Thursday 1 August 2013

LSE in print

Benefits UK: the truth
Daily Mail, 01/08/2013, p.16, John Humphrys
when I took it from its dog-eared folder I felt like a Shakespearean scholar handling a rare first folio. Of all the documents stored away in the library of the London School Of Economics, none has had a greater impact on the way we live our lives than this. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/debatesearch/article-2382198/JOHN-HUMPHRYS-shift-public-mood-benefit-dependency-Britains-age-entitlement.html|

Spain grapples with reform of stagnant system
Times Higher Education, 01/08/2013, p.18
“Spain has thrown a lot of money at research,” observes Luis Garicano, professor of economics and strategy at the London School of Economics.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/spain-grapples-with-reform-of-stagnant-system/2006038.article|

Liberty’s Dawn: A People’s History of the Industrial Revolution, by Emma Griffin
Times Higher Education , 01/08/2013, p.49
Book review of Liberty’s Dawn by Pat Hudson, honorary research professor at LSE.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/books/libertys-dawn-a-peoples-history-of-the-industrial-revolution-by-emma-griffin/2006142.article|

LSE online

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Choosing a new US Federal Reserve leader
BDlive - 01/08/2013
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers speaks during a financial and economic event at the London School of Economics in April.
http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/editorials/2013/08/01/the-new-york-times-choosing-a-new-us-federal-reserve-leader|

Bahaa El-Din - Egypt Plans Quick Steps to Spur Economy
AllAfrica.com – 31/07/2013
Deputy PM for economic affairs Ziad Bahaa el-Din said that Egypt's new ... who has a doctorate in banking law from the London School of Economics
http://allafrica.com/stories/201307311580.html|

Dangers in US bond-buying program
The Australian
Mr Buiter, formerly a professor at London School of Economics, said quantitative easing was the right policy for now, but "extremely low interest rates are a reflection of economic failure and the US must exit QE as soon as circumstances allow".
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/economics/citi-expert-foresees-dangers-in-us-bond-buying-program/story-e6frg926-1226689112086|

Antisemitic tweets target Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy
Jewish Chronicle – 31/07/2013
The messages were highlighted by Jay Stoll, general secretary of the London School of Economics' Students' Union. He challenged some of the abusive users and posted a message saying Twitter was "a cesspit of filth".
http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/109874/antisemitic-tweets-target-tottenham-chairman-daniel-levy|

INSIGHT-Street protests reveal both Bulgaria's failure, success
CNBC - Aug 1 at 6:33 BST
demand democracy and reforms. She is now 24 and studying at the London School of Economics but she is back here for the summer vacation and is protesting with us again.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100930300|

NCUK student ambassadors take oath
Pakistan Daily Times
Around 400 students belonging to 50 different institutions, including the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore School of Economics (LSE) ...
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013%5C08%5C01%5Cstory_1-8-2013_pg13_3|

Obama mulls Fed pick, defends Summers on 2009 stimulus
KFGO - 31/07/2013
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. "Larry" Summers speaks during a financial and economic event at the London School of Economics (L. By Thomas ...
http://kfgo.com/news/articles/2013/jul/31/obama-mulls-fed-pick-defends-summers-on-2009-stimulus/|

"Quejarse es un derecho que otorga la democracia" 

El Nacional - 01/08/2013
Valera, Franck Viloria es un hombre de números. Con un doctorado en London School of Economics, ha vivido fuera del país y ocupado cargos diplomáticos. Además, ha sido columnista y asesor de...
http://www.el-nacional.com/caracas/Defensoria_del_lector_0_236976600.html|

Fed-Kandidat Summers würde die Geldpolitik nicht sofort ändern
Finanzen100 – 01/08/2013
Fed-Kandidat Lawrence Summers bei einer Rede an der London School of Economics im März 2013. Lawrence Summers gilt als heißer Kandidat für die Nachfolge von Ben Bernanke als Fed-Präsident. Sollte...
http://www.wsj.de/article/SB10001424127887324635904578639890192726054.html?mod=rss_newsreel_WSJGermanyEuropa|

What's the happiest age? It might surprise you!
IVillage UK - 31/07/2013
to a new study at the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, theres not one, but two times in our lives when were at the height of joy and satisfaction. One is already...
http://www.ivillage.co.uk/whats-the-happiest-age-it-might-surprise-you/167671|

Islamists now in power find it hard to hold
USA Today - 31/07/2013
" said Fawaz Gerges, director of the Middle East Center at the London School of Economics. "It's really a struggle of narratives. It's a struggle for power."Egypt's weekend violence stems from...
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/07/31/egypt-violence-islamists/2599917/|

Women Lobbyists May Be Worth More
National Journal - Elahe Izadi - 31/07/2013
Draca, a labor economist specializing in the political labor market at the London School of Economics and the University of Warwick. If that’s the case, individual contracts held by men may not...
http://www.nationaljournal.com/daily/women-lobbyists-may-be-worth-more-20130730|

Fed: una donna dopo Bernanke?
Panorama – 31/07/2013
figurano una cattedra ad Harvard, alla University of California Berkley e alla London School of Economics. Yellen, inoltre, ha lavorato per sei anni come presidente della Fed a San Francisco...
http://economia.panorama.it/fed-uscita-bernanke-favorita-yellen |

Care sunt vârstele la care atingem cel mai înalt nivel de fericire
Evenimentul Zilei - irene.stefanescu@evz.ro – 31 July
realizat de Center for Economic Performance de la London School of Economics efectuat pe un număr de 23.161 de participanţi...
http://economia.panorama.it/fed-uscita-bernanke-favorita-yellen|

해커스, '제 12회 해커스 브릿지 장학금' 총 7,500달러 지급
Nate.com – 31 July
University of Florida) 석사과정의 입학 허가를 받은 황보세희(26세)양, 영국 런던정치경제대학교( London School of Economics and Political Science) 석사과정에 입학 예정인 노엘(28세)양, 미국 미시간대학교(University of Michigan) 석사과정의 입학 허가를 받은 장선민...
http://news.nate.com/view/20130731n22772?mid=n1101
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INSIGHT-Street protests reveal both Bulgaria's failure, success
Reuters AlertNet (blog)
She is now 24 and studying at the London School of Economics but she is back here for the summer vacation and is protesting with us again. "We are here for the same reasons as in 1990 but hopefully with a bit more wisdom." Bulgaria, a Black Sea nation
http://www.trust.org/item/20130801052628-tbtr2|

Poll panel chief coaches students for London School of Economics ...
Times of India
The other LSE alumni-mentors included barrister Jayanta Mitter, bureaucrat Sanjeev Nandwani (development commissioner of Falta SEZ), political and ...
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-30/kolkata/40894103_1_lse-london-school-uk|

LSE on TV/Radio

Sky News (31 July)
Boulton & Co.
Bob Ward discusses the benefits and costs of fracking.

BBC London 94.9FM (1 Aug)
Tony Travers comments on documents released by the national archives about the Thames Barrier.

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