LSE in print
Universities impose GBP9k fees so they won't look like cheap option
Daily Mail, 09/08/2013, p.17, Andrew Levy
Discounts and bursaries available to students from poor backgrounds will reduce course costs to £8,425. But most undergraduates from middle-class backgrounds will have to pay the full amount. Nick Barr, professor of public economics at the London School of Economics, said universities also felt able to charge high fees for degrees because undergraduates have access to loans.
ODDS ON NEXT FEMALE TO JOIN (MPC)
The Sun 09/08/2013, p.42, Simon English
ODDS ON NEXT FEMALE TO JOIN 4/1 Janet Henry -- HSBC chief economist 5/1 Melanie Baker -- Morgan Stanley number cruncher 14/1 Lucrezia Reichlin -- London School of Economics prof 20/1 Gillian Tett -- FT hack 25/1 Stephanie Flanders (main picture) --BBC economics brain 66/1 Vicky Pryce (inset) -- fiscal expert with recent prison experience.
LESSON FAILURE
The Sun (Scotland)*, 09/08/2013, p.29, Robin Galloway
THE London School of Economics says Scotland may be better off tackling inequalities in education if it becomes independent. Granting more say to politicians is not the answer.
Fancy a different dessert? Give peas a chance
The Independent, 09/08/2013, p.46, Sudi Pigott
Socrates' sage advice some 2,500 years ago: "Everything in moderation, nothing in excess." In gastronomic terms, it's what contemporary New York food guru Michael Pollan, whose recent lecture at the LSE was standing-room only, has pronounced pithily: "Eat real food, not too much, mostly plants." Not only would this positively impact on the environment but on personal and global health,
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/give-peas-a-chance-chefs-put-vegetables-centre-stage-even-in-the-desserts-8752741.html
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Foreigners charged up to £35,000 to take degrees in UK
Telegraph (Web), 08/08/2013, Graeme Paton
The study also showed that postgraduate fees for British students ranged from around £3,500-a-year to £13,000, with one university the London School of Economics charging up to £27,552. The most expensive postgraduate course for foreign students was at Queen Mary, University of London, which charges £38,532 for clinical courses. Typical
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10230732/Foreigners
-charged-up-to-35000-to-take-degrees-in-UK.html
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Could stamp duty 'rebates' help the housing market?
Telegraph (Web), 08/08/2013, Andrew Oxlade
be £4,000 without the cliff edge). But does it really distort behaviour? A fascinating but little-noticed research paper published last year by the Spatial Economics Research Centre, part of the London School of Economics, provides an interesting take. The study showed that raising stamp duty from 1pc to 3pc reduced http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/tax/10232149
/Could-stamp-duty-rebates-help-the-housing-market.html
|Now let's embrace the entrepreneurial state in global rules
FT.com (Web), 08/08/2013, Unattributed
the private sector is like a caged lion just waiting to spring free of state regulation, and towards an assumption of strong potential complementarities. Robert H. Wade, Dept of International Development, London School of Economics,
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/673031a4-fdf6-11e2-8785-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2bMM2T2Au
|Analysts: Arab Uprisings Could Redraw Middle East Map
VOA News - Henry Ridgwell - Aug 8 at 16:50 BST
could fragment, said Robert Lowe of the Middle East Center at the London School of Economics. The http://www.voanews.com/content/arab-uprisings-could-redraw-middle-east-map/1725864.htmlbalances of power between so many competing elements at the moment seem almost quite equal.
http://www.voanews.com/content/arab-uprisings-could-redraw-middle-east-map/1725864.html
|Talking on cellphone while driving not as dangerous as believed
TruthDive - Aug 9 at 6:50 BST
to more accidents. However, new research from Carnegie Mellon University and the London School of Economics and Political Science suggests that talking on a cellphone while driving does not...
