LSE in Print
Monday 20 July
Taiwan to get first female leader after both main parties select women
The Guardian (Main), 20/07/2015, p.15, Tom Phillips
will compete against Tsai Ing-wen, 58, the candidate nominated by the opposition Democratic Progressive party (DPP). Tsai, the party's chairwoman, is a lawyer who studied at Cornell University and the London School of Economics before forging a career in academia and politics. Speaking last month in Washington, she said: "Taiwanese people are faced with a very serious test next year
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/19/taiwan-elections-poised-female-president-january-2016
Sunday 19 July
Lulu dating app innovator Alexandra Chong
The Mail on Sunday (You), 19/07/2015, p.7, Victoria Woodhall
Alexandra Chong, Lulu dating app entrepreneur, who has a law degree from the London School of Economics, met photographer Jack Brockway in 2013. They hooked up on Necker Island (owned by Jack's uncle Richard Branson), where Alexandra was giving a business talk.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-3160662/Lulu-dating-app-innovator-Alexandra-Chong.html
WHO'S THAT GIRL? Brit Poppy [...]
The Mail on Sunday (You), 19/07/2015, p.5, Unattributed
Snapchat’s Poppy Jamie set up her own TV production company while studying for a politics degree at the London School of Economics. 1I knew it was what I wanted to do.’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-3160601/Snapchat-s-Poppy-Jamie-Alex-Chung-s-latest-denim-collection.html
Saturday 18 July
'Stars are aligning' for world leaders to seal historic deal on climate change
The Independent (Main), 18/07/2015, p.11, Tom Bawden
the level flattened last year despite a 3 per cent rise in the global economy and a 1.5 per cent increase in energy use. Lord Stern, a professor at the London School of Economics' Grantham Institute and the world's most influential climate economist, cautioned that much work still needs to be done to ensure a successful outcome in Paris -
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/the-stars-are-aligning-ahead-of-most-important-environmental-summit-in-history-says-un-climate-change-chief-10397200.html?origin=internalSearch
Two reports from a strange land
International New York Times (Main), 18/07/2015, p.20, Jane Perlez
Book review of North Korea Undercover. John Sweeney, a veteran British reporter, posed as a university professor leading a group of students from the London School of Economics on an eight day trip to North Korea in 2013. His lie created a storm in Britain, where he was rightly criticized for endangering the lives of his charges. Tour
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/19/books/review/north-korea-confidential-and-north-korea-undercover.html?_r=0
LSE on TV/Radio
News
Share Radio, 20/07/2015
Janet Hunter discusses three decades of unstoppable growth in Japan
News
Absolute Radio, 19/07/2015
Reference to Mick Jagger studying at LSE
News
Share Radio, 19/07/2015
Richard Hyman interviewed re changes to restrict trade union influence to make strikes more difficult
News
Share Radio, 17/07/2015
Philippe Legraine interviewed on new deal with Greece's creditors
The Zone (Jackpot 247)
STV Central West, 19/07/2015
Mention of LSE in quiz show
Also on STV North, STV Central East
News
Radio 5, 18/07,2015
Reference to David Graeber's tweet saying Germany was now morally obliged to repay Nazi debt from 1943 given its currentapproach to Greece
News
BBC Radio Scotland, 18/07/2015
Interview with Alan Sked discussing the 'economic disaster' of the EU on both political and economic fronts since it was established
News
BBC Radio Scotland, 18/07/2015
Jessie Porter discusses his new book Crisis at Work and the end of a 'job for life' mentality
News
BBC2 Newsnight, 17/07/2015
Paul de Grauwe interviewed re Germany flexing its muscles over the Greek crisis and its refusal to invest in weaker countries in recent years
Also on: BBC2 Scotland, BBC2 Wales,
News
BBC Radio 4, 17/07/2015
Fawaz Gerges discusses Saudi Arabia's King Faisal
News
BBC News TV, 17/07/2015
Fawaz Gerges discusses UK military air strikes with its allies against Syria
Also on: BBC News 24, BBC London 94.9
LSE Online & International
The impact of #18bn reductions in public spending
FT.com (Web), 19/07/2015, Unattributed
caught by Britain's housing crisis. The tabular content relating to this article is not available to view. Apologies in advance for the inconvenience caused. Tony Travers, professor of government at the London School of Economics, said the cross-party consensus against raising taxes on working people meant that Britain was attempting to sustain a German or French-style welfare system with US-level taxes
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5fcbd0c4-2948-11e5-8db8-c033edba8a6e.html#axzz3gPqyY6kT
The people `possessed? by computers
BBC (Web), 20/07/2015, Unattributed
Kevin Corti, a researcher at the London School of Economics, want to understand the way that the body and appearance of artificial intelligence can shape our perception.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150717-the-people-possessed-by-computers
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun: The Pink Floyd Origin Story
MSN UK (Web), 19/07/2015, Unattributed
It was at the Marquee Club where the band Pink Floyd met future managers Peter Jenner and Andrew King. Jenner, an assistant lecturer at the London School of Economics, wasn’t too well-versed in the rock world but was immediately taken by the group’s stage presence.
