LSE in print

Simon Hoggart's sketch At the careers fair, someone wants to be mayor
The Guardian, 18/04/2012, p.6, Simon Hoggart
Simon Hoggart's Sketch: Passing mention of LSE attending a careers fair at a school in East London.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/apr/17/siobhan-benita-star-future|

Expert: liars seem more human
Morning Star, 17/04/2012, p.5, Unattributed
Politicians who embellish the facts often come across as stupid but to some it makes them more human, said London School of Economics senior fellow Dr Margaret Scammell.
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/news/content/view/full/117883|

LSE online

Britain is right to take the lead on cybersecurity | Nick Hopkins
guardian.co.uk (Web), 17/04/2012, Nick Hopkins
Cyber-conflict is just beginning and its effects are insidious. The UK must push the regulation of cyberspace up the global agenda. Professor Peter Sommer of the London School of Economics has urged the government to spend more on its Get Safe Online initiative.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/apr/17/britain-right-take-lead-cybersecurity|

Is the minimum wage enough?
BBC (Web), 17/04/2012, Unattributed
A new report by a professor at the London School of Economics says the GBP6.08 hourly rate that adults receive is worth less now than it was eight years ago due to rising living costs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/17746446|

Minimum wage 'lower than in 2004'
Daily Star (Web), 17/04/2012, Unattributed
The Resolution Foundation think tank said October's 11p an hour rise to GBP6.19 was the third successive below-inflation increase. The report, written by Professor Alan Manning of the London School of Economics, said that while recent caution on increases was justified, the impact of the minimum wage had now "stalled".
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/latestnews/view/246396/Minimum-wage-lower-
than-in-2004-/|

Minimum wage worth less than 2004
BBC (Web), 17/04/2012, Unattributed
The national minimum wage goes up to GBP.19 this year but it would still be lower in real terms than it was in 2004. BBC Radio 5 live Morning Reports spoke to Professor Alan Manning from the London School of Economics.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17743479|

Family planning is the key
Bennington Banner - Apr 18 at 6:00 BST
the more toxic carbon dioxide emissions are eventually created. Three years ago, the Optimum Population Trust commissioned the London School of Economics to study childbirth and its long term environmental...
http://www.benningtonbanner.com/opinion/ci_20419805/family-planning-is-key|

Friends remember Peterson as professor, aviator, trusted advisor
Lincoln Journal Star - Apr 18 at 5:05 BST
chairman of the UNL economics department from 1965 to 1975 and retired in 1991. He studied at the London School of Economics and spent two years as a Fulbright fellow in Paris and Athens, Greece. Along the...
http://journalstar.com/business/local/friends-remember-peterson-as-professor
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RE: Bangalore Namma Metro Updates
Skyscraper City - mangalore mania - Apr 18 at 2:05 BST
circumstances, he worked his way up to get a post-grad degree from Columbia and a doctorate from the London School of Economics and was considered a leading legal mind of his time. Most famously, he is acknowledged...
http://journalstar.com/business/local/friends-remember-peterson-as-professor
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FEATURE-Olympics-Stratford: a tale of two worlds
Reuters - Avril Ormsby - Apr 18 at 1:38 BST
to meet the Games deadline. "It's kind of a new start," said Tony Travers of the London School of Economics. "It's bristling with cranes and towers - just a whiff of modern China about it. A bit chaotic but...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/18/olympics-stratford-idUSL6E8FA2JZ20120418?feedType=RSS&feedName=cyclicalConsumer
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El transporte, talón de Aquiles de Londres 2012 (translate)
Ideal Digital - Apr 18 at 1:15 BST
los embotellamientos a finales de julio y principios de agosto. Tony Travers, un experto en transporte de la London School of Economics (LSE), asegura que es muy difícil predecir cómo soportará el sistema
http://www.ideal.es/granada/rc/20120418/deportes/mas-deporte/transporte-talon-aquiles-londres-201204172310.html|

After The Arab Spring: Power Shift In The Middle East?: Panel Discussion
The List - Apr 18 at 0:42 BST
revolutions and politics of the region. 1 May May 1, 6.30pm–8pm at Old Theatre, Old Building at London School Of Economics, London.
http://www.list.co.uk/event/20297188-after-the-arab-spring-power-shift-in-the-middle-east-panel-discussion/|

