Wednesday 11 July 2012

LSE in print

Why EU Leaders' Efforts Fail to Convince Investors
The Wall Street Journal (Europe), 11/07/2012, p.4, Stephen Fidler; Matina Stevis
Political fixes are proving unconvincing to financial markets, says Paul De Grauwe, an economics professor at the London School of Economics. Leaders "have stopped thinking about economic implications: They look at this process from a political point of view," he says.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405270230356770457751901201
7215628.html
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Bed blockers 'put NHS in danger of collapse'
The Daily Telegraph, 11/07/2012, p.4, Rebecca Smith
A report from the London School of Economics Personal Social Services Research Unit has also suggested that £625million of taxpayers' money could be saved if more stairlifts and handrails were installed in people's homes, allowing them to stay independent for longer.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9389092/Bed-blockers-put-NHS-in-danger-of-collapse.html|

Spain awaits further belt-tightening steps
International Herald Tribune, 11/07/2012, p.14, Raphael Minder
In Spain, while the surge in joblessness initially hit mostly construction workers and unskilled labour, ''with the restructuring of the banking system and of the state, the job losses are now hitting the middle class hard, and there is despair and anger, particularly with the perception of socialism for the rich - the banks get rescued but nobody else,'' warned Luis Garicano, a professor at the London School of Economics.

Alan Saunders Broadcaster who left Britain and became much loved in Australia
The Independent, 11/07/2012, p.48, Paul Levy
Obituary of the broadcaster Alan Saunders, who obtained a Master's in Logic and Scientific Method from LSE.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/alan-saunders-broadcaster-who-left-britain-and-became-much-loved-in-australia-7932564.html|

LSE online

Online safety tools 'are failing children'
Telegraph (Web), 10/07/2012, Shane Richmond
Just one in eight children will report something upsetting that they have seen online, according to a new survey. Only 12 per cent of children use the reporting tools on websites, a study by the London School of Economics has found.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/9389945/Online-safety-tools-are-
failing-children.html
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Investment agency 'saves £131m'
BBC (Web), 11/07/2012, Unattributed
The SFT, using calculations validated by experts at Grant Thornton and the London School of Economics, claims that house-building is keeping 700 construction workers in jobs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18789463|

WICB hopes to find new CEO quickly
Trinidad Guardian - Jul 11 at 6:00 BST
for his desires to pursue other professional opportunities available to him.” Hilaire, who holds a doctorate from the London School of Economics and degrees from the University of the West Indies (UWI) and...
http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2012-07-10/wicb-hopes-find-new-ceo-quickly|

Ayesha, Parag Khanna on TED book 'Hybrid Reality'
San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 11 at 4:30 BST
at Singularity University at NASA Research Park at Moffett Field and directs the Future Cities program at the London School of Economics. The pair travel almost constantly, but together, they run their online...
http://www.sfgate.com/business/ontherecord/article/Ayesha-Parag-Khanna-on-TED-book-Hybrid-Reality-3697703.php|

Scottish Futures Trust 'makes £131m capital spending savings'
Manchester Wired - Jul 11 at 4:10 BST
payments provided by the Scottish government.
The SFT, using calculations validated by experts at Grant Thornton and the London School of Economics, claims that house-building is keeping 700 construction...
http://www.manchesterwired.co.uk/news.php/1439805-Scottish-Futures-Trust-makes-131m-capital-spending-savings|

El deute amb Maragall (translate)
El Periódico de Catalunya - Jul 11 at 3:38 BST
actual cúpula d'Hàbitat Urbà va fer a Londres per explicar, ni més ni menys que a la London School of Economics, les virtuts del que es va aixecar a Barcelona a compte dels Jocs, va ser interpretat pel PSC...
http://www.elperiodico.cat/ca/noticias/barcelona/deute-amb-maragall-2057972?utm_source=rss-noticias&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=barcelona|

Donald D. Kummerfeld, Crisis Budgeter, Dies at 78
New York Times - DOUGLAS MARTIN - Jul 11 at 2:50 BST
in political science from Stanford, and a masters in public administration from Harvard. After a fellowship at the London School of Economics, he worked in Washington as a budget official in the administrations...

La deuda con Maragall (translate)
elPeriódico.com - Jul 11 at 2:38 BST
viaje que la actual cúpula de Hábitat Urbano hizo a Londres para explicar, nada menos que en la London School of Economics, las virtudes de lo que se levantó en Barcelona a cuenta de los Juegos fue interpretado...

