LSE in print

It's a party reality check, as well as a battle for councils
The Guardian, 03/04/2012, p.11, Tony Travers
Article by Tony Travers, director of the Greater London group at the London School of Economics.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/apr/02/may-elections-stake-main-parties|

Support for Unctad could make a real difference
Financial Times, 03/04/2012, p.10, Unattributed
Letter by Robert H. Wade, Department of International Development, London School of Economics.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/84572dc6-7a55-11e1-9c77-00144feab49a.html#axzz1qrvB7trp|

Radio Choices
The Times, 03/04/2012, p.16, Sarah Vine
The Public Philosopher Radio 4, 9am The Harvard political philosopher Michael Sandel has a uniquely vibrant teaching style, one that has resulted in his lectures being attended by thousands of students. He is engaging, clever and unpretentious, and his approach manages to be both intellectually challenging and accessible. Now listeners have a chance to hear his approach to issues of current concern via a series of events at the London School of Economics.

Radio choice
The Daily Telegraph, 03/04/2012, p.32, Gillian Reynolds

'A meritless and damaging proposal'
The Times, 03/04/2012, p.22, Unattributed
Sir, The undersigned are major donors to British universities. We support the universities of Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, Glasgow, Manchester, Oxford and the LSE. Some of us are also fundraisers for these universities. We oppose most strongly the proposed restriction on tax deductibility for philanthropic giving.

Valencia in ambitious mood
Lloyd's List, 03/04/2012, p.6, Roger Hailey
Spanish hub Valencia has ambitious plans to become a container gateway to the heart of Europe by exploiting new rail freight links to the French border from 2015. Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia chairman and chief executive Rafael Aznar gave a presentation at the London School of Economics to outline the state-owned port's vision of the future: being a mix-hub gateway, thinking beyond the traditional home market of Madrid.
http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/ports-and-logistics/article395333.ece|

LSE online

Success can’t just be measured in dollars and cents, report says
National Post | News - Joseph Brean - Apr 3 at 6:10 BST
reads the report, co-edited with Prof. Helliwell by leading American economist Jeffrey Sachs and Richard Layard of the London School of Economics. “The economist assumes that individuals are rational decision-makers...
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/04/03/world-happiness-report-canada/|

Syria vows April 10 troop pullout from cities; U.S. skeptical
Austin American Statesman - Edith M. Lederer - Apr 3 at 4:59 BST
point, but not for the rebels," said Fawaz Gerges, director of the Middle East Center at the London School of Economics. He said the conflict could become a "war by proxy" with powerful rivals, such as Iran...
http://www.statesman.com/news/world/syria-vows-april-10-troop-pullout-from-cities-2279737.html?cxtype=rss_world|

Kogo nienawidzą Grecy? Oto wróg publiczny nr 1. (translate)
Forsal.pl - Apr 3 at 4:40 BST
Departamentu Europejskiego MFW obecnie odpowiedzialny za programy MFW w Grecji i Portugalii uczestniczył ostatnio w dyskusji panelowej na London School of Economics. >>> Zobacz też: Bezrobocie w Grecji: młodzi...
http://forsal.pl/artykuly/607490,poul_thomsen_wrog_publiczny_nr_1_w_grecji.html|

Jay Taylor Discusses Whether China Can Save the Western Economies with Paul van Eden and Adrian Day on Thomson Reuters ONE
Yahoo! Finance - Apr 2 at 23:13 BST
a pioneer in promoting the benefits of global investing in the United States. An honors graduate of the London School of Economics, Adrian is widely recognized for his global investment commentaries and published...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/jay-taylor-discusses-whether-china-201403352.html|

Jay Taylor Discusses Whether China Can Save the Western Economies with Paul van Eden and Adrian Day on his Weekly VoiceAmerica Radio Show, "Turning Hard Times into Good Times"
Individual.com - Apr 2 at 21:20 BST
a pioneer in promoting the benefits of global investing in the United States. An honors graduate of the London School of Economics, Adrian is widely recognized for his global investment commentaries and published...
http://www.individual.com/storyrss.php?story=154704653&hash=4dab6adfcce254f247abdd54bb3cedc2|