Let them heat cake
Northern Housing - Apr 18 at 0:21 BST
by the conclusion of the year-long hills review last month. In March 2011, Professor John Hills of the London School of Economics ( LSE) was commissioned to take...
http://www.housingexcellence.co.uk/features/let-them-heat-cake|

Wallace Peterson
KHAS-TV - Apr 17 at 23:55 BST
from UNL and stayed on to teach until he turned 70 in 1991. He studied abroad at the London School of Economics and the Handelschochschule in St. Gallen, Switzerland and also spent two years as a Fulbright...
http://www.khastv.com/news/obits/147796635.html|

Η επικεφαλής του συνδυασμού "ΟΧΙ" Μαρία Νεγρεπόντη – Δελιβάνη (translate)
Tolmi - daskalos - Apr 17 at 23:36 BST
διδακτορικό της (Doctorat d' Etat es Sciences Economiques) με άριστα και διάκριση, και με εξειδικευμένες σπουδές στα Παν/μια London School of Economics, Berkeley (ΗΠΑ) και Ευρωπαϊκό Πανεπιστημιακό Ινστιτούτο...
http://www.tolmi.gr/2012/04/%CE%B7-%CE%B5%CF%80%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B5%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%AE%CF%82-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%B4%CF%85%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%8D-%CE%BF%CF%87%CE%B9-%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%81/|

50 años de The Rolling Stones (translate)
Diario Expansión - Apr 17 at 22:31 BST
más legendarias de la historia. Era Dartford, al sudeste de la ciudad. Mick Jagger se dirigía a la London School of Economics y Keith Richards al Sidcup Art College. Ambos habían sido compañeros de clase anteriormente...
http://www.expansion.com/2012/04/16/tendencias/1334603033.html|

Europe seeks new social model
Today Online - Apr 17 at 22:11 BST
than a little exaggerated. BLOOMBERG Iain Begg is a professorial research fellow at the European Institute of the London School of Economics & Political Science.
http://www.todayonline.com/Commentary/EDC120418-0000012/Europe-seeks-new-social-model|

Streaming schoolchildren by ability is good news for girls but bad news for boys
PhysOrg.com - Apr 17 at 22:07 BST
the Journal of Labor Economics, a research team from the University of Warwick’s Economics department and the London School of Economics looked at data from all secondary schools in England to determine the...
http://phys.org/news/2012-04-streaming-schoolchildren-ability-good-news.html|

16:25 "A história está sendo twitada", diz o sociólogo Sérgio Amadeu (translate)
Correio Braziliense - Apr 17 at 21:26 BST
perdiam o direito sobre suas criações. Eles precisavam ceder os direitos para a indústria", diz Branco. "Estudos da London School of Economics dizem que essa prática (de download de músicas) não está afetando...
http://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/app/noticia/diversao-e-arte/2012/04/17/interna_diversao_arte,298325/a-historia-esta-sendo-twitada-diz-o-sociologo-sergio-amadeu.shtml|

Recortes y datos del sistema sanitario (translate)
El País - El País - Apr 17 at 20:16 BST
nacional de salud. Cuando en Europa se discutía la creación del Estado del Bienestar, Richard Titmuss, desde la London School of Economics lo supo ver con claridad al sentenciar: "Un servicio para los pobres...
http://ccaa.elpais.com/ccaa/2012/04/17/andalucia/1334674234_508628.html|

Congresswoman DeLauro: Ryan Budget Contrary to Catholic Teaching
Christian Post - Napp Nazworth - Apr 17 at 18:30 BST
go to a Catholic school was when I went to graduate school and when I went to the London School of Economics. I'm often asked by press what it is that motivates me. The way I reply to that is not the 22 years...
http://www.christianpost.com/news/congresswoman-delauro-ryan-budget-contrary-to-catholic-teaching-73381/|

LSE: Credible policy can drive green investment
E2BPulse - Apr 17 at 17:19 BST
help to boost investor confidence and unlock much needed private sector investment, according to new research by the London School of Economics (LSE). The report, by Dimitri Zenghelis, Senior Visiting Fellow...
http://e2bpulse.com/Articles/309276/E2B/Pulse/News/News_Articles/2012/LSE
_Credible_policy.aspx|

