LSE in print
Time to get past the stigma of offshoring
Financial Times, 10/07/2012, p.16, Andrew Hill
Half of all outsourcing arrangements, measured by performance, are deemed middling or poor by their own clients, according to the London School of Economics.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8e3030a4-c1f4-11e1-8e7c-00144feabdc0.html|
Start it up
The Guardian, 10/07/2012, p.16, Christopher Sandford
Fifty years ago this week, a nervous band called the Rollin' Stones played their first gig - to a bemused crowd of jazz fans. Mick Jagger, who was still a student at the London School of Economics, wore a striped sweater and corduroys.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/jul/09/rolling-stones-first-gig-50th?newsfeed=true|
Students deterred by tuition fee rises
The Daily Telegraph, 10/07/2012, p.1, Graeme Paton
Russell Group - annual difference in applications: 10.6% *Durham 5.5% Edinburgh 4.7% Queen's, Belfast 2.7% Cambridge 2% Nottingham 0.3% *Exeter 0% Imperial College -0.4% Oxford -0.6% *York -0.7% Univ College -2% Cardiff -4.1% Newcastle -5.7% Leeds -5.8% Bristol -7.2% Sheffield -7.2% Southampton -7.2% London School of Economics -8.3% Manchester -8.8% Birmingham -9.7% Warwick -10.1% *Queen Mary, London -11.1% Liverpool -11.2% King's College -11.3%
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/9387322/UCAS-figures-middle-class-students-deterred-by-fees-hike.html|
Vickynomics
Evening Standard, 09/07/2012, p.22, Rosamund Urwin
Vicky Pryce, a leading economist and former wife of Chris Huhne, has called for more women to be employed in financial services. Pryce is a mother of five: she has two daughters from her first marriage to a London School of Economics academic, and two sons and a daughter from her marriage to Huhne.
http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/vickynomics-leading-economist-
vicky-pryce-on-why-more-women-should-be-in-top-finance-jobs-7924248.html|
LSE online
Contraception controversy? What controversy? | Ashley Judd
guardian.co.uk (Web), 09/07/2012, Ashley Judd
On Tuesday evening, I will join PSI and the London School of Economics for a public discussion on voluntary family planning. We'll talk about the role that everyone, in governments in both the developed and developing world, private companies, civil society organisations, journalists and students can play.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/09/contraception-controversy-
what-controversy|
Icelands big thaw
Indian Express - Jul 10 at 5:54 BST
Not everyone buys into this rosy picture. Jon Danielsson, an Icelander who teaches global finance at the London School of Economics, said that both the IMF, which bailed Iceland out during the crisis...
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/icelands-big-thaw/972240/|
The Value of England's Past
English Heritage - Jul 10 at 3:59 BST
New research by the London School of Economics and English Heritage proves value of conservation areas.
Conservation Areas cover about 20% of Portsmouth
Houses in conservation areas sell at a premium and...
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/news/value-englands-past/|
Iceland heals amid Europe's malaise
New Straits Times - Jul 10 at 3:23 BST
buys into the rosy picture presented by officialdom. Jon Danielsson, an Icelander who teaches global finance at the London School of Economics, said that both the IMF, which bailed Iceland out during the crisis...
http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/iceland-heals-amid-europe-s-malaise-1.105055?localLinksEnabled=false|
Herdentrieb: Die Autoren (translate)
ZEIT ONLINE: Die neuesten Blog-Artikel - Jul 9 at 23:35 BST
Freiburg den deutschen ökonomischen Mainstream – aber auch Literaturwissenschaften, Philosophie und Politik – in sich aufgesogen. An der London School of Economics lernte er, dass Anreize nicht alles sind...
http://blog.zeit.de/herdentrieb/die-autoren|
Germany’s Schaeuble Dismisses Quick Euro Bank Union
San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 9 at 23:01 BST
wait so long that a lot of damage has been done,” Paul De Grauwe, a professor at the London School of Economics, told Tom Keene on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg Surveillance.”
Krugman's Manifesto for Economic Common Sense
The Nation - Katrina vanden Heuvel - Jul 9 at 21:33 BST
and urgent breath of fresh air (Layard is the founder of the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics). Their work—“ A manifesto for economic sense ”—is by no means radical. But it...
http://www.thenation.com/blog/168737/krugmans-manifesto-economic-common
-sense|
Frenezia cheltuielilor a îngropat Spania şi riscă să îngroape Europa. (translate)
Romania Libera - redactia@romanialibera.ro (Cristian Campeanu - Jul 9 at 21:15 BST
a fost achitat într-un proces de corupţie pentru luare de mită.
Corupţia
Potrivit lui Luis Garicano, economist la London School of Economics, care a studiat implozia aşa-numitelor cajas spaniole (bănci...
