LSE in print
The dambuster
Times Higher Education, 24/10/2013, p.38, Elizabeth Gibney
“In 1963, the all-too-common attitude seemed to be “what does a girl need education for?”, says Nicholas Barr, professor of public economics at the London School of Economics; historically, getting a degree had been about “bright young men” learning from scholars and had little to do with career prospects.” Feature on the 50th anniversary of the Robbins report.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/features/robbins-50-years-later/
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Odds and quads - 24 October 2013
Times Higher Education, 24/10/2013, p.14
The Women’s Library, based at the London School of Economics since the beginning of this year, is the UK’s leading resource for the study of women’s history and the women’s movement
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/odds-and-quads-24-october-2013/2008350.article|
Intellectual fruit of neoliberal seedbed
Times Higher Education, 24/10/2013, p.34
Letter about Lionel Robbins. “As economics chair at the London School of Economics, Robbins was responsible for hiring Friedrich Hayek, and in the post-war period he joined Hayek as a member of the Mont Pelerin Society, the club that is nowadays seen as the intellectual seedbed for neoliberalism.”
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/comment/letters/intellectual-fruit-of-
neoliberal-seedbed/2008388.article|
Export Problem: Someone Has to Import
The Wall Street Journal (Europe), 24/10/2013, p.6, David Wessel
Exports are running 6.6% ahead of last year. "This approach is full of risk," says Paul de Grauwe of the London School of Economics. "You want to improve your competitive position by reducing wages. That will improve your competitiveness but it takes a while and by reducing wages, you reduce purchasing power
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB100014240527023046825045791534
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LSE online
David Cameron wants to cut green taxes. But it's our reliance on fossil fuels that's to blame for rising energy bills
The Independent (Web), 23/10/2013, Bob Ward
Article by Bob Ward, policy and communications at the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy at London School of Economics and Political Science. http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/david-cameron-wants-to-cut-green-taxes-but-its-our-reliance-on-fossil-fuels-thats-to-blame-for-rising-energy-bills-8899695.html|
Letters: Our job is to be educators, not border guards
The Independent (Web), 23/10/2013, Independent Voices
Letter signed by Ayça Çubukçu, Anne Barron, Adam Kaasa, Suzanne Hall, Melissa Fernandez Arrigoitia.
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/letters/letters-mps-and-tax-avoiders-in-it-
together-8899757.html|
Insight - Merkel's Europe - how her men run Brussels
Yahoo! UK and Ireland - Oct 24 at 6:42 BST
on the lower Rhine. Simon Hix, professor of European politics at the London School of Economics, said: "You feel the shadow of the Berlin government in the parliament ... It's rare that anything...
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/insight-merkels-europe-her-men-run-brussels-051642633.html|
Insight - Merkel's Europe - how her men run Brussels
Reuters UK - John O'Donnell - Oct 24 at 6:33 BST
on the lower Rhine. Simon Hix, professor of European politics at the London School of Economics, said: "You feel the shadow of the Berlin government in the parliament ... It's rare that anything...
Insight: Merkel's Europe - how her men run Brussels
WKZO-AM - Midwest Communications Inc - Oct 24 at 6:50 BST
on the lower Rhine. Simon Hix, professor of European politics at the London School of Economics, said: "You feel the shadow of the Berlin government in the parliament ... It's rare that anything...
Insight - Merkel's Europe - how her men run Brussels
West Australian - John O - Oct 24 at 6:31 BST
on the lower Rhine. Simon Hix, professor of European politics at the London School of Economics, said: "You feel the shadow of the Berlin government in the parliament ... It's rare that anything...
Insight - Merkel's Europe - how her men run Brussels
TheStar.com.my - john o'donnell - Oct 24 at 6:23 BST
on the lower Rhine. Simon Hix, professor of European politics at the London School of Economics, said: "You feel the shadow of the Berlin government in the parliament ... It's rare that anything...
