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13May

Economica Centenary Conference

Hosted by The Economica Journal
Online public event
Thursday 13 May 2021 2pm to Friday 14 May 2021 - 5.50pm

The Editors of the journal Economica are pleased to invite you to the journal’s Centenary conference. The Journal was established in 1921 and has served as the LSE "house" journal throughout its history.

Daron Acemoglu, a former LSE PhD student, will give a public lecture on 13 May. To add to the celebratory conference, a select group of former LSE students and faculty will also present papers. View the conference programme.

Meet our speakers and chairs

Professor Daron Acemoglu

, Massachusetts Institute of Technology



Professor Sir Tim Besley

, London School of Economics and Political Science



Professor Sir Richard Blundell

, University College London



Professor Alison Booth

, Australian National University



Professor Francesco Caselli

, London School of Economics and Political Science



Professor Lawrence Christiano

, Northwestern University



Professor Raquel Fernández

, New York University



Professor Maitreesh Ghatak

, London School of Economics and Political Science



Professor David Laibson

, Harvard Kennedy School



Professor Steve Machin

, London School of Economics and Political Science



Professor Henry Overman

, London School of Economics and Political Science



Professor Barbara Petrongolo

, University of Oxford



Professor Steve Pischke

, London School of Economics and Political Science



Professor Imran Rasul

, University College London



Professor Stephen Redding

, Princeton University



Professor James Robinson

, University of Chicago



Baroness Minouche Shafik

, Director (London School of Economics and Political Science)



Professor Noam Yuchtman

, London School of Economics and Political Science



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