LSE in print
We need the right kind of growth
Evening Standard, 17/01/2012, p.36, Anthony Hilton
Comment: David Cameron's suggestion that we should look beyond the issue of economic growth to consider personal and national wellbeing deserves consideration. The Institute of Economic Affairs' asserts that there is no substitute for growth, but last week Lord Skidelsky hosted a lecture at the LSE which suggested that, as we no longer have full employment, society should aim to share the available work more equitably.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/markets/article-24028598-we-need-the-right-kind-of-growth.do|
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
The Daily Telegraph, 18/01/2012, p.30, Unattributed
Today sees the birthday of Lord Giddens, Director, LSE, 1997–2003, who will be 74.
Only judges, not MPs, will defend human rights
The Times, 18/01/2012, p.24, Vernon Bogdanor
LSE law professor Conor Gearty is quoted on human rights.
Say hello to a new language
The Independent, 18/01/2012, p.40, Enjoli Liston
An article on learning languages includes comment from Dr Catherine Hua Xiang from the LSE, who believes the notion that 'the whole world speaks English' and language learning is therefore irrelevant, is the reason for modern languages being so badly represented in British schools.
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/say-hello-to-a-new-language-6290949.html|
An end to the blame game
The Guardian, 18/01/2012, p.37, Mary O'Hara
The CV of social worker Chris Lee notes his education at the LSE.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/jan/17/social-work-blame-game-baby-p-new-play?newsfeed=true|
Letters: Israel, Palestine and the meaning of anti-Semitism
guardian.co.uk (Web), 17/01/2012, p.33
A former LSE law student writes of her horror at finding out that anti-Semitic games were being played by LSE students during a ski trip.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/17/israel-palestine-meaning-of-antisemitism|
LSE online
Orosur Mining Inc. Announces Change of Chairman
Yahoo! UK and Ireland (Web), 17/01/2012, Unattributed
Mr. Ralph Browning is noted to hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography from The London School of Economics and Political Science and has been a registered representative of the London Stock Exchange.
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/orosur-mining-inc-announces-change-070000220.html|
What are the alternatives to stop and search?
BBC (Web), 17/01/2012, Unattributed
New research by the LSE and the Open Society Justice Initiative based on government figures found that black people were 29.7 times more likely to be stopped and searched under section 60.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16552489|
The Maldives struggle for survival
McGill Tribune - Jan 18 at 6:07 GMT like the Maldives to remain optimistic given the circumstances. In a speech given this past September at the London School of Economics, president Nasheed said that "Both developing countries and developed...
Why Wikipedia is going down in protest
CNN - Jan 18 at 5:01 GMT S. economy. How do you respond to those figures? Wales: There was an academic study done by the London School of Economics that says the figures thrown around by Hollywood are wishful thinking. Wishful thinking...
Assad and the Cult of Personality
Huffington Post
In Libya, the London School of Economics-educated Saif al-Islam Gaddafi put himself forward as a voice for reform only to become, when push came to shove, a diehard defender of his father's tyrannical rule. To bolster claims that he was a closet
In honour of Barrow
Barbados Daily Nation - Jan 18 at 4:22 GMT day in the sun on January 16. Historian Alexander Hoyos once noted that Barrow, a graduate of the London School of Economics, brought the resources of a trained lawyer/economist to the cause of progress and...
Aux origines de la Sécu (translate)
Les Echos - Jan 18 at 0:31 GMT français. Beveridge, économiste, spécialiste du chômage, des prix et des salaires, fut journaliste, fonctionnaire, directeur de la prestigieuse London School of Economics, parlementaire. Dans son rapport, au...
Em crise, capitalismo ocidental vê dinamismo se mudar para a Ásia (translate)
Valor - Jan 18 at 0:22 GMT gerou um certo triunfalismo entre alguns asiáticos. “Não há crise do capitalismo”, diz Meghnad Desai, professor emérito da London School of Economics. “Há uma crise do capitalismo ocidental, que entrou na...
Why Wikipedia will shut down in protest
CNN - Jan 18 at 0:13 GMT S. economy. How do you respond to those figures? Wales: There was an academic study done by the London School of Economics that says the figures thrown around by Hollywood are wishful thinking. Wishful thinking...
Armand Clesse à la MCCI le 18 janvier 2012 (translate)
Grand Baie, ile Maurice. Bienvenue dans le village balnéaire.Les prochaines soirées, les news inform - Jean Claude Le Roy - Jan 18 at 0:05 GMT de Bonn, à Paris (Sorbonne; Institut d’Etudes Politiques; Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales), à la London School of Economics, le Collège d’Europe à Bruges et l’Institut universitaire de hautes...
