Sumários

International Trade, Markets, and Financing Development

16 Março 2026, 20:30 • Ana Margarida Fernandes Esteves

- Introduction to Trade - its importance within Globalization and Development

- Historical Foundations
- From Classical Theories (Adam Smith, David Ricardo) to Firm-Based Theories
- Modern Trade Theories
- Trade, Power and Institutions - An Historical Perspective
- Free Trade vs Protectionism
- Breton Woods, GATT, WTO, New Economic Policy (Nixon), Rome Treaty, CEE (UE), Washington Consensus ​
​- Trade and Development Debates
- Financing Development​
- Current Challenges to Trade (China, South-South Trade, Technology, Climate
- Controversis​ and New Era of Trade Globalization (Cryptocurrencies, Geopolitical Fragmentation, Technology and Digital Trade)
- Critical Perspectives

International Trade, Markets and Financing Development ​

16 Março 2026, 15:30 • Amandine dos Santos Gameiro

- Introduction to Trade - its importance within Globalization and Development

- Historical Foundations
- From Classical Theories (Adam Smith, David Ricardo) to Firm-Based Theories
- Modern Trade Theories
- Trade, Power and Institutions - An Historical Perspective
- Free Trade vs Protectionism
- Breton Woods, GATT, WTO, New Economic Policy (Nixon), Rome Treaty, CEE (UE), Washington Consensus ​
​- Trade and Development Debates
- Financing Development​
- Current Challenges to Trade (China, South-South Trade, Technology, Climate
- Controversis​ and New Era of Trade Globalization (Cryptocurrencies, Geopolitical Fragmentation, Technology and Digital Trade)
- Critical Perspectives

International Trade, Markets and Financing Development

16 Março 2026, 13:00 • Ana Margarida Fernandes Esteves

- Introduction to Trade - its importance within Globalization and Development

- Historical Foundations
- From Classical Theories (Adam Smith, David Ricardo) to Firm-Based Theories
- Modern Trade Theories
- Trade, Power and Institutions - An Historical Perspective
- Free Trade vs Protectionism
- Breton Woods, GATT, WTO, New Economic Policy (Nixon), Rome Treaty, CEE (UE), Washington Consensus ​
​- Trade and Development Debates
- Financing Development​
- Current Challenges to Trade (China, South-South Trade, Technology, Climate
- Controversis​ and New Era of Trade Globalization (Cryptocurrencies, Geopolitical Fragmentation, Technology and Digital Trade)
- Critical Perspectives
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Poverty & Inequality

9 Março 2026, 20:30 • Ana Margarida Fernandes Esteves

Poverty & Inequality

Poverty and Inequality

9 Março 2026, 15:30 • Amandine dos Santos Gameiro

Introduction

Problematic
Graeber and Wengrow - The Origins of Inequality
Facts about inequality (2025)
World data and Reports
What is Inequality
An Historical Perspective
Types of Inequality
- Racialized Inequality
- Climate Inequality
- Gender Inequality
- Financialization
- Digital Inequality
- Convergence and Divergence
What is Prosperity?
- Prosperity thinkers (Sen, Rodrik, Jackson, Nussbaum) 
- Globalization vs Localization
Accelerating Policy Action
- Policy solutions
Measuring Inequality and Poverty
- Importance
- Indexes - Gini Coefficient, MPI, HDI, HDI Adjusted
- World Bank Data