3-5 March 2012

LSE in print

Japan catches the Bernanke religion
Financial Times, 05/03/2012, p.36, Edward Chancellor
Ina recent speech at the LSE, Masaaki Shiralawa, the governor of the Bank of Japan said monitory policy was ineffective in the face of continuous deleveraging. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/23481312-63ab-11e1-9686-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1oE9JDkWd|

Critics worry over Chinese largess in U.S.
International Herald Tribune, 05/03/2012, p.12, D.d. Guttenplan
The LSE is said to have a branch of the Confucius Institute. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/05/us/critics-worry-about-influence-of-chinese-institutes-on-us-campuses.html|

BRITAIN'S MOST POWERFUL MAN ..AND YOU MAY NEVER HAVE HEARD OF HIM
The Daily Mirror, 05/03/2012, p.10, Andrew Gregory
Sir Jeremy Heywood is noted to have gained a masters in economics at the LSE. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/the-most-powerful-unelected-man-in-britain-751584|

Boris's top team laps up the good life
The Sunday Times, 04/03/2012, p.5, Nicholas Hellen
Boris Johnson and his top staff supplement their pay with outside business interests. Professor in the government department of the LSE, Tony Travers, comments.

Show me the money
Financial Times, 03/03/2012, p.1, Unattributed
Interview with author John Lanchester, whose latest book, 'Capital' is a fictionalised account of the financial crash and who is speaking today at the LSE Literary Festival in London.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/2852f9f0-621e-11e1-820b-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1oE9JDkWd|

Country's debt share would be 'rather a lot'
The Times (Scotland)*, 03/03/2012, p.11, Sam Coates
Visiting professor of Economics at the LSE, John Kay, was among those who have advised Alex Salmond on the possibility of Scotland's independence.

Scotland will seek a seat at Bank of England table
The Times (Scotland)*, 03/03/2012, p.1, Angus Macleod; Sam Coates

On a recent winter's afternoon, [...]
Financial Times, 03/03/2012, p.32, Unattributed
The Financial Computing Centre at UCL, a collaboration of the LSE, the London Business School and 20 financial institutions, claims to be the only institute of its kind in Europe.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/0664cd92-6277-11e1-872e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1oE9JDkWd|

Great days out this weekend
The Times, 03/03/2012, p.3, Unattributed
Dirty Tricks and Hungry Tales, London School of Economics is featured among great days out this weekend.

We want sterling - and a seat at Bank of England table, SNP says
The Times, 03/03/2012, p.14, Unattributed
Asked yesterday whether an independent Scotland would want representation on the Monetary Policy Committee, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said that it would, meaning that the SNP is moving towards monetary union without fiscal union. According to John Kay, Visiting Professor of Economics at the LSE, such a move would contravene the way MPC appointments work currently.

Why studying abroad is becoming a matter of course for Britons
The Times, 03/03/2012, p.60, David Budworth
A growing number of Britons is opting to take university courses overseas; one such is Joel Semakula, who turned down offers to study at the LSE, Oxford and Durham, choosing to attend the University of North Carolina instead.

Don't blame fuel prices on 'Big Six'
The Independent, 03/03/2012, p.38, Unattributed
Letters: John Hills of the LSE and Political Science writes on the issue of fuel poverty. http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/letters/letters-ironies-of-israels-new-
submarine-7499645.html
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London: On stage, uneasily
International Herald Tribune, 03/03/2012, p.1, China MiÉville
In a commentary, author China Mieville looks at the turbulent mood underlying London between the summer riots and the oncoming Olympic Games. The 'Reading the Riots' study conducted by the LSE and The Guardian discovered that many were motivated to riot by resentment of the police and a sense of injustice, though Home Secretary Theresa May blamed 'sheer criminality'.

Major universities reveal explosion in student cheating
Daily Mail, 03/03/2012, p.47, Laura Clark
Major universities, including the LSE, have revealed a rise in the number of students caught cheating.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2109527/Major-universities-reveal-explosion-student-cheating-years.html|

Elite universities target state school pupils
The Daily Telegraph, 03/03/2012, p.4, Graeme Paton
Nearly half of elite universities are setting targets to boost recruitment of state school students.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/9118693/University-targets-discriminate-against-private-schools.html|

LSE online

Trial of former prime minister of Iceland begins
guardian.co.uk (Web), 05/03/2012, Unattributed
With regards to the financial collapse of 2008, professor of political economy at the LSE, Robert Wade, has argued for "accountability at the top of the system". http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/05/iceland-pm-charged-crisis|

Kamprad Europe’s Richest Man in Global Daily Billionaire Ranking (translate)
La Repubblica - Mar 5 at 6:47 GMT original owner in order to preserve wealth,” says Werner Haslehner, a fellow at the Law Department of the London School of Economics. “One of the main reasons for someone to create one of these is to create... http://bloomberg.finanza.repubblica.it/Notizie/Article?documentKey=1376-M0DDV40D9L3501-5M9QNMHO1FEU2KUU9FB4VHQFQS|

