LSE in print
Why we should have waited to enforce austerity
Financial Times, 03/08/2012, p.11, Jonathan Portes; John Van Reenen
Piece by Jonathan Portes, director of NIESR, and John Van Reenen of LSE.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f212b1b6-dbc9-11e1-8d78-00144feab49a.html#axzz22SrWDsVv|
Institute scales back expectations of UK growth
The Guardian, 03/08/2012, p.26, Larry Elliott; lucy Roberts
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/aug/03/niesr-uk-growth-predictions|
Mark Duggan's death still needs explaining
The Independent, 03/08/2012, p.30, Unattributed
Extensive interviews with rioters conducted by researchers from the London School of Economics suggested a strong sense of unfairness as a major motivation for the London riots last year.
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-mark-
duggans-death-still-needs-explaining-8002061.html|
LSE online
Boris Johnson says his soaring popularity is just Olympics hype
guardian.co.uk (Web), 02/08/2012, Hélène Mulholland
Tony Travers, director of the Greater London group at the London School of Economics, said Johnson was serving as a "lightning conductor" for Olympic-fuelled enthusiasm for Games carefully organised by others.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/aug/02/boris-johnson-soaring-popularity-olympics|
Derek Scott obituary
guardian.co.uk (Web), 02/08/2012, Julia Langdon
Obituary of Derek Scott: He went to Liverpool University and subsequently took two master's degrees in economics at the London School of Economics and Birkbeck College, London.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/aug/02/derek-scott-obituary|
America and the Middle East: Tricky territory
The Economist (Web), 02/08/2012, Unattributed
Fawaz Gerges, a professor at the London School of Economics, is critical of Mr Obamas timidity in the region. Mr Gerges reckons that the American president’s preference for pragmatism has left him open to attacks from all sides. The left, pointing to increased drone strikes and Americas threat to veto a Palestinian bid for statehood, accuse Mr Obama of antagonism towards the Arab world.
http://www.economist.com/node/21559906?fsrc=rss|bar|
Leading from behind? Syria's invisible president
Reuters UK (Web), 02/08/2012, Dominic Evans
"(The July 18 bombing) was a great psychological shock. It will take Assad time to regain his footing and his equilibrium," said Fawaz Gerges, Director of the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/08/02/uk-syria-crisis-assad-idUKBRE8710YT20120802|
Female Flirting: Sound Business Strategy
Forbes, 02/08/2012
Researchers from UC Berkeley and the London School of Economics looked at both social charm and flirtatious behavior by conducting negotiations using male and female subjects, reporting the results in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerdooley/2012/08/02/flirt-office/|
La escena teatral como inspiración del diseño urbano (translate)
Yahoo! En Espanol - Aug 3 at 6:55 BST
Director y fundador junto con Susan Sontag del Instituto de Humanidades de Nueva York y profesor de la London School of Economics, Sennett explicó la progresión hacia una unidad de tres conceptos sociológicos...
http://es-us.noticias.yahoo.com/escena-teatral-inspiración-diseño-urbano-000000772.html|
Diplomatic disgrace
Trinidad Express - Rajiv Gopie - Aug 3 at 5:20 BST
President's Medal in 2006 for business/modern studies. He is an MSc candidate in international relations at the London School of Economics.
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/Diplomatic_disgrace-164837526.html|
Syrian Arab Army: The Value of Surrender (translate)
Asharq alawsat - Aug 3 at 5:02 BST
the Gulf and IR theories on the Middle East. Mr Al-Toraifi is currently a PhD candidate at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=2&id=30560|
NIESR scales back UK growth predictions
The Issue - THE ISSUE - Aug 3 at 4:01 BST
least one country leaves EMU and all the contagion risks this brings".
Joint work by NIESR and the London School of Economics said that the government could have avoided the current double-dip recession...
http://www.theissue.co.uk/domestic-news/niesr-scales-back-uk-growth-predictions/|
God save Boris (translate)
Capital.cl - Aug 3 at 3:50 BST
esa popularidad atrayendo inversión post Juegos Olímpicos”, asegura Tony Travers, profesor e investigador del departamento de Gobierno de London School of Economics, experto en Londres.
http://www.capital.cl/reportajes-y-entrevistas/god-save-boris.html|
America and the Middle East: Tricky territory
Chicago Tribune - The Economist - Aug 3 at 2:59 BST
But now, nearly four years on and as American elections loom, Fawaz Gerges, a professor at the London School of Economics, is critical of Mr Obama's timidity in the region. Mr Gerges reckons that the...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/nsc-america-and-the-middle-east-tricky-territory-20120802,0,2961614.story|
Rohingya, Di Mana Su Kyi? (translate)
Inilah.com - Aug 3 at 2:45 BST
orang seperti Maung Zarni, akademisi Burma yang pernah duduk dalam panel yang sama bersama Su Kyi di universitas London School of Economics Juni lalu, mengatakan bahwa, ‘Su Kyi telah sangat menolak berkomitmen...
