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  • BRINGING ECONOMICS TO LIFE

    Programme17th-19thFebruary2012

  • About

    ABOUT

  • DearDelegate,AsCoordinators,itgivesusgreatpridetowelcomeyoutotheUniversityofWarwickforwhatpromisestobeahistoricyearforWarwickEconomicsSummit.Eachyearweareamazedbythediversityofourdelegates;andthisyearisnodifferent,withover50universitiesfrom17differentcoun-triesrepresented!Ourlineupofspeakersthisyearistrulyincredible.FromNobelLaureateGeorgeAkerlof,tobestsellingauthorProfessorStevenLandsburg,ourTalksTeamhassecuredavariedprogrammethatwillhopefullyinspireallofyouinsomeway.WearealsolookingforwardtotheSummitBall,whichpromisestobeatrulymemorableexperienceaswearetransportedbacktodiscoverOlympicOrigins.ItisinthetraditionsoftheSummitthatyouwillhaveopportunitiestomeetnewpeoplefromdifferentuniversities,countriesandbackgroundstoforgefriendshipsthatyouwillhopefullytakeawaywithyou.

    OurteamhavebeenworkingfornearlyayearnowandwehopetomakeyourstayatWarwickasenjoyableaswecan.Pleasedonothesitatetocontactanyofourteammemberswithanyquestionsyoumayhave.ThankyouonceagainforbeingapartofWarwickEconomicsSummit2012.

    Stela Bonifacic & Winston YapWarwickEconomicsSummit2012Coordinators

    ABOUT

    About

  • About

    WarwickEconomicsSummitwasfoundedin2002,wheretheinauguralSummitwasthefirstundergraduateinter-universityEconomicseventintheUK.InlightoftherecentterroristattacksontheTwinTowers,engagingdirectlywithit,theSummitwasentitledNoLongerInevitable?TheFutureoftheWorldEconomyafterSeptember11th.Despiteinitialworries,theeventwasagreatsuccessandlaidthefoundationsfortheSummitswhichfollowed.

    Sincethen,theSummithasrisentobecomeawell-respectedeventnotonlyinwithintheUniversityofWarwick,butalsowithinthewidercommu-nity.Eachyearapproximately400studentsincluding200external,non-WarwickstudentsflocktotheWarwickcampustoattendlecture,debatesandstudent-ledseminars.

    TheSummitdoesnotonlyattractstudentdelegates,butalsoattractsnotablespeakersfromaroundtheworld.NotablespeakersofprevioussummitsincludeProf.JohnF.Nash(NobelLaureate1994),andJohnAuthers(GlobalHeadoftheLexColumn).FormerChancelloroftheExchequer,AlistairDarlingdescribedWarwickEconomicsSummitasaveryworthwhileprojectencouragingstudenttostudyanddebatecurrenteconomicissues.Ithelpsbuildconfidenceamongstthestudentsandisofrealeducationalvalue.

    ThecontinuedsuccessoftheSummitisreflectedintherangeofback-groundsexhibitedinthevisitingdelegatesandtherenownofthespeak-ers.

    ABOUT

  • Programme

    PROGRAMME

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    RegistrationopensforinternalstudentsUniversityofWarwick,RootesSocialBuilding

    RegistrationopensforexternalstudentsRootesSocialBuildingRBSWineReceptionRootesSocialBuildingWelcomebytheCoordinatorsRamphalLectureTheatre

    TalkbyMarkSmythRamphalLectureTheatreNetworkingwithRBSRamphalLectureTheatreTalkbyDrAdamPosenRamphalLectureTheatre

    TalkbyGovernorLamidoSanusiRamphalLectureTheatreCoachestohotel

  • PROGRAMME

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    BreakfastforExternalPremiumSharedandSingleticketholders

    CoachestoCampus

    CoachestoCampusSummitballPanoramaSuite,RootesSocialBuilding

    TalkbyPaulOrmerodRamphalLectureTheatre

    TalkbyProfessorSaschaBeckerRamphalLectureTheatreLunchTalkbyRufusH.YerxaRamphalLectureTheatreTalkbyProfessorStevenE.LandsburgRamphalLectureTheatreTalkbyJohnO'SullivanRamphalLectureTheatre