Jay Stoll: Zero Tolerance to Prejudice - The Rest is Commentary
Huffington Post UK - Jay Stoll - Jan 18 at 0:02 GMT people what they don't want to hear. Time then, for some uncomfortable truths. Breaking details from the London School of Economics of Nazi-themed drinking games, anti-Semitic abuse and a subsequent assault...
REUTERS MAGAZINE-Jack Shafer: Wikileaks' 16th minute
TrustMedia - Jan 18 at 0:01 GMT what is?) The wildcatter label captures the entrepreneurial qualities he brought to his work. Charlie Beckett, of the London School of Economics and Political Science, notes that Assange drew on his skills...
Dollars and sense: pricing in context
Globe and Mail - harvey schachter - Jan 17 at 23:36 GMT sharply higher prices accepted by customers with rush orders. Consultants Rob Docters, John Hanson and Cecilia Nguyen, and London School of Economics Professor Michael Barzelay suggest that taking a contextual...
Monti: potremmo fare 'rivoluzione'. Scontro con Berlino (translate)
Ansa.it - Jan 17 at 23:15 GMT opposizione, Ed Milliband. Prima di tornare a vestire i panni del professore in una lecture che terra' alla London School of Economics.
Bill Bonner, "Unsolvable Insolvency"
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) - Jan 17 at 23:12 GMT The economy gradually becomes less dynamic and less able to increase wealth. Another professor, Meghnad Desai, from the London School of Economics, says western capitalism has gone “geriatric.” “Dynamic capitalism...
REUTERS MAGAZINE-Chrystia Freeland: The one percent war
AlertNet - Jan 17 at 23:07 GMT the numbers. Brian Bell and John van Reenan, two economists at the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, have done a careful study of Britain's super-rich. Peering inside the top...
Por qué Wikipedia en inglés se apagará a medianoche (translate)
CNN México - John D. Sutter - Jan 17 at 22:45 GMT para la economía de Estados Unidos. ¿Cómo respondes a estas cifras? Wales: Un estudio académico realizado por la London School of Economics indicó que las cifras lanzadas alrededor de Hollywood son quimeras...
Freizeit- und Sportbad mit energetisch optimiertem Beckenkopfsystem (translate)
Fernweh.net - Jan 17 at 22:39 GMT 2012 10:59 Uhr Quelle: www.google.com Sie waren auf einem Ski-Urlaub im französischen Val-d'Isère: Studenten der London School of Economics sollen ein Trinkspiel mit Nazi-Motto gespielt haben. Als ein jüdischer...
The Daily Reckoning U.S. EditionHome . Archives ....
Britannia Radio - Britannia Radio - Jan 17 at 22:26 GMT The economy gradually becomes less dynamic and less able to increase wealth.
Another professor, Meghnad Desai, from the London School of Economics, says western capitalism has gone “geriatric.” “Dynamic capitalism...
Liberbank nombra a Luis Garicano como consejero independiente (translate)
Cinco Días - Jan 17 at 22:00 GMT es catedrático de Economía y Estrategia en los Departamentos de Administración de Empresa y de Economía de la London School of Economics (LSE), de la que es director del Área de Economía y Estrategia. Por...
Asia's perilous path to prosperity
Today Online - Jan 17 at 21:12 GMT triumphalism among some Asians. "There's no crisis of capitalism," says Lord Desai, emeritus professor at the London School of Economics. "There's a crisis of Western capitalism, which has gone geriatric. The...
Kalendarium, środa 18 stycznia (translate)
Puls Biznesu - Jan 17 at 21:06 GMT Monti spotka się z premierem Wielkiej Brytanii Davidem Cameronem (godz. 14). Monti wystąpi później na konferencji prasowej w London School of Economics. PARYŻ - Prezydent Francji Nicolas Sarkozy spotka się...
IIHD Seminar Series 2012
Institute for International Health and Development - Lishia Erza-Evans - Jan 17 at 21:02 GMT TB Control and drug markets in India & Nepal” – 28th March (4:15-5:45pm), Room 0065: Flora Cornish ( London School of Economics) in a talk entitled ” From brothel to boardroom: Prospects for community leadership...
Monti vola a Londra ma e' scontro con Berlino (translate)
Ansa.it - Jan 17 at 20:55 GMT opposizione, Ed Milliband. Prima di tornare a vestire i panni del professore in una lecture che terr�? alla London School of Economics.