http://web.inilah.com/read/detail/1890217/rohingya-di-mana-su-kyi|
Nicolas B. Aziz: This Year's Olympic Team Is Better Than Dream Team
Huffington Post - Nicolas B. Aziz - Aug 3 at 0:57 BST
life in addition to this year's Olympic games.
I'm currently taking a summer course at the London School of Economics and I decided to join two other alumni from my undergraduate institution in a game of...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicolas-b-aziz/team-usa-basketball-dream-team_b_1732918.html?utm_hp_ref=college&ir=College|
U.K. to Miss Deficit Target as Economy Shrinks 0.5%, Niesr Says
Washington Post - Gonzalo VinaAug 02, 2012 7:01 pm ET - Aug 3 at 0:32 BST
and the euro area will act as a drag in 2013.
Niesr published research carried out with the London School of Economics and Political Science that estimates output would be 239 billion pounds higher by 2021...
http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-M84O5M6JTSFD01-6HU5NVQ2OQHB440QCKE6I0DLBK|
A TRIBUTE FROM THE GHANA UK BASED ACHIEVEMENT (GUBA) AWARDS TO THE LATE
Modern Ghana - Aug 2 at 22:30 BST
Full of academic prowess, Prof Atta Mills studied at the London School of Economics and earned a PhD in Law at the School of Oriental and African Studies...
http://www.modernghana.com/news/409528/1/a-tribute-from-the-ghana-uk-based-achievement-guba.html|
La Syrie aux mains d'un "président (translate)
Yahoo! France - Aug 2 at 22:23 BST
contre les rebelles scellerait le destin du pays.
Pour Fawaz Gerges, directeur du Centre du Proche-Orient à la London School of Economics, l'attentat du 18 juillet "a été un grand choc psychologique", mais...
http://fr.news.yahoo.com/la-syrie-aux-mains-dun-président-invisible-1801457
05.html|
Libor punishment could be worse than the fraud
Shanghai Daily - Mikhail Chernov - Aug 2 at 22:21 BST
start over, we should consider the potential for unintended consequences.
Mikhail Chernov is a finance professor at the London School of Economics. The opinions expressed are his own. Shanghai Daily condensed
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/Opinion/2012/08/03/Libor%2Bpunishment%2Bcould%2Bbe%2Bworse%2Bthan%2Bthe%2Bfraud/|
London mayor is the party man at Olympics
Anchorage Daily News - Aug 2 at 20:40 BST
better to his particular character attributes than the Olympics,” said Tony Travers, a professor of government at the London School of Economics. “This is supposed to be a festival of sport and international...
http://www.adn.com/2012/07/30/2568951/london-mayor-is-the-party-man.html|
Pacing for chronic fatigue syndrome ‘not cost-effective’
NHS Choices - Aug 2 at 19:48 BST
the story come from? The study was carried out by researchers from King’s College London, Oxford University, London School of Economics and other institutions. It was funded by the UK Medical Research Council...
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2012/08august/Pages/Pacing-for-chronic-fatigue
-syndrome-not-cost-effective.aspx|
Ghana’s unfinished business
The Hindu - Aug 2 at 19:45 BST
presidency. Before entering politics, Mills read law at the University of Ghana and took a degree from the London School of Economics as well as a doctorate from the School of Oriental and African Studies...
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/article3718423.ece|
02.08.2012 20h15 La Syrie aux mains d'un "président invisible"? (translate)
Nouvel Observateur - Aug 2 at 19:20 BST
contre les rebelles scellerait le destin du pays.
Pour Fawaz Gerges, directeur du Centre du Proche-Orient la London School of Economics, l'attentat du 18 juillet "a été un grand choc psychologique", mais...
http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/monde/20120802.REU2681/la-syrie-aux-mains-d-un-president-invisible.html|
Social workers 'more generous' to clients in high-threshold councils
Communitycare.co.uk - Aug 2 at 17:42 BST
council they worked for, found the research produced by the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at the London School of Economics.
Care managers in areas with tighter criteria were more likely...