Former Iceland PM for trial
The Australian - Cassandra Vinograd - Mar 5 at 6:24 GMT was given the green light to move forward overnight. Robert Wade, a professor of political economy at the London School of Economics, argued for accountability at the top of the system. In the public mood...
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/world/former-pm-to-facer-court-over-icelands-banking-collapse/story-e6frg90o-1226289691852|

Scottish Politician Casts Skeptical Eye on Renewable Energy
OilPrice.com - admin@namecake.com (John Daly - Mar 5 at 4:22 GMT a decade after the offshore deposits were discovered. And the future? In a 15 February speech at the London School of Economics Salmond has claimed he could set aside £1 billion a year in oil cash over the...
http://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Renewable-Energy/Scottish-Politician-Casts-Skeptical-Eye-on-Renewable-Energy.html|

Were single mothers better off in the 19th Century?
BBC Magazine online - Mar 5 at 3:37 GMT only relative to other welfare claimants of the time, says Dr Tim Leunig, an economics historian from the London School of Economics. In real terms they were not better off than today. "By today's standards... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17159966|

China's military spending to top $100B
TwinCities.com - Mar 5 at 3:01 GMT best to prevent the crisis and that his "conscience is clear." Robert Wade, a professor at the London School of Economics, said he expects Haarde to beat the charges. "But it's better that somebody go on trial... http://www.twincities.com/national/ci_20101837?source=rss|

[마켓인사이트] [김지욱의 헤지펀드 대가 열전] (4) 금융연금술사인가, 메시아적 진보철학자인가? (translate)
Naver - Mar 5 at 1:01 GMT 이주했던 19세의 젊은 유태계 헝가리인 조지 소로스(George Soros)가, 2차대전을 거치면서 유럽 사회주의자들의 지성적 총본산이 되는 런던정경대학( London School of Economics and Social Sciences)에 신입생으로 입학할 때, 과연 누가 이 꾀죄죄한 옷차림에 항상 배고파 보이는 창백한 얼굴을 하고 있던 인물이 나중에 "역사상 가장...
http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=001&oid=015&aid=0002648669|

Procurement should collaborate more with BPO providers
Supply Management - Hannah Whittaker - Mar 5 at 0:36 GMT individualised needs, a commitment to continuous improvement and more.” The Everest Research Group and The Outsourcing Unit at London School of Economics conducted 263 surveys and 20 in-depth interviews with
http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/procurement-should-collaborate-more-with-bpo-providers/|

Shawn Langlois
MarketWatch - Mar 4 at 23:49 GMT the Old Theatre just off Fleet Street that it was the warmest event she could recall at the London School of Economics. Perhaps thatâs why the guest speaker, Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Necas, sweated... http://www.marketwatch.com/story/czech-premiers-view-from-a-landlocked-island-2012-03-02?link=home_carousel|

Leer para creer: La belleza y la inteligencia van de la mano (translate)
LaPatilla.com - ronald - Mar 4 at 23:25 GMT una investigación de Satoshi Kanazawa, serían también los más brillantes. Texto: semana.com Para demostrarlo, el experto del London School of Economics tomó dos grandes muestras. Una de ellas es el Child...
http://www.lapatilla.com/site/2012/03/04/leer-para-creer-la-belleza-y-la-inteligencia-van-de-la-mano/|

Former Iceland PM on trial over GFC
The West Online - Mar 4 at 23:11 GMT was given the green light to move forward Monday.Robert Wade, a professor of political economy at the London School of Economics, argued for "accountability at the top of the system"."In the public mood, there...
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/-/world/13084625/former-iceland-pm-on-trial-over-gfc/|

PHOTOS: Meet The Covergirl Who Beat Out Jennifer Aniston
Huffington Post - The Huffington Post - Mar 4 at 22:26 GMT cred. She also boasts serious smarts, with an undergraduate degree in International Relations and a masters from the London School of Economics, and a strong activist impulse . Which is all to say, in short...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/04/elettra-wiedemann-scene-cover_n_1319630.html|

Iceland's Ex-PM prepares to face trial
TheBull.com.au - Mar 4 at 21:21 GMT was given the green light to move forward Monday.Robert Wade, a professor of political economy at the London School of Economics, argued for "accountability at the top of the system"."In the public mood, there...
http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/26587-iceland's-ex-pm-prepares-to-face
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Iceland's Ex-PM faces trial over financial crisis
3 News - Mar 4 at 21:01 GMT was given the green light to move forward Monday. Robert Wade, a professor of political economy at the London School of Economics, argued for "accountability at the top of the system". "In the public mood... http://www.3news.co.nz/Icelands-Ex-PM-faces-trial-over-financial-crisis/tabid/417/articleID/245122/Default.aspx|

