LSE in print
I'll cut 10pc from Mayor's share of council tax, pledges Johnson
The Times, 19/04/2012, p.12, Anushka Asthana
By freezing the council tax precept Boris Johnson claimed he had effectively saved Londoners GBP445. Tony Travers, the local government expert at the London School of Economics, called it a "modest" cut, but one that was a signal.
LSE bloggers divine the future of academia in European politics
Times Higher Education, 19/04/2012, p.17, John Elmes
The editor of a new multidisciplinary blog run by London School of Economics academics has argued that the medium is "fundamental" for modern-day academics and their research output. Patrick Dunleavy, professor of political science and public policy, was speaking about the launch of the European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=419657&c=1
From where I sit - Filtering Bologna's muddy waters
Times Higher Education, 19/04/2012, p.19, Anne Corbett
Anne Corbett comments on the lack of clarity in the ongoing Bologna Process and construction of a European Higher Education Area.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=419661&c=1
THE Leadership and Management Awards 2012
Times Higher Education, 19/04/2012, p.24
LSE is nominated for the Knowledge Exchange / Transfer Initiative of the Year award in the THE Leadership and Management Awards 2012.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=419662&c=1
Appointments
Times Higher Education, 19/04/2012, p.29
Susan Scholefield has been appointed secretary of the London School of Economics. Susan Scholefield joins LSE from the Ministry of Defence, where she was director general of human resources and corporate services.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=419664
LSE online
Stratford - a tale of two worlds
Yahoo! UK and Ireland (Web), 18/04/2012, Unattributed
Westfield was brought forward by between five and seven years 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 on the other hand it's economic activity.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/stratford-tale-two-worlds-075446462.html;_ylt=A0LkuTxt1I5Pkz8AxwPJqMl_;_ylu=X3oDMTNyam9hcjlzBG1pdANUb3BTdG9yeSBTcG9ydHNTRgRwa2cDMGE4ZmVhMGItZDJkYS0zM2FkLWJhOTQtZjI4NDc3NmY0NjIyBHBvcwMxBHNlYwN0b3Bfc3RvcnkEdmVyA2Y0NGQzODhjLTg5NjEtMT
75% de IRPF para millonarios: ¿justicia social o castigo al rico? (translate)
El País - Andrea Rizzi - Apr 19 at 6:00 BST
la pobreza mientras las redes de protección se hacen cada vez más pequeñas. Stephen Jenkins, profesor de la London School of Economics, lleva años estudiando la desigualdad en la distribución de la renta. Según...
Social Reinsurance: A New Approach to Sustainable Community Health Financing download pdf
Comunidad El Pais - nyvuviposesu - Apr 19 at 5:37 BST
several of the country's micro-insurance schemes. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Foreword: Nicholas Barr, London School of Economics Action to improve health and facilitate access...
NALIS spotlights The Stolen Cascadura
Trinidad Guardian - Apr 19 at 4:42 BST
Convent, San Fernando and St Stephen’s College. She has a BSc in information systems management from the London School of Economics and studied medicine at Our Lady of Fatima University, Manila. Previous Article...
Inequality guru sees ‘French Roosevelt’ in candidate Hollande
IOL - Apr 19 at 4:11 BST
slash all US tax rates by 20 percent. Piketty studied mathematics and economics in Paris and at the London School of Economics, gaining his doctorate at only 22, before moving to the Massachusetts Institute...
http://www.iol.co.za/business/business-news/inequality-guru-sees-french-roosevelt-in-candidate-hollande-1.1279269
Portrait with a grim mask
Calcutta Telegraph - Apr 19 at 4:05 BST
detention without charge, stop-and-search, and ID cards. She is chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, a governor of the London School of Economics and a Master of the Bench of Middle Temple.? Sandy Nairne...
Academic Critical of Aid Assistance
Solomon Times Online - Apr 19 at 2:16 BST
the Australian steel industry was later published as her first book, and she completed her PhD at the London School of Economics (LSE) in 1954. Comments? Write a message to the Editor
Salabianca pays homage to all things English
TheStar.com.my - WILLIAM K.C. KEE - Apr 19 at 2:10 BST
Time Machine). Naturally, Chan is full of praise for the city that inspired their latest campaign. From the London School of Economics to Central St Martins, the city trains clever minds, shaping their thoughts...
Smart peers help girls but may hinder boys
Futurity.org - Kelly Parkes-Harrison-Warwick - Apr 18 at 23:37 BST
ground for insightful interventions targeting students’ ability mix as a means to improve learning standards.” Researchers from the London School of Economics contributed to the study. More news from University
http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/smart-peers-help-girls-but-may-hinder-boys/
Video: Another cruel April?
Financial Times - Isolin Jorgensen - Apr 18 at 23:02 BST
was the editor of the Central Banking journal and CentralBanking.com. Claire studied philosophy and economics at the London School of Economics. RSS James Politi is US economics and trade correspondent for...
http://blogs.ft.com/money-supply/2012/04/18/video-another-cruel-april/?Authorised=false
Wenn Maschinen" Gesellschaftspolitik machen (translate)
Die Presse - Apr 18 at 21:09 BST
E-Mails an: debatte@diepresse.comZu den AutorenIris Eisenberger studierte Rechtswissenschaften an der Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz und Politische Theorie an der London School of Economics, danach Forschungsaufenthalt...
