{"id":20593,"date":"2016-12-09T11:29:11","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T11:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/?post_type=event&#038;p=20593"},"modified":"2020-04-23T15:29:06","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T14:29:06","slug":"public-lecture-do-we-do-enough-for-the-future","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/events\/public-lecture-do-we-do-enough-for-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Public lecture | Do we do enough for the future?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"><h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20594 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gollier_c_bd-blue-233x350.jpg\" alt=\"gollier_c_bd-blue\" width=\"233\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gollier_c_bd-blue-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gollier_c_bd-blue-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gollier_c_bd-blue-33x50.jpg 33w, https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gollier_c_bd-blue.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/>LSE Deparment of Geography and Environment&nbsp;and Grantham Research Institute public lecture, introduced and chaired by&nbsp;Dr Ben Groom<\/h4>\n<p>In this lecture Prof. Gollier&nbsp;will discuss the way one should value and compare projects whose benefits materialize only in the decades or centuries to come.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christian Gollier<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alongside Jean Tirole, Christian Gollier created Toulouse School of Economics, one of the best departments of economics worldwide. He subsequently served there as Deputy Director (2007- 2009) and then Director (2009-2015). He has developed in-depth contacts and research partnerships with various industries in France and around the world, in particular with insurance companies, banks and the energy sector. His current fields of interest extend from Decision Theory under Uncertainty to Environmental Economics through Finance, Investment, Consumption Theory, Insurance Economics and Cost-Benefit Analysis, with a special interest for long term (sustainable) effects. Christian Gollier has published over 100 articles in top-tier economic journals. He has also published 7 books on risk including &ldquo;The Economics of Risk and Time&rdquo;, MIT Press, winner of the 2001 Paul A. Samuelson Award. In October 2012, Princeton UP has published his book entitled &ldquo;Pricing the Planet&rsquo;s Future: The Economics of Discounting in an Uncertain World&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accessibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are planning to attend this event and would like details on how to get here and what time to arrive, as well as on accessibility and special requirements, please refer to LSE Events FAQ. LSE aims to ensure that people have equal access to these public events, but please contact the events organiser as far as possible in advance if you have any access requirements so that arrangements, where possible, can be made. If the event is ticketed, please ensure you get in touch in advance of the ticket release date.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WIFI Access<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>LSE has now introduced wireless for guests and visitors in association with &lsquo;The Cloud&rsquo;, also in use at many other locations across the UK. 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