Iceland's ex-PM prepares to face trial for his role in financial crisis
Washington Post - Mar 4 at 20:12 GMT was given the green light to move forward Monday.Robert Wade, a professor of political economy at the London School of Economics, argued for accountability at the top of the system. In the public mood, theres...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/icelands-ex-pm-prepares-to-face-trial-for-his-role-in-financial-crisis/2012/03/04/gIQA6b72qR_story.html|

Iceland's Ex-PM prepares to face trial over crisis
Town Hall - Mar 4 at 20:07 GMT was given the green light to move forward Monday. Robert Wade, a professor of political economy at the London School of Economics, argued for "accountability at the top of the system." "In the public mood... http://finance.townhall.com/news/business/2012/03/04/icelands_expm_
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Za zagon Grčije je potrebna tržnost gospodarstva (translate)
Spletno Delo - Barbara Kramžar, gospodarstvo - Mar 4 at 20:05 GMT in tako v proračunu povzročili dodatno tristomilijonsko luknjo V pogovoru z grškim ekonomistom Dimitrijem Vajanosom, ki deluje na London School of Economics, preberite, kaj svoji domovini svetuje za vrnitev...
http://www.delo.si/gospodarstvo/posel-in-denar/za-zagon-grcije-je-potrebna-trznost-gospodarstva.html|

Grímsson will doch Islands Präsident bleiben (translate)
Finanzen100 - Mar 4 at 18:41 GMT einsparen. Die... 24.02.2012 • BörseGo.de Im Gespräch mit Bernerzeitung.ch/Newsnet erklärt Henning Meyer, Experte der London School of Economics, warum Grossbritannien... 14.02.2012 • Espace.ch In der EU und...
http://www.finanzen100.de/nachrichten/artikel/grimsson-will-doch-islands-praesident-bleiben_H864125367_2-1-2544742707136927484/|

Four may run for Guam's congressional seat
Guam Pacific Daily News - Mar 4 at 17:41 GMT House, and graduated with a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a master's degree from the London School of Economics. Other offices There also have been a number of potential candidates picking up...
http://www.guampdn.com/article/20120305/NEWS01/203050301/1002/rss|

'De Duitsers zouden de Grieken uit de crisis moeten helpen' (translate)
Trouw - Mar 4 at 17:06 GMT vergeleken met die van Duitsland vlak na de Eerste Wereldoorlog. Ritschl is als economisch historicus verbonden aan de London School of Economics. Ritschl: "Tussen 1924 en 1929 betaalde de Weimar Republiek... http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/7964/Schuldencrisis/article/detail/3217009/2012/03/04/De-Duitsers-zouden-de-Grieken-uit-de-crisis-moeten-helpen.dhtml|

Paul Kingsnorth, "This economic collapse is a 'crisis of bigness'," Comment is free, The Guardian, 25 Sep 2011
Pinboard (recent) - Wed7pm - Mar 4 at 12:38 GMT Paul Kingsnorth guardian.co.uk, Sunday 25 September 2011 16.00 EDT Article history About this article Close This economic collapse is a 'crisis of bigness' | Paul Kingsnorth This article was published on guardian.co.uk at 16.00 EDT on Sunday 25 September... http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/25/crisis-bigness-leopold-kohr|

SciTechTalk: NFC offers benefits but with some cautions
UPI - Mar 4 at 10:23 GMT end users of such technologies. "The risks to personal privacy must be addressed," the authors of a London School of Economics report examining NFC privacy and regulation issues said. "This is not only to... http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2012/03/04/SciTechTalk-NFC-offers-benefits-but-with-some-cautions/UPI-45271330856040/?spt=hs∨=sn|

Emigrant newspaper savages the President
Irish Independent - Graham Clifford - Mar 4 at 7:43 GMT on the trip were treated equally. The President answered each and every question put to him. At the London school of economics, where the Irish Post was present, President Higgins took questions which were...
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/emigrant-newspaper-savages-the
-president-3038962.html
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Στη γλώσσα που καταλαβαίνουν... (translate)
Ta Nea Online - Mar 4 at 7:02 GMT ένα από τα κράτη που δεν πήραν δεκάρα». Τα σκληρά λόγια του Αλμπερντ Ριτσλ, του γερμανού καθηγητή στο London School of Economics από συνέντευξή του στο γερμανικό «Spiegel», περιγράφουν την αλήθεια για το...
http://www.tanea.gr/aixmes/?aid=4699312|

How Raila Fell Out With Kijana Wamalwa
AllAfrica.com - Mar 4 at 6:41 GMT and classical music. Mike studied law at King's College London, from where he went on to the London School of Economics. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1970, after which he returned to Kenya... http://allafrica.com/stories/201203040130.html|

