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SUMMARY:Prospects of Good Governance and Inclusive Markets in Muslim-Majority Countries with Ali Salman
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Monday\, September 12 at 12 PM ET in the William Pitt Union Building Room 540 at the University of Pittsburgh for “Prospects of Good Governance and Inclusive Markets in Muslim Majority Countries” with Ali Salman. This lecture focuses on governance and market structures in Muslim-majority countries by presenting case studies from Pakistan\, Malaysia\, and Tunisia- representing three diverse regions. Ali Salman is CEO of Islam & Liberty Network\, a global network of researchers working on religious\, political and economic freedoms. \nAbout our Speaker:   \nAli Salman is a founding member and CEO of Islam and Liberty Network and works. He is an economist and public policy expert and is based in Pakistan\, where he heads an independent think tank\, PRIME. Ali has worked as a consultant and trainer for major international development organizations\, public sector organizations and non-profits; and has worked in the government\, academia and private sector. He has held a Fulbright scholarship\, a Royal Netherlands Fellowship and a Charles Wallace Fellowship. He holds a Master’s degree in Economics\, Public Policy and Business Administration\, and writes regularly for the Express Tribune\, a partner publication of the New York Times.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/prospects-of-good-governance-and-inclusive-markets-in-muslim-majority-countries-with-ali-salman/
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SUMMARY:Expertise and Bad Predictions: How Can We Do Better?
DESCRIPTION:Gayle Rogers is an Andrew W. Mellon professor and chair of English at the Dietrich School Special Liaison for Outreach and Development. He is also an affiliated faculty with the Global Studies Center\, Center for Latin American Studies\, European Studies Center\, and Cultural Studies program. He works primarily on the topics of risk and prediction\, the history of ideas\, global modernisms\, translation theory\, comparative literature\, critical history\, and the intersections of literature\, economics\, and risk theory. \nZoom Recording
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/expertise-and-bad-predictions-how-can-we-do-better/
LOCATION:Wesley W. Posvar Hall\, 230 S Bouquet St\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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SUMMARY:Algorithmic Cartels
DESCRIPTION:Michal Gal\, University of Haifa \nRecent studies have proven that pricing algorithms can autonomously learn to coordinate prices\, and set them at supra-competitive levels. The growing use of such algorithms mandates the creation of solutions that limit the negative welfare effects of algorithmic coordination. Unfortunately\, to date\, no good means exist to limit such conduct. While this challenge has recently prompted scholars from around the world propose different solutions\, many suggestions are inefficient or impractical\, and some might even strengthen coordination. Michal Gal (University of Haifa) suggests four (partial) solutions. The advantages and risks of each solution are discussed. As antitrust agencies around the world are just starting to experiment with different ways to limit algorithmic coordination\, there is no better time to explore how best to achieve this important task. \nWatch the seminar here.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/algorithmic-cartels/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220921T080000
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SUMMARY:Ukrainian Independence and the Future of the World
DESCRIPTION:Tymofiy Mylovanov\, president of the Kyiv School of Economics and Pitt associate professor of Economics\, will visit Pittsburgh to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine and the path forward in a conversation moderated by CGM Director Jennifer Murtazashvili. Complicated politics and history underpin this conflict\, which has turned into a war of independence for Ukraine. Mylovanov served as the Minister of Economy under President Volodymyr Zelensky and has also served on the Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Ukraine. He brings this rich experience back to Pittsburgh for an engaging discussion about the global political and economic implications of the war and what may be next. \nAbout Tymofiy Mylovanov\nTymofiy Mylovanov is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh and the President of Kyiv School of Economics (KSE). He received his M.A. in Economics from KSE in 1999 and earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin Madison in 2004. He has also taught at the University of Bonn\, Pennsylvania State University\, and the University of Pennsylvania. His research on game theory\, contract theory\, and institutional design has been published in major international academic journals such as American Economic Review\, Econometrica\, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics\, Review of Economic Studies\, and the Journal of Economic Theory. Mylovanov is a co-founder of VoxUkraine\, a group of global economists working on policy problems in Ukraine. From 2019-2020\, he served as Minister of Economic Development\, Trade\, and Agriculture in Ukraine. In July 2016\, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine elected Tymofiy Mylovanov to the Council of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). In October 2016\, Tymofiy Mylovanov was selected to be Deputy Chairman of the Council of the National Bank of Ukraine.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/ukrainian-independence-and-the-future-of-the-world/
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SUMMARY:Restoring Mine-Impaired Watersheds: Experiences\, Lessons\, and Next Steps
DESCRIPTION:With greater federal funding for restoration efforts\, the “Restoring Mine-Impaired Watersheds: Experiences\, Lessons\, and Next Steps” workshop brought together perspectives and experiences regarding restoration of mine-impaired watersheds in Pennsylvania. It sought to strengthen the restoration community and foster an understanding of its work and effects. \nSpeakers\nJohn Dawes – Executive Director\, The Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds\nEric Harder – Riverkeeper\, Mountain Watershed Association\nEric Chapman – Senior Director of Aquatic Science\, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy\nMike Cook – President\, Ben’s Creek Canoe Club\nThomas Clark – Mine Drainage Program Coordinator\, Susquehanna River Basin Commission\nBrian Bradley – Director\, PA DEP Department of Abandoned Mine Reclamation\nJoseph Pizarchik – Former Director\, Department of Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and EnforcementThis event was held exclusively in person at William Pitt Union on the University of Pittsburgh campus. \nWorkshop Schedule\nSeptember 26\, 2022\, 9 AM – 5 PM ET \nLower Lounge at William Pitt Union\n9 AM: Arrival\, coffee and pastries\n9:30: Introduction (Jeremy Weber)\n9:45: Overview of watershed restoration efforts (John Dawes)\n10:15: Restoration example – the Indian Creek Watershed (Eric Harder)\n11:15: Break\n11:30: Restoration example from the state’s perspective (Jon Smoyer)\n12:30 PM: Lunch provided\n1 PM: Environmental effects of restoration (Eric Chapman) \nKurtzman Room at William Pitt Union\n1:45: Resident perspective (Mike Cooke)\n2:30: Break\n2:45 PM: Identifying high-impact restoration projects (Thomas Clark)\n3:30 PM: Opportunities for further work and research (Joseph Pizarchik)\n4:30 PM: Reflections and Conclusion