    QuestionTime-MayaMehta,MargaretDoyle,PhilipBlond,JohnHemmingMPRamphalLectureTheatre

    NetworkingwithsponsorSeminars,GamesandFutureLeaderspresentations,

    Coachestohotel/Twohoursoffreetime

    Coachestohotel

    Programme

  • Programme

    PROGRAMME

    09:30

    10:1511:00

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    12:00

    12:30

    13:0014:00

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    15:1515:45

    BreakfastforExternalPremiumSharedandSingleticketholders

    CoachestocampusTalkbyDrJohannesAbelerRamphalLectureTheatreTalkbyBaronessVaderaRamphalLectureTheatre

    TalkbyProfessorAbhinayMuthooRamphalLectureTheatreTalkbyCharlesSeafordRamphalLectureTheatreLunch

    Networkingwithsponsors

    TalkbyProfessorGeorgeAkerlofRamphalLectureTheatre

    ClosingaddressbythecoordinatorsRamphalLectureTheatre

    TheSummitends

  • RBSGroupEconomist

    Speakers

    MarkjoinedRBSin2002.HehasworkedintheGroupEconomicsteam,focusingonkeyissuesforcustomersinthecommercialpropertyandindustrialsectors,andintheNon-Coredivision,akeydriverofriskreductionacrosstheBank.HiscurrentroleisfocusedondesigningandimplementingGroup-wideriskappetiteparam-eters,andexaminingtheirsustainabilityunderadversestresscasescenarios.

    TalkTime: Fridayat18:10Subject:2012-AmakeorbreakyearfortheUKrecovery?

    Markhasworkedasaprofessionaleconomistfor15years.HestartedworkintheUKcivilservice,providinganalysisandadviceonregenerationandtransportissues,includingpoliciestorebalanceregionalgrowthandtherestructuringoftheUKrailways.Subse-quently,heworkedinGenevafortheInterna-tionalAirTransportAssociation(IATA)provid-ingfinancialandeconomicadvicefortheglobalairlinesector.

    SPEAKERS

  • BankofEnglandMonetaryPolicyCommitteemember

    BankofEngland,includingonmultipleoccasionsattheFederalReserveBoard,theEuropeanCentralBank,andtheDeutscheBundesbank.Hisresearchandpolicyexpertisefocusesonmacr-oeconomicpolicyandforecasting,EuropeanandJapanesepoliticaleconomy,centralbankingissues,andtheresolutionoffinancialcrises.Dr.Posenhasco-authored,InflationTargeting:LessonsfromtheInternationalExperience(PrincetonUniversityPress,1999),withBenBernankeandisoneofthemostwidelyquotedeconomistsinthefinancialpressandelectronicmedia.DrPosenholdsaPhDinPoliticalEconomyandGovernmentfromHarvardUniversity.

    TalkTime: Fridayat19:15Subject:Whatweshouldre-learnaboutmacroeconomicsfromtheBritishGreatRecession

    AdamPosenisaninfluentialpersonalitywhohasbeenwidelyrecognizedasanexpertonmonetarypolicy.HeistheAmericanecono-mistdescribedinthewordsofNobelLaure-ate,PaulKrugman,astheindividualPeopleshouldbereadingduringthepeakofthefinancialcrisisin2008.Dr.AdamPosenisaseniorFellowatthePetersonInstituteforInternationalEconomicsandaconsultantatcentralbanksworldwidepriortojoiningthe

    SPEAKERS

    Speakers

  • GovernoroftheCentralBankofNigeria

    Speakers

    investors.Hisanti-corruptioncampaignnotonlycleanedupthebankingsectorinNigeriabutthecountryasawhole,asNigerianpeoplebegantounderstandtheyearsofcorruptionhadreachedtheirend,whentheyweremadeawareofthenumerouscorruptbankexecutiveswhotheGovernorsackedandbroughttojustice.