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/magazine/set-the-controls-for-the-heart-of-the-sun-the-pink-floyd-origin-story/ar-AAdbBDn
Greek debt crisis ECB cash lifeline could reopen banks
The Guardian.com (Web), 17/07/2015, Rowena Mason
Economist Paul De Grauwe, an expert on the eurozone at the London School of Economics, warned that by strictly limiting the funding available to the banks, the ECB risked exacerbating the run on deposits. “The correct announcement of the ECB should be
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jul/16/greece-debt-crisis-ecb-cash-lifeline-reopen-greek-banks
The hunger numbers: are we counting right?
The Guardian.com (Web), 17/07/2015, Jason Hickel
Opinion piece by LSE anthropologist Jason Hickel on global hunger.
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2015/jul/17/the-hunger-numbers-are-we-counting-right
How cheaper housing can boost productivity
The Economist explains - 20 Jul 2015 06:34
all types. Similar work by Paul Cheshire and Christian Hilber, of the London School of Economics, estimated that in the early 2000s regulations acted as a tax worth roughly 300% in Milan and Paris, 450% in the City of London, and 800% in..
Doctorates and politics: of the fake and the feted
BDlive - Gareth van Onselen - 20 Jul 2015 05:04
in his official curriculum vitae he had a postgraduate degree from the London School of Economics (LSE). The LSE states, "We can find no record of Zweledinga Pallo Jordan having been awarded...
How to job share in a leadership role
Australian Financial Review - 20 Jul 2015 03:40
leadership advisor and visiting fellow in the department of management at the London School of Economics and Political Science. © 2015 Harvard Business School Publishing Corp.
‘Nav pe Charcha’ with David Cameron on Modi’s mind
Hindustan Times - 19 Jul 2015 22:38
where the architect of India’s Constitution lived while studying at the London School of Economics. Modi’s visit is likely to attract some opposition from groups focussed on Jammu and Kashmir and the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Kerala’s Thattukada to open outlets across GCC
The Gulf Today - 19 Jul 2015 22:07
take it to the GCC cities. Aneez Adam, 32, an alumnus of London School of Economics from where he took his specialist master’s, worked in Dubai for eight years before launching the first Thattukada...
With a rainbow in her heart
The Hindu - Priyadershini S - 19 Jul 2015 14:18
country,” she says and sponsors two Kenyan students to Cambridge University and London School of Economics. She speaks fluent Swahili and loves Kenya. But then if there is another city that...
Defeating Israel with Funny Law
Israel National News - 19 Jul 2015 07:44
t even wait to gather evidence. Christine Chinkin, law professor at the London School of Economics, simply can’t suppress the impulse to demonize weapon-wielding Jews. “Israel’s bombardment of...
El difícil camino de un premio Nobel (translate)
Diario de Sevilla - 20 Jul 2015 05:15
negro, que como nos cuenta Sue Donnelly, jefa de archivos de la London School of Economics, sufrió la discriminación hacia su raza, habitual en aquella época, incluso para personas con una excepcional...
erechista opositor a gobierno argentino gana por mínimo margen la capital (translate)
Globedia Guatemala - 20 Jul 2015 02:49
sobre Este economista de 44 años, con una especialización en en el London School of Economics and Political Science, decidió lanzarse a la carrera por la alcaldía en diciembre pasado tras el...