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/02/08/2012/118422/social-workers-more-generous-to-clients-in-high-threshold-councils.htm|
Estudio: ¿Por qué las mujeres coquetas logran mejores negocios? (translate)
Publimetro Chile - Aug 2 at 14:26 BST
lo informa el sitio elconfidencial.com, al destacar un estudio realizado por la Universidad de California y la London School of Economics, según el cual un adecuado empleo del coqueteo aumenta las posibilidades...
http://mujeres.grupopublimetro.cl/estudio-%c2%bfpor-que-las-mujeres-coquetas-logran-mejores-acuerdos-y-descuentos|
Combating gloom in ‘Britain’s unhappiest town’
Royal Opera House » News - Sonali Hindmarch - Aug 2 at 14:19 BST
a good time,” she said.
Researchers would agree with Margaret and June’s theory. George MacKerron , from the London School of Economics, has been doing a study into what makes us content and has found that...
http://www.roh.org.uk/news/combating-gloom-in-britains-unhappiest-town|
Europa's derde weg: een politieke unie die 15 jaar duurt (translate)
Express.be - Aug 2 at 14:04 BST
ze bereid hun soevereiniteit op te geven ter vorming van een Europese superstaat. Op het weblog van de London School of Economics een derde weg voor: een politieke unie die 15 jaar duurt en dus drie legislaturen...
http://www.express.be/business/nl/economy/europas-derde-weg-een-politieke
-unie-die-15-jaar-duurt.htm|
Paul De Grauwe: ‘Europa moet kiezen: met euro verder of niet’ (translate)
Apache - Rafael Porto Carrero - Aug 2 at 11:13 BST
Johan Van Overtveldt voor een sterke interventie van de Europese Centrale Bank. Paul De Grauwe, professor bij de London School of Economics, is het daar niet mee eens. In een uitgebreid interview met Apache...
http://www.apache.be/2012/08/02/de-grauwe-europa-moet-kiezen-met-euro-verder
-of-niet/|
Nigeria: John Atta Mills, 1944-2012 - Farewell, Black Star
AllAfrica.com - Aug 2 at 11:03 BST
the University of Ghana in 1967, he spent most of the 1970s in Britain, studying first at the London School of Economics and then taking a doctorate at the School of Oriental and African Studies. He returned...
http://allafrica.com/stories/201208020654.html|
Dissecting the ETP Annual Report (Part 6): Recommendations for Pemandu — Ong Kian Ming and Teh Chi-Chang
Malaysian Insider - Aug 2 at 10:47 BST
a PhD in Political Science from Duke University and Economics degrees from the University of Cambridge and the London School of Economics. He is attached to UCSI University, which has been named as the project...
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/sideviews/article/dissecting-the-etp-annual
-report-part-6-recommendations-for-pemandu-ong-kian-ming-and-teh-chi-chang/|
Tο νομοσχέδιο για την παιδεία αποτελεί σαφή οπισθοδρόμηση σε πρακτικές και λογικές του παρελθόντος – Του Ηλία Μόσιαλου (translate)
Trikala Post - admin - Aug 2 at 10:13 BST
πρέπει να ζητήσουν την άμεση απόσυρση του νομοσχεδίου. Του Ηλία Μόσιαλου, καθηγητή Πολιτικής της Υγείας στην London School of Economics, πρ. Υπουργού
http://www.trikalapost.gr/?p=19069|
Worse than the crime (translate)
The News.com.mx - Aug 2 at 9:32 BST
and start over, we should consider the potential for unintended consequences.
*Mikhail Chernov is a professor at the London School of Economics.
http://www.trikalapost.gr/?p=19069|
Sleepwalking with Heiner
Money Science - Aug 2 at 7:41 BST
the flaws in the ECB’s mandate (most clearly illuminated by ICEC member Paul De Grauwe of the London School of Economics) are very important. Italy shows that a country that has a large outstanding debt can...
http://www.moneyscience.com/pg/blog/InstituteforNewEconomicThinking/read/
394442/sleepwalking-with-heiner|
LC hires new economic development manager
Galveston County Daily News - Aug 2 at 7:36 BST
years ago to marry his wife, Hallie.
He went on to get a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and has worked with cities in Indiana, Oklahoma and most recently with Fond du Lac, Wis.
Eventually...
http://galvestondailynews.com/story/331838|
RusForest utser Garrett Soden till ny vd (translate)
Redeye.se - Aug 2 at 7:06 BST
inom förnybar energi
noterat på Torontobörsen och NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. Han har en BSc med högsta
betyg från London School of Economics och en MBA från Columbia Business School.
Martin Hermansson har...
http://www.redeye.se/aktieguiden/press/rusforest-utser-garrett-soden-till-ny-vd|
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