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Rethinking the Global Monetary System – LSE (MUST VIEW)

Published on May 10, 2016 Date: Tuesday 10 May 2016 Time: 10-11.30am Venue: Old Theatre, Old Building Speaker: Dr Raghuram Rajan Chair: Professor Erik Berglof The global financial crisis has shaken up the international financial architecture. Regulatory changes and unconventional … Continue reading

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Weekend Lecture: Hall of Mirrors – LSE

Speaker: Professor Barry Eichengreen Recorded on 21 January 2015 in Old Theatre, Old Building. Popular understanding of the Great Depression shaped the response to the Great Recession. The experience of the Great Recession will change our understanding of the Great … Continue reading

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Weekend Lecture: Structural Opportunities in the US Economy

Speaker: Jason Furman Chair: Professor John Van Reenen Recorded on 5 November 2014. Jason Furman’s talk will focus on the three major structural opportunities that he sees in the US economy: the slowdown in health costs; the boom in energy; … Continue reading

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Weekend Lecture: Martin Wolf at the LSE

Recorded on 16 September 2014 in Old Theatre, Old Building. Chief Economics Commentator of the Financial Times Martin Wolf gives an insightful and timely analysis of why the financial crisis occurred, and of the radical reforms needed if we are … Continue reading

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Weekend Lecture: Capital in the Twenty-First Century – LSE

To view slides+audio please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXYIY… To download slides please see: http://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/vid… Speaker(s): Professor Thomas Piketty Chair: Professor Tim Besley Recorded on 16 June 2014 in Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street. What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and … Continue reading

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The Amartya Sen Lecture 2014 – LSE

Christine Lagarde is managing director at the International Monetary Fund. She was appointed in July 2011. A national of France, she was previously France’s finance minister from June 2007, and had also served as France’s minister for foreign trade. – … Continue reading

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Weekend Lecture: The Future of Monetary Policy – LSE

Recorded on 20 May 2014 in Old Theatre, Old Building. In this lecture Charlie Bean, outgoing deputy governor of the Bank of England and visiting professor in the LSE Department of Economics will reflect on the economic events of the … Continue reading

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Weekend Lecture: Economics, But Not as You Know It – LSE

  Recorded on 1 May 2014 in Old Theatre, Old Building. In Economics: The User’s Guide, which he will talk about in this public lecture, bestselling author Ha-Joon Chang explains how the global economy works, and why anyone can understand … Continue reading

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There’s value in emerging markets – FT

In the second of a two-part series, London Business School’s Elroy Dimson tells John Authers that value investing works better in emerging markets than in the developed world — but the premiums for small companies and for momentum are much … Continue reading

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Weekend: Should the Euro Survive? – LSE

George Magnus is very good. Recorded on 6 February 2014 in Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House. Come along to an economics debate to help you consider what will happen next in Europe. Paul Donovan is managing director of global economics … Continue reading

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