Friday 16 November 2012

LSE in print

Eurozone slumps back into recession after austerity cuts
The Independent, 16/11/2012, p.60, Ben Chu
cuts this year to compensate for being thrown off course by recession. But he added that Brussels would "look at every country case by case". Paul De Grauwe of the London School of Economics said that the latest downturn had been brought on by the drastic spending cuts already enacted in southern Europe. "We are getting into a double-dip recession
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/eurozone-slumps-back-
into-recession-after-austerity-cuts-8320658.html?origin=internalSearch
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Eurozone marches into double-dip recession
The Daily Telegraph, 16/11/2012, p.4, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
to tighten credit. Europe is stuck in a bad equilibrium and it is not going to end until there is a change of course." Prof Paul de Grauwe from the London School of Economics (LSE) said austerity measures imposed on the Club Med with no offsetting stimulus by the creditors was creating a contractionary bias to the whole system and and leading to a “very dangerous situation”.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9681868/1930s-medicine-
pushes-Europe-back-into-double-dip-recession.html
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China Set as a Focus in Asean Summit
The Wall Street Journal (Europe), 16/11/2012, p.15, Natasha Brereton-Fukui and Enda Curran
Washington of undermining stability in the region. "Southeast Asian states risk becoming pawns in a geopolitical clash between the two extra-regional superpowers," said Nicholas Kitchen, a research officer at the London School of Economics. The Philippines and Vietnam have pushed Beijing to agree to a binding regional code of conduct as a framework for settling disputes. But other Asean members
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142412788732455630457812070107
4595008.html?KEYWORDS=%22London+School+of+Economics%22
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Business: A lack of enterprise
The Economist (Web), 15/11/2012, p. 0, Unattributed
Economist’s Paris correspondent, in her recent book, “Le Deni Français”.) Keeping small businesses down One reason is that expansion of a business is vigorously discouraged by rules and taxes. Researchers at the London School of Economics found that France has a strikingly large number of companies with 49 employees. That is because many of the regulations governing companies kick in when
http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21566236-france-needs-more
-start-ups-and-mittelstand-firms-lack-enterprise?fsrc=rss|spr
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BIRTHDAYS
The Independent, 16/11/2012, p.57, Unattributed
Wilson-Johnson, baritone, and Professor of Singing, Amsterdam Conservatorium, 62; Sir Magdi Yacoub, cardiothoracic surgeon, 77; Waqar Younis, coach and former Pakistan cricketer, 41; Professor Michael Zander, Professor Emeritus of Law, LSE, 80. Maggie Gyllenhaal, actress, 35

Birthdays
The Guardian, 16/11/2012, p.48, Unattributed
Scholes, footballer, 38; Danny Wallace, comedian and writer, 36; David Wilson-Johnson, baritone, 62; Prof Sir Magdi Yacoub, cardiothoracic surgeon, 77; Waqar Younis, cricketer, 41; Michael Zander, emeritus professor of law, London School of Economics, 80.

Jagger, his first love and the letters he fought to keep secret
Daily Mail, 16/11/2012, p.3, Alasdair Glennie; John Stevens
while he was dating Miss Shrimpton. Now married with two daughters, Miss Shrimpton dated the singer from 1963 to 1966. They met when he was a 19-year-old student at the London School of Economics and she was a secretary. In a recent interview, she said her friends thought the musician was too ugly to be her boyfriend. She said: 'I
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2233671/Mick-Jagger-took-injunction
-stop-love-publishing-letters-fought-secret.html
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LSE online

Eurozone tumbles back into recession
The Times Online, 15/11/2012, p.1, Unattributed
economists. Individually, five eurozone countries are in recession — Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Cyprus. They are all making deep cuts in an attempt to stay afloat. Paul De Grauwe, of the London School of Economics, said: “We are now getting into a double-dip recession which is entirely self-made. It is a result of excessive austerity in Southern [European] countries and unwillingness