Jay Taylor Discusses Whether China Can Save the Western Economies with Paul van Eden and Adrian... (translate)
elPeriódico.com - Apr 2 at 21:17 BST
a pioneer in promoting the benefits of global investing in the United States. An honors graduate of the London School of Economics, Adrian is widely recognized for his global investment commentaries and published...
http://bolsa.elperiodico.com/noticias-actualidad/notasDePrensa/Jay-Taylor-
Discusses-Whether-China-Can-Save-the-Western-Economies-with-Paul-van-Eden-and-Adrian-Day--HUG1599569--ad6eb2cd7221d9e5f78c7bcd1e41373b.html|

Planet Under Pressure - Inside the anti-growth lobby
The Commentator - Apr 2 at 20:45 BST
Rowan Douglas (CEO, Global Analytics, Willis Re UK), Lord Martin Rees (Astronomer Royal) and Lord Anthony Giddens (Professor, London School of Economics).
That said, in clichéd style, we save the best till...
http://www.thecommentator.com/article/1061/planet_under_pressure_inside_the
_anti_growth_lobby|

Gulf plan could be blank check for Syrian rebels
News Talk 990 AM WNTP - Apr 2 at 20:18 BST
point, but not for the rebels," said Fawaz Gerges, Director of the Middle East Center at the London School of Economics. He said the conflict could become a "war by proxy" with powerful international players...
http://www.wntp.com/article.aspx?id=4f8f38ef-d271-4a04-bb8a-cac919fc362b&catid=0|

Vertrouwelingen van Moebarak gaan nog steeds hun gang (translate)
Het Laatste Nieuws - Apr 2 at 20:15 BST
dat Youssef Boutros-Ghali, Moebaraks toenmalige minister van Financiën, gezien werd terwijl hij een publieke bijeenkomst bijwoonde in de London School of Economics (LSE). Leden van de universiteit begeleidden...
http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/9556/Opstand-in-Midden-Oosten/article/detail/1417871/2012/04/02/Vertrouwelingen-van-Moebarak-gaan-nog-steeds-hun-gang.dhtml?utm_source=RSSReader&utm_medium=RSS|

ECB meeting at a wobbly moment
Financial Times - Ralph Atkins - Apr 2 at 20:12 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/2012/04/02/ecb-meeting-at-a-wobbly-moment/?#axzz1qxZlDsQQ|

‘Startling’ Burma poll results signal ‘new era’ – and hardliner backlash?
Democracy Digest - Demdigest - Apr 2 at 19:42 BST
a “strategic symbiosis” with some of the military and ex-generals, said Maung Zarni , a Burma analyst at the London School of Economics. “They need her and she needs them to break the 25 years of political...
http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/04/startling-burma-poll-results-signal-new-
era-and-hardliner-backlash/|

Cyber spying plan 'could put off new UK business'
Channel 4 - Apr 2 at 19:08 BST
Some commentators say the move would further erode civil liberties, while others, like Professor Peter Sommer from the London School of Economics, doubt the financial case for it. What little is known of the...
http://www.channel4.com/news/cyber-spying-plan-could-put-off-new-uk-business|

Autism Awareness Month Kicks off With Distressing News about Autism Rate and Cost
EMax Health - Denise Reynolds RD - Apr 2 at 19:02 BST
have an IQ of 70 or less. The costs were compiled by researchers Martin Knapp PhD of the London School of Economics and David Mandell ScD of the University of Pennsylvania. Multiple sources were used to calculate...
http://www.emaxhealth.com/1506/autism-awareness-month-kicks-distressing-news-about-autism-rate-and-cost|

Baghdad struggles within the Arab fold
Financial Times - Roula Khalaf - Apr 2 at 18:43 BST
he sees as Maliki’s responsibility in the killing of Sunni,” says Toby Dodge, Iraq expert at the London School of Economics. “The Saudis are really angry still at Maliki and the ruling Iraqi elite,” he adds...
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/43e6d78a-7cb9-11e1-8a27-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/home_middleeast/feed//product#axzz1qrvB7trp|

