Erasmus Initiative: Dynamics of Inclusive Prosperity

05/01/2022

The Ethics Institute at Utrecht University is currently looking for a PostDoc as part of their project ‘The Business Corporation as a Political Actor’ with a focus on ‘Economic Theories of the Corporation’. The application deadline is February 1 2022.

07/12/2021

Dynamics of Inclusive Prosperity is now looking to hire a PostDoc in partnership with Hanyang University (HYU), The Asia Foundation (TAF), the Economics of Mutuality Foundation (EoM) and the Centre for the Economics of Mutuality (CEM) on the topic of inclusive growth models operating at the intersection of economics (both macro and micro), business administration and public policy.
The position is set for 2 years and will be based at Erasmus University Rotterdam (months 1-6), Hanyang University (months 7-18) and again at Erasmus University (months 19-24). The position is open to anyone with a (nearly of fully completed) PhD in economics, business or public policy and a strong interest in inclusion, sustainability, and institutional or evolutionary economics.
The application deadline is January 2 2022.

The Asia Foundation, Economics of Mutuality Foundation, Erasmus University in Rotterdam, and Hanyang University, are recruiting a post-doc research candidate on “Inclusive Growth Models in Asian Countries.” This is  rare opportunity to join a two-year research collaboration and a global movemen...

06/12/2021

Our project Inclusive Wise Waste Cities now has its own LinkedIn presence. The project is funded both by the Dutch Research Council and the National Science Foundation China and aims to develop analytical tools to clarify the effects of emerging waste management systems in cities, design an approach for infrastructure management that is more inclusive and will validate their results in cities in the Netherlands and in China.

In this project, we collaborate with researchers from TU Delft and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) and with Peking University, City University Hong Kong and Tongji University in China. Together the partners analyse how in neighbourhoods of major Chinese and Dutch cities waste is currently collected, processed and recycled. We will also study the value chain for waste management in those locations, which roles organizations and social groups play in the chain and how they are affected by possible changes to the way this chain is organized.

Inclusive Wise Waste Cities | 13 volgers op LinkedIn. A Sino-Dutch network, to develop integrated decision-making tools for the design of inclusive wise-waste cities. | IWWCS is a collaborative, interdisciplinary research project carried out between researchers, experts and analysts in the Netherlan...

30/11/2021

On December 16th Prof. Alessandra Arcuri, Erasmus School of Law, will present her new book "Technocracy and the Law", which she co-edited with Florin Coman-Kund. The book focuses on whether and how experts involved in policymaking can and should be held accountable by combining theoretical analysis with insights from a wide variety of case studies.

The event will be in hybrid form and it is possible to sign up for it already now.

Research seminar Technocracy and the Law: Accountability, Governance and Expertise Add to calendar 2021-12-16 13:30 2021-12-16 15:00 Europe/Rome Technocracy and the Law: Accountability, Governance and Expertise Seminar Room B, Villa la Fonte/Zoom YYYY-MM-DD Print Share on Facebook Share on Twitter S...

29/11/2021

Dynamics of Inclusive Prosperity is now looking for a PhD candidate within the Values in Finance project, an interdisciplinary project between philosophy, law and management. The aim of the position will be to provide new insights into the role of ethical, social, and environmental values in financial markets.
The application deadline for this position is January 15 2022.

Current research in finance as well as current developments in financial markets show increasing interest in incorporating ethical, social, and environmental values into finance theory and practice. Financial markets are witnessing continued and steady increase in inflows of capital with global sust...

25/11/2021

We want to congratulate our Scientific Director Martin de Jong on his Inaugural Lecture which was held on November 12th. We used this opportunity to gather one last time before stricter Corona measures were enacted again, and to listen to his ideas on Inclusive Prosperity and his suggestions on how to change currently existing boardrooms to guarantee inclusion and prosperity for everyone.

Martin was so kind to expand upon his lecture in his latest blogpost West of Eden. Congratulations once again!

On the inaugural lecture on Inclusive Prosperity by Martin de Jong.