Extremadura De Hoy - Autor : Extremadura de Hoy - Apr 18 at 20:32 BST
y ha realizado el último año una Estancia de Investigación Posdoctoral en el Centro Cañada Blanch de la London School Of Economics. Actualmente es profesor en la Facultad de Formación del Profesorado en la...
http://www.extremaduradehoy.com/modulos/mod_periodico/pub/mostrar_noticia.php?id=159407
FIECS: "Políticas Macro-prudenciales e inflación en el Perú" (translate)
El cuarto del Integrador - noreply@blogger.com (Integrador) - Apr 18 at 20:06 BST
abril de 2012 | Ponente: PhD Paul Castillo Bardalez* El señor Castillo es PhD en Economía de la London School of Economics and Political Science (2007), Master en Economía de la misma universidad y siguió...
http://www.yointegrador.com/2012/04/fiecs-politicas-macro-prudenciales-e.html
Paying to work
Mindful Money - Apr 18 at 20:03 BST
hierarchal levels. Speaking to O'Connor about the minimum wage's latest downturn, Professor Alan Manning of the London School of Economics argued in favour of targeted, systemic solutions including a "premium"...
http://mindfulmoney.co.uk/11431/economic-impact/paying-to-work.html
Speech Ben Knapen: 'Zu Hause in Europa' (Duits) (translate)
Rijksoverheid - Apr 18 at 20:03 BST
Ungleichheit geht hauptsächlich auf Veränderungen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt zurück, zum Beispiel aufgrund technologischer Entwicklungen. Alan Manning von der London School of Economics drückt es – ein wenig überspitzt...
http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten-en-publicaties/toespraken/2012/04/17/speech-ben-knapen-zu-hause-in-europa-duits.html
Oracle CFO Circle – London
IT Events - tdomf_50b0c - Apr 18 at 20:00 BST
current economic environment. He has a wealth of experience, including his most recent roles as Director of the London School of Economics and Chairman of the Financial Services Authority.
http://itevent.net/oracle-cfo-circle-london?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oracle-cfo-circle-london
Spain's Fiscal Fanaticism
The American Prospect - Yannis Palaiologos - Apr 18 at 19:56 BST
and force the government to pass additional cuts before the year is out. One, Luis Garicano of the London School of Economics, has calculated that bringing the deficit down by 3.2 percent of GDP in 2012 will...
http://prospect.org/article/spains-fiscal-fanaticism
Olympic's transport woes
IAfrica.com - Apr 18 at 19:35 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://travel.iafrica.com/destin/europe/790038.html
Letters
London Review of Books - Apr 18 at 19:08 BST
TV channel may choose to transmit so as to maximise trust in its nightly news features.
Adam Oliver
London School of Economics Paint it as you see it Seamus Perry’s essay on Samuel Palmer makes his defiance...
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v34/n08/letters
Together we stand: Leveraging synergies between African exporters
ICTSD - kpacker - Apr 18 at 18:58 BST
and Denisse Pierola are economists at the World Bank. Ferdinand Rauch just completed a Ph.D at the London School of Economics.
http://ictsd.org/i/news/bridges-africa-review/131372/
London's Big Olympic Promise
NBC Washington DC - Emily Feldman - Apr 18 at 18:04 BST
problem for finding a use for all of them, said Andrew Thornley, professor of Urban Planning at the London School of Economics. This is quite important. The number of stadiums you need for an Olympic games...
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/London-2012-Development-Future-Use-144237185.html
El Gobierno aprueba la creación de una Comisión de Expertos para la reforma del sistema universitario español (translate)
COITTCV -- Red Enseñanza y Formación - Fco. Javier Marqués Pons - Apr 18 at 17:25 BST
Universidad de Chicago. Es Catedrático de Economía y Estrategia, en el Departamento de Empresas y Economía, en la London School of Economics.
Ha sido co-director de un programa del Centre for Economic Policy...
OVS Capital expands investment team with two new hires
Hedge Week - wendy.chothia - Apr 18 at 16:38 BST
James Caird, he worked at Citigroup within the equity derivatives team. He holds a BSc (Hons) from the London School of Economics. The two additions take the OVS investment team to six people supported by...
This is Africa Presents Lamido Sanusi: Africa Person of the Year
Nigerian Times - Michael Chima Ekenyerengozi - Apr 18 at 15:50 BST
funds.
But the crisis had provided an opportunity to reveal the extent of the rot. Speaking to the London School of Economics, Mr Sanusi recently joked: “When the tide goes out, you see who has been swimming...
Wirtschaftskrise in Spanien Wie gut es uns ging (translate)
Tagesspiegel - Apr 18 at 15:32 BST
nicht die Lösung, um Arbeitslosigkeit und Staatsverschuldung zu entkommen. Einer von ihnen ist Luis Garicano, Wirtschaftsprofessor an der London School of Economics. Mit ziemlicher Sicherheit reichten die...