Insight: Merkel's Europe - how her men run Brussels
Baltimore Sun - John O'Donnell - Oct 24 at 6:22 BST
on the lower Rhine. Simon Hix, professor of European politics at the London School of Economics, said: "You feel the shadow of the Berlin government in the parliament ... It's rare that anything...
LSE Looking Into Controversial Dismissal of Peking U. Prof
Inside Higher Ed - Elizabeth Redden - Oct 23 at 14:13 BST
A spokeswoman for the London School of Economics told Times Higher Education that the university is attempting to establish the facts surrounding last week’s dismissal of Xia Yeliang from Peking...
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/10/23/lse-looking-controversial-dismissal-peking-u-prof|
On success and failure in politics
The Suburban Newspaper, Oct 24
... held academic posts at top institutions, including Harvard, Cambridge, Oxford, the University of California at Berkeley and the London School of Economics.
http://thesuburban.com/news/articles/?id=article02685|
Generation Y musings
Bangkok Post - Oct 24 at 5:33 BST
the UK for a year to start my post-graduate degree at the London School of Economics. I'm going to be studying something I have absolutely no interest in pursuing professionally, and I don't...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/376087/generation-y-musings|
The Death of an Itenerant Revolutionary – A Tribute In Memory of Baba Omojola
Daily Times Nigeria - Our Reporter - Oct 24 at 3:46 BST
Baba Omojola, a renowned development economist; first class graduate of the famous London School of Economics (1958 Class); a Marxist socialist; consummate revolutionary; selfless and trusted...
http://www.dailytimes.com.ng/opinion/death-itenerant-revolutionary-%E2%80%93-tribute-memory-baba-omojola|
Test for Saudis: How far to push ire over America?
Sacramento Bee - Oct 23 at 21:06 BST
" said Fawaz A. Gerges, a Middle East affairs expert at the London School of Economics. "It's the corresponding shift in Washington's relations with Iran that Riyadh considers as nothing short
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/10/23/5846203/test-for-saudis-how-far-to-push.html|
Lobby group formed to research welfare reform
Plymouth Herald - Oct 23 at 17:29 BST
already commissioned housing expert Professor Anne Power and her team at the London School of Economics and Political Science to conduct an 18 month study.It will look at how the Government...
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Lobby-group-formed-research-welfare-reform
/story-19973018-detail/story.html|
GRFICO Las bases del optimismo financiero
El País - Alejandro Bolaños - Oct 23 at 14:18 BST
En una reciente audiencia ante parlamentarios británicos, Luis Garicano, economista de la London School of Economics, defendió la necesidad de crear, en el ámbito europeo, un sistema de garantía...
http://economia.elpais.com/economia/2013/10/19/actualidad/1382214262_
540158.html#sumario_1|
'The Pure Gold Baby,' by Margaret Drabble, goes deep and wide
Idaho Statesman - Oct 23 at 13:38 BST
has an affair with Zain, a Sudanese man who matriculated at the London School of Economics, but ends up in a psychiatric halfway house because of a violent outburst. "Too rapid a journey from...
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/10/23/2829526/the-pure-gold-baby-by-margaret.html|
Régulation des banques: l'échec du G20
La Tribune - Howard Davies - Oct 23 at 18:40 BST
chacun fait ce qu'il veut... Par Howard Davies, directeur de la London School of Economics* 2013 n'est pas une bonne année pour JPMorgan Chase. Non seulement la banque vient d'annoncer sa première...
http://www.latribune.fr/espace-abonnes/le-decryptage/20131023trib000792072/regulation-des-banques-l-echec-du-g
20.html|
[Howard Davies] JPMorgan highlights ‘too-big-to-fail’ problem
Korea Herald - The Korea Herald - Oct 23 at 14:04 BST
Authority, deputy governor of the Bank of England, and director of the London School of Economics, is a professor at Sciences Po in Paris. ― Ed.
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20131023000967|
LSE on TV/Radio
Terror Through Time
BBC Radio 4, 23/10/2013
Conor Gearty discusses the history of terrorism and counter-terrorism in Northern Ireland.