Inequality guru sees "French Roosevelt" in Hollande
Yahoo! UK and Ireland - Apr 17 at 17:00 BST
tax rates by 20 percent. NEW INEQUALITY FINDINGS Piketty studied mathematics and economics in Paris and at the London School of Economics (LSE), gaining his doctorate at only 22, before moving to the Massachusetts...
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/inequality-guru-sees-french-roosevelt-hollande-15530
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Crowded Transportation System Could Derail London Olympics
Jakarta Globe - Apr 17 at 16:49 BST
Eurostar passengers from France and Belgium directly to the Olympic site. Tony Travers, a transport expert at the London School of Economics, said it was difficult to predict how the transport network would

Getting back to growth
Public Service - Apr 17 at 15:17 BST
growth policies than the current mish-mash. Professor John Van Reenen is director of the Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics ( LSE)

UK minimum wage lower than in 2004
Press TV - Apr 17 at 14:12 BST
in some sense it's been a victim of its own success,” said Professor Alan Manning, of the London School of Economics. "Given the scale of the challenge now facing living standards, it might be time to think...

América Latina: qué comerciar y cómo comerciar, esa es la cuestión (translate)
Punta del Este - Apr 17 at 13:02 BST
primas", explicó Linsker. Antes de formar parte de Control Risks, Linsker fue profesor de política latinoamericana en la London School of Economics (LSE) al tiempo que trabajaba en su tesis de doctorado sobre...

Higher Inflation In March Hasn't Changed BoE's View, Says Posen
INO.com - Apr 17 at 12:50 BST
rate doesn't come down on a sustained basis, then we have to rethink", he said at the London School of Economics on Tuesday. One month or even one quarter data is not enough to change the view, Posen added...

BOE Posen: Europe Needs Countercyclical Budget Rules
EuroInvestor - Apr 17 at 12:30 BST
Adam Posen said Tuesday. Posen, who was speaking in a personal capacity, told a conference organized by the London School of Economics and the Centre for European Reform that Europe's new fiscal compact is...
http://www.euroinvestor.com/news/2012/04/17/boe-posen-europe-needs-countercyclical-budget-rules/11961686|

Ceny rosną a płaca minimalna się kurczy (translate)
Wirtualna Polska - Apr 17 at 11:10 BST
pracownikom w Wielkiej Brytanii - stwierdził rzecznik Departamentu ds. Biznesu, Innowacji i Umiejętności. Prof. Alan Manning, wykładowca prestiżowej London School of Economics, wzywa rząd do "podjęcia radykalnych...
http://polonia.wp.pl/kat,1010223,title,Kryzys-na-Wyspach-ceny-rosna-ale-nie-pensje,wid,14416387,wiadomosc.html?ticaid=1e4b1|

BOE Posen: Assuming Euro Here To Stay
ForexLive - Market News International - Apr 17 at 10:30 BST
the continent. “I am assuming the euro is here to stay,” Posen said in a speech at
the London School of Economics. “The question is – how miserable are we going to make people,” he
added. The crisis in the...
http://www.forexlive.com/blog/2012/04/17/boe-posen-assuming-euro-here-to-stay/|

Transport: the Achilles heel of the London Olympics
Yahoo! Singapore - Apr 17 at 10:26 BST
jams during the end of July and the beginning of August. Tony Travers, a transport expert at the London School of Economics (LSE), said it was very difficult to predict how the transport network would cope
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/transport-achilles-heel-london-olympics-170427809.html;_ylt=A0LkuM82N41PyjoAMAlnnNp_;_ylu=X3oDMTNxcHNiNzZqB
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Η παράδοση του ΑΠΘ στις διακρίσεις, συνεχίζεται (translate)
Pathfinder - GoodNews - Apr 17 at 8:05 BST
του Παγκόσμιου Οργανισμού Εμπορίου! Η ομάδα φοιτητών του Τμήματος Νομικής του Α.Π.Θ ξεπέρασε ακόμα και το London School of Economics. Είναι η 3η φορά που το Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης διακρίνεται...
http://news.pathfinder.gr/good-news/784463.html|

Flatlining: Minimum Wage Lower Than In 2004, Report Claims
Huffington Post UK - Apr 17 at 6:55 BST
£6.19 was the third successive below inflation increase. The report, written by Professor Alan Manning of the London School of Economics, said that while recent caution on increases was justified, the impact...
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/04/16/minimum-wage-lower-than-2004-
resolution-foundation-james-plunkett_n_1428410.html|

LSE on TV/radio

BBC Radio 4 (17 April)
Today
Alan Manning commented on his new report on the minimum wage.

Also on:

• BBC Radio 1 (17 April)
  Newsbeat
• BBC Radio Scotland (17 April)
  Good Morning Scotland