Emigrant newspaper savages the President
Drogheda Independent - Graham Clifford - Mar 4 at 5:37 GMT on the trip were treated equally. The President answered each and every question put to him. At the London school of economics, where the Irish Post was present, President Higgins took questions which were...
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/emigrant-newspaper-savages-the-
president-3038962.html
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Lindos y genios (translate)
Semana.com - Mar 4 at 5:10 GMT Los bonitos, según una investigación de Satoshi Kanazawa, serían también los más brillantes. Para demostrarlo, el experto del London School of Economics tomó dos grandes muestras. Una de ellas es el Child... http://www.semana.com/vida-moderna/lindos-genios/173155-3.aspx|

倫敦新盤入� �費33萬英鎊 (translate)
Hong Kong Daily News - Mar 4 at 5:01 GMT 10萬方呎的甲級零售商舖及寫字樓樓面。 資料顯示,該項目開放式單位,面積約379方呎,入場費為33萬英鎊;兩房單位,面積1,025方呎,入場費則為98.5萬英鎊。 租金回報最多達6厘 對於投資者,Hamptons International研究報告顯示,倫敦2012年全市物業租金平均漲幅有5%,而高力國際料「One Commercial Street」的租金回報介乎4至6厘,因項目所處位置,鄰近國際頂尖級著名學府,諸如Kings College及The London School of

Meet ‘Tall Paul’, Obama’s man in a financial crisis
7 Days - DAYS - Mar 4 at 4:56 GMT Paul Volcker knows a plenty about economics. He’s studied at Princeton, Harvard, and the London School of Economics. At the last count the number of honorary degrees he has received from other institutions... http://www.7days.me/2012/03/meet-tall-paul-obamas-man-in-a-financial-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meet-tall-paul-obamas-man
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”Varför är fotboll så mycket viktigare än datorspelande?” (translate)
DN.se - Mar 4 at 4:52 GMT är dags att samhället anpassar sig. Daniel Kardefelt-Winther, doktorand i ämnet internetberoende vid Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science http://www.dn.se/debatt/varfor-ar-fotboll-sa-mycket-viktigare-an-datorspelande|

Despite Libya's scars, its rich history provides hope for the future
Channel4000 - Mar 3 at 19:15 GMT I began working in the art world in 2005 after completing my education at Brown University and the London School of Economics, and my first full-time job was really because of Libya. I worked as a project... http://www.channel4000.com/news/Despite-Libya-s-scars-its-rich-history-provides-hope-for-the-future/-/131188/9213384/-/rwvf6jz/-/index.html|

«Kαπέλο» 4 δισ. στο... άρρωστο κύκλωμα του φαρμάκου (translate)
Imerisia - Mar 3 at 18:13 GMT σε όλο τον κόσμο είναι από Kίνα, Iνδία, Tαϋλάνδη. Σύμφωνα με τον αναπληρωτή καθηγητή Διεθνούς Πολιτικής Yγείας στο London School of Economics Πάνο Kαναβό, «ο «πόλεμος» που έχει ξεσπάσει δεν αφορά στο θέμα... http://www.imerisia.gr/article.asp?catid=12333&subid=2&pubid=112828924|

Jan Jůn: Týden britsko-českých unijních jednání (translate)
Czech Radio - Mar 3 at 16:33 GMT Co se týče Nečasova jednání s Davidem Cameronem, to se neslo ve znamení témata jeho přednášky na známé London School of Economics, tedy o tom, jak by mohlo rozvinutí jednotného trhu Evropské unie být klíčovým...
http://www.rozhlas.cz/cro6/komentare/_zprava/1026538|

London's East End, Olympics-close, invites a fresh look
Inside Bay Area - Christopher Reynolds - Mar 3 at 16:17 GMT Bramwell, who grew up in Los Angeles, moved to London a few years ago to study at the London School of Economics. Then she landed a job. So now the former L.A. Eastsider is an East Londoner, unfazed by daily...
http://www.mercurynews.com/travel/ci_20074025?source=rss|

Melarang Model Ceking (translate)
Sinar Harapan - Mar 3 at 15:43 GMT menderita anoreksia karena terpengaruh ukuran dan berat dari rekan-rekan sebaya mereka mencontoh model-model ceking itu. Menurut para akademisi London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), membatasi...
http://www.sinarharapan.co.id/content/read/melarang-model-ceking/|

School Notes 2012-03-02
Ponca City News - Mar 3 at 15:27 GMT High school graduate, has been selected as a representative of Rice University in Houston, Texas to attend The London School of economics in London, England for the 2012-13 school year. Lignitz is a Rice Distinguished...
http://www.poncacitynews.com/Education/School-Notes-2012-03-02|

Peer vigour drives "socially transmitted" anorexia
Health Talking - admin - Mar 3 at 13:49 GMT prevalent in countries such as France where women are thinner than average, according to new investigate from a London School of Economics and Political Science ( LSE). The “ economic...
http://www.health-talking.com/peer-pressure-drives-socially-transmitted-anorexia.html|