Solo un paso más en el duro camino del ajuste (translate)
ABC.es - susana alcelay - Apr 2 at 18:11 BST
no sea suficiente», dice Santiago Carbó, catedrático de la Universidad de Granada. Para Luis Garicano, catedrático de la London School of Economics, «se echa de menos un camino hacia la consolidación fiscal...
http://www.abc.es/20120402/economia/abci-presupuestos-generales-estado-201204021721.html|

Seeking Happiness on a Finite and Human-Shaped Planet
New York Times - ANDREW C. REVKIN - Apr 2 at 16:45 BST
prepared for this conference by economists John Helliwell of the University of British Columbia, Richard Layard at the London School of Economics and Jeffrey D. Sachs of Columbia University (the ). You can...
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/02/seeking-happiness-on-a-finite-and-human-shaped-planet/?ref=energy-environment|

Por primera vez hay más súper ricos en el sudeste asiático, China y Japón que en Estados Unidos (translate)
El Diario Financiero - Apr 2 at 16:34 BST
se expandió 1,6% en 2011, Asia consiguió un crecimiento económico de 7,9%. El profesor de la London School of Economics, Danny Quah, previó que para 2050, el centro gravitacional económico del mundo, una medida...
http://www.df.cl/por-primera-vez-hay-mas-super-ricos-en-el-sudeste-asiatico-china-y-japon-que-en-estados-unidos/prontus_df/2012-03-30/224101.html| 

Las tesis doctorales son políticamente peligrosas (translate)
El Mundo - Apr 2 at 15:59 BST
de Muamar el Gadafi, fue acusado igualmente de plagiar su tesis doctoral. Realizada la misma en la prestigiosa London School of Economics, parece que con la desaparición de su padre y la caída de su régimen...
http://www.elmundo.es/blogs/elmundo/consejoeditorial/2012/04/02/las-tesis-doctorales-son-politicamente.html|

Martin Currie GblPrt : Final Results
Investegate - Apr 2 at 15:42 BST
non-executive director, across a variety of companies (including investment trusts), and is also currently a governor of the London School of Economics. I am confident that I leave the chair of the company...
http://www.investegate.co.uk/article.aspx?id=201204021520356335A|

Milton Friedman, Inflation Dove
Forbes.com - cover tech policy - Apr 2 at 15:36 BST
and interpreters of Keynes, I remaining largely unaffected and if anything somewhat hostile⦠Lerner was trained at the London School of Economics, where the dominant view was that the depression was an inevitable...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timothylee/2012/04/02/milton-friedman-inflation-dove/?feed=rss_home|

Bob Ward: Another Researcher Falls Victim to the Echo Chamber of Climate Change Denial
Huffington Post UK - Bob Ward - Apr 2 at 15:14 BST
Ward is policy and communications director at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at London School of Economics and Political Science.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/bob-ward/another-researcher-falls-_b_1396044.html|

Δέκα μέρη που δε βολεύουν για σεξ (translate)
Pulse - Apr 2 at 15:07 BST
Και μάλιστα με τη... σφραγίδα του London School of Economics. Δεν το λέει κανένας τυχαίος... 29/3 08:20 Συγκεκριμένα ο Ιταλός τεχνικός δήλωσε: "Ήταν ένας... ηλίθιος τραυματισμός αλλά δεν έφταιγε ο Αγουέρο...
http://www.pulse.gr/deka-meri-volefoyn-sex/news/2661199/|

Dogmatisme, conflits d'intérêts, la science économique suspectée (translate)
Le Monde - Apr 2 at 15:05 BST
"Pourquoi personne n'avait-il prévu (cette) crise ?", a-t-elle demandé au gratin des économistes britanniques réunis à la London School of Economics, à l'automne 2008. Une des réponses possibles à cette question...
http://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2012/04/02/dogmatisme-conflits-d-interets-la-science-economique-suspectee_1678875_3234.html|

