhaeusser Pluralist Economics Fellowship Gender, Development, and Globalization is the leading primer on global feminist economics and development. Lourdes Benería, a pioneer in the field of feminist economics, is joined in this second edition by Gunseli Berik and Maria Floro to update the text to reflect the major theoretical, empirical, and methodological contributions and global developments in the last decade. 2015 Level: mittel Gender, Development, and Globalization Lourdes Benería, Günseli Berik, Maria Floro Routledge This book argues that mainstream economics, with its present methodological approach, is limited in its ability to analyze and develop adequate public policy to deal with environmental problems and sustainable development. Each chapter provides major insights into many of today’s environmental problems such as global warming and sustainable growth. 2009 Level: mittel Post Keynesian and Ecological Economics Richard P. F. Holt, Steven Pressman, Clive L. Spash Edward Elgar Publishing 'Impressive... provides a very good compendium of what are usually classified as "heterodox" development economics... an excellent volume.' Journal of International Development This important new collection tackles the failure of neoliberal reform to generate longterm growth and reduce poverty in many developing and transition economies. 2003 Level: mittel Rethinking Development Economics Ha-Joon Chang Anthem Press Pluriverse: A Post-Development Dictionary contains over one hundred essays on transformative initiatives and alternatives to the currently dominant processes of globalized development, including its structural roots in modernity, capitalism, state domination, and masculinist values. 2019 Level: leicht Pluriverse: A Post-Development Dictionary Ashish Kothari, Ariel Salleh, Arturo Escobar, Alberto Acosta, Federico Demaria Tulika Books and Authorsupfront Economic development is a process of continuous technological innovation and structural transformation. Development thinking is inherently tied to the quest for sustainable growth strategies. This book provides a neoclassical approach for studying the determinants of economic structure and its transformation and draws new insights for development policy. 2012 Level: mittel New Structural Economics Justin Yifu Lin World Bank Publications A remarkable and insightful tribute into the works of late Malawian development economist, Professor Thandika Mkandawire. Must read for anyone looking to broaden their scope of understanding development as it relates to the African continent. Level: leicht Thandika Mkandawire - A Giant of African Economic Development Dr. Grieve Chelwa Miami Institute For The Social Sciences Der Beitrag befasst sich mit der Schaffung finanztheoretischer Rahmenbedingungen hinsichtlich einer sozial-ökologischen Transformation der heutigen Wirtschaftsweise durch gezielt-effiziente Anpassung der Geschäftstätigkeit des globalen Bankensektors unter Betrachtung der resultierenden Folgewirkungen zwecks hinreichender Zielerfüllung im Sinne des Pariser Abkommens. Wie erfüllen und finanzieren wir die Ziele des Pariser Abkommen / Climate Agreement (Social Development Goals (SDG) & Environmental Social Governance (ESG)) in nur noch 30 Jahren? Eine mögliche Antwort. 2021 Level: mittel Die Bedeutung des Pariser Klimaabkommen für den Bankensektor Andreas Bender Exploring Economics Ecological economics explores new ways of thinking about how we manage our lives and our planet to achieve a sustainable, equitable, and prosperous future. Ecological economics extends and integrates the study and management of both "nature's household" and "humankind's household"—An Introduction to Ecological Economics, Second Edition, the first update and expansion of this classic text in 15 years, describes new approaches to achieving a sustainable and desirable human presence on Earth. 2014 Level: mittel An Introduction to Ecological Economics, Second Edition Robert Costanza, John H Cumberland, Herman Daly, Robert Goodland, Richard B Norgaard, Ida Kubiszewski, Carol Franco CRC Press The course will teach students to analyze the goals, implementation, and outcomes of economic policy. 2019 Level: mittel Advanced Economic Policy Alyssa Schneebaum Vienna University of Economics and Business This course is an introduction to Development Economics and is concerned with how economists have sought to explain how the process of economic growth occurs, and how – or whether – that delivers improved well-being of people. 2015 Level: mittel Development Economics Sakiko Fukuda-Parr The New School

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