Libya's rich history provides hope for future
CNN - Mar 3 at 8:43 GMT I began working in the art world in 2005 after completing my education at Brown University and the London School of Economics, and my first full-time job was really because of Libya. I worked as a project... http://us.cnn.com/2012/03/02/opinion/senussi-libya-art/index.html?hpt=hp_c3|

Ban skinny models from catwalk
IndiaVision - Mar 3 at 6:53 GMT London - Skinny models should be banned from the catwalk, say experts. Academics at the London School of Economics said restricting the use of photographs of underweight models in magazines would help ease... http://www.indiavision.com/news/article/lifestyle/284403/ban-skinny-models-from-catwalk/|

Governments should ban use of underweight models in magazines and on runway, study reveals
Mail Online UK (Web), 02/03/2012, Maysa Rawi
Dr Joan Costa-Font, who worked on research studying 30,000 young women in Europe and the UK, conducted at the LSE, said: 'Government intervention to adjust individual biases in self-image would be justified to curb the spread of a potential epidemic of food disorders."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2109383/Government-justified-banning-underweight-models-catwalk-study-reveals.html|

Researchers say Government would be justified to ban photographs of very skinny models
AOL UK (Web), 02/03/2012, Unattributed http://lifestyle.aol.co.uk/2012/03/02/researchers-say-government-would-be-justified-
to-ban-photographs/
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Skinny models 'could be banned'
Telegraph (Web), 02/03/2012, Unattributed http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/article/TMG9118226/Government-can-outlaw-
photos-of-skinny-models-says-study.html
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Spain defies EU over deficit rules
Financial Times (Web), 02/03/2012, Unattributed
Professor of economics and strategy at the LSE, Luis Garicano, comments on Brussels handling of deficit numbers.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eabdded8-6462-11e1-b50e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1oE9JDkWd|

Van Rompuy set for second term
Virgin Media (Web), 02/03/2012, Unattributed http://latestnews.virginmedia.com/news/world/2012/03/02/van_rompuy
_set_for_second_term
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Obama’s Pandering to China May Backfire
NewsMax.com - Mar 3 at 3:18 GMT a Centre for the Study of International Affairs, Diplomacy and Grand Strategy, a visiting research fellow at the London School of Economics Asia Research Centre,” etc., etc., etc. Jacques’s book could not... http://www.newsmax.com/navrozov/China-PRC-nuclear-weapons/2012/03/02/id/431242|

Moody's cuts Greece to default rating of 'C'
MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines - Mar 3 at 1:02 GMT premier
swings into London
Petr Necas bounces ideas for stability and growth off a receptive audience at the London School of Economics.

Spain lifts 2012 deficit-to-GDP target
• Delamaide: More resistance...
http://www.marketwatch.com/?siteid=rss|

Disciplina en Detroit (translate)
Cinco Días - Marisol Paul - Mar 3 at 0:40 GMT en un destructor de la Armada estadounidense de 1970 a 1975. Después se licenció en Económicas por la London School of Economics. Akerson es también miembro del consejo de directores de American Express, cargo...
http://www.cincodias.com/articulo/empresas/disciplina-detroit/20120303cdscdiemp_13/|

Study Backs Government Censorship of Overly Thin Models
New York Magazine - Mar 3 at 0:39 GMT 5-day In the first-ever economic analysis of anorexia, research from the London School of Economics shows that a woman's cultural environment plays a huge role in her decision to starve herself (SHOCKER). LSE...
http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2012/03/study-backs-government-censorship-of-thin-models.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nymag%2Ffashion+%28The+Cut+-+nymag.com%27s+Fashion+Blog+-+New+York+Magazine%29|

En nombre de la productividad (translate)
El País - Alejandro Bolaños - Mar 3 at 0:30 GMT los contratos temporales. Y esa rotación acaba dificultando planificar mejoras organizativas, introducir cambios tecnológicos. Luis Garicano, de la London School of Economics , comparte el análisis, pero...
http://economia.elpais.com/economia/2012/03/02/actualidad/1330720076_
489603.html
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Anorexia: Is it Contagious?
NewsMax.com - Mar 2 at 23:38 GMT prevalent in countries such as France where women are thinner than average, according to new research from the London School of Economics and Political Science ( LSE). The " economic... http://www.newsmaxhealth.com/health_stories/anorexia_soially_transmit/2012/03/02
/437218.html
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Study backs photo ban on very thin models
South China Morning Post - Mar 2 at 23:12 GMT catwalks and stopping magazines from printing photographs that suggest extreme thinness is attractive, according to research from the London School of Economics.
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=d5e12631363d5310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&s=news|