Martín Lousteau, un seductor todoterreno con vocación de poder (translate)
Clarín - 19 Jul 2015 15:02
remanso después de tanto trajín. Pese a haberse doctorado en la prestigiosa London School of Economics and Political Science, descree de la economía como ciencia y prefiere verla como una disciplina...
Toronto's top students give so-so grade to studying
Toronto Star Online - Kristin Rushowy Education Reporter, Published on Sat Jul - 18 Jul 2015 22:59
The Michael Power/St. Joseph Catholic High School student is headed to the London School of Economics in September. Fun facts about Toronto’s top grads: Elias Hess-Childs: “He likes...
It's time to apply lessons of history to Greek finances
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 18 Jul 2015 20:20
should be Germany. Albrecht Ritschl, a professor of economic history at the London School of Economics, has called Germany "the biggest debt transgressor of the 20th century." The punitive...
Total reward: the holistic approach
HRZone - 18 Jul 2015 17:52
and was published in ‘The value of rude health’ report by the London School of Economics. The report by the LSE stated the Royal Mail Group ‘successfully reduced absence from 7% to 5% between...
tudium in England: Der teure Traum von einer britischen Elite-Uni (translate)
Die Welt - 18 Jul 2015 11:58
"Oxbridge", also Oxford und Cambridge, oder von renommierten Londoner Hochschulen wie der London School of Economics (LSE) den entscheidenden Vorteil für ihr späteres Berufsleben. Elite-Unis...
S.P.O.N. - Der Schwarze Kanal: Warum Konservative die glücklicheren Menschen sind (translate)
Spiegel Online - Jan Fleischhauer - 18 Jul 2015 11:23
Der Kronzeuge für diesen Befund ist der Psychologe Satoshi Kanazawa von der London School of Economics and Political Science. "Why Liberals and Atheists Are More Intelligent" heißt ein Aufsatz...
Carlos Elías advierte en "El selfie de Galileo" sobre el mundo algorítmico (translate)
La Vanguardia - 18 Jul 2015 10:40
Carlos III y especializado en Ciencia, Tecnología y Esfera Pública en la London School of Economics. La sociedad actual, apunta, es lo que el Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) "planeó...
Las Naciones Unidas y la felicidad (translate)
El Telegrafo - 19 Jul 2015 06:11
de Columbia; Richard Layard, del Centro para el Desarrollo Económico de la London School of Economics, y John Helliwell, del Instituto Canadiense de Investigación Avanzada. De este informe se...
Simple leveråd: Sådan bliver du lykkelig (translate)
Berlingske - bt-ccst - 19 Jul 2015 06:05
Det er Paul Dolan, professor ved London School of Economics, med særlig ekspertise i menneskers adfærd, der står bag den ny, dokumenterede viden, som altså opfordrer os til at få mere lykke ind...
Toronto's top students give so-so grade to studying
Toronto Star Online - Kristin Rushowy Education Reporter, Published on Sat Jul - 18 Jul 2015 22:59
The Michael Power/St. Joseph Catholic High School student is headed to the London School of Economics in September. Fun facts about Toronto’s top grads: Elias Hess-Childs: “He likes...
It's time to apply lessons of history to Greek finances
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 18 Jul 2015 20:20
should be Germany. Albrecht Ritschl, a professor of economic history at the London School of Economics, has called Germany "the biggest debt transgressor of the 20th century." The punitive...
Total reward: the holistic approach
HRZone - 18 Jul 2015 17:52
and was published in ‘The value of rude health’ report by the London School of Economics. The report by the LSE stated the Royal Mail Group ‘successfully reduced absence from 7% to 5% between...
Studium in England: Der teure Traum von einer britischen Elite-Uni (translate)
Die Welt - 18 Jul 2015 11:58
"Oxbridge", also Oxford und Cambridge, oder von renommierten Londoner Hochschulen wie der London School of Economics (LSE) den entscheidenden Vorteil für ihr späteres Berufsleben. Elite-Unis...