http://truthdive.com/2013/08/09/Talking-on-cellphone-while-driving-not-as-
dangerous-as-believed.html
|New research says: cell phone use+driving=death...not so much
TG Daily - Technology, Science, Entertainment and Business News - Emory Kale - Aug 9 at 4:28 BST
to more accidents. However, new research from Carnegie Mellon University and the London School of Economics and Political Science suggests that talking on a cellphone while driving does not increase crash risk.
http://www.tgdaily.com/general-science-brief/73552-new-research-says-cellphone-usedrivingdeathnot-so-much
|Contrary to Popular Belief, Talking While Driving Doesn't Lead to More Accidents
HotHardware.com News Rss Feed - Aug 9 at 0:59 BST
as a given.A report out of Carnegie Mellon University and the London School of Economics and Political Science suggests that "talking on a cellphone while driving does not increase crash risk." "Using a cellphone while driving may be distracting...
http://hothardware.com/News/ontrary-to-Popular-Belief-Talking-While-Driving-
Doesnt-Lead-to-More-Accidents/
|Why Car Crashes Don't Spike When Cell Phone Calls Do
Motherboard Magazine - Ben Richmond - Aug 8 at 22:50 BST
distracted driving leads to crashes, but researchers at Carnegie Mellon and the London School of Economics looked at the results in the real world, and were surprised by what they didn’t find...
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/why-car-crashes-dont-spike-when-cell-phone-
calls-do
|New CMU study says talking on cell phone does not increase car crashes
Big News Network - Aug 8 at 21:31 BST
while driving is dangerous and causes more accidents.In collaboration with the London School of Economics and Political Science, the study uses data from a major cellphone provider and accident...
http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/216324598/scat/26e7946dced8f2bc
|Women with higher IQs are less likely to have kids, research reveals
New York Daily News - Victoria Taylor - Aug 8 at 22:16 BST
a mother, according to a study.Satoshi Kanazawa, a researcher from the London School of Economics, found that maternal urges drop 25% for every 15 extra IQ points. The study, which is discussed...
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/women-high-iqs-moms-study-article-1.1421592
|Smart Women Having Fewer Kids: Study
NewsMax.com - Aug 8 at 20:30 BST
women’s health specialists, The Washington Post reports. Satoshi Kanazawa, with the London School of Economics, analyzed data from the United Kingdom’s National Child Development Study and...
http://www.newsmaxhealth.com/Brain-Health/smart-women-fewer-kids/2013/08/08/id/519458
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Robert Walker: Child-free: Redefining "Reproductive Success"
Huffington Post - Robert Walker - Aug 8 at 14:52 BST
selfish than having children. Some, like Satoshi Kanazawa, a psychologist at the London School of Economics, assert that it is not just selfish, it is unnatural:Unnatural? Really? The fact...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-walker/childfree_b_3720480.html?utm_hp_ref=world&ir=World
|Why your troubled teen might be the next Bill Gates
The Week Magazine - ByCarmel Lobello - Aug 8 at 20:34 BST
this year from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and the London School of Economics also tied troublesome behavior to benefits later in life, like higher salaries:"Our...
http://theweek.com/article/index/248054/why-your-troubled-teen-might-be-the-next
-bill-gates
|Just Say No: How Your Meeting Habit Is Harming You
Forbes.com - Sebastian Bailey - Aug 8 at 18:04 BST
meeting (photo credit: )According to research from Harvard Business School and the London School of Economics, executives spend upwards of 18 hours per week â a third of their working week...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/sebastianbailey/2013/08/08/just-say-no-how-your-
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New RLE volume on labor market issues in China
IZA News - Aug 9 at 3:38 BST
" According to the prize committee chaired by Nobel laureate Christopher Pissarides ( London School of Economics), Zimmermann's outstanding research on migration and labor market issues has
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/news/index_html#424
|Venti Intellettuali usa (translate)
La Sicilia - Aug 8 at 19:03 BST
Floyd (Kent University), Nancy Fraser (New School for Social Research), David Graeber ( London School of Economics), Michael Hardt (Duke University), Chris Hedges (The Nation Institute),
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