LSE in print
Britain needs a bold plan to secure long-¬term prosperity
Financial Times, 31/01/2013, p.11, John Van Reenen; Richard Lambert
The writers are members of the London School of Economics Growth Commission, whose ‘A Manifesto for Growth’ report is published today. They are respectively director of the Centre for Economic Performance at the LSE, and senior independent adviser at Deutsche Bank and former editor of the Financial Times.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/386b29a6-6ae3-11e2-9670-00144feab49a.html#axzz2JFw8KLRI|
Politics holds back investment, says LSE growth study
Financial Times, 31/01/2013, p.2, Chris Giles
The London School of Economics growth commission, made up of high-profile academics, former officials and business leaders, found that insufficient investment – from both the private and public sector – was Britain’s “fundamental problem” and needed to be rectified to ensure a strong economic outlook over the next 50 years.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be5c4d8e-6afb-11e2-9670-00144feab49a.html#axzz2JFw8KLRI|
Britain needs infrastructure bank, say academics
The Times, 31/01/2013, p.38, Kathryn Hopkins
The London School of Economics Growth Commission, whose members include Rachel Lomax, the former deputy governor of the Bank of England, and Sir Richard Lambert, the former head of the CBI, said that the lender should be based on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and would help to boost long-term growth in the UK.
If this is the future, it looks brighter already
The Times, 31/01/2013, p.37, Ian King
If these things were so large, how come everyone missed them?” was, in 2009, how the Queen stumped academics at the London School of Economics with a question on the financial crisis. Today, a growth commission set up by the LSE tackles a related issue: how to promote and sustain UK economic growth in the 21st century.
Household income 'is measure of recovery'
The Guardian, 31/01/2013, p.29, Heather Stewart
The London School of Economics Growth Commission, in findings published on Thursday, calls for statistics on median household income to be published regularly alongside quarterly GDP figures, and to be used as a measure of whether government policies are working.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/jan/31/household-income-gdp-
growth-lse|
LSE in lending call
Daily Mail, 31/01/2013, p.67, Unattributed
inadequate investment' and 'political procrastination' over the UK's ageing transport and energy infrastructure. A 'mediocre' education system is also to blame for the state of the moribund economy. From the London School of Economics, the report is written by Nobel Prize-winning economist Chris Pissarides and several former members of the Bank of England.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2271011/Failing-schools-hampering
-economy-Britain-prosper-unless-education-overhauled-report-warns.html|
Economists warn poor standard of British schools will hurt GDP
City AM, 31/01/2013, p.16, Julian Harris
A GROUP of economists will today urge the government to radically improve educational standards at British schools, arguing that reforms are key to the country’s long-term prosperity. The London School of Economics (LSE) growth commission will also hit out at UK governments’ poor record over infrastructure.
http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/economists-warn-poor-standard-british-
schools-will-hurt-gdp|
Award for Guardian innovation
The Guardian, 31/01/2013, p.2, Unattributed
Riots investigation has won the top award in the innovation category in the first European Press Prize awards. Sir Harold Evans, chairman of the judges, praised the collaboration with the London School of Economics, looking into the causes of the 2011 riots in England, as 'a prime example of what quality journalism is about'. He said the team, led by
Criminal neglect
Times Higher Education (31 January 2013)
Mary Evans uncovers clues as to why crime fiction appeals to so many but is disregarded by critics of the literary world. Mary Evans is a centennial professor in the Gender Institute, London School of Economics.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode
=422522|
LSE online
Failing schools 'hampering economy': Britain will not prosper unless education is overhauled, report warns
Mail Online UK (Web), 31/01/2013, Peter Campbell
Written by a Nobel Prize-winning economist as well as former members of the Bank of England, the report from the London School of Economics calls for radical change to get the UK growing again. It says ‘short-termist’ banks that refuse to lend to small businesses are suffocating innovation.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2271011/Failing-schools-hampering-
economy-Britain-prosper-unless-education-overhauled-report-warns.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490|
EU Referendum Debate 'Damaging Economic Growth'
Sky News (Web), 31/01/2013, Unattributed
strong case for an EU referendum An influential group of economists has said the government debate over having an "in or out" referendum over Europe is damaging economic growth. The London School of Economics Growth Commission also branded Government investment in a long-term growth strategy as "inadequate", "unstable" and "failing". The commission's 35-page report says the debate over whether to
http://news.sky.com/story/1045346/eu-referendum-debate-damaging-economic
-growth|
Investment key to economic recovery
TalkTalk (Web), 31/01/2013, Unattributed
Investment in education, infrastructure and innovation are the keys to Britain's recovery from recession and long-term growth over the coming 50 years, a report says. The London School of Economics Growth Commission urged all political parties to come together behind the proposals in its "Manifesto for Growth", the result of a year-long inquiry into the reasons
http://www.talktalk.co.uk/news/business/article/investment-key-to-economic-recovery/76862/|
Investment key to economic recovery
MSN UK (Web), 31/01/2013, Unattributed
factor in the UK's future growth Investment in education, infrastructure and innovation are the keys to Britain's recovery from recession and long-term growth over the coming 50 years, a report says. The London School of Economics Growth Commission urged all political parties to come together behind the proposals in its "Manifesto for Growth", the result of a year-long inquiry into the reasons
http://money.uk.msn.com/investment-key-to-economic-recovery|
England and Wales' top languages? English and Polish
Politics.co.uk (Web), 30/01/2013, Unattributed
cannot speak English well or very well. Research published last summer suggested Polish children are actually improving standards in UK schools, despite their initial lack of English language skills. The LSE's Centre for Economic Performance suggested the children of immigrants from eastern Europe are better educated and have a better work ethic than native children - and improve the results
http://www.politics.co.uk/news/2013/01/30/england-and-wales-top-languages
-english-and-polish|
Samaras last best Greek hope with compliance not defiance
Kathimerini (30 January 2013)
“He’s been led by circumstances and forced by circumstances not of his own making to represent the last best hope before further chaos,” said Featherstone at the London School of Economics. “He’s the best by default.”
