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VoxTalks EconomicsGrowth and trust in governmentDoes economic growth inspire us to trust our governments? A new paper finds a surprisingly strong and consistent relationship between trust and economic growth – not for this quarter, or this year, but over our lifetimes. Tim Besley of the London School of Economics tells Tim Phillips how we can measure trust in a government around the world, and the strong and consistent relationship between long-run growth and trust. 2025-05-1625 min
Wait...Is That Legal?U.S. v. MuseRe: Piracy/Captain Phillips (2013)What is Piracy? Who has jurisdiction over the high seas?Sources:United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Art. 100-110 (1982).S.S. Lotus (Fr. v. Turk.), 1927 P.C.I.J. (ser. A) No. 10 (Sept. 7).United Nations Security Council. Resolution 1816, S /RES/1816 (2008). Adopted June 2, 2008.U.S. Constitution, Art. III Sec. 2 and Amend. 6.Fed. R. Crim. P. 18 (2024 ed.).Piracy and Privateering, 18 U.S.C. §§1651, 1653 (1948).Jurisdiction and Venue, 18 U.S.C. §3238 (1948).M...2025-03-2430 min
The Vineyard PodcastEpisode 197: Winter McQuinn (Sunfruits, Jade Imagine)A reality revealed, 90s Manchester psychedelic stuff mixed with folk music, and dreaming of driving around Echo Park. Winter McQuinn (Winter McQuinn, Sunfruits, Jade Imagine)
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"Winter McQuinn is a musician who plays extensively around Melbourne/Naarm, Australia as well as Europe and the UK with Sunfruits, jade imagine and as a solo artist. Winter also works as a freelance publicist at Third Eye Stimuli Records and co founded environmental music organisation Green Your Noise. Green Your Noise is...2024-07-051h 13
Latest 300 | LSE Public lectures and events | VideoThe British EconomyContributor(s): Professor Sir Tim Besley, Professor Richard Davies, Eshe Nelson | They explore the pressure on public finances (from the likelihood of future tax rises or spending cuts) to each stance the parties have taken and whether they've accounted the coming fiscal challenges, to what the next Government could and should do next.2024-07-0441 minAll items | LSE Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfThe British EconomyContributor(s): Professor Sir Tim Besley, Professor Richard Davies, Eshe Nelson | They explore the pressure on public finances (from the likelihood of future tax rises or spending cuts) to each stance the parties have taken and whether they've accounted the coming fiscal challenges, to what the next Government could and should do next.2024-07-0441 minLatest 100 | LSE Public lectures and events | VideoThe British EconomyContributor(s): Professor Sir Tim Besley, Professor Richard Davies, Eshe Nelson | They explore the pressure on public finances (from the likelihood of future tax rises or spending cuts) to each stance the parties have taken and whether they've accounted the coming fiscal challenges, to what the next Government could and should do next.2024-07-0441 minAll items | LSE Public lectures and events | All media typesThe British EconomyContributor(s): Professor Sir Tim Besley, Professor Richard Davies, Eshe Nelson | They explore the pressure on public finances (from the likelihood of future tax rises or spending cuts) to each stance the parties have taken and whether they've accounted the coming fiscal challenges, to what the next Government could and should do next.2024-07-0441 minAll items | LSE Public lectures and events | AudioThe British EconomyContributor(s): Professor Sir Tim Besley, Professor Richard Davies, Eshe Nelson | They explore the pressure on public finances (from the likelihood of future tax rises or spending cuts) to each stance the parties have taken and whether they've accounted the coming fiscal challenges, to what the next Government could and should do next.2024-07-0441 minLatest 300 | LSE Public lectures and events | VideoHow to build a cohesive societyContributor(s): Professor Jonathan Wolff, Professor Marc Stears, Professor Margaret Levi | Tim Besley, School Professor of Economics and Political Science and Director of the Programme on Cohesive Capitalism chairs our discussion on cohesion and capitalism.2024-06-0400 minAll items | LSE Public lectures and events | AudioHow to build a cohesive societyContributor(s): Professor Jonathan Wolff, Professor Marc Stears, Professor Margaret Levi | Tim Besley, School Professor of Economics and Political Science and Director of the Programme on Cohesive Capitalism chairs our discussion on cohesion and capitalism.2024-06-0400 minAll items | LSE Public lectures and events | All media typesHow to build a cohesive societyContributor(s): Professor Jonathan Wolff, Professor Marc Stears, Professor Margaret Levi | Tim Besley, School Professor of Economics and Political Science and Director of the Programme on Cohesive Capitalism chairs our discussion on cohesion and capitalism.2024-06-0400 minAll items | LSE Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfHow to build a cohesive societyContributor(s): Professor Jonathan Wolff, Professor Marc Stears, Professor Margaret Levi | Tim Besley, School Professor of Economics and Political Science and Director of the Programme on Cohesive Capitalism chairs our discussion on cohesion and capitalism.2024-06-0400 min
Radio Le MansHistoric Racing News: Books special
This episode is all about books and the tales they tell.
Crispian Besley talks about his new book ‘Driven to Crime’ which investigates the seedier side of the motor sport world, and world-renowned author Doug Nye talks to Paul Tarsey about everything from why Mike Hawthorn wasn’t universally popular in his home town to the tale of the Italian lunch that brought about the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
In a full length, exclusive, interview, Doug also explains his thoughts on Vanwall and their rivals at BRM.