    TalkTime: Fridayat20:00Subject:BankingReformsinNigeriaanditsImpactontheEconomy

    GovernorLamidoSanusiwasawardedthetitleofCentralBankGovernoroftheyearby"TheBanker"magazineproducedbytheFinancialTimesandfeaturedinTIMEmagazinesTIME100listofmostinfluentialpeopleintheworldof2011.Withinhisfirst18monthsofservingattheCentralBankofNigeriahehadalreadybegunsavingacollapsingbankingsectorandwithvariousreformsheresurrectedthemarkettoattract

    SPEAKERS

    DirectorofVolterraConsulting

    writtennumerouspaperswithreferencetoEconophysics,thestatisticalphysicsapplicationtoeconomicproblems,wherebyphysicalconceptssuchasequilibriumarebroughtin.PriortoworkingasaconventionaleconomicmodellerandforecasterattheNationalInstituteofEconomicandSocialResearch,OrmerodcompletedundergraduatestudiesinEconomicsatCambridgefollowedbyapostgraduatedegreeforaMasterofPhilosophyinEconomicsatOxford.HehasbeenthefounderofamultitudeofcompaniessuchastheHenleyCentrewherehewasdirectorofeconomicsandthedeputymanagingdirectorwhichwaslaterboughtbyaFTSE100company.

    TalkTime: Saturdayat10:00Subject:21stCenturyEconomics

    PaulOrmerod,thecurrentdirectorofVolterraConsultingandwriterofvariousbestsellerstoincludeButterflyEconomicsandWhyMostThingsFail,theUSBusinessBookoftheYear.OrmerodsinterdisciplinaryapproachtoeconomicsgivesaninsightfulandalternativeviewasseeninButterflyEconomicswherebyheusesbiologicalmetaphorsofinsectstoelucidateandcomparethewayeconomicsoperatessimilarlytoanorganism.Hehasalso

    SPEAKERS

    Speakers

  • DirectorofVolterraConsulting

    writtennumerouspaperswithreferencetoEconophysics,thestatisticalphysicsapplicationtoeconomicproblems,wherebyphysicalconceptssuchasequilibriumarebroughtin.PriortoworkingasaconventionaleconomicmodellerandforecasterattheNationalInstituteofEconomicandSocialResearch,OrmerodcompletedundergraduatestudiesinEconomicsatCambridgefollowedbyapostgraduatedegreeforaMasterofPhilosophyinEconomicsatOxford.HehasbeenthefounderofamultitudeofcompaniessuchastheHenleyCentrewherehewasdirectorofeconomicsandthedeputymanagingdirectorwhichwaslaterboughtbyaFTSE100company.

    TalkTime: Saturdayat10:00Subject:21stCenturyEconomics

    PaulOrmerod,thecurrentdirectorofVolterraConsultingandwriterofvariousbestsellerstoincludeButterflyEconomicsandWhyMostThingsFail,theUSBusinessBookoftheYear.OrmerodsinterdisciplinaryapproachtoeconomicsgivesaninsightfulandalternativeviewasseeninButterflyEconomicswherebyheusesbiologicalmetaphorsofinsectstoelucidateandcomparethewayeconomicsoperatessimilarlytoanorganism.Hehasalso

    SPEAKERS

    Speakers

  • DeputyDirector-General,WorldTradeOrganization

    AmbassadorandsubsequentlyastheDeputyUSTRinWashington.PriortotheseappointmentshewaswiththeU.S.HouseofRepre-sentatives,wherehewasStaffDirectoroftheSubcommitteeonTrade.Hisprivatesectorexperienceincludesbothlawpracticeandaseniorcorporaterole.

    Mr.Yerxareceivedhisbachelor'sdegreefromtheUniversityofWashington,hislawdegreefromSeattleUniversityandadegreeininternationallawfromCambridgeUniversity.

    TalkTime: Saturdayat13:00Subject:TheWTOinanEraofChange

    RufusH.YerxahasservedasDeputyDirectorGeneraloftheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO)since2002.TheWTOistheprincipalinternationalorganizationgoverningworldtrade.