Euro zone falls into second recession since 2009
Reuters UK (Web), 15/11/2012, p. 0, Unattributed
crucial to healing the wounds of a decade-long, credit-fuelled boom. "We are now getting into a double dip recession which is entirely self-made," said Paul De Grauwe, an economist with the London School of Economics. "It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries and unwillingness in the north to do anything else," he said. SHARP DUTCH CONTRACTION The Commission says the
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/15/us-eurozone-economy-idUKBRE8AE0HV20121115|

Eurozone slides into recession
BBC (Web), 15/11/2012, p. 0, Unattributed
with cuts in salaries, pensions, benefits and social services. "We are now getting into a double dip recession which is entirely self-made," said Paul De Grauwe, a professor at the London School of Economics. "It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries and unwillingness in the north to do anything else. "This divide, even hostility, between countries is
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20337245|

Markets slip on news of eurozone double-dip recession
Yahoo! UK and Ireland (Web), 15/11/2012, p. 0, Unattributed
expected fall in retail sales, which account for about a fifth of UK gross domestic product. Interactive chart: GDP: percentage change compared with previous quarter Paul de Grauwe of the London School of Economics said: "We are now getting into a double dip recession which is entirely self-made. "It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries and unwillingness
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/markets-slip-news-eurozone-double-
130033261.html
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Eurozone falls into ANOTHER double-dip recession as even Germany totters and anti-austerity protests sweep the continent
Mail Online UK (Web), 15/11/2012, p. 0, Matt Blake
from 0.75 per cent to 0.50 per cent sooner rather than later. He said an interest rate cut in December was very possible. Paul De Grauwe, an economist with the London School of Economics, said: 'We are now getting into a double dip recession which is entirely self-made. 'It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries and unwillingness in
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2233353/Eurozone-recession-German-economy-weakens.html|

Eurozone slides deeper into recession just a day...
Daily Express (Web), 15/11/2012, p. 0, Charlotte Meredith
the cuts which they claim have made the economies worse. "We are now getting into a double dip recession which is entirely self-made," said Paul De Grauwe, an economist with the London School of Economics. "It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries and unwillingness in the north to do anything else," he said. NEWS Contrastingly, the European Commission
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/358378/Eurozone-slides-deeper-into-
recession-just-a-day-after-violent-anti-austerity-strikes
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Eurozone recession: what the economists say
guardian.co.uk (Web), 15/11/2012, p. 0, Unattributed
the eurozone fell back into recession. Euro area GDP fell by 0.1% in the third quarter of 2012, as austerity and the weakening global economy hit demand Paul de Grauwe, London School of Economics We are now getting into a double-dip recession which is entirely self-made. It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries and unwillingness in the north
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/nov/15/eurozone-recession-
economists
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Euro Crisis: Single Currency Area In Recession
Sky News (Web), 15/11/2012, p. 0, Unattributed
Greece and France protested against government spending cuts on Wednesday - cuts that EU policymakers say are vital to end the debt crisis. Paul De Grauwe, an economist with the London School of Economics, said: "We are now getting into a double dip recession which is entirely self-made. "It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries and unwillingness
http://news.sky.com/story/1011800/eurozone-enters-recession-again|

Eurozona vuelve a caer en recesión tras baja del PIB de 0,1% en tercer trimestre (translate)
La Tercera - Nov 16 at 6:39 GMT
la falta de voluntad del norte para hacer otra cosa”, dijo a Reuters Paul de Grauwe, de la London School of Economics. Las grandes bajas siguieron en países rescatados: Grecia y Portugal retrocedieron 7...
http://www.latercera.com/noticia/negocios/2012/11/655-493550-9-eurozona-
vuelve-a-caer-en-recesion-tras-baja-del-pib-de-01-en-tercer-trimestre.shtml
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Eurozone falls into 2nd recession
CHINAdaily - Nov 16 at 5:40 GMT
into a double dip recession which is entirely self-made," said Paul De Grauwe, an economist with the London School of Economics. "It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries and unwillingness...
http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2012-11/16/content_15935381.htm|