Of Cops and Robber Barons
BusinessWeek - Mar 2 at 22:16 GMT the enterprise’s ‘stakeholders.’ Rather, they maximize the wealth-producing capacity of the enterprise.” Meeting Standards Scholars from the London School of Economics and Harvard Business School found that... http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-02/of-cops-and-robber-barons|

Smlouva o stabilitě, koordinaci a správě v hospodářské a měnové (translate)
Aktuálnì.cz - Mar 2 at 19:56 GMT fiskálního paktu, ten nás ale vede rovnou k daňové unii," zdůraznil Nečas během své středeční přednášky na London School of Economics. "Stačí proto, když máme jen minimum společné legislativy, a každý si tak... http://blog.aktualne.centrum.cz/blogy/jiri-havel.php?itemid=15777|

Government is justified in banning underweight models from catwalk, study reveals
This is Money - Mar 2 at 19:19 GMT also brands anorexia a 'socially transmitted disease.' Dr Joan Costa-Font, who worked on the research conducted at the London School of Economics, said: 'Government intervention to adjust individual biases... http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/femail/article-2109383/Government-justified-banning-underweight-models-catwalk-study-reveals.html?ITO=1490|

TRNC news headlines, 2 March 2012
Turkish Press - Mar 2 at 18:50 GMT said that Turkey will ignore the Greek Cypriot administration’s EU Term presidency. Delivering a speech at the London School of Economics, he said that Turkey will not recognize the Greek Cypriot Side as an... http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=379235|

Should The Government Intervene In Use Of Overly Skinny Models?
Huffington Post - The Huffington Post - Mar 2 at 18:32 GMT get the government involved. In "Anorexia, Body Image and Peer Effects: Evidence from a Sample of European Women," London School of Economics economist Joan Costa-Font and Professor Mireia Jofre-Bonet argue...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/02/government-too-skinny-models_n_1316326.html|

Is Generosity in the Welsh Bloodstream?
WalesOnline - Realpolitik - David Williamson - Mar 2 at 17:37 GMT One of the joys of working in the Senedd was sharing an office with the great Gareth Hughes, one of the canniest political commentators in the country and a renaissance man with a tireless delight in life. His blog is always worth a read and today he sets... http://blogs.walesonline.co.uk/devolution/2012/03/is-generosity-in-the-welsh-blo.html|

New Zealand's Jewish achievers
New Zealand Herald - newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz - Mar 2 at 17:35 GMT Zealand was "half way to the moon". Popper moved to Britain after the war and taught at the London School of Economics. He did not embrace Jewish identity, his "open society" idea rejecting all ethnic, religious...
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/europe/news/article.cfm?l_id=7&objectid=10789408|

L'anoressia è contagiosa, viene trasmessa dalla moda e dalle coetanee (translate)
Tiscali.it - Mar 2 at 17:12 GMT del condizionamento derivante dalla moda, la cui icona è un corpo magro. A sostenerlo è Joan Costa-Font della London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), che ha condotto uno studio su quasi 3000... http://notizie.tiscali.it/articoli/scienza/12/03/anoressia-allarme-moda-123.html?scienza|

Researchers say Government would be justified to ban photographs of very skinny models
Lifestyle - Ceri Roberts - Mar 2 at 17:03 GMT 2, 2012 Filed under: In the news
PA New research from the London School of Economics suggests that banning photographs of very thin models could help to reduce some of the social pressure... http://lifestyle.aol.co.uk/2012/03/02/researchers-say-government-would-be-justified-
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Grit is good
Yahoo! Maktoob News - Mar 2 at 16:36 GMT chairman of Britain's Financial Services Authority, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, and Director of the London School of Economics, is a professor at Sciences Po in Paris.
http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/grit-good-155030476.html|

Под игото на тройката (translate)
Capital Weekly Bulgaria - Mar 2 at 16:33 GMT програмата ще бъде изпълнена са съвсем основателни", казва пред "Капитал" Спирос Економидис, зам.-директор на Hellenic Observatory към London School of Economics. Колкото и логични да са мерките, също толкова... http://www.capital.bg/politika_i_ikonomika/sviat/2012/03/02/1779163_
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Inflated rape figures claim by ex-student suing LSE - Tom Martin says sex slavery is “voluntary”
West End Extra - Mar 2 at 16:30 GMT A FORMER gender studies student who is taking the London School of Economics (LSE) to court for alleged sexism has claimed that sex slavery is “voluntary” and that official rape statistics are “inflated”. The... http://www.westendextra.com/news/2012/mar/inflated-rape-figures-claim-ex-student-suing-lse-tom-martin-says-sex-slavery-%E2%80%9Cvoluntar|