    Mr.Yerxahasanextensiverecordasatradenegotiator,diplomatandlawyer.HeservedintheOfficeoftheUnitedStatesTradeRepre-sentative(USTR),firstastheGeneva-based

    SPEAKERS

    Speakers

    DepartmentofEconomics,UniversityofWarwick

    Speakers

    sorattheIfoInstituteforEconomicResearchattheUniversityofMunich.InJune2011SaschaBeckerhelpedorganiseaconferenceonglobalizationandlabourmarketoutcomesattheInternationalLabourOrganisationinGeneva.

    TalkTime: Saturdayat10:55Subject:GoodInstitutionsMatter:longrunpersistenceoftrustandcorruption

    ProfessorSaschaO.BeckerstudiedattheEuropeanUniversityInstitute,receivinghisdoctoratein2001.SincethenhehasheldanumberofappointmentsininstitutionsinGermany,ItalyandtheUK.In2010hebecameanAssociateProfessorattheUniversityofWarwickandhasnowbecometheDeputyDirectoroftheCentreforCompetitiveAdvan-tageintheGlobalEconomy(CAGE).Healsoholdsthepositionofexternalresearchprofes-

    SPEAKERS

  • DeputyDirector-General,WorldTradeOrganization

    AmbassadorandsubsequentlyastheDeputyUSTRinWashington.PriortotheseappointmentshewaswiththeU.S.HouseofRepre-sentatives,wherehewasStaffDirectoroftheSubcommitteeonTrade.Hisprivatesectorexperienceincludesbothlawpracticeandaseniorcorporaterole.

    Mr.Yerxareceivedhisbachelor'sdegreefromtheUniversityofWashington,hislawdegreefromSeattleUniversityandadegreeininternationallawfromCambridgeUniversity.

    TalkTime: Saturdayat13:00Subject:TheWTOinanEraofChange

    RufusH.YerxahasservedasDeputyDirectorGeneraloftheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO)since2002.TheWTOistheprincipalinternationalorganizationgoverningworldtrade.

    Mr.Yerxahasanextensiverecordasatradenegotiator,diplomatandlawyer.HeservedintheOfficeoftheUnitedStatesTradeRepre-sentative(USTR),firstastheGeneva-based

    SPEAKERS

    Speakers

    DepartmentofEconomics,UniversityofWarwick

    Speakers

    sorattheIfoInstituteforEconomicResearchattheUniversityofMunich.InJune2011SaschaBeckerhelpedorganiseaconferenceonglobalizationandlabourmarketoutcomesattheInternationalLabourOrganisationinGeneva.

    TalkTime: Saturdayat10:55Subject:GoodInstitutionsMatter:longrunpersistenceoftrustandcorruption

    ProfessorSaschaO.BeckerstudiedattheEuropeanUniversityInstitute,receivinghisdoctoratein2001.SincethenhehasheldanumberofappointmentsininstitutionsinGermany,ItalyandtheUK.In2010hebecameanAssociateProfessorattheUniversityofWarwickandhasnowbecometheDeputyDirectoroftheCentreforCompetitiveAdvan-tageintheGlobalEconomy(CAGE).Healsoholdsthepositionofexternalresearchprofes-

    SPEAKERS

  • ProfessorofEconomicsattheUniversityofRochester,NewYork

    Speakers

    wemakeandthesocialandeconomicpatternsthatresult.Hismorerecentworkincludethe(career)costofmotherhoodandwhetherornotdaughters(asopposedtosons)causedivorce.Asaself-described"hardcorelibertarian"andstaunchsupporteroffreetrade,Landsburghasstrongviewsaboutourpoliticsandeconomytoshareinthesummit.

    TalkTime: Saturdayat13:55Subject:SomeSurprisesfromEconomicTheory

    Authorofthe"TheArmchairEconomist"andreviewerof"Freakonomics"and"TheUnder-coverEconomist",StevenE.LandsburgisaneverydayeconomistwhocurrentlywritesacolumnforSlatemagazineabouttopicsrangingfromthenationaldebtproblemtotheobesitycrisis.Hisresearchtopicsareobscureyetequallyasintriguing;itisLandsburgwhousesthelanguageofmicroeconomicstoexplainandjustifytheeverydaydecisionsthat

    SPEAKERS

  • BritainEconomicsEditor,TheEconomist

    KleinwortWasserstein.Between1992and1996,heworkedasaresearcherintheeconomicsdepartmentatLondonBusinessSchool.HeholdsanMScineconomicsfromBirkbeckCollege,UniversityofLondon.