Greenberg Traurig Continues to Grow its Mexico City Office with the Addition of Shareholder Juan Manuel
Yahoo! Finance - Jan 17 at 20:41 GMT received his law degree from Escuela Libre de Derecho in Mexico City and his LL.M. from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Mexico City, Greenberg Traurig's 33rd office, focuses on providing...
Biến hầm chống bom th� nh trung tâm kinh doanh (translate)
Thoi Bao - Jan 17 at 20:19 GMT thành nơi kinh doanh. Anton Self là một thương gia người Mỹ, tốt nghiệp đại học kinh tế London School of Economics, 44 tuổi, không phải là một tổng giám đốc điều hành bệ vệ suốt ngày ngồi ở bàn giấy văn phòng...
Reading the riots gives a fresh perspective
London Student - Comment - Jan 17 at 20:16 GMT LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images
August saw Britain experience some of the most serious social unrest since the riots of the 1980s. Media and political commentary during the three days of upheaval repeatedly highlighted the criminality and mindlessness of...
Greenberg Traurig Continues to Grow its Mexico City Office with the Addition of Shareholder Juan Manuel Gonzalez Bernal
NewsBlaze - Jan 17 at 19:54 GMT received his law degree from Escuela Libre de Derecho in Mexico City and his LL.M. from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Mexico City, Greenberg Traurig's 33rd office, focuses on providing...
Nazi-drankspel loopt uit op vechtpartij (translate)
PowNed Nieuws - Jan 17 at 19:47 GMT Tijdens een wintersportreis van de studenten sportvereniging van de London School of Economics naar het Franse Val d'Isère is een drankspel uitgelopen op gebroken neus. Een van de Joodse studenten had problemen...
Britons love to love an underdog, and the Jews are the Goliath to the Palestinian David.
Jerusalem Post - Jan 17 at 19:33 GMT think that fighting back is not always the wisest course of action. A Jewish student from the prestigious London School of Economics (LSE) took a stand against fellow classmates who were playing a Nazi-themed...
Le parlementarisme, maladie chronique de la social-démocratie (translate)
Bellaciao - anonymous - Jan 17 at 19:32 GMT et gagnent la Grande-Bretagne. Il a 16 ans à peine. En 1941, Ralph entreprend une licence à la London School of Economics. En 1949, il est chargé de cours en science politique à la LSE. Il y enseignera jusqu...
Liberbank nombra a dos nuevos consejeros independientes (translate)
ABC.es - Extremadura) MERCADOS-FINANZAS - Jan 17 at 19:30 GMT es catedrático de Economía y Estrategia en los Departamentos de Administración de Empresa y de Economía de la London School of Economics (LSE), de la que es director del Área de Economía y Estrategia.Por su...
http://www.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=1071079|
Admassu Yilma Tadesse, new PTA Bank President
EthioSports - Mamo Gebrehiwot - Jan 17 at 19:26 GMT southern and eastern Africa. He was trained in management, finance, economics, business administration and public policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Harvard Business School, Wits...
Topuniversiteit in verlegenheid na nazi-drankspel (translate)
Algemeen Dagblad - Jan 17 at 19:15 GMT Een wintersportuitje van 150 studenten van de prestigieuze universiteit London School of Economics naar het Franse Val d'Isère is behoorlijk uit de hand gelopen. Een nazi-spel met sterke drank leidde tot een...
Liberbank completa su consejo con el nombramiento de dos nuevos independientes (translate)
Yahoo! España - Jan 17 at 19:10 GMT es catedrático de Economía y Estrategia en los departamentos de Administración de Empresa y de Economía de la London School of Economics (LSE), de la que es director del área de Economía y Estrategia. Por...
Bank governance at odds with its history
Financial Times - Claire Jones - Jan 17 at 18:16 GMT 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...
INTERVIEW: L’année du dragon, une renaissance et un changement pour le bien, selon Charles Ng Chen Hin (translate)
Le Mauricien - Jan 17 at 18:11 GMT communauté chinoise à Maurice, a découvert la métaphysique chinoise alors qu’il faisait ses études supérieures à la London School of Economics ans Political Science. En dehors de ses activités professionnelles...
The Week(s) Ahead
FINS.com - Jan 17 at 17:24 GMT had taken time off to deal with exhaustion but is now back in the saddle. Keeping Their Cool ( London School of Economics) A new study finds that the most successful traders are in tune with their emotions...