Urban renewal or rich enclave in east
Yahoo! News Australia - Jul 9 at 20:11 BST
Comment by Richard Burdett, professor of urbanism at the London School of Economics.
For Burdett, the true post-Games test "is if it feels like a normal piece of city...
http://au.sports.yahoo.com/news/urban-renewal-rich-enclave-east-131947473.html;_ylt=A2KLJ8nVK_tPlWUAzQTi6MIF;_ylu=X3oDMTU1dDA1Mmhm
BGNjb2RlA2N0LmMEbWl0A09seW1waWNzIE5ld3MgTWl4ZWQgTGlzdARwa2cDZ
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WMDT|
Improve Management Skills or Hire 25% More Staff: The Value Is the Same
HR.com - Jul 9 at 20:09 BST
of my must-read blogs.
Last month, for example, they featured recent global research from McKinsey, Stanford, and the London School of Economics that showed: “A one-point improvement in your company’s management...
http://www.hr.com/en/app/blog/2012/07/improve-management-skills-or-hire-25
-more-staff-th_h4fvff36.html|
Transparentar el lobby Diputados plantean restablecer la idea de crear un registro de quienes se dedican a esta actividad para permitir fiscalización y transparencia en la toma de decisiones. (translate)
Estrategia - Jul 9 at 19:14 BST
Funk, subdirector del Instituto de Asuntos Públicos de la Universidad de Chile, doctor y magíster en Ciencia Política, London School of Economics and Political Science, uno de los objetivos principales de...
http://www.estrategia.cl/detalle_noticia.php?cod=60251&sec=5|
Schaeuble Dismisses Quick Bank Union, Limits Euro Aid Tools
Washington Post - James G. Neuger and Rainer BuerginJul 09, 2012 1:23 pm ET - Jul 9 at 18:53 BST
wait so long that a lot of damage has been done,” Paul De Grauwe, a professor at the London School of Economics, told Tom Keene on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg Surveillance.”
Tonight’s meeting is the...
http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-M6WHQ70D9L3501-5697KRTOA78KC44VT2SOLHKNDG|
First a Building Spree, Now the Ax Is Falling
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Jul 9 at 18:29 BST
"There are three sides of the triangle to this story," said Luis Garicano, an economist with the London School of Economics, who has studied the implosion of Spain's cajas, or savings banks, which played a...
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/world/first-a-building-spree-now-the-
ax-is-falling-643970/|
Het geval IJsland: 'Er is leven na de (financiële) dood' (translate)
Express.be - Jul 9 at 18:08 BST
situatie die enkel in stand wordt gehouden uit vrees voor verdere devaluatie.
Sommigen, zoals Jon Danielsson van de London School of Economics, beweren dat IJsland nog ver weg is van het compleet herstel:...
http://www.express.be/business/nl/economy/het-geval-ijsland-er-is-leven-na-de-financiele-dood/172047.htm|
Βιβλίο: "Το μακεδονικό ζήτημα 1962-1995" (translate)
Pathfinder - Books2u.gr - Jul 9 at 17:48 BST
του ζητήματος, σε συνδυασμό με τις μετέπειτα λαϊκιστικές κινητοποιήσεις, οδήγησαν στο σημερινό αδιέξοδο". Νίκος Μουζέλης, ομότιμος καθηγητής Κοινωνιολογίας, London School of Economics and Political Science...
Πήρε πτυχίο από το Χάρβαρντ ο «κόκκινος» γιος της Γιάννας Αγγελοπούλου… (translate)
STAR FM 93,3 - Χρήστος Μίμης - Jul 9 at 17:41 BST
η οποία κατασκευάζει σπίτια σε φτωχές περιοχές του πλανήτη. Στο πλαίσιο αυτό, ο αδερφός του, Δημήτρης, απόφοιτος του London School of Economics (LSE) βρίσκεται στην Ουγκάντα.
http://www.star-fm.gr/?p=66251|
Il grande imbroglio sull’attacco all’euro: è solo speculazione (translate)
Il Giornale - Renato Brunetta - Jul 9 at 16:38 BST
larchitettura imperfetta nella costruzione della moneta unica. Ora c unanalisi a confermarlo, grazie a Paul De Grauwe della London School of Economics e a Yuemei Ji della University of Leuven, che hanno preparato...
http://www.ilgiornale.it/economia/il_grande_imbroglio_sullattacco_alleuro_e_
solo_speculazione/09-07-2012/articolo-id=596142-page=0-comments=1|
El malestar se apodera de la Gran Bretaña (translate)
ABC.es - BORJA BERGARECHE - Jul 9 at 15:55 BST
se repitan. La mayoría de los 130 oficiales de policía entrevistados por un equipo de investigación de la London School of Economics y «The Guardian» creen que se repetirán.