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite3_1_30/01/2013_481201|
Európai egyházi vezetők tanácskoznak a jövő héten Varsóban (translate)
Hirado.hu - Jan 31 at 6:31 GMT
az európai jelenléte új kihívások és lehetőségek felé nyit távlatot". A találkozón többek között felszólal Eileen Barker, a London School of Economics szociológia professzora, és Angelo Bagnasco bíboros...
http://www.hirado.hu/Hirek/2013/01/31/06/Europai_egyhazi_vezetok_
tanacskoznak_a_jovo_heten_Varsoban.aspx|
Dell Keeps LBO Financing in the Family With MSD Capital
Bloomberg - Miles Weiss - Jan 31 at 5:42 GMT
do this for me?” according to a January 2010 interview published by the student union newspaper at the London School of Economics, the money manager’s alma mater. Phelan teamed up with Fuhrman, who had worked...
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-31/dell-keeps-lbo-financing-in-the-
family-with-msd-capital.html|
EU Referendum Debate 'Damaging Economic Growth'
Classic FM - Jan 31 at 3:22 GMT
said the government debate over having an "in or out" referendum over Europe is damaging economic growth. The London School of Economics Growth Commission also branded Government investment in a long-term...
http://www.classicfm.com/radio/news-weather/uk-world-news/eu-referendum-
debate-damaging-economic-growth/|
DJ Ex-BOE Officials Urge Osborne to Boost Investment
TradingCharts.com - Jan 31 at 0:09 GMT
a report by economists including three former policymakers at the Bank of England. The report, published by the London School of Economics Thursday after a year-long review, marks the latest call for Chancellor...
http://futures.tradingcharts.com/news/futures/DJ_Ex_BOE_Officials_Urge_
Osborne_to_Boost_Investment_192293665.html|
«Nur in der Schweiz möglich – und bei den Griechen vor 2000 Jahren» (translate)
Radio 24 - Jan 30 at 19:41 GMT
Benachteiligung von einzelnen Migrantengruppen ist nicht statisch, sondern variiert im Zeitverlauf»: Dominik Hangartner, Studienleiter und Assistenzprofessor an der London School of Economics. Artikel zum...
http://www.radio24.ch/info24/schweiz/Nur-in-der-Schweiz-moeglich--und-bei-
den-Griechen-vor-2000-Jahren/story/25936393|
Klaus dôchodcom? Ťažko (translate)
Pravda.sk - Pravda, Andrej Matišák - Jan 30 at 19:07 GMT
i v nasledujúcich rokoch bude na českej politickej scéne dôležitou postavou,“ predpokladá aj David Cadier, odborník na strednú Európu z London School of Economics. "Nemyslím si, že by bolo správne, aby po...
http://spravy.pravda.sk/svet/clanok/257529-klaus-dochodcom-tazko/|
Elite unis urged to go private to survive
The Australian - Greg Hurst - Jan 30 at 16:11 GMT
and higher education, predicted that several Russell Group universities would choose to go private under such terms.The London School of Economics was the most likely candidate, he said. It has the highest...
