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The message is loud and clear: don't touch rates
The Times, 31/07/2013, p.35, Kathryn Hopkins
Charles Goodhart, a professor at the London School of Economics, suggested that the guidance should take the form of a threshold target, such as not raising rates until real GDP has grown at an annual rate of 2.5 per cent. The Office for Budget Responsibility expects GDP to reach 0.6 per cent this year and 1.8 per cent next year.
Some women can have it all
Evening Standard, 30/07/2013, p.15, Sarah Sands
Only God Forgives. Scott Thomas is apparently on one side of a female equation, the other side being the waning of ambition among young women. According to research at the London School of Economics, women in their twenties are more concerned about domestic fulfilment than promotion. If we allow women second acts they can have both.
http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/sarah-sands-dynamic-wonga-has-spotted-a-shift-in-society-8738131.html|
Patents' expiry will affect Pfizer more
Financial Times, 31/07/2013, p.8, Unattributed
Your report “Ireland’s ‘patent cliff’ hurts export growth” (July 29), on Ireland’s loss of export revenue because of the expiration of patent protection for Pfizer’s drugs, is misleading. Letter from Ken Shadlen, Department of International Development, London School of Economics.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3a07a4a2-f87c-11e2-b4c4-00144feabdc0.html|
Missing banker would not have faked death, insists his wife
Evening Standard, 30/07/2013, p.13, Josh Pettitt
search using a GPS and a sonar-equipped dive vessel to help her solve the mystery. Mr Schornstein had been living in London since 2001 and was a graduate of the London School of Economics. Writing on Facebook, Mrs Schornstein, who works in the hotel industry, said: "I do not believe that it is happening in reality. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/missing-banker-would-not-have-faked-death-insists-his-wife-8737768.html|
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Insight - Iraq security forces outmatched as "open war" returns
Reuters UK (Web), 30/07/2013, Suadad Alsalhy
numbers, the kit and the capacity in place, the Iraqi military is still not a coherent force that can coordinate its intelligence collection with action," said Toby Dodge at the London School of Economics, who has written several books on Iraq.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/07/30/uk-iraq-security-jailbreak-insight-idUKBRE96T0X420130730|
Press release: Growth boost for HS2 as taskforce membership confirmed
10 Downing Street (Web), 31/07/2013, Unattributed
He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and of the British Academy. Former positions include chief economist at the UK Department for International Development, professor at the London School of Economics, research manager of the trade group in the World Bank, and advisor to the UK Treasury. He has published extensively in the areas of international
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/growth-boost-for-hs2-as-taskforce-membership-confirmed |
Insight: In the shadow of Mandela, Zimbabwe's Mugabe fights on
Reuters - Pascal Fletcher - Jul 30
A 2012 study, Zimbabwe Takes Back its Land by Joseph Hanlon, a visiting senior fellow at the London School of Economics, even takes a fresh look at the turbulent 2000 Zimbabwean land reform, arguing that production has largely returned to the 1990s level.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/30/us-zimbabwe-mugabe-insight-idUSBRE96T0DM20130730 |
Minimum wage — more politics than economics
Daily News-Sun - Morgan Housel - Jul 31
increases in pay, but no loss in jobs.” Two economists from the London School of Economics looked at different data and used a different statistical technique to show that, indeed, raising...
http://www.yourwestvalley.com/business/article_1a04888e-f956-11e2-ab37-001a4bcf887a.html|
Herdentrieb: Links in die Welt
ZEIT ONLINE: Die neuesten Blog-Artikel - ZEIT ONLINE - Jul 30
Aktualisiert am 25. Juli 2013 Weblogs Dani Rodrik’s weblogDani Rodrik (Albert O. Hirschman Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton) bloggt seit April 2007. Er ist ein wirklicher Experte für alle Fragen der...
http://blog.zeit.de/herdentrieb/links-in-die-welt|
What Makes You Happy
Huffington Post UK - Poorna Bell - Jul 30
happiness in terms of how unhappy something makes you. Researchers at the London School of Economics pulled together data from smartphone users who used an app called 'Mappiness' to log their...
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/07/01/best-things-for-happiness_n_3528726.html|
Auto Enrolment: A two tier Britain could be emerging
Real Business - Jul 30
it for a better retirement future.” The research, conducted by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), considered pension engagement from three perspectives; as a personality...
http://realbusiness.co.uk/article/22338-auto-enrolment-a-two-tier-britain-could-be-emerging|
Femministe chiedono “bottone” anti abusi su Twitter: minacce e un arresto
Blitz quotidiano - vnicosia - Jul 30
Caroline Criado-Perez, che studia per un Master sulle disuguaglianze di genere alla London School of Economics e ha cofondato thewomensroom.org.uk , è la più esposta. Non ha fatto in tempo a godersi il successo sulla maschilista Banca d’Inghilterra...
http://novinar.bg/index.php?act=news&act1=det&mater=NDM1Nzs0Mw==|
Douglas Manley — the 'other Manley' dies
Jamaica Observer - Jul 30
went on to complete his doctorate in sociology. Michael studied at the London School of Economics but did not do postgraduate studies. While Douglas was pursuing an academic career teaching at...
http://novinar.bg/index.php?act=news&act1=det&mater=NDM1Nzs0Mw==|
Fewer Working Women: Why Are Ladies Staying Home More Than ...
Bustle – 30/07/2013
... in the workplace has actually declined, according to a study by Alan Manning of the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics.
http://www.bustle.com/articles/2786-fewer-working-women-why-are-ladies-staying-home-more-than-ever-before |
LSE on TV/Radio
BBC Radio 4 (30 July)
The Philosopher’s Arms
Anne Barron comments on intellectual property.