S.P.O.N. - Der Schwarze Kanal: Warum Konservative die glücklicheren Menschen sind (translate)
Spiegel Online - Jan Fleischhauer - 18 Jul 2015 11:23
Der Kronzeuge für diesen Befund ist der Psychologe Satoshi Kanazawa von der London School of Economics and Political Science. "Why Liberals and Atheists Are More Intelligent" heißt ein Aufsatz...
arlos Elías advierte en "El selfie de Galileo" sobre el mundo algorítmico (translate)
La Vanguardia - 18 Jul 2015 10:40
Carlos III y especializado en Ciencia, Tecnología y Esfera Pública en la London School of Economics. La sociedad actual, apunta, es lo que el Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) "planeó...
Las Naciones Unidas y la felicidad (translate)
El Telegrafo - 19 Jul 2015 06:11
de Columbia; Richard Layard, del Centro para el Desarrollo Económico de la London School of Economics, y John Helliwell, del Instituto Canadiense de Investigación Avanzada. De este informe se...
Simple leveråd: Sådan bliver du lykkelig (translate)
Berlingske - bt-ccst - 19 Jul 2015 06:05
Det er Paul Dolan, professor ved London School of Economics, med særlig ekspertise i menneskers adfærd, der står bag den ny, dokumenterede viden, som altså opfordrer os til at få mere lykke ind...
Magda vill att Sverige går med i Euron.
Det Opåverkade Sinnet - MetalHeadViking - 18 Jul 2015 22:18
the international loan sharks, and the foreign plutocracy, from Texas to the London School of Economics, Golden Dawn had said that this human had took the job of destroying Greece, and today we are absolutely justified. Because in just a week they...
A Grécia é uma nação sob ocupação - Culpar a vítima (translate)
defender portugal - Daniel romano boloto martinho - 18 Jul 2015 20:47
" mudança de regime ". James Putzel , um professor de estudos de desenvolvimento na London School of Economics ( LSE) observou que a Grécia estava sendo forçada a escolher entre mais austeridade e reformas sob exigências da Troika, ou ser iniciado...
2 de cada 3 padres espían “regularmente” a sus hijos en redes sociales (translate)
Entorno Inteligente - 18 Jul 2015 18:26
aunque niños mucho más jóvenes crean sus perfiles: una investigación previa de London School of Economics encontró que el 43% de los menores de entre 9 y 12 años usan el sitio, según reporta...
Not yet finalized, new Greece rescue is already in question
Yahoo! UK and Ireland - Jeremy Tordjman, with John Hadoulis - 18 Jul 2015 06:01
The third rescue plan for Greece has not even been finalized but already the parties at the center of the deal are raising doubts over its viability. The key players -- Athens, Berlin and the...
Derisking the future
Business Times Singapore - Lee Meixian - 18 Jul 2015 01:28
Hewitt 1962 Born in Mauritius 1982-85 BSc, Economics & Actuarial Science, The London School of Economics and Political Science 1985 Joined Hewitt (then Bacon & Woodrow) as an actuary...
ixed Race Irish: ‘We were the dust to be swept away’
Irish Times - Kitty Holland - 18 Jul 2015 01:10
returned to education, taking a master’s degree in social policy at London School of Economics. She now has a daughter, and grandchildren, as well as the son she gave birth to in Ireland, with...
Victory in Defeat?: Alexis Tsipras Has Shown Greeks He Can Save Them
Spiegel Online - Julia Amalia Heyer - 17 Jul 2015 20:26
the Left Party, the successors to East Germany's communists. At the London School of Economics, he gave a speech on why neoliberal policies don't lead to solutions. In interviews, he declared...
Kebbi’s Rice and a Nation’s Tragedy – Olusegun Adeniyi
Nigeria News Shafaqna - 17 Jul 2015 20:08
he joined at age 22, armed with a Masters Degree from the London School of Economics. In February1989 (at age 33), he established the Investment Banking Trust Company Plc (IBTC) following...
Bitter medicine for Greece
New Zealand Herald - Catherine Field - 17 Jul 2015 18:31
said Michael Cox, director of LSE IDEAS, a research centre at the London School of Economics. "Well, there has been little of that on display recently." The moment that changed everything...