Book that explains Gaddafi's crazy life and brutal death
Media: Greenslade | guardian.co.uk - Roy Greenslade - Apr 2 at 15:03 BST
Seif (or Saif), the one who spent time presenting essays written by other people to tutors at the London School of Economics.
Hilsum writes about his libel action against the Sunday Telegraph, which he won...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2012/apr/02/muammar-gaddafi-saif-al-islam-gaddafi|

Despair and hope in the tale of two tyrannies
Canberra Times - Apr 2 at 14:59 BST
a rock star,'' the Jakarta Globe quoted Maung Zarni, a Burmese expert and a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics, as saying. And the government is promising a general election in 2015. The world...
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/opinion/politics/despair-and-hope-in-the-tale-of-two-tyrannies-20120402-1w8pi.html|

Adnan Al-Daini: By George, British Politics is Opening Up
Huffington Post UK - Adnan Al-Daini - Apr 2 at 14:11 BST
believable. Nobody believes what they say." The report "Reading The Riots" commissioned by the Guardian and the London School of Economics quotes a 23 year old man from Liverpool who took part in the UK...
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/adnan-aldaini/by-george-british-politic_b_
1395939.html|

The Public Philosopher
BBC - Radio 4 and 4 Extra Blog - Paula McDonnell - Apr 2 at 13:26 BST
Post categories: Radio 4 Paula McDonnell 09:18, Monday, 2 April 2012 Editors note: Harvard political philosopher Michael Sandal visits the London School of Economics for a series of public discussions in...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radio4/2012/04/the_public_philosopher.html|

Pedro Schwartz: 'La amnistía fiscal es un intento desesperado de rebañar' (translate)
Inter Economia - Apr 2 at 12:56 BST
-Iba para diplomático, pero el franquismo me lo impidió. -Y se metió a contable. -Me metí en la London School of Economics. -¿Para estudiar las crisis? -Para estudiar por qué actuamos las personas...
http://www.intereconomia.com/noticias-gaceta/opinion/pedro-schwartz-amnistia-fiscal-un-desesperado-rebanar-20120402|

Study of the Day: Want Happiness? Just Change Your Personality
Atlantic Monthly - Hans Villarica - Apr 2 at 12:34 BST
Have Healthier People English Is an Overwhelmingly Positive Language METHODOLOGY : Psychologists from the University of Manchester and London School of Economics and Political Science used a large...
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/04/study-of-the-day-want-happiness
-just-change-your-personality/254553/|

Walker's World: Euro crisis not over
UPI - Apr 2 at 11:46 BST
to more than 5 percent, which suggests the markets doubt that Spain is out of trouble. Moreover, as London School of Economics Professor Paul De Grauwe notes: "The banks channeled only a fraction of the liquidity...
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Analysis/Walker/2012/04/02/Walkers-World-Euro
-crisis-not-over/UPI-31901333362600/?spt=hs&or=an|

Brian Herlihy
AllAfrica.com - Apr 2 at 10:55 BST
of African economics. Herlihy holds a MSc (Development Studies African Economics) and BA (Economics and Philosophy) from the London School of Economics and Boston College respectively. Read comments. Write...
http://myafrica.allafrica.com/view/people/main/id/08QzzTbUpS7jim0-.html|

Låg lojalitet i EU-parlamentet (translate)
Riksdag & Departement - Apr 2 at 10:51 BST
Votewatch hämtar information om parlamentsledamöternas aktiviteter som sedan bryts ned och analyseras med metoder utvecklade av forskare vid London School of Economics and Political Science. Syftet är att...
http://www.rod.se/moderaterna-p%C3%A5-tv%C3%A4ren-i-eu-parlamentet|

Asia leads in number of centa-millionaires
Journal-Gazette - Sanat Vallikappen - Apr 2 at 10:26 BST
to a point near the Suez Canal today, the report said, citing calculations by Danny Quah of the London School of Economics. The number and concentration of centa-millionaires accentuates the trajectory of...
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20120402/BIZ13/304029990/-1/BIZ09|

Moscas en la sopa (translate)
Acento - Apr 2 at 9:35 BST
Graduado y profesor de la PUCMM-RSTA y posee un Máster de la London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Actualmente cursa estudios de Finanzas, Economía y Derecho en Queen Mary University London...
http://www.acento.com.do/index.php/blog/3883/78/Moscas-en-la-sopa.html|