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/elite-unis-urged-to-go-private
-to-survive/story-e6frgcjx-1226564110879|
Bloomberg: Τελευταία ελπίδα της Ελλάδας ο Σαμαράς (translate)
Kathimerini - Jan 30 at 12:56 GMT
παραμονή της στη ζώνη του ευρώ» λέει συγκεκριμένα σε δήλωσή του στο Bloomberg ο καθηγητής Ευρωπαϊκής Πολιτικής του London School of Economics, Κέβιν Φέδερστοουν. Παράλληλα, εκτιμά πως σε περίπτωση που «ο Σαμαράς...
http://www.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_kathremote_1_30/01/2013_481247|
西方世界错失中东三大良机 (translate)
Fortune China - Jan 30 at 12:39 GMT
Naqvi has had consistently bad timing. The Karachi-born investor studied Soviet Economic Systems and National Planning at the London School of Economics a few years before the Soviet Union collapsed. He moved...
http://www.fortunechina.com/business/c/2013-01/30/content_142397.htm|
Το Bloomberg «εξυμνεί» τον Αντώνη Σαμαρά: Eίναι η τελευταία ελπίδα της Ελλάδας (translate)
Star.gr - Jan 30 at 11:42 GMT
Ελλάδας εξαρτώνται από την παραμονή της στην Ευρωζώνη», δηλώνει ο Κέβιν Φέδερστόουν (Kevin Featherstone), καθηγητής Ευρωπαϊκής Πολιτικής στο London School of Economics. «Αν έπεφτε ο Σαμαράς, δεν θα ήταν ξεκάθαρο...
http://www.star.gr/Pages/Politiki_Oikonomia.aspx?art=165818&artTitle=to_bloomberg_exymnei_ton_antoni_samara_einai_i_
teleftaia_elpida_tis_elladas|
Josh for all things new!
Deccan Chronicle - Jan 30 at 10:17 GMT
hospitality industry,“ says the third year student of an international degree in business from a college affiliated to London School of Economics. “I enjoy studying. I have always been a rank holder,“ she...
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130130/entertainment-sandalwood/article/
josh-all-things-new|
Bloomberg: Τελευταία ελπίδα για την Ελλάδα ο Αντ. Σαμαράς (translate)
Capital.gr - Jan 30 at 9:04 GMT
συμφέροντα της Ελλάδας βρίσκονται στην παραμονή της χώρας στην Ευρωζώνη”, δηλώνει ο Kevin Featherstone, καθηγητής ευρωπαϊκής πολιτικής στο London School of Economics. “Στο ενδεχόμενο μιας πτώσης του Σαμαρά...
http://www.capital.gr/NewsTheme.asp?id=1719389|
Why Britain Is Going To Start Haemorrhaging Its Brightest Students
Huffington Post UK - Lucy Sherriff - Jan 30 at 7:40 GMT
a York University graduate who was keen to continue his higher education."I looked at courses at the London School of Economics, which were around £17,000, as well as other good universities, which were...
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/01/29/postgraduate-student-funding_n_2573890.html?utm_hp_ref=uk|
Today’s front pages – Wednesday, Jan 30
Copenhagen Post - Jan 30 at 7:39 GMT
treasuries, according to a new report. The report, compiled by Henrik Jacobsen Kleven, an economics professor at the London School of Economics, indicated that social fraud, tax evasion and under-the-table...
http://cphpost.dk/news/today%E2%80%99s-front-pages-%E2%80%93-
wednesday-jan-30|
Danskerne fusker og snyder for mindst 50 milliarder hvert år (translate)
Politiken.dk - Jan 30 at 7:25 GMT
Alle samfundsgrupper gør det, skriver Berlingske. Normalt og ikke fordæktIfølge Henrik Jacobsen Kleven, professor i økonomi ved London School of Economics, er det ekstremt svært at snyde med sin indkomstskat...
http://politiken.dk/tjek/penge/dinepenge/ECE1882722/danskerne-fusker-og-
snyder-for-mindst-50-milliarder-hvert-aar/|
Danskerne snyder for mindst 50 milliarder (translate)
Jyllands-Posten - Ritzau - Jan 30 at 6:59 GMT
sociale klienter og middelklassen. Alle samfundsgrupper gør det, skriver Berlingske.Ifølge Henrik Jacobsen Kleven, professor i økonomi ved London School of Economics, er det ekstremt svært at snyde med sin...
http://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/krimi/article5123136.ece|
Paul Volcker Fast Facts
CNN International (30 January 2013)
Education: Princeton University, B.A., 1949; Harvard University Graduate School of Public Administration, M.A., Political Economy and Government, 1951; Attended the London School of Economics, 1951-1952.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/30/us/paul-volcker-fast-facts/|
LSE on TV/radio
Newstalk 106-108 fm (Irish national radio)
8.20am Professor Paul Dolan was interviewed about how switching off your mobile phone to focus on friends and family could make you happier.
BBC WM (30 January 2013)
Professor Paul Dolan is mentioned, regarding his advice that turning off your mobile phone will make you happier.
BBC Radio 3 (29 January 2013)
Professor Arne Westad was interviewed about China’s trade and development.