The Greek deal is in Germany’s best interest
Yahoo! Finance UK and Ireland - 17 Jul 2015 14:26
Germans may not like Greece getting bailed out, but they need to know the facts After many steps in the wrong direction, the agreement to negotiate, combined with the approval of the package of...
It's right Germany pays to keep Greece in the Eurozone
Yahoo! Finance UK and Ireland - 17 Jul 2015 14:24
Germans may not like Greece getting bailed out again, but they must appreciate the facts After many steps in the wrong direction, the agreement to negotiate, combined with the approval of the...
Deborah Doane: People still care, so why doesn't Britain's political situation reflect that?
Yahoo! UK and Ireland - Deborah Doane - 17 Jul 2015 12:50
on the right care too. Tony Giddens, the former head of the London School of Economics who advised Labour in its earlier days of government, tried to articulate his idea of "the third way" –...
Robots won’t start Armageddon – they’ll save us from it
Money Week - Matthew Lynn - 17 Jul 2015 12:37
of these, the most significant is robotics. A new paper from the London School of Economics (LSE) suggests that robotics has already had as big an impact on growth as the steam engine, and is...
Deborah Doane: People still care, so why doesn't Britain's political situation reflect that?
International Business Times UK - Deborah Doane - 17 Jul 2015 12:17
on the right care too. Tony Giddens, the former head of the London School of Economics who advised Labour in its earlier days of government, tried to articulate his idea of "the third way" –...
Cinq preuves que le plan de réformes imposé à la Grèce n'est pas réaliste (translate)
Le journal de BORIS VICTOR - Boris Victor - 17 Jul 2015 09:30
pays depuis le 29 juin. Pour Paul de Grauwe, professeur à la London School of Economics, "le prix de l’accord est très élevé et le résultat, c’est que la Grèce se maintiendra dans la récession pour un certain nombre d’années"...
Lecturas económicas recomendadas (6º) (translate)
Amanece Metrópolis - Juan Rico - 17 Jul 2015 09:26
a capitular Philippe Legrain, exasesor de Durao Barroso y profesor de la London School of Economics, advierte que la gran prioridad en la crisis de la UE ha sido salvar a la banca alemana y francesa El FMI admite la necesidad de la...
ESPAÑA: Luis Garicano toma el control económico de Ciudadanos (translate)
Entorno Inteligente - 17 Jul 2015 08:26
en los actos del partido. Luis Garicano , economista, catedrático y profesor de London School of Economics , es uno de los hombres más cercanos al presidente de Ciudadanos. Y afianzará esta posición...
Cinq preuves que le plan de réformes imposé à la Grèce n'est pas réaliste (translate)
MSN France - 17 Jul 2015 07:44
pays depuis le 29 juin. Pour Paul de Grauwe, professeur à la London School of Economics, "le prix de l’accord est très élevé et le résultat, c’est que la Grèce se maintiendra dans la récession...
Linda Caballero-Sotelo-An Immigrant’s Perspective
La Prensa San Diego - La Prensa San Diego - 17 Jul 2015 23:04
International Business and Economics, studying at the Webster-Regents College, UK, and the London School of Economics. She has over 20 years experience as a senior level executive, advocate and activist for national and international projects and...
No Twitter há quem peça um boicote aos produtos alemães (translate)
Observador - Tiago Palma - 17 Jul 2015 18:35
é a de David Graeber, um conhecido anarquista norte-americano, também professor na London School of Economics, que conta com mais de 40 mil seguidores, e recorda o perdão de dívida que a Alemanha...
Twitter escandalizado con Beca Chile para hijo de ex ministro Larroulet (translate)
La Nación Chile - 17 Jul 2015 17:54
13:30 | Enviar | Imprimir Gracias a la Beca Chile, la influyente London School of Economics será el destino del hijo homónimo del ex ministro de Piñera, el mismo que se ha planteado en contra...
Diez reacciones de la gente a la Beca Chile para el hijo de Cristián Larroulet (translate)
El Dínamo - El Dínamo - 17 Jul 2015 16:23
Colegio Cumbres en 2003 y estudiará con el beneficio estatal en el London School of Economics and Political Science. El ex ministro Larroulet firmó en septiembre de 2014 un documento publicado...