Les preocupan los recortes impuestos...
http://www.abc.es/20120709/economia/abci-reino-unido-recesion-2012070912
10.html|
Η Σουμεγιέ Ερντογάν ετοιμάζεται να διαδεχθεί τον πατέρα της (translate)
Voria.gr - Jul 9 at 15:46 BST
μαντίλας στα πανεπιστήμια της Τουρκίας, σπούδασε Ιστορία και Κοινωνιολογία στο πανεπιστήμιο της Ινδιανάπολης, και πήρε μάστερ από το “ London School of Economics” με θέμα: «Μη Κυβερνητικές Οργανώσεις και ανάπτυξη»
http://www.voria.gr/index.php?module=news&func=display&sid=100148|
Euro Area’s Lack of Trust Hampering Crisis Fix, De Grauwe Says
BusinessWeek - Jul 9 at 15:31 BST
from implementing a durable solution to the sovereign debt crisis, said Paul De Grauwe, a professor at the London School of Economics.
“The Germans don’t trust the southerners, the southerners don’t trust...
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-07-09/euro-area-s-lack-of-trust-
hampering-crisis-fix-de-grauwe-says|
France takes tentative steps toward labour reform
CNBC - Jul 9 at 15:16 BST
s a sensible thing to do, they really need to get young people into the job market" said London School of Economics labour economist Alan Manning. "But it's difficult to take on that cost in the middle of...
http://www.cnbc.com/id/48119976|
Volcker Says Europe Only Taken Small Step to Crisis Solution
La Repubblica - Jul 9 at 14:19 BST
big issue is having unified economic control,” he said.
No Trust. Paul De Grauwe, a professor at the London School of Economics, said a lack of trust among euro members is hampering leaders’ ability to...
http://bloomberg.finanza.repubblica.it/Notizie/Article?documentKey=1376-M6VWZ26K50XU01-3RM9KKEOAPENQ3R2RUUDNAJT4I|
Europa in der Krise: Der verlorene Marktplatz (translate)
Die Tageszeitung - Jul 9 at 13:53 BST
Karten französischer Geografen, die Europas Grenze an den Niger verlegten. Der Ökonom Albrecht Ritschl, der derzeit an der London School of Economics tätig ist, argumentierte, dass die Griechen 846 Stunden...
Why I work in shorts and sandals (44)
Korea Times - Park Won-soon - Jul 9 at 13:04 BST
and acted as its general executive director in 2002-2010. Park received his diploma in international law at the London School of Economics and Political Science and was a visiting fellow at Harvard Law School...
A Building Spree is Followed by the Ax
New York Times - Jul 9 at 11:15 BST
funds. There are three sides of the triangle to this story, said Luis Garicano, an economist with the London School of Economics, who has studied the implosion of Spains cajas, or savings banks, which played...
skai.gr: Η. Μόσιαλος: Το ΠΑΣΟΚ τοποθετείται ακόμα -πολιτικά- στο κέντρο (translate)
Mykosmos.gr - Jul 9 at 9:59 BST
δεν έχει αποσαφηνίσει την πολιτική του ιδιότητα", εκτίμησε στο ΣΚΑΪ, ο Ηλίας Μόσιαλος, καθηγητής πολιτικής της υγείας στο London School of Economics.
http://www.mykosmos.gr/loc_mk/news/all/1482393/h-mosialos-to-pasok-
topotheteitai-akoma--politika--sto-kentro.htm|
Η. Μόσιαλος: Το ΠΑΣΟΚ τοποθετείται ακόμα -πολιτικά- στο κέντρο (translate)
Skai 100.3 FM - Jul 9 at 9:36 BST
δεν έχει αποσαφηνίσει την πολιτική του ιδιότητα", εκτίμησε στο ΣΚΑΪ, ο Ηλίας Μόσιαλος, καθηγητής πολιτικής της υγείας στο London School of Economics.
Σημείωσε πως όταν στη δημιουργική Ελλάδα, μόνο το 10%...
Israel Disses US While Seeking ‘Bi-Lateral Alliance’ With Russia – OpEd
Eurasia Review - Franklin Lamb - Jul 9 at 8:12 BST
Oregon, earned his Law Degree at Boston University and his LLM, M.Phil, and PhD degrees at the London School of Economics. Following three summers at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Lamb was...
Some Artists Really Are Too Cool for School
Chronicle of Higher Education - Jul 9 at 6:58 BST
Townshend, and Keith Richards left art school early (Lennon was thrown out); Mick Jagger dropped out of the London School of Economics (he clearly learned well while he was there), and Joni Mitchell dropped...
http://chronicle.com/article/Some-Artists-Really-Are-Too/132741/|
LSE on TV/radio
BBC News (9 July)
World Business Report
Stephanie Ricard comments on China’s restriction of rare earth metal exports
BBC Radio Cumbria (9 July)
Drivetime
Coverage of LSE study which says house prices are higher in conservation areas.