11 December 2013

LSE in print

To revive annual pay rises, the Coalition needs a supply-side revolution
The Daily Telegraph, 11/12/2013, p.2, Allister Heath

This is extremely important data, first revealed in a groundbreaking paper by Joao Paulo Pessoa and John Van Reenen of the London School of Economics. But whereas labour's share of GDP has remained constant, pension costs and employers' national insurance (inevitably borne by workers, not businesses) have gobbled up a much
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/10509343/Pay-rises-are-making-a-comeback-heres-how-we-make-sure-they-stay.html|

Roland Paoletti
The Independent, 11/12/2013, p.54, Unattributed

passport to the JLE, via Wilfred Newton, chief accountant of the Hong Kong Mass Transit Authority, who was appointed chairman of London Transport in 1990. Paeoletti also lectured at the LSE; explaining his approach to designing railways, he said, "They are like jazz, continuous improvisation, and are only as good as the band that is improvising the tune." µ MARTIN
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/roland-paoletti-the-medici-of-london-transport-whose-jubilee-line-extension-is-regarded-as-a-masterpiece-of-design-8996327.html|

LSE online

Gender segregation: protests against university guidelines
Channel 4 News (Web), 10/12/2013, Unattributed

hypothetical case studies which come up on campuses, including whether a speaker from an ultra-orthodox religious group requests an audience is segregated by gender. Chris Moos, a PhD student at the London School of Economics, who is attending the protest, told Channel 4 News: "What we want to achieve is for Universities UK to immediately rescind their guidelines condoning gender segregation."
http://www.channel4.com/news/universities-uk-uuk-gender-segregation-demo-protest|

The seven housing problems that most affect your happiness
guardian.co.uk (Web), 10/12/2013, Liam Kelly

improvement that most people say they want in a new home – did not even feature in the list. The study was conducted by Hact and Daniel Fujiwara from the London School of Economics, who helped establish the government's approach to measuring wellbeing. The findings shows the impact housing problems have on people's overall life happiness – not just their
http://www.theguardian.com/housing-network/2013/dec/10/housing-problems-happiness-space-noise-research|

Boris Johnson claims LONDON not Liverpool propelled The Beatles to worldwide stardom
Mirror.co.uk (Web), 10/12/2013, Luke Traynor
that propelled The Beatles to worldwide fame. The Tory Mayor of London, who already has a chequered history with Merseyside, has provoked the ire of Liverpudlians with his statement. Speaking at the London School of Economics, in a speech entitled "London, the gateway to Britain," he said: "The greatest band in the world came from Liverpool, but in the end they recorded
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/boris-johnson-beatles-tory-mayor-2911040|

Women's Assembly Against Austerity | @guardianletters 
theguardian.com, 10/12/2013
Vice-chair, Communist Party of BritainHilary Wainwright Red PepperProfessor Naila Kabeer LSEProfessor Nadje Al-Ali President, SOAS UCUNina Power Senior lecturer, Roehampton UniversityAnne Scott UK Secretary, Women's International League for...
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/dec/10/women-assembly-against-austerity|

Pay rises are making a comeback - here's how we make sure they stay
Yahoo! UK and Ireland, 10/12/2013
ground-breaking paper by João Paulo Pessoa and John Van Reenen of the London School of Economics.But whereas labour’s share of GDP has remained constant, pension costs and employers’ National...
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/pay-rises-making-comeback-heres-173930500.html|

The numbers in black and white: racism in the policing of drugs
Open Democracy, 10/12/2013
recent report titled The Numbers in Black and White. Launched with the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in August 2013, the report shows how the policing and prosecutions...
http://www.opendemocracy.net/opensecurity/niamh-eastwood/numbers-in-black-and-white-racism-in-policing-of-drugs|

教授 雪 提倡言论自由被解聘
New York Times, 11/12/2013, Andrew Jacobs, Patrick Zuo
夏业良是多党竞选制的积极支持者。他表示,自己曾多次受到警告,要求他停止充满政治意味的言论和行动。 北京大学被认为是中国最杰出的教育机构之一,夏业良被北大解聘一事在国外引发了很大的反响,尤其是那些与北大有学术项目合作的美国和欧洲学校。一开始,这些学校表示了绝望和不满,反应最激烈的是威尔斯利学院(Wellesley College)和伦敦政治经济学院(London School
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131211/c11professor|