23/11/2021

The number of people smoking has been in strong decline over the last couple of decades. Where previously non-smokers where forced to sit in a small separate side room in restaurants if they wanted to avoid cigarette smoke as much as possible, it has now become the norm that restaurants are non-smoking environments to protect the health of both guests and employees. Smoking has become more and more socially unacceptable, and the government has been following suit by implementing new laws and regulations which restrict smoking in public spaces. But companies, be it to***co companies, oil companies, etc., have been and are still trying to fight back against these restrictions by directly influencing either scientists or policymakers in their decision-making.

Yogi Hendlin, assistant professor at the Erasmus School of Philosophy, has recently published the article "The disinformation playbook: how industry manipulates the science-policy process—and how to restore scientific integrity" together with scientists from the Union of Concerned Scientists in the Journal of Public Health Policy in which they describe the measures companies take to protect their interests over public interests, but also outline steps the scientific community should take to shield science from corporate interference:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057%2Fs41271-021-00318-6

In addition to some extremely useful diagrams and tables of the various stages of disinformation and how to fight back, this article provides a great overview of how many industries from pharmaceutical to to***co and e-cigarettes to chemical to fossil fuels undermine democracy, the environment, and public health.

This short and accessible paper can be useful for policymakers, teachers and students, and those who wish for a concise analytic summary. For more information on the industry disinformation playbook, see the Union of Concerned Scientist's own site: https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/disinformation-playbook

22/11/2021

On November 8 Lieselot Bisschop, professor for Public & Private Interests at the Erasmus School of Law, sat down with Vers Beton Live to discuss co***ne trade and crime at the port of Rotterdam.

More than 61.000kg of drugs have already been seized at the port in 2021 alone compared to the 40.000kg last year. The actual scale of drugs that come into the country undetected is unclear, but it is evident that the port and drug trafficking are closely linked.

A summary of the discussion (in Dutch) with a link to the broadcast can be found on our website.

Lieselot Bisschop sprak bij de talkshow Vers Beton Live over de publiek-private samenwerking binnen de Rotterdamse haven.

08/11/2021

On November 25th the Center for the Economics of Mutuality is organizing a forum on the theme: A Call for Courageous Leadership. Transforming Business Performance for People, Planet and Profit.

There has never been a time in which it has been more urgent for us to change and align business practices to benefit people and planet than now. The role of business must be redefined and together, we are committed to accelerating the transition to the next era of purpose-driven capitalism. In that spirit, the Forum will feature the practical application of putting purpose into practice in a Dutch/European context through the Economics of Mutuality. During the symposium we’ll be exploring these topics through keynote speeches, panel discussions, masterclasses and workshops.

The event will take place at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands on 25th November 2021; 1:00 – 6:00 pm CET

Event information It is our pleasure to invite you to attend the upcoming Center for the Economics of Mutuality Forum at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands on 25th November 2021; 1:00 – 6:00 pm CET. Our theme is A Call for Courageous Leadership. Transforming Business Performance for ...

05/11/2021

Prof.dr. W.M. (Martin) de Jong, appointed as professor of Dynamics of Inclusive Prosperity at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) and Erasmus School of Law (ESL), will publicly accept his appointment on Friday 12 November 2021 with an inaugural lecture entitled: 'Inclusive Capitalism: Laying the institutional foundations for inclusive prosperity'.

The ceremony will start promptly at 16:00 hrs in the Aula of the university (Erasmus building), Burgemeester Oudlaan 50 Rotterdam.

The reception will take place in the same building afterwards.

You can also attend the ceremony via the following live stream: https://eur.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=6901f24b-7458-4459-87bc-adb900873ff5

07/06/2021

Register now! - Book launch on the 21st of June 2021
Jan Tinbergen was the first Nobel Prize winner in Economics and one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. This book argues that his crucial contribution is the theory of economic policy and the legitimation of economic expertise in service of the state.

Book launch 'Jan Tinbergen and the Rise of Economic Expertise'

16/04/2021

In the past year, we have seen countless memes of blundering politicians. These videos, photos, images and written parodies were often top-level entertainment and helped us through the hardship of corona, which is lasting longer in Europe than in many other places. Martin de Jong wonders if there is a darker side to this fun and whether the dismal picture they draw of key politicians in liberal-democratic Europe is not actually revealing of how much we are in need of a quantum leap in the quality of our leadership.

Martin de Jong wonders whether liberal-democratic Europe is in need of a quantum leap in the quality of leadership.