Προκλητικός ο Εγκεμέν Μπαγίς : «Θα αγνοήσουμε την ''ελληνοκυπριακή προεδρία'' της ΕΕ» (translate)
Naro.gr - Mar 2 at 16:25 GMT της Τουρκίας, Εγκεμέν Μπαγίς. Σύμφωνα με το πρακτορείο Ανατολή, ο Μπαγίς προέβη στις δηλώσεις στο πλαίσιο διάλεξης στο London School of Economics. «Δεν θα συνεργαστούμε με την "ελληνοκυπριακή προεδρία" και http://www.naro.gr/203/2387140/proklitikos-o-egkemen-mpagis-tha-agnoisoume-tin-ellinokupriaki-proedria-tis-ee.html|

Ad Agencies may be Banned from Using Extremely Thin Models
MedIndia - Kathy Jones - Mar 2 at 16:01 GMT social pressure on women to starve themselves in order to gain the ideal body shape. Researchers from the London School of Economics and Political Science conducted the first ever economic analysis of anorexia...
http://www.medindia.net/news/ad-agencies-may-be-banned-from-using-extremely-
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Google faces privacy battle on many fronts
Information Age - Mar 2 at 16:01 GMT the allegation in two separate interviews with the Guardian and the BBC after a speech given at the London School of Economics yesterday in defence of the European Commission's proposed Data Protection Regulations...
http://www.information-age.com/channels/security-and-continuity/news/2089908/google-faces-privacy-battle-on-many-fronts.thtml|

New Research Suggests Government Should Prevent The Use of Underweight Models
Fashionista - Hayley Phelan - Mar 2 at 15:55 GMT from working the runway or appearing in magazines or advertisements, reports The Guardian.
The study conducted by the London School of Economics–the first-ever economic analysis of anorexia–based their findings...
http://fashionista.com/2012/03/new-uk-based-research-suggests-government-
should-prevent-the-use-of-anorexic-models-on-the-runway-and-in-ads-and-magazines/
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Call to ban skinny models as Ireland tops anorexia poll
Irish Independent - Mar 2 at 15:10 GMT disorder and is more prevalent in countries where women are thinner than average, according to research from the London School of Economics and Political Science ( LSE). The research... http://www.independent.ie/national-news/call-to-ban-skinny-models-as-ireland-tops-anorexia-poll-3038200.html|

La “Rusalka” è troppo sexy e volgare: fischi alla Royal House di Londra (translate)
Blitz quotidiano - lbriotti - Mar 2 at 14:36 GMT Sono rimasta così delusa che all’ intervallo me ne sono andata – ha raccontato Jane Tinkler, ricercatrice della London School of Economics -. Con gli occhi chiusi è uno spettacolo divino, ma i costumi e la... http://www.blitzquotidiano.it/photogallery/rusalka-sexy-volgare-fischi-royal-house-1140996/|

Government can outlaw photos of skinny models, says study
Telegraph Fashion - Home Page - Mar 2 at 14:35 GMT Government can outlaw photos of skinny models, says study
The Government would be justified in banning size zero models from the catwalk and stopping photos of "very skinny" women being used in magazines, according to researchers.
BY Donna Bowater |
02...
http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG9118226/Government-can-outlaw-photos-of-skinny-models-says-study.html|

EU leaders hand Van Rompuy 2nd term as president
CNBC - Mar 2 at 14:32 GMT was imagined when it was created," said Paul De Grauwe, an economist and EU specialist at the London School of Economics. The job was created as part of the Treaty of Lisbon, which was signed in December 2007... http://www.cnbc.com/id/46602640|

Bakan Bağış Londra'dan ayrıldı (translate)
Milliyet - Mar 2 at 14:08 GMT nin Avrupa'dan Sorumlu Dışişleri Bakan Yardımcısı David Lidington ve Avam ile Lordlar Kamaralarındaki AB Komisyonu Başkanlarıyla görüştü. London School of Economics (LSE) Üniversitesinde bir konuşma yapan... http://siyaset.milliyet.com.tr/bakan-bagis-londra-dan-ayrildi/siyaset/siyasetdetay/02.03.2012/1510350/default.htm|

Skinny model ban 'could curb anorexia'
Melbourne Age - Mar 2 at 13:42 GMT catwalks and prevent magazines from printing photographs that suggest extreme thinness is attractive, according to research from the London School of Economics. The first economic analysis of anorexia, studying... http://www.theage.com.au/world/skinny-model-ban-could-curb-anorexia-20120302-1u8cr.html|

'Socially transmitted' anorexia: Peer pressure drives eating disorders, study finds
FOXNews.com - Mar 2 at 13:24 GMT prevalent in countries such as France where women are thinner than average, according to new research from the London School of Economics and Political Science ( LSE). The " economic... http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/03/02/socially-transmitted-anorexia-peer-pressure-drives-eating-disorders-study-finds/|