    TalkTime: Saturdayat14:50Subject:GreeceandtheEuroCrisis

    JohnO'SullivanistheBritainEconomicsEditor.HejoinedTheEconomistin2007asEconomicsCorrespondent,coveringtheeuro-zoneeconomy,competitionpolicy,financialmarketsandcurrencies,andcontrib-utingregularlytotheEconomicsFocuscolumn.In2009hewroteaspecialreportontheeuroarea.PriortojoiningTheEconomist,MrO'SullivanspentadecadeasananalystintheCityofLondon,mostrecentlyatDresdner

    SPEAKERS

    Speakers

  • FounderoftheMicrofinanceGroupatCliffordChance

    Panel Speakers

    MayaMehtaisalawyeratBNPParibaswhereshefocuseslargelyonemergingmarketsbondissuances.MayapreviouslyworkedforCliffordChanceinthecapitalmarketsdepart-mentsandspentoneyearsecondmentatCitiinLondon.In2010,MayaestablishedtheCliffordChanceMicrofinanceGroupwhichnowhasover100membersandhasbeeninvolvedinmicrofinanceprojectsworldwide.ShewasalsoafoundingmemberoftheCliffordChancepartnershipwithMicrojusticeinUgandawhichprovideslegalservicestothepoor.

    BroadcasterandJournalist

    MargaretDoyleisaColumnistcoveringinvest-mentbankingforReutersBreakingviews.ShebeganhercareerasamanagementconsultantintheFinancialInstitutionsGroupofMcKinsey&Company,advisingbanksandinsuranceclientsonstrategyandperformanceimprove-ment.ShecoveredbusinessandfinanceforTheEconomist,andTheDailyTelegraphforadecadeandfortwoyearseditedGlobalAgenda,themagazineoftheWorldEconomicForumsannualmeetingatDavos.

    PANEL SPEAKERS

  • FounderoftheMicrofinanceGroupatCliffordChance

    Panel Speakers

    MayaMehtaisalawyeratBNPParibaswhereshefocuseslargelyonemergingmarketsbondissuances.MayapreviouslyworkedforCliffordChanceinthecapitalmarketsdepart-mentsandspentoneyearsecondmentatCitiinLondon.In2010,MayaestablishedtheCliffordChanceMicrofinanceGroupwhichnowhasover100membersandhasbeeninvolvedinmicrofinanceprojectsworldwide.ShewasalsoafoundingmemberoftheCliffordChancepartnershipwithMicrojusticeinUgandawhichprovideslegalservicestothepoor.

    BroadcasterandJournalist

    MargaretDoyleisaColumnistcoveringinvest-mentbankingforReutersBreakingviews.ShebeganhercareerasamanagementconsultantintheFinancialInstitutionsGroupofMcKinsey&Company,advisingbanksandinsuranceclientsonstrategyandperformanceimprove-ment.ShecoveredbusinessandfinanceforTheEconomist,andTheDailyTelegraphforadecadeandfortwoyearseditedGlobalAgenda,themagazineoftheWorldEconomicForumsannualmeetingatDavos.

    PANEL SPEAKERS

    FounderandDirectorofResPublica

    Phillipisaninternationallyrecognisedpoliticalthinkerandsocialandeconomiccommenta-tor.HefoundedResPublicain2009andisanacademic,journalistandauthor.PriortoenteringpoliticsandpublicpolicyhewasaseniorlecturerintheologyandphilosophyteachingattheUniversitiesofExeterandCumbria.HeistheauthorofRedTory(FaberandFaber2010)whichsoughttoredefinethecentregroundofBritishpoliticsaroundtheideasofcivilassociation,mutualownershipandsocialenterprise.

    injunctionshehasusedparliamentaryprivilegetorevealtheexist-enceofinjunctionsagainstthelikesofFredGoodwinandRyanGiggs.

