LSE in print
Three principles for Solvency II insurance rules
Financial Times, 22/10/2013, p.10, Unattributed
Sir, The European legislation on prudential rules for insurers (Solvency II) is set for a final decision. This legislation is of fundamental importance, as it dictates capital regulation for insurers. Letter from Jon Danielsson, London School of Economics; Ralph Koijen, London Business School; Roger Laeven, University of Amsterdam; Enrico Perotti, University of Amsterdam
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9d4c4506-37fe-11e3-8668-00144feab7de.html?siteedition=uk#axzz2iL7R5Bn4|
'Mistakes have been made. We have to be honest that what we did in the past on gangs was not good enough'
Evening Standard, 21/10/2013, p.4, David Cohen
She makes a point that is hard to refute: this year Kids Company was independently evaluated and endorsed by a London School of Economics study as "the most effective model" for vulnerable children. "I will no longer fund this important work through cupcake sales and cocktail parties.”
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/youth-minister-admits-mistakes-have-
been-made-on-gangs-as-he-praises-our-campaign-8893953.html|
Barclay twins resume £1bn VAT battle
The Guardian, 22/10/2013, p.30, Simon Bowers
The brothers, owners of the Telegraph newspaper titles and the Ritz hotel, hired John Kay, professor of economics at London School of Economics, to testify that compound interest is the most appropriate measure to assess compensation. The initial settlement used simple interest.
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/oct/21/barclay-twins-vat-battle-littlewoods-catalogue|
Asia needs to overcome issues blocking growth
The Star (Malaysia), 16/10/2013
Interview with Professor Craig Calhoun about the prospects for Asian growth and the LSE Asia forum.
KL to host LSE Asia Forum in April 2014
The Sun (Malaysia), 10/10/2013
Announcement of the 2014 LSE Asia Forum. “The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), one of the most authoritative and influential centres of thought and study in the fields of economics and social sciences, is bringing the 2014 LSE Asia Forum to Kuala Lumpur next April.
LSE online
MPs debate immigration curbs plan
BBC (Web), 22/10/2013, Unattributed
setting a maximum fine of £30,000 for employing illegal immigrants There are no official estimates of the number of illegal immigrants in the UK. A 2009 study by the London School of Economics produced an estimate of 618,000, but the Migration Watch pressure group said this under-estimated the number of people who had overstayed their visas and the true
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24613222|
JP Morgan's troubles reignite the debate on banks too big to fail
guardian.co.uk (Web), 21/10/2013, Howard Davies
G20 ?" or anyone else ?" sought back in 2009. • Howard Davies, former chairman of Britain's Financial Services Authority, deputy governor of the Bank of England, and director of the London School of Economics, is a professor at Sciences Po in Paris.
http://www.theguardian.com/business/economics-blog/2013/oct/21/jp-morgan-troubles-bank-too-big-fail|
How Europe could face its own shutdown | Jan-Werner Mueller
Comment is free | theguardian.com - Jan-Werner Mueller - Oct 21 at 10:39 BST
and not just on high-profile issues such as data protection. As the LSE professor Simon Hix has pointed out, approximately 25% of amendments to legislation proposed by the European parliament end up as law – more than in any national parliament.Blueprint...
'Lecturer made me an outcast' - shock claim
Times Higher Education, 21 October 2013
Satirical article. In the wake of allegations from former students that Ralph Miliband's lectures on politics at the London School of Economics may have amounted to “Marxist indoctrination ...
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/comment/the-poppletonian/lecturer-made
-me-an-outcast-shock-claim/2008000.article|
La política en medio de la austeridad (translate)
El País - Daniel Innerarity - Oct 21
en la Universidad del País Vasco y actualmente profesor visitante en la London School of Economics.
Left Out
Foreign Affairs, 21 October 2013
... Associate at the Public Policy Group at the London School of Economics. ... detached from the wider global economy but exerting a powerful force on all kinds ...
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/140154/henning-meyer/left-out|
LSE hosts annual Steve Biko Memorial Lecture on Thursday
The South African - Oct 21 at 14:23 BST
News / no comments The Steve Biko Foundation in association with the London School of Economics and Political Science presents the Steve Biko Memorial Lecture: Europe on Thursday 24 October...