La City pourrait se passer des résultats trimestriels (translate)
Orange - Mar 2 at 12:31 GMT au Royaume-Uni ? C'est pour répondre à cette question que John Kay, un célèbre professeur à la London School of Economics, a été recruté par le gouvernement britannique en juin 2011, dans le sillage de la... http://actu.orange.fr/economie/la-city-pourrait-se-passer-des-resultats-trimestriels-
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In defence of liberalism
iPolitics - Marlene Jennings and Thomas Touchie - Mar 2 at 11:19 GMT the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, he will begin a Masters degree in international relations at the London School of Economics in October 2012. With the success of its biennial convention in Ottawa...
http://www.ipolitics.ca/2012/03/02/jennings-touchie-in-defence-of-liberalism/|

Νέες προκλητικές δηλώσεις από τον Εγκεμέν Μπαγίς (translate)
Sigma Live - Mar 2 at 11:11 GMT της Τουρκίας Εγκεμέν Μπαγίς. Σύμφωνα με το πρακτορείο Ανατολή, ο Μπαγίς προέβη στις δηλώσεις στο πλαίσιο διάλεξης στο London School of Economics. «Δεν θα συνεργαστούμε με την ''ε/κ προεδρία'' και ούτε θα αναγνωρίσουμε http://www.sigmalive.com/simerini/politics/reportaz/469279|

El poder del dinero y la política (translate)
La Capital On Line - Mar 2 at 10:37 GMT por las urnas? (*) Profesor de Economía Política Internacional en la Universidad de Oxford e investigador en la London School of Economics
http://www.lacapital.com.ar/opinion/El-poder-del-dinero-y-la-politica-20120302-0010.html|

A kortársak nyomására lesznek anorexiásak a lányok (translate)
Hvg.hu - hvg@hvg.hu - Mar 2 at 10:27 GMT rendellenesség, és elterjedtebbnek tűnik olyan országokban, mint Franciaország, ahol a nők átlagosan karcsúbbak - állapították meg kutatásukban a London School of Economics and Political Science munkatársai... http://hvg.hu/egeszseg/20120302_anorexia_kortars#rss|

Kapitalmärkte: Etwas Sand im Getriebe ist gut (translate)
HandelsZeitung - timo.nowack - Mar 2 at 10:24 GMT wiederfinden. *Howard Davies war Chairman der britischen Finanzaufsicht FSA, stellvertretender Gouverneur der Bank von England und Direktor der London School of Economics. Er ist Professor an der Sciences
http://www.handelszeitung.ch/konjunktur/kapitalmaerkte-etwas-sand-im-getriebe-ist-gut|

WikiLeaks and journalism
ABC Online - Mar 2 at 10:00 GMT impact is it having on journalism? Charlie Beckett, director of Polis, the journalism and society think-tank at the London School of Economics, and author of WikiLeaks: News in the Networked Era, is our guest http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/mediareport/wading-through-wikileaks/3864660|

Inde et Indonésie, les nouveaux tigres asiatiques (translate)
Yahoo! France - Mar 2 at 8:05 GMT Rangoon et le Professeur U Hla Myint ancien recteur de l’Université de Yangon , actuuellement Professeur à la London School of Economics. Le pays offre d’excellentes opportunités d’investissement, si la transition... http://fr.news.yahoo.com/inde-indon%C3%A9sie-nouveaux-tigres-asiatiques-074344279.html|

Peer pressure drives 'socially transmitted' anorexia
Times Live South Africa - Mar 2 at 7:45 GMT The “economic analysis” of anorexia, using a sample of nearly 3� 000 young women across Europe, concluded that peer group pressure is one of the most significant influences on self-image and the development of anorexia and appeared just as the... http://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/family/2012/03/02/peer-pressure-drives-socially-transmitted-anorexia|

David Klimeš: Kdo nechce europakt, musí mít vlastní (translate)
E15.cz - Mar 2 at 7:43 GMT vymlouval na problémy s ratifikačním procesem, potom tvrdil, že přistoupíme někdy v budoucnu. Na své přednášce na prestižní London School of Economics ale zase hlásal, že problém spočívá v nedostatečně vymahatelných... http://zpravy.e15.cz/nazory/komentare/david-klimes-kdo-nechce-europakt-musi-mit-vlastni-748359|

Biz kurtaracağız (translate)
Londra Gazete - Mar 2 at 7:13 GMT yaptığı Londra ziyareti sırasında Türkiye vatandaşlarına uygulanan İngiliz vize rejiminin hafifletilmesi konusunda iyimser olduğunu söyledi. Başkentin köklü üniversitelerinden London School of Economics’te... http://www.londragazete.com/haber_detay.asp?haberID=10531|

LSE on TV/radio

4-March-2012
Sunday Politics, BBC1 Scotland
Interview with John Kay on Scottish independence

4-March-2012
Sunday Politics, BBC1
Reference to Alex Salmond speech at LSE

2-March-2012
Today, BBC Radio 4
Mention of LSE literary festival during interview with John Lanchester

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