IMF fears $3.8 trillion forced asset sale by eurozone banks
Yahoo! UK and Ireland - Apr 18 at 15:18 BST
An escalation of the eurozone debt crisis could force European banks to sell assets worth up to $3.8 trillion by the end of 2013 with damaging consequences for the global economy, the International Monetary Fund has warned. The IMF's spring Global...
The Dangers of Monetary Intervention
Gold News - Gold Market Analysis & Gold Investment Research - Gold Price Commentary & Forecasts - Cobden Centre - Apr 18 at 15:11 BST
money and free trade. Chaired by Toby Baxendale, founder of the Hayek Visiting Teaching Fellowship Program at the London School of Economics, the Cobden Centre brings together economists, businesspeople and...
Article - Femmes et climat : une stratégie gagnant-gagnant (translate)
European Parliament - Apr 18 at 15:07 BST
et innovantes si on n'élargit pas notre champ de vision. D'après une étude réalisée par la London School of Economics et l'Institut Max Planck, les femmes auraient jusqu'à 14 fois plus de risque de mourir...
Martin Jacques: Understanding the rise of China
TFASasia - tfasasia - Apr 18 at 14:53 BST
Aichi University in Japan and the Renmin University in Beijing. Currently, Jacques is a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics Asia Research Centre.
Here Jacques shares his insights on the misconceptions...
Collective Bonapartism?
Eurozine articles - Hauke Brunkhorst - Apr 18 at 14:30 BST
gegen Hitler verstand; er emigrierte später in die Türkei. Friedrich A. Hayek war seit 1931 Professor an der London School of Economics und erbitterter Gegner seines dortigen Kollegen John Maynard Keynes. Als...
http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2012-04-17-brunkhorst-de.html
What happened to you, Asma? (translate)
FM4@ORF - Apr 18 at 14:15 BST
a trial in Libya, but under ICC supervision. International justice and conflict resolution expert, Mark Kersten, from the London School of Economics, explains how such a trial might work. Start / Pause Stumm...
http://fm4.orf.at/stories/1697523/
Spain's FIscal Fascism
The American Prospect - Yannis Palaiologos - Apr 18 at 13:48 BST
and force the government to pass additional cuts before the year is out. One, Luis Garicano of the London School of Economics, has calculated that bringing the deficit down by 3.2 percent of GDP in 2012 will...
http://prospect.org/article/spains-fiscal-fanaticism
La crise mondiale, crise structurelle de longue durée, pour sa sortie, implique une refonte des relations internationales, plus de moralité et plus de cohésion sociale (translate)
AlterInfonet - abderrahmane mebtoul - Apr 18 at 12:54 BST
sur les théories sur la recherche d'emploi et le chômage frictionnel. Christopher Pissarides, enseigne à la London School of Economics étant un spécialiste des interactions entre le marché du travail et...
http://www.alterinfo.net/La-crise-mondiale-crise-structurelle-de-longue-duree-pour-sa-sortie-implique-une-refonte-des-relations_a74823.html
Bob Ward: More Evidence That the World's Biggest Newspaper Website is Misleading its Readers About Climate Change
Huffington Post UK - Bob Ward - Apr 18 at 11:43 BST
a readership of , higher than any other newspaper. Bob Ward is policy and communications director at the at London School of Economics and Political Science. www.twitter.com/ret_ward
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/bob-ward/more-evidence-that-the-wo_b_1415380.html
Princeton, Penn and Michigan join the MOOC party
Inside Higher Ed - Steve Kolowich - Apr 18 at 11:33 BST
early last decade, when Fathom -- a Columbia University-led for-profit venture into online education that also involved the London School of Economics, the University of Chicago, and Michigan, and AllLearn...
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/04/18/princeton-penn-and-michigan-join-mooc-party
Ja si e shkatrron stresi shndetin (translate)
Koha Ditore - Apr 18 at 10:33 BST
Ekzistojnë edhe mënyra të tjera në të cilat stresi mund ta bëjë të sëmurë. Për shembull, shkencëtarët nga London School of Economics kanë gjetur lidhjen në mes ushqimit të shpejtë të kripur dhe të yndyrshëm...
http://www.kohaditore.com/?page=1,7,96103
Locals fear fate of London's divided Olympic hub
Reuters - Avril Ormsby - Apr 18 at 10:07 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/us-olympics-stratford-idUSBRE83H0BD20120418
Identity, Privacy and Trust: CCDP: It's not what you know, it's who you know
Computer Weekly - Apr 18 at 9:31 BST
routinely record information about people is obviously very dangerous…" Civil liberties groups will be meeting at the London School of Economics on Thursday 19th April to discuss how best to fight the plans...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/the-data-trust-blog/2012/04/ccdp-its-not-what-you-know-its.html
LSE on TV/radio
Sky News (19 April)
Sunrise
Tony Travers comments on the race to become London’s next Mayor.
BBC 2 (18 April)
Newsnight
Professor Emeritus Michael Zander QC comments on legal questions relating to the alleged involvement of the UK government in the rendition of a prisoner to Libya.
BBC 1 (18 April)
BBC London News
Tony Travers comments on Boris Johnson’s promise to cut Council tax if elected Mayor of London.