US Market Update: Dow +117 S&P +11 NASDAQ +29
FXtraders.eu - Jan 17 at 17:07 GMT and 6-Month Bills - 18:00 (IT) Italy PM Monti travels to London to meet with PM Cameron at London School of Economics - 21:00 World Bank to release new economic growth forecasts - (CN) EU Barnier travels to
Quality for ALL: The Power Of LEO
The European Business Review - editor - Jan 17 at 16:42 GMT not-for profit sectors all over the world, helping them make quality a part of their business culture. The London School of Economics (LSE) has established the ‘ Subir Chowdhury Fellowship on Quality and Economics...
Chinese whispers
Works Management - Jan 17 at 16:04 GMT Is production really coming back to the UK from low-cost countries? Annie Gregory attempts to sift evidence from rumour As long ago as 2003, some observers were warning that the slow boat to China might also turn out to have leaks. Professor Peter Nolan...
DCM Marketing Services Comment on Recent Energy Rise.
BriefingWire.com - Jan 17 at 16:01 GMT fuel bills," said Bob Ward, at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at London School of Economics. "These groups, including the Global Warming Policy Foundation and the Taxpayers...
So Blue Monday is over, or is it?
Toronto Star Online - Chantaie Allick - Jan 17 at 15:37 GMT may also help boost your mood, according to a recent U.K. study, conducted by Apple and the London School of Economics. The study, called the Mappiness project, asked 45,000 smart phone users to record their...
Plug the financial leaks
Tehelka - Jan 17 at 15:33 GMT should also be given to internet, online education, etc., which are priority goods. Lord Meghnad Desai of the London School of Economics rightly said in an interview: “The poor pay the bulk of the taxes in...
Les promesses du Big Data (translate)
CFO-News - CFO-news - Jan 17 at 15:17 GMT modifier considérablement la façon dont travaillent les scientifiques. Comme l’explique Jannis Kallinikos, professeur de management à la London School of Economics, "de plus en plus, le développement des connaissances...
Charles M. Haar [1920-2012]
HLS News - Jan 17 at 14:54 GMT School in 1948. As a recipient of a Sheldon Traveling Fellowship from Harvard University, he studied at the London School of Economics.
During WWII, he served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific as a Japanese...
Pacific Capital Group Expands its Management and Investment Team in Los Angeles
Ulitzer - Jan 17 at 14:08 GMT and community boards in Los Angeles, including East West Bank. He is a graduate with honors of the London School of Economics. In addition to serving as COO he will also act as an operational partner to many...
Trees near homes boost incomes, sequester carbon
Afronline - The Voice Of Africa - Randa Ghazy - Jan 17 at 13:47 GMT and, even where there are, the money does not match the lost profits from crops. Researchers from the London School of Economics (LSE), United Kingdom, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich...
Hogan-Howe's uphill struggle
Total Politics - Jan 17 at 13:35 GMT Metropolitan Police commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe’s lecture at the LSE last night was part of the university’s ‘Health of our Institutions’ lecture series. Difficult questions, including from Tottenham MP, David Lammy, and a hostile reception—Hogan-Howe...
UK students face punishment for Nazi-themed game
Jerusalem Post - - Jan 17 at 13:05 GMT in a Jewish student being attacked, while on a ski trip to France. The Student Union at the London School of Economics organized the trip, which took 150 students from the Athletics club to the French ski...
LSE to host high-level conference on Cyprus economy
Financial Mirror - Jan 17 at 12:23 GMT London School of Economics and Political Science is hosting a high-level conference on the Cyprus economy on February 10th in London. International and Cypriot specialist speakers will discuss “The Cyprus...
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Nazi Game Led to Brawl, University Student Says
Europa - Jan 17 at 12:03 GMT The London School of Economics said it was investigating allegations that a Nazi-themed drinking game led to a brawl during a student union ski trip in France last month.
Original post by...
What can be learnt from past experiences of European industrial policies?
- Stockholm Network - Jan 17 at 11:50 GMT may have come to a halt. At this event Sir Geoffrey Owen, senior fellow at the Department of Management, London School of Economics and Political Science, a former editor-in-chief of the Financial Times, will...
Remembering Michael Mussa
iMFdirect - The IMF Blog - iMFdirect - Jan 17 at 11:31 GMT He was a professor at University of Chicago, University of Rochester, the City University of New York, the London School of Economics, and the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland...
UK university probes 'Nazi game assault'
Ynet News - Jan 17 at 11:29 GMT Prestigious London School of Economics investigating claims that Jewish student suffered anti-Semitic abuse during Nazi-themed drinking game while on ski holiday in France AFP 01.17.12, 07:33 / Israel Jewish...