El diablo que se rebautizó Sir (translate)
El Mundo - Jul 11 at 2:10 BST
2003, su satánica majestad se rebautizó Sir.
El sentido práctico le venía de serie. Se matriculó en la London School of Economics gracias a una beca en secundaria. Pero eran los 60 y la fantasía de vivir...
http://www.elmundo.es/especiales/2012/cultura/rolling-stones/satanicas-majestades/mick-jagger.html

Axe falling on Spain's buildings
New Straits Times - Jul 11 at 1:40 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...
http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/axe-falling-on-spain-s-buildings-1.105617?localLinksEnabled=false|

Board hoping to find Hilaire replacement quickly
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation - Jul 11 at 0:38 BST
for his desires to pursue other professional opportunities available to him.”
Hilaire, who holds a doctorate from the London School of Economics and degrees from the University of the West Indies (UWI) and...
http://www.cbc.bb/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4669:board
-hoping-to-find-hilaire-replacement-quickly&catid=25:local-sports&Itemid=88
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Has your business lost its sparkle?
Smart Company Australia - Jul 11 at 0:19 BST
and was a partner at Deloitte. She is a chartered accountant and has an economics degree from The London School of Economics (London University).
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/profitable-growth/has-your-business-lost-its-sparkle.html|

Eva Hernbäck, Göran Johnson: "Libyen. Från Tripolitanien till Ghaddafis sista dagar" I går (translate)
DN.se - Jul 10 at 23:17 BST
den skotska byn Lockerbie. Hur stavar man egentligen till Khaddafi? Diktatorns son som köpte sig en examen från London School of Economics. Hur Khaddafi släpas ut från gömstället i sin hemstad Sirt. Kläderna...

“Podróże z Platonem”, Robert Rowland Smith
ksiazki.TV - TP - Jul 10 at 21:58 BST
:: Allegro Robert Rowland Smith przez dziesięć lat był stypendystą All Souls College w Oksfordzie. Wykładał w The London School of Economics, The Hayward Gallery, The French Institute, The Royal Society of...

Un capitalismo infame: fondos buitre, inseguridad laboral (Müller y Beck) (translate)
Periodista Digital - Jul 10 at 21:43 BST
financieras y a la "utopía realista" de una Europa Social para los Trabajadores.
(Ulrich Beck, Universidad de Múnich, London School of Economics.

Het geval IJsland: 'Er is leven na de (financiële) dood' (translate)
Zita.be - Jul 10 at 20:00 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.zita.be/business/nieuws/1854563_het-geval-ijsland-er-is-leven-na-de-financiele-dood.html|

Komentár: Zjednotená planéta konzumentov (translate)
Aktuality.sk - Jul 10 at 20:00 BST
pleti ani pohlavie. O kvalite rozhoduje počet kliknutí na googli. Medziľudským vzťahom panuje nadvláda nedôvery. Profesor Layard z London School of Economics uvádza, že v 60-tych rokoch sa 60 percent Američanov...
http://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/209808/komentar-zjednotena-planeta-konzumentov/|

Legendarni Rolling Stones prvi put zasvirali prije točno 50 godina (translate)
Dalje.com - Jul 10 at 19:52 BST
Službenog imena "Mick Jagger and the Rollin' Stones", bend su činili Jagger, tada još uvijek student London School of Economics, u džemperu i samtericama, njegov osnovnoškolski prijatelj Keith...
http://dalje.com/hr-scena/legendarni-rolling-stones-prvi-put-zasvirali-prije-tocno-50-godina/439040|

RE: Who owns the Philippines? Wake up ...
Skyscraper City - TagaCebu II - Jul 10 at 19:49 BST
new mega millionaires are of a new breed. They are schooled in the intricacies of business either from London School of Economics or the Harvard Business School or from our local Asian Institute of Management...

Piazza Affari chiude in rialzo: brilla Finmeccanica, male il ... (translate)
Informazione.it - Jul 10 at 19:48 BST
Borsa Italiana (geolocation) Borsa Italiana (homepage) Borsa Italiana (wikipedia) FTSE Italia Mid Cap (wikipedia) Finmeccanica (homepage) LSE: FNC (googlefinance) Finmeccanica (wikipedia) Economic and Financial Affairs Council (homepage) Economic...

Cloud y las oportunidades para las empresas (translate)
InfoWeek Online - Jul 10 at 17:23 BST
y para 2015 creará 13,8 millones de puestos de trabajo en España.
Además, un estudio del LSE ( London School of Economics) reveló que para 2014 el Cloud Computing será el gran promotor del crecimiento económico...

