Oikos is the Economics Society of Presidency University established in 2015. It serves to demonstrate that the all of our lives are inextricably intertwined.
John Maynard Keynes once remarked, “Even the most practical man of affairs is usually in the thrall of the ideas of some long-dead economist.”
It is an irrefutable fact that economics pervades almost every aspect of our existence. And any organized pursuit of a social science that occupies a space of such immense importance in all of public discourse must involve questioning conventional wisdom a
10/02/2020
Whether you are confused about the Union budget 2020 or want to participate in heated arguments on this year's budget, we have just the right event for you. Join us on 11th Feb, 2020 at 3:45 p.m. to be a part of the conversation.
04/02/2020
OIKOS, Presidency University Economics Society, is all set to host a talk by Professor Partha Ray (IIM Calcutta) on the Union Budget 2020-21, on 11th February 2020 from 3:45 pm onwards. Students interested to attend the talk may register through the following link.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejGWtrE3TgRsGv_qEDn4rmWS42t48areuf2yI-R63nKO-Mzw/viewform
24/11/2019
Oikos is set to host its first debate competition on 29th November, 3:00 pm at the department of economics. We are more than happy to announce that we have made our departmental activity open to the department of political science as well , keeping in mind the spirit of the event. We are gradually working towards hosting future events, which will include every department of this esteemed University. Registration starts from 11.11.2019 . We will announce the motion one day prior to the event at the department of economics . There will be prizes and certificates for two best speakers (for and against) and participation certificate for all. You can mail us your name and other details at [email protected] or register with our batch coordinators. For further enquiry contact:
UG 3: Sankha (9674506303)
UG 2: Dyuti (9804593348)
UG 2: Anubhab(8777215847)
UG 1: Priyanka (9330938689)
UG 1:Aishwariya (6290005965)
UG 1: Ritam(9903475825)
PG : Mahima (7686959165)
08/11/2019
This 18th of October, we had the honour of having Dr.Bimal Jalan with us. The insightful lecture and the interactive session witnessed the presence of many students and eminent professors. Oikos sincerely thanks everyone for making this event a huge success.
2nd Nobel Laureate from the Presidency University Economics Department!!
Heartfelt congratulations from OIKOS to Prof. Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee for being one of the recipients of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 2019.
The 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kramer "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty".
Prof Banerjee who was a student of the Economics Department, Presidency College, Kolkata is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
04/10/2019
No, We Don’t “Need” a Recession | by J. Bradford DeLong Business cycles can end with a rolling readjustment in which asset values are marked back down to reflect underlying fundamentals, or they can end in depression and mass unemployment. There is never any good reason why the second option should prevail.
01/10/2019
Registration page for alumni of Presidency University Department of Economics
04/03/2019
http://glineq.blogspot.com/2018/12/marx-for-me-and-hopefully-for-others-too.html
Marx for me (and hopefully for others too) Yesterday I had a conversation about my work, about how and why I started studying inequality more than 30 years ago, what was my motivati...
19/11/2018
https://www.epw.in/journal/2018/42/special-articles/profit-inflation-keynes-and-holocaust.html
Profit Inflation, Keynes and the Holocaust in Bengal, 1943–44 The year 2018 marks the 75th anniversary of the Bengal famine, 1943–44. This paper argues that the famine arose from an engineered “profit inflation,” described by John Maynard Keynes in general terms as a necessary measure for “forced transferences of purchasing power” from the mass of wo...
01/11/2018
The Dollar and its Discontents | by Barry Eichengreen Having unilaterally reimposed sanctions on Iran, US President Donald Trump's administration is threatening to penalize companies doing business with the Islamic Republic by denying them access to US banks. But that could hasten the dollar's demise as the main global currency.