EURO ZONE IN RECESSION
Gulf Daily News - Nov 16 at 5:30 GMT
a decade-long, credit-fuelled boom. "We are now getting into a double-dip recession which is entirely self-made," said London School of Economics economist Paul De Grauwe. "It is a result of excessive austerity...
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=341949|

Eurozone hits 2nd recession in 3 years
Brunei Times - Nov 16 at 4:57 GMT
into a double dip recession which is entirely self-made," said Paul De Grauwe, an economist with the London School of Economics. "It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries and unwillingness...
http://www.bt.com.bn/business-world/2012/11/16/eurozone-hits-2nd-recession
-3-years
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Euro zone economy shrinks, falls into second recession since 2009
Indian Express - Nov 16 at 0:23 GMT
getting into a double dip recession which is entirely self-made, said Paul De Grauwe, an economist with the London School of Economics. It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries and unwillingness
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/euro-zone-economy-shrinks-falls-into-second-recession-since-2009/1031665/|

Arena of superpowers
TheStar.com.my - BUNN NAGARA - Nov 16 at 0:05 GMT
that result may not always be desirable.The New Geopolitics of Southeast Asia, released this month by the London School of Economics' ( LSE) IDEAS, a centre for the study...
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/11/16/nation/12323551&sec
=nation
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Rt Hon Helen Clark - Global Governance
NZ News UK - Nov 15 at 22:44 GMT
the exchange of knowledge, innovation, and best practice.In a recent paper, however, Professor Robert Wade of the London School of Economics issues a warning that the world may be moving towards multipolarity...
http://www.nznewsuk.co.uk/news/?id=35153&story=Rt-Hon-Helen-Clark---Global-Governance|

Tobin Tax, Boccia (Pd) e i "famosi" derivati senza sottostante (translate)
International Business Times Italy - Nov 15 at 21:18 GMT
sia possibile parlare di finanza operativa citando strumenti per loro definizione inesistenti. Boccia è stato ricercatore presso la London School of Economics e visiting professor alla University of Illionois...
http://it.ibtimes.com/articles/38431/20121115/boccia-tobin-tax-derivati-
sottostante.htm
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Debt crisis pushes Euro area into recession
Cambodian Times - Nov 15 at 19:49 GMT
into a double dip recession which is entirely self-made," said Paul De Grauwe, an economist with the London School of Economics."It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries and unwillingness...
http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/210750780/scat/3a8a80d6f705f8cc|

Economy contracts in Q3 pushing Euro area into recession
Kazakhstan News - Nov 15 at 19:40 GMT
into a double dip recession which is entirely self-made," said Paul De Grauwe, an economist with the London School of Economics."It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries and unwillingness...
http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/210750780/scat/3a8a80d6f705f
8cc/ht/Economy-contracts-in-Q3-pushing-Euro-area-into-recession
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Debt-hit euro zone slides into recession
South China Morning Post - Nov 15 at 19:32 GMT
getting into a double-dip recession which is entirely self-made," said Paul De Grauwe, an economist at the London School of Economics. "It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries and unwillingness...
http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1083355/debt-hit-euro-zone-slides-recession|

El II Smart City Expo World Congress recibe más de 7.000 visitantes, un 14,6% más (translate)
Terra.es - Nov 15 at 18:11 GMT
y asesoramiento financiero del Banco Europeo de Inversiones, Thomas Barrett, y el arquitecto, urbanista y profesor de la London School of Economics Ricky Burdett. La tercera cumbre internacional sobre 'smart...
http://noticias.terra.es/espana/comunidades-autonomas/cataluna/el-ii-smart-city
-expo-world-congress-recibe-mas-de-7000-visitantes-un-146-mas,646d6dab4d10b310VgnCLD2000000dc6eb0aRCRD.html
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Eurozone falls into second recession since '09
China Post - Nov 15 at 17:19 GMT
getting into a double dip recession which is entirely self-made,” said Paul De Grauwe, an economist with the London School of Economics. “It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries and unwillingness...
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/europe/2012/11/16/361133/Eurozone-falls.htm|