U.K. drops bribery case against Canadian billionaire
CBC, 10/12/2013
High Commission in London in 2005.He has also contributed to the London School of Economics and McGill University in Montreal.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/u-k-drops-bribery-case-against-canadian-billionaire-1.2458582|
Also in: Central Utah Daily Herald, Belleville News Democrat, Kentucky.com, Idaho Statesman, ABC News, Miami Herald, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

MBA Degree and the Science of Management
CNN iReport, 10/12/2013
ones. When an individual who received his degree from an institute like London School of Economics, Stanford or Harvard is hired on a better salary package than the one who may have a degree from a mediocre institute but counterbalances it with adequate...
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1067281?ref=feeds%2Flatest|

Sumit Bose appointed as Finance Secretary
Hindu Business Line, 10/12/2013, K. R. Srivats
Doon School, Dehradun (class of 1970), St. Stephen?s College, Delhi, and the London School of Economics, Bose had joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1976. Prior to his present appointment...
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/sumit-bose-appointed-as-finance-secretary/article5444311.ece|

Soha Ali Khan finds Bollywood `intellectually` satisfying
ZeeNews.com, 11/12/2013
Ali Khan, who has studied at the Oxford University and the London School of Economics and Political Science, has revealed that she finds Bollywood "intellectually satisfying"...
http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/soha-ali-khan-finds-bollywood-intellectually-satisfying_147595.html|

Chidambaram to Inaugurate Delhi Economics Conclave
NetIndia123.com, 11/12/2013
Bank of India will be in the chair while Prof. Ruth Kattumuri, London School of Economics, Dr. Ashok Gulati, Chairman, Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) and M. Narendra, Chairman...
http://www.netindia123.com/netindia/showdetails.asp?id=2300623&n_date=20131211&cat=India|

Working with a business maverick – the pleasure and the pain
Smart Company Australia, 11/12/2013
psychology at the Australian School of Business, and Elliroma Gardiner from the London School of Economics and Political Science – is a bold and creative individual who is unlikely to heed the...

Export ist kein Selbstzweck
Finanzen.net, 10/12/2013
Economics an der University of Adelaide, Australien, und des Mastertitels an der London School of Economics begann Lawson seine berufliche Karriere 2001 als Volkswirt bei der Notenbank Australien..
http://www.finanzen.net/nachricht/private-finanzen/Exportland-Deutschland-Export-ist-kein-Selbstzweck-2880211|

UK slavery accused is Malayali 
Times of India, 11/12/2013
He completed his bachelor's degree in Singapore and later joined the London School of Economics (LSE), but did not complete his course there," said his former friend and fellow Communist in Singapore...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/UK-slavery-accused-is-Malayali/articleshow/27203787.cms|

Chinese advocate of free speech is fired
Sydney Morning Herald, 11/12/2013
educational institutions. Despite some initial hand-wringing, notably at Wellesley College and the London School of Economics, none of the schools altered its relationship with Peking University...
Also in: WA Today, Canberra Times, Melbourne Age.

Asumen mañana nuevos titulares de arba, fiscalia de estado y a
Yahoo! Argentina, 10/12/2013
Autral; una especialización en Derecho Ambiental; una maestría en Derecho en la London School of Economics; y un postgrado en la Boston University School of Law. En tanto, Gómez -que estaba...

LSE on TV/radio

Today
BBC Radio 4, 11/12/2013
Discussion of T-shirt controversy at the London School of Economics.

The Making of the Modern Arab World
BBC Radio 4, 10/12/2013
Professor Fawaz Gerges comments on Napoleon in Egypt.

News
BBC Merseyside, 10/12/2013
Mention of Boris Johnson's speech at LSE.

News
BBC London 94.9FM, 11/12/2013
Mention of research at LSE about wages.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
BBC Four, 10/12/2013
Passing mention of LSE.

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