Storia: e' morto Alexander Cowen, studioso costumi sociali Repubblica di Venezia (translate)
Italy Global Nation - Jan 17 at 11:20 GMT come ricercatore sulla classe dirigente e i nobili a Venezia, grazie a una borsa di ricerca ottenuta alla London School of Economics. adnShowzone(1); Cowen e' l'autore di un'indagine su una peculiare istituzione...
Anger at police was ‘big cause of Hackney riots’
Hackney Citizen - Hackney Citizen - Jan 17 at 11:14 GMT most successful policing tools we have.” The Reading the Riots report , published jointly by the Guardian and the London School of Economics last month, reveals that 73% of rioters interviewed in London...
World's first financial tribunal opens for business
Finchannel.com - Jan 17 at 10:33 GMT The FINANCIAL -- A tribunal devoted to settling the world's most complex and contentious financial cases opened for business today in The Hague, according to LSE. Comprised of a group of judges and other international legal and market experts with more...
Africa: Trees Near Homes Boost Incomes, Sequester Carbon
AllAfrica.com - Bernard Appiah - Jan 17 at 9:13 GMT and, even where there are, the money does not match the lost profits from crops. Researchers from the London School of Economics (LSE), United Kingdom, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich...
New tribunal for financial disputes
Business Day - FOREIGN STAFF - Jan 17 at 9:01 GMT the backdrop of financial market crisis and legal uncertainty," said Jeffrey Golden, a visiting professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, who is on the panel’s management board. "The...
British Students Assault Jew in 'Nazi Gameâ
Israel National News - Jan 17 at 8:55 GMT Students from the prestige London School of Economics recently assaulted a Jew who objected to a Nazi ‘Ring of Fire’ card game. The same university last year accepted a huge donation from a foundation headed...
UK students face punishment for Nazi-themed game
Albuquerque Express - Jan 17 at 8:38 GMT Jewish student being attacked, while on a ski trip to France last month.The Student Union at the London School of Economics organized the trip, which took 150 students from the Athletics club to the Fre... ... Read
Top UK Universities 2012
Just PR News - submissc123 - Jan 17 at 8:16 GMT by all but the Times university rankings.
London universities also performed particularly impressively in the tables, with the London School of Economics placed in the top four every time and UCL and Imperial...
Nie uczą się, nie szkolą i nie chodzą do pracy... (translate)
Gazeta.pl - Jan 17 at 8:03 GMT pracy czy innych państwowych instytucji, to dla państwa nie tylko duża strata społeczna, ale i materialna. Z badań London School of Economics wynika, że statystyczny brytyjski podatnik przez całe swoje życie...
Britain: Nazi Game Led to Brawl, University Student Says (Today)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Jan 17 at 7:34 GMT The London School of Economics said Monday that it was investigating allegations that a Nazi-themed drinking game during a student union ski trip to the French resort of Val d'Isère last...
Fa scandalo il tempio chic delleconomia (translate)
Il Giornale - Luciano Gulli - Jan 17 at 7:28 GMT C'era una volta una famosa universit britannica. Si chiamava London School of Economics, e solo a pronunciarne il nome si chinava automaticamente il capo con un rispetto che virava in autentica def
Poten & Partners - Jan 17 at 7:07 GMT Europe, Middle East, Africa and South-East Asia.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography from The London School of Economics and Political Science and has been a registered representative of the...
1/2012Rakkauden ekonomiaNaisille kelpaa ruma, miehille ei... Kommentoi (12) (translate)
City.fi - Jan 17 at 7:06 GMT [14] and also reported in The Washington Post and the Review of Economic Studies (a publication of the London School of Economics): " We found no evidence of the stereotype of a white male preference for East...
China-friendly president wins re-election
Kentucky Messenger Inquirer - Jan 17 at 7:04 GMT long a stronghold of Tsai’s party. Ma’s victory was a bitter blow to Tsai, a 55-year-old London School of Economics Ph.D., who invested great efforts in driving home her message that Ma’s policies were not...
Nazi Game Led to Brawl, University Student Says
Kenya Star - Jan 17 at 7:04 GMT The London School of Economics said Monday that it was investigating allegations that a Nazi-themed drinking game during a student union ski trip to the French resort of Val d'Isère last...
LSE on TV/radio
Al Jazeera UK (17 Jan)
News
Ricky Burdett comments on the construction of the Shard in London.
SKAI TV (Greece) (13 Jan)
SKAI Now
Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis gave a live interview, discussing the prospective PSI agreement in Greece and the wider prospects of the economy.
http://www.skai.gr/player/TV/?mmid=223315|