伦敦奥运会究竟要烧掉多少钱？ (translate)
Forbes China - Apr 2 at 9:16 BST
但再说一次，后期回报相当可观。伦敦政治经济学院（ London School of Economics）“大伦敦研究小组”主任托尼•特拉弗斯（Tony Travers）研究了奥运会对举办城市的影响。他向《纽约时报》表示：“对伦敦奥运会规划、建筑风格、设计、项目管理和建造的宣传格外出色。这无疑将传递出这样一个信息：英国人擅长于准时交付大型项目。” 标签：伦敦
http://www.forbeschina.com/review/201203/0015997.shtml|

Kritik mot förslag att stänga sociala medier (translate)
Sveriges Radio - Apr 2 at 8:34 BST
eller gäng var särskilt centrala för organiseringen eller uppkomsten av kravallerna, säger Tim Newburn, professor i kriminologi vid London School of Economics. I början av augusti i fjol förvandlades städer...
http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=406&artikel=5044474|

La domesticación de los traders (translate)
El Cronista Comercial - Robin Wigglesworth - Apr 2 at 7:41 BST
disciplinadas no serán totalmente negativas para los bancos. Una investigación realizada conjuntamente por la London Business School, la London School of Economics y la Open University (en la que se entrevistaron...
http://www.cronista.com/especiales/La-domesticacion-de-los-traders-20120402-0020.html|

La pesada carga de la economía española (translate)
El Cronista Comercial - Victor Mallet - Apr 2 at 7:41 BST
catástrofe que era inminente a causa de un sistema financiero estrangulado, dijo el profesor Luis Garicano, de la London School of Economics. Sin embargo, aun así algunos analistas son pesimistas sobre las...
http://www.cronista.com/especiales/La-pesada-carga-de-la-economia-espaola-20120402-0036.html|

Μηνύματα να αποφύγουν τον λαϊκισμό και τις προεκλογικές υποσχέσεις στέλνει η Κρ. Λαγκάρντ στα ελληνικά κόμματα. «Η... (translate)
Ethnos - Apr 2 at 7:35 BST
της επόμενης δόσης. Αλλωστε, ο επικεφαλής της αποστολής του ΔΝΤ για την Ελλάδα, Πολ Τόμσεν, μιλώντας πρόσφατα στο London School of Economics, κατέστησε σαφές ότι η δημοσιονομική προσαρμογή πρέπει να συνεχιστεί
http://www.ethnos.gr/article.asp?catid=22770&subid=2&pubid=63638627|

Interview with Galal Maktari, founder of the Independent Yemen Group, Filippo Dionigi
Open Democracy - Apr 2 at 7:29 BST
long time, and studied for a doctorate u nder the guidance of the late Fred Halliday of the London School of Economics. He has worked as a lecturer at the University of Oran in Algeria, a consultant in various...
http://www.opendemocracy.net/filippo-dionigi/interview-with-galal-maktari-founder-of-independent-yemen-group|

Jeneé Osterheldt | Policy combats warped self-image
KansasCity.com: Front Page - Apr 2 at 7:26 BST
And so is the social pressure.
Anorexia is a socially transmitted disorder, according to new research by the London School of Economics and Political Science. The study, to be published in Economica later...
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/01/3525753/policy-combats-warped-self-image.html|

How to prepare for public health reforms
The Guardian (blog) (2 April 2012)
Far from the simple anxiety of those threatened by healthy competition, it is a view supported by research from the London School of Economics and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Nearly every witness during Lambeth's investigation ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/local-government-network/2012/apr/02/public-health-local-government-prepares?newsfeed=true|

Why being stressed can wreak havoc with your immune system and make you physically ill
Daily Mail (2 April 2012)
For instance, researchers at the London School of Economics have warned that a growing reliance on fat and salt-laden fast food and time-saving technology, coupled with long working hours, is sending blood pressure soaring. One third of British adults ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2124128/Why-stressed-wreak-havoc-immune-make-physically-ill.html|