    LiberalDemocratMemberofParliamentforBirminghamYardley

    Johnfoundedhisfirstbusiness(JohnHem-ming&Co,nowJHCplc)attheageof23.Thishasgrowntobecomeamulti-millionpoundcompanyandtheleadingproviderofsettlementsystemstostockbrokersintheUK.Johnfoundedthefirste-commerceoperation(MarketNet)outsidetheUSAin1994.Healsolaunchedtheworld'sfirst,banking,insurance,legalandstock-brokingservicesontheInter-netin1995.Astaunchopponentofsuper-

    Panel Speakers

    PANEL SPEAKERS

  • DrJohannesAbelerisaLecturerandResearcherinEconomicsatStAnnesCollege,UniversityofOxford.HereceivedhisPhDinEconomicsfromtheUniversityofBonnin2008.Hiscurrentresearchhaslookedattheeconomicsofapologiesandlying.In2012hewasawardedtheIZAYoungEconomistAwardandin2009hereceivedagrantfromtheBritishAcademyforCommunication,Compe-tition,andEfficiency.

    Lecturer,UniversityofOxford

    Speakers

    DrAbelerjoinedtheNottinghamSchoolofEconomicsasaPost-doctoralResearchFellowin2008beforemovingtotheUniversityofOxfordin2011.Hismainresearchinterestsareintheareasofbehavioural,experimental,labourandpubliceconomics.Heprevi-ouslystudiedengineeringandnowtriestobringanengineeringperspectivetothedisciplineofeconomics.

    TalkTime: Sundayat11:00Subject:DoWomenLieMoreThanMen?

    SPEAKERS

  • InvestmentBankerandformerUKGovernmentMinister

    forInternationalDevelopmentbyGordonBrownandwasmadealifepeerinJulythatyear.Afterjust6monthsshemovedtotheDepartmentofBusiness,EnterpriseandRegulatoryReformandbecameParliamentarySecretaryintheCabinetOfficein2008.SinceDecember2010,sheisamemberoftheBoardsofBHPBillitonandAstraZenecaasaNon-ExecutiveDirector.

    TalkTime: Sundayat11:30Subject: AconversationwithBaronessVadera

    BaronessShritiVaderawasborninUgandaandcompleteddegreeinPhilisophy,PoliticsandEconomicsatSomervilleCollegeattheUniversityofOxford.Sheworkedfor14yearsattheInvestmentBankUBSWarburg,whereshewasadvisinggovernmentsofdevelopingcountries.In2007shewasappointedParliamentaryUnder-SecretaryofStateintheDepartment

    SPEAKERS

    Speakers

  • ProfessorMuthoowaseducatedatLondonSchoolofEconomicsandtheUniversityofCambridge.HehasbeenavisitingscholaratHarvardandhaspreviouslytaughtatseveraluniversitiesacrosstheUK,includingLSEortheUniversitiesofCambridge,BristolandEssex.

    ProfessorMuthoohaspublishedresearchpapersonavarietyoftopicsintopeconomics

    HeadoftheDepartmentofEconomics,UniversityofWarwick

    Speakers

    journals,suchasTheEconomicJournal,andabookwithCam-bridgeUniversitypressonbargaining,whichhasbeenwellreceived.

    TalkTime: Sundayat12:00Subject:AnEconomicApproachtoLove,MarriageandDivorce

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    HeadoftheCentreforWell-beingattheNewEconomicsFoundation

    managementconsultancy,specialisinginmoralpurpose,atopicforwhichheco-authoredabook.HegraduatedfromOxfordandreceivedamastersfromtheLondonBusinessSchool.

    TalkTime: Sundayat12:30Subject:BeyondGDP:CurrentDevelopmentsandChallenges

    CharlesSeafordistheheadoftheCentreforWell-beingattheNewEconomicsFoundation(NEF).Heisinvolvedindevelopingmeasuresofsocialprogressandusingtheseisfindnewapproachestopublicpolicy.

    HehaspreviouslyworkedattheUKgovern-mentsSustainableDevelopmentCommission,advisingMinistersonsustainabledevelop-mentpolicies.Additionalhehasworkedin

    SPEAKERS

    Speakers

  • ProfessorMuthoowaseducatedatLondonSchoolofEconomicsandtheUniversityofCambridge.HehasbeenavisitingscholaratHarvardandhaspreviouslytaughtatseveraluniversitiesacrosstheUK,includingLSEortheUniversitiesofCambridge,BristolandEssex.