Since the runaway success of Jon Saltins...2022-11-171h 52Radio Le MansHistoric Racing News: Books special
This episode is all about books and the tales they tell.
Crispian Besley talks about his new book ‘Driven to Crime’ which investigates the seedier side of the motor sport world, and world-renowned author Doug Nye talks to Paul Tarsey about everything from why Mike Hawthorn wasn’t universally popular in his home town to the tale of the Italian lunch that brought about the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
In a full length, exclusive, interview, Doug also explains his thoughts on Vanwall and their rivals at BRM.
Since the runaway success of Jon Saltins...2022-11-171h 52Radio Le MansHistoric Racing News: Books special
This episode is all about books and the tales they tell.
Crispian Besley talks about his new book ‘Driven to Crime’ which investigates the seedier side of the motor sport world, and world-renowned author Doug Nye talks to Paul Tarsey about everything from why Mike Hawthorn wasn’t universally popular in his home town to the tale of the Italian lunch that brought about the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
In a full length, exclusive, interview, Doug also explains his thoughts on Vanwall and their rivals at BRM.
Since the runaway success of Jon Saltins...2022-11-171h 52
Historic Racing News podcastHistoric Racing News: Books specialThis episode is all about books and the tales they tell. Crispian Besley talks about his new book ‘Driven to Crime’ which investigates the seedier side of the motor sport world, and world-renowned author Doug Nye talks to Paul Tarsey about everything from why Mike Hawthorn wasn’t universally popular in his home town to the tale of the Italian lunch that brought about the Goodwood Festival of Speed. In a full length, exclusive, interview, Doug also explains his thoughts on Vanwall and their rivals at BRM. Since the runaway success of Jon Saltinstall’s biography of Niki Lauda the author ha...2022-11-171h 52
VoxTalks EconomicsThe political economy of lockdownDuring the Covid-19 pandemic governments had to take unpopular measures to restrict our freedoms, and we had to choose whether we did what we were told. Were governments in countries with free media more likely to act – and were their citizens more likely to comply? Tim Besley and Sacha Dray talk to Tim Phillips about their new research.2022-08-1220 min
VoxTalks EconomicsMotivated science and green innovationScientists create innovation. Is this because they are paid to do it, or because they care about the outcome? Tim Besley tells Tim Phillips how motivated science drives down the cost of innovation and may accelerate the green transition.2022-04-0116 min
No LimitationsTaking Calculated Risks | Tim Besley ACIn Episode 82, “Taking Calculated Risks,” Blenheim Partners’ Gregory Robinson speaks to former public servant, businessman and engineer, Tim Besley AC. Previously, he has been Chairman of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Leighton Holdings and the CIG Group, Chancellor of Macquarie University and Managing Director of Monier Ltd.We are treated to some fascinating stories from Tim’s distinguished career that spanned both public and private sectors, which saw him walk the corridors of power and his eventual appointment as Chairman of the Commonwealth Bank where he played a key role in its privatisation in the 1990s. He shares his views on...2021-10-061h 11
Shaping the Post-COVID WorldReciprocity and the Welfare StateContributor(s): Professor Nicholas Barr, Professor Sir Tim Besley, Dr Tania Burchardt, Gregg McClymont | Join our panelists as they come together to discuss the new issue of the LSE Public Policy Review, Beveridge 2.0: Reciprocity Across the Life-Cycle.
The welfare state plays a central role in managing risks and tackling vulnerability across the life-cycle. This new issue of the LSE Public Policy Review focuses on the relationships between individuals and between generations that underpin welfare state institutions. In face of emerging social and economic changes, our understanding of the social contract invites questions around the role of reciprocity as a principle...2021-09-281h 28
IFS Zooms In: The EconomyHIGHLIGHT: Investment, infrastructure and levelling upThe government has pledged to make 'levelling up' a core part of their policy agenda. To achieve this, they have promised increased investment spending and infrastructure spending.What is investment spending? Why is investment so much lower now than it was 40 or 50 years ago? How does this relate to the levelling up agenda?This week, we are digging into the archives. In this episode from last year we spoke with Professor Sir Tim Besley, Professor of Economics at LSE and member of the National Infrastructure Commission, and Ben Zaranko, Research Economist at IFS.2021-07-2841 minShaping the Post-COVID WorldThe Global Infrastructure Gap: potential perils, and a framework for distinctionContributor(s): Professor Peter Henry |
In a 2015 communique, the World Bank claimed that rich-country private capital could close the infrastructure services gap, achieve the sustainable development goals, and make money by moving from “billions to trillions” in infrastructure investment in poor countries. This lecture introduces an equilibrium framework. The framework compares a poor country’s social rate of return on infrastructure investment with: (a) the poor country’s return on private capital, and (b) the average rich country’s return on private capital. Applying the framework to the existing, comprehensive cross-country estimates of the social rate of return on infrastructure, reveals, c...2021-06-031h 11
Empowered BelongingCentenary Podcast - Tim BesleyProfessor Tim Besley is a Professor of economic and political science at the LSE. He is also a Quondam Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He is also a commissioner on the National Infrastructure Commission and the Director of the Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines at the LSE.
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Nothing | by Pitx | CC BY-NC-SA 2.02021-04-0712 minShaping the Post-COVID WorldSHORTCAST | What We Owe Each Other: a new social contractContributor(s): Baroness