http://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/lse-hosts-annual-steve-biko-memorial-
lecture-on-thursday.htm|
Tax perks at risk, Mexico factories shelve growth plans
Reuters - Alexandra Alper - Oct 21 at 9:33 BST
s ... crocodile tears," said Ehtisham Ahmad, a senior fellow at the London School of Economics who has advised Mexico to scrap the maquiladora tax regime all together. "These guys are not going...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/16/us-mexico-reforms-tax-analysis-idUSBRE99F11920131016|
24 Hours of Reality: The Cost of Carbon Will Call on Super-Polluters to Pay
Reuters - Oct 21 at 15:13 BST
the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics Dr. Rosina Bierbaum, professor and former dean at University of Michigan School of Natural...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/21/climaterealityproject-idUSnPnDCf4md+b0+PRN20131021|
Nigeria: Handling of Sapele Genco,Enugu Disco Capable of Eroding Confidence in Privatisation
AllAfrica.com - Oct 21 at 7:29 BST
also a Public Affairs Analyst with a doctorate degree from the prestigious London School of Economics and Political Science. Interestingly, he is also a politician and chieftain of the ruling...
http://allafrica.com/stories/201310210096.html|
"La discusión es cuáles son las bases para el desarrollo permanente" | Blog Eco Americano (translate)
El País - Alejandro Rebossio - Oct 22 at 4:27 BST
Universidad de San Andrés (en Buenos Aires), hizo un master en la London School of Economics y comenzó su carrera pública como asesor en el Banco Central entre 2003 y 2004. Luego se marchó al...
http://blogs.elpais.com/eco-americano/2013/10/la-discusi%C3%B3n-es-cu%
C3%A1les-son-las-bases-para-el-desarrollo-permanente.html|
Brandon Young Joins Southport Re as Chief Operating Officer
Reuters - Oct 21 at 16:08 BST
School of Business and completed an M.S. exchange-student program at the London School of Economics, studying Corporate Finance theory and Industrial Organization theory. He received a Bachelor...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/21/ny-southport-lane-idUSnBw215967a+100+BSW20131021|
Elections européennes 2014 : Un “shutdown” est aussi possible en Europe (translate)
Presseurop - Jan-Werner Müller - Oct 21 at 18:32 BST
tels que la protection des données. Comme Simon Hix, professeur à la London School of Economics, le relève, près de 25% des amendements présentés par le Parlement européen sont devenus des lois...
http://www.presseurop.eu/fr/content/article/4255761-un-shutdown-est-aussi-
possible-en-europe?xtor=RSS-18|
Experter: Superbuss kan rädda Stockholm (translate)
SvD - Elisabet Andersson - Oct 22 at 5:27 BST
Stockholm har höga klimatambitioner. Men kollektivtrafikens kurva pekar neråt. Enligt London School of Economics skulle en satsning på bussar och bussgator kunna vända kurvan. Ett förslag är...
http://www.svd.se/nyheter/stockholm/superbussar-kan-radda-stockholm_
8640868.svd|
Conozca los 100 mejores MBA Ejecutivos del mundo para directivos senior (translate)
Yahoo! En Espanol - iProfesional.com – Hace 6 horas - Oct 21 at 20:01 BST
School (Reino Unido y EE.UU)4. Trium, de HEC Paris / London School of Economics / Stern -Universidad de Nueva York (Francia, Londres, EE.UU.)5. UCLA, de Anderson / Universidad Nacional de Singapur...
http://es-us.finanzas.yahoo.com/noticias/conozca-100-mejores-mba-ejecutivos
-mundo-directivos-senior-125600455.html|
Krasniks flyveture: Jeg sidder altid ved siden af overvægtige, indadvendte mænd (translate)
Politiken.dk - rss - Oct 21 at 19:31 BST
Københavns Universitet, men har også studeret på Hebrew University i Jerusalem og London School of Economics. Han har arbejdet på Weekendavisen og været korrespondent i Jerusalem og London. Som 27-årig blev han medlem af chefredaktionen på Weekendavisen...
http://politiken.dk/turengaartil/rejsenyt/bedste_vaerste/ECE2107368/krasniks
-flyveture-jeg-sidder-altid-ved-siden-af-overvaegtige-indadvendte-maend/|
Quand les seniors broient du noir (translate)
La Liberté - Clare O’Dea, swissinfo.ch - Oct 21 at 11:19 BST
spectaculaire de l’utilisation des antidépresseurs en Europe. Une étude de la London School of Economics publiée cette année dans la revue en ligne «PLOS ONE» a révélé que l’utilisation d’antidépresse...
http://www.laliberte.ch/grosplan/quand-les-seniors-broient-du-noir|
LSE on TV/Radio
News
Astro Awani (Malaysia), 10/10/2013
Interview with Professor Craig Calhoun about economic prospects for Asia and the LSE Asia Forum.
News
BBC Surrey, 21/10/2013
George Jones discusses the prospects of the Greens in Brighton.