    ProfessorMuthoohaspublishedresearchpapersonavarietyoftopicsintopeconomics

    HeadoftheDepartmentofEconomics,UniversityofWarwick

    Speakers

    journals,suchasTheEconomicJournal,andabookwithCam-bridgeUniversitypressonbargaining,whichhasbeenwellreceived.

    TalkTime: Sundayat12:00Subject:AnEconomicApproachtoLove,MarriageandDivorce

    SPEAKERS

    HeadoftheCentreforWell-beingattheNewEconomicsFoundation

    managementconsultancy,specialisinginmoralpurpose,atopicforwhichheco-authoredabook.HegraduatedfromOxfordandreceivedamastersfromtheLondonBusinessSchool.

    TalkTime: Sundayat12:30Subject:BeyondGDP:CurrentDevelopmentsandChallenges

    CharlesSeafordistheheadoftheCentreforWell-beingattheNewEconomicsFoundation(NEF).Heisinvolvedindevelopingmeasuresofsocialprogressandusingtheseisfindnewapproachestopublicpolicy.

    HehaspreviouslyworkedattheUKgovern-mentsSustainableDevelopmentCommission,advisingMinistersonsustainabledevelop-mentpolicies.Additionalhehasworkedin

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  • 2001NobelLaureateinEconomicsSciences

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    ProfessorAkerlofscelebratedpaperTheMarketforLemons:QualityUncertaintyandtheMarketMechanism,whichwonhimtheNobelPrize,investigatestheroleofinformationasymmetryinthemarketoflemons(usedcars),andithassincehadfar-reachingapplicationswithinthediscipline.Hisinter-disciplinarystylehasledhimtoproduceresearchontopicsrangingfromidentityeconomicstoefficiencywages.

    HeearnedhisB.A.degreefromYaleUniversityin1962andhisPh.D.fromMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyin1966.Profes-sorAkerlofisaSeniorFellowatTheBrookingsInstitution,andalsoservedasthePresidentoftheAmericanEconomicAssociationin2006.Heistheco-authorofAnimalSpirits:HowHumanPsychol-ogyDrivestheEconomyandWhyItMattersforGlobalCapitalism.ProfessorAkerlofismarriedtoeconomistJanetL.Yellen.

    TalkTime: Sundayat14:00Subject:PhishingforPhools

    ProfessorGeorgeA.Akerlof,co-winnerofthe2001NobelPrizeinEconomicsSciences,istheKoshlandProfessorofEconomicsatUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Heisrecog-nizedforhiscontributoryroleinthedevelop-mentofbehaviouraleconomics.

    SPEAKERS

  • 2001NobelLaureateinEconomicsSciences

    Speakers

    ProfessorAkerlofscelebratedpaperTheMarketforLemons:QualityUncertaintyandtheMarketMechanism,whichwonhimtheNobelPrize,investigatestheroleofinformationasymmetryinthemarketoflemons(usedcars),andithassincehadfar-reachingapplicationswithinthediscipline.Hisinter-disciplinarystylehasledhimtoproduceresearchontopicsrangingfromidentityeconomicstoefficiencywages.

    HeearnedhisB.A.degreefromYaleUniversityin1962andhisPh.D.fromMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyin1966.Profes-sorAkerlofisaSeniorFellowatTheBrookingsInstitution,andalsoservedasthePresidentoftheAmericanEconomicAssociationin2006.Heistheco-authorofAnimalSpirits:HowHumanPsychol-ogyDrivestheEconomyandWhyItMattersforGlobalCapitalism.ProfessorAkerlofismarriedtoeconomistJanetL.Yellen.

    TalkTime: Sundayat14:00Subject:PhishingforPhools

    ProfessorGeorgeA.Akerlof,co-winnerofthe2001NobelPrizeinEconomicsSciences,istheKoshlandProfessorofEconomicsatUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Heisrecog-nizedforhiscontributoryroleinthedevelop-mentofbehaviouraleconomics.

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