Die Eurozone fllt zurck in die Rezession (translate)
Wiener Zeitung - Nov 15 at 16:16 GMT
und Steuererhöhungen die Wirtschaft. "Dieser Rückfall in die Rezession ist hausgemacht", sagte Ökonom Paul de Grauwe von der London School of Economics. "Das ist das Ergebnis übertriebener Sparmaßnahmen in...
http://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/europa/europaeische_union/501649_
Die-Eurozone-faellt-zurueck-in-die-Rezession.html
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Now It's Official: Europe Is Back in a Recession
CNBC - Nov 15 at 16:11 GMT
into a double dip recession which is entirely self-made," said Paul De Grauwe, an economist with the London School of Economics. "It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries and unwillingness...
http://www.cnbc.com/id/49833262|

Euro-Zone Woes Fuel Immigration to Germany
Spiegel Online - Nov 15 at 15:46 GMT
now getting into a double-dip recession which is entirely self-made," Paul De Grauwe, an economist at the London School of Economics, told Reuters. "It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries...
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/euro-zone-enters-recession-as-
immigration-to-germany-rises-a-867461.html
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Lord McAlpine: sex abuse allegations “complete rubbish”
Voice of Russia - Nov 15 at 14:55 GMT
playing people further down the chain of editorial hierarchy. Yekaterina Kudashkina Charlie Beckett, a media expert with the London School of Economics, speaks on the recent scandal that has shaken Britain...
http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_11_15/Lord-McAlpine-sex-abuse-allegations-complete-rubbish/|

"I'm no royalist but Spain needs its king" (translate)
El País - Walter Oppenheimer - Nov 15 at 14:33 GMT
The historian discusses his updated biography of King Juan Carlos Embedded in the London School of Economics, the Cañada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies is like a little piece of Spain in the...
http://elpais.com/elpais/2012/11/15/inenglish/1352988998_113203.html|

Eurozone enters double dip recession, bloc's GDP down
Economic Times - Nov 15 at 13:46 GMT
into a double dip recession which is entirely self-made," said Paul De Grauwe, an economist with the London School of Economics. "It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries and unwillingness...
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/eurozone-enters-double-dip-recession-17-country-regions-gdp-down-by-0-1-in-q3/articleshow/17227905.cms|

La eurozona entra en recesión económica (translate)
CNNExpansion.com - Nov 15 at 13:43 GMT
de la contracción económica. "Ahora estamos entrando en una nueva recesión", dijo Paul De Grauwe, economista de la London School of Economics. "Es un resultado de la austeridad excesiva en los países del...
http://www.cnnexpansion.com/economia/2012/11/15/la-eurozona-cae-en-recesion|

Recession AGAIN?!
Huffington Post - Nov 15 at 13:30 GMT
into a double dip recession which is entirely self-made," said Paul De Grauwe, an economist with the London School of Economics. "It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries and unwillingness...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/15/eurozone-recession_n_2135331.html|

Eurozone back in recession as even Germany totters and anti-austerity protests break out across continent
This is Money - Nov 15 at 12:47 GMT
He said an interest rate cut in December was very possible. Paul De Grauwe, an economist with the London School of Economics, said: 'We are now getting into a double dip recession which is entirely self-made...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/15/eurozone-recession_n_2135331.html|

Zona euro cae en segunda recesión desde 2009 (translate)
Terra USA - Nov 15 at 11:55 GMT
contracción económica."Ahora estamos entrando en una recesión de doble caída", dijo Paul De Grauwe, economista de la London School of Economics."Es un resultado de la austeridad excesiva en los países...
http://noticias.terra.com/internacional/zona-euro-cae-en-segunda-recesion-desde-2009,0d8a2fcce910b310VgnCLD2000000ec6eb0aRCRD.html|