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/restoring-workshop/
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SUMMARY:Unrest in Iran with Mohamad Machine-Chian
DESCRIPTION:Senior Research Scholar at the Center for Governance and Markets Mohamad Machine-Chian provided personal and academic insight into the ongoing unrest in Iran during a conversation on September 28. Before he was forced to flee last year\, Machine-Chian was a leading voice for reform inside Iran. He served as the economy and public policy editor of the prominent Tehran-based Sazandagi newspaper and the political economy editor at Siasatnameh journal. At CGM\, he works on issues of public policy in Iran and the greater Middle East. \nMachine-Chian spoke about the anti-regime protests that broke out in Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Amini was arrested traveling to Tehran by the so-called “morality police” (an official police squad tasked with enforcing rules regarding religious observance and public morality as determined by Iranian authorities) for allegedly wearing her hijab incorrectly. Three days after she was detained\, Amini died from injuries sustained during her arrest. \n“If they [morality police officers] deem that you are indecent and you are insulting public opinion\, they are going to grab you\, they are going to arrest you\,” Machine-Chian said. “I personally know a lot of people closely\, my relatives\, my friends\, who have been there\, who have been grabbed.” \nMachine-Chian explained that the typical procedure for such an arrest is for a civilian\, once deemed indecent\, to suddenly be pulled from the street into a police car. From there\, they are taken to facilities within the city where the detainee is “educated” or “cured of their indecency.” These arrests are often violent if resisted\, Machine-Chian said\, and result in injuries like those that caused Amini’s death. \nWhile living in Iran\, Machine-Chian routinely witnessed such arrests. He said that his former home in Tehran is only minutes away from where Amini was detained. \n“Where I lived\, I am ashamed to say I have seen.…hundreds of times\, hundreds of girls being grabbed and pushed into those vans\,” Machine-Chian said. “And I stood there\, as did many others\, helplessly.” \nMachine-Chian said that while Iran has experienced unrest before\, the current protests are notable due to their pervasiveness. While the regime would normally flood Tehran with police forces to put down unrest\, officials are currently unable to do so because protests are so widespread. All areas of the country require officers to control the situation in their own regions. Even celebrities and notable figures in Iran who in the past appeared supportive of the regime have responded to pressure from the public to denounce it. \nAt the time Machine-Chian spoke\, the Iranian regime had acknowledged between 50 and 100 deaths in the crackdown against protesters. According to Machine-Chian\, by the standards of Iranian regime repression\, this is a relatively mild number. Police forces so far favor non-lethal tactics such as pepper spray or rubber bullets\, which result in injuries but fewer civilian deaths than in previous uprisings. \nMachine-Chian said that while fewer protesters have been killed in these protests\, there is no indication that the regime is becoming more flexible in how it deals with criticism. He described the regime’s two core values as opposing Israel and extreme enforcement of “morality\,” particularly regarding how women choose to wear the hijab. The regime will not bend to public desire to move away from these principles\, Machine-Chian explained\, because they are too central to its platform. \n“The current regime has taken these values as core values\, and without it\, it will not be the same\,” Machine-Chan said. “So they are resistant. They are not backing out of it. And they are not willing to change. They’ve made it clear. At this point they’re hoping unrest will die off eventually.” \nAccording to Machine-Chian\, while it is too soon to say what the effects of this latest unrest in Iran will be\, it is undeniable that  “new ground has been gained” by civilians demanding reform in the country. He thinks Iranians across the political spectrum agree on three major priorities for a new regime: democracy\, secularism\, and acknowledgment of Israel. \nMachine-Chian explained that\, should the protests lead to concessions by the Iranian regime\, the positive developments will be felt across the globe. \n“A normal Iran\, a democratic Iran\, will benefit\, I assure you\, the whole world\,” Machine-Chian said. “Whatever government comes after the current regime\, I assure you about a couple of things: If people have anything to say about the next government\, the next one cannot be a tyranny. These people will not accept another tyranny.”
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/unrest-in-iran-with-mohamad-machine-chian/
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SUMMARY:Unrest in Iran
DESCRIPTION:Senior Research Scholar \nMohamad Machine-Chian is a senior research scholar at the Center for Governance and Markets. He is a scholar of public policy in Iran and the greater Middle East. Mr. Machine-Chian has authored several books on privatization\, constitutionalism\, immigration\, and economic reform and has translated important works of economic theory and on Islamic finance from English into Persian. He has written extensively on Islamic social institutions and public finance\, especially in the Shi’a tradition. He is the founder and editor of bourgeois.ir. \nMr. Machine-Chian is one of Iran’s most prominent thinkers on economic reform and appears regularly on BBC Persian and Iran International TV (the largest Persian-language television service). He is currently producing a documentary film on the history of market reforms in Iran. He has worked on issues of privatization and regulatory reform for several think tanks in Tehran.
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