Social care report unearths £625m savings for British taxpayers
Mature Times - Jane Silk - Jul 10 at 16:44 BST
findings to leading parliamentarians and industry figures in Parliament this morning.
The report was produced by the LSE ( London School of Economics) Personal Social Services Research Unit.
It found that...

50. GODINA OD DEBIJA Ovako je izgledao prvi nastup najpoznatijeg svjetskog benda (translate)
RTL Televizije - Jul 10 at 16:42 BST
je uslijedila.
Službenog imena "Mick Jagger and the Rollin' Stones", bend su činili Jagger, tada još uvijek student London School of Economics, u džemperu i samtericama, njegov osnovnoškolski prijatelj Keith...

Lahore Stock Exchange holds First Session of Campus Outreach Program for Step Institute of Professional Development
Pakistan Newswire - PakNewsWire - Jul 10 at 16:11 BST
Lahore, July 10, 2012 (PPI-OT): First session of Campus Outreach Program is held today for the students of STEP Institute of Professional Development by Lahore Stock Exchange where LSE’s officials interacted with the students.
At the event organized at...

[Interview] Halfway house offers defectors hope
Korea Joongang Daily - Jul 10 at 14:56 BST
Having picked up a Ph.D. in politics from the prestigious London School of Economics, Youn, 52, is one of few high-ranking female government officials in the South...
http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2955941

調查:歐盟表決 德英意見最多 (translate)
CNA - Jul 10 at 13:26 BST
(中央社記者曹宇帆布魯塞爾10日專電)根據倫敦政經學院的調查顯示,每逢歐洲聯盟表決法律案,德國與英國最勇於表達反對意見,而法國與立陶宛則在多數的表決中與主流意見一致。
根據監督歐盟決策的機構「VoteWatch Europe」公布的報告,這項由倫敦政經學院( London School of Economics)所做的調查發現,德英兩國最為「雖千萬人,吾往矣」。
其中與歐陸相隔一道海峽的英國居唱反調之首,其次是德國、奧地利與丹麥。法國與立
http://www.cna.com.tw/News/aOPL/201207100314.aspx|

Home adaptations are a `win-win' for Government
Localgov.co.uk - Thomas Bridge - Jul 10 at 13:16 BST
made through the installation of home adaptations for the elderly, a new report has found.
Produced by the London School of Economics Personal Social Services Research Unit, <a target="_blank"

El malestar se apodera de la Gran Bretaña de la recesión (translate)
ABC.es Sevilla - Jul 10 at 11:53 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.

Model theory
InsideHousing - Jul 10 at 11:27 BST
8 billion would only have delivered 27,000 homes under the previous programmes.
Professor Christine Whitehead of the London School of Economics said there was nothing new about affordable rent. It was merely...

El blog de X. Pikaza : Un capitalismo infame: fondos buitre, inseguridad laboral (Müller y Beck) (translate)
Periodista Digital - Xabier Pikaza Ibarrondo - Jul 10 at 11:25 BST
financieras y a la "utopía realista" de una Europa Social para los Trabajadores.
(Ulrich Beck, Universidad de Múnich, London School of Economics.

Children rarely getting help from online services, says EU survey
MaltaToday - Jul 10 at 8:57 BST
Internet aimed at helping children who face problems online "do not work", a pan-European project led by the London School of Economics has found.
Only 13% of children who were upset on the Internet reported...

Germany and UK are main adversaries on EU laws, survey says
EUobserver - Jul 10 at 8:20 BST
the fewest votes, according to a newly-published report by VoteWatch Europe, a research project run out of the London School of Economics.
The survey also highlights the EU's preferred way of doing business...

Upset children fail to report online
Di-ve.com - Jul 10 at 8:19 BST
conclusions of a new report from the EU Kids Online project.
This pan European project led by the London School of Economics studies the use EU kids make of the Internet.
This report is being released on...

El East End londinense, dinamismo por Juegos Olímpicos (translate)
El Nuevo Herald - Jul 10 at 7:09 BST
cambio historico, según los expertos.
“Es una especie de nuevo comienzo”, declaró Tony Travers, experto de la prestigiosa London School of Economics.
“La zona está ahora llena de grúas y torres, como una...

LSE on TV/radio

BBC Radio 4 (10 July)
Today
Mention of the economic review of Donald Trump's new golf course, conducted by Paul Cheshire of LSE.

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