A Titanic metaphor for local government?
Local Government Chronicle - Nov 15 at 11:25 GMT
could yet become a Titanic-style metaphor for the whole of local government.Tony Travers, director, Greater London Group, London School of Economics
http://www.lgcplus.com/opinion/a-titanic-metaphor-for-local-government/5050875.article?referrer=RSS|

Eurozone back in recession as Germany slows to crawl
Irish Independent - Robin Emmott - Nov 15 at 11:22 GMT
into a double dip recession which is entirely self-made," said Paul De Grauwe, an economist with the London School of Economics. "It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries and unwillingness...
http://www.independent.ie/business/european/eurozone-back-in-recession-as-germany-slows-to-crawl-3294926.html|

Eurozone slips into double-dip recession
Firstpost.com - Nov 15 at 11:21 GMT
into a double dip recession which is entirely self-made,? said Paul De Grauwe, an economist with the London School of Economics. ?It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries and unwillingness...
http://www.firstpost.com/economy/eurozone-slips-into-double-dip-recession-525248.html|

EUROZONE: France avoids eurozone recession in third quarter
France24 - News Wires - Nov 15 at 11:11 GMT
into a double dip recession which is entirely self-made," said Paul De Grauwe, an economist with the London School of Economics. "It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries and unwillingness...
http://www.france24.com/en/20121115-france-germany-resists-eurozone-
recession-third-quarter-q3-economy?ns_campaign=editorial&ns_source=RSS_public&ns_mchannel=RSS&ns_fee
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2nd recession official for Euro zone after 2009
Himalayan Times - Nov 15 at 10:51 GMT
into a double dip recession which is entirely self-made," said Paul De Grauwe, an economist with the London School of Economics. "It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries and unwillingness...
http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=2nd+recession+official+for+Euro+zone+after+2009&NewsID=354423|

Condemned to the madhouse
South Africa Star - Nov 15 at 8:41 GMT
the system and ending up in prison or homeless," he said. An analysis by researchers at the London School of Economics (LSE), which formed part of the report, estimated schizophrenia cost the UK £11.8 billion...
http://www.iol.co.za/the-star/condemned-to-the-madhouse-1.1423628|

Euro zone slips into second recession
Yahoo! UK and Ireland (Web), 15/11/2012, Unattributed
debt crisis but which others blame for the economic contraction. "We are now getting into a double dip recession which is entirely self-made," said Paul De Grauwe, an economist with the London School of Economics. "It is a result of excessive austerity in southern countries and unwillingness in the north to do anything else," he said. Not everyone shares that view and
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/germany-france-eke-third-quarter-growth-worse-times-080145870--business.html|

Women on the verge of divorce work longer hours
New Europe, 14/11/2012
Dr Berkay Özcan, from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) published a new research claiming that an increased risk of divorce pushes women to work longer hours outside the home. The research that was published in the latest ...
http://www.neurope.eu/article/women-verge-divorce-work-longer-hours|

LSE on TV/radio

BBC 1 West (15 November 2012)
Points West
Tony Travers was interviewed about West Somerset Council heading to bankruptcy.

BBC Somerset (15 November 2012)
Professor Patrick Dunleavy was interviewed about the supplementary vote.

BBC Radio Five Live (15 November 2012)
Reference to an article written by Professor Danny Quah.

Also on: BBC Essex, BBC Manchester, BBC Leicester, BBC Derby, BBC Three Counties, BBC Newcastle, BCC Radio Coventry & Warwickshire, BBC Oxford, BBC Cornwall, BBC WM, BBC Bristol, BBC Tees, BBC Cambridgeshire, BBC Northampton.

BBC News (15 November 2012)
News
Professor Fawaz Gerges was interviewed about the Gaza rocket attack.

Also on: BBC Sheffield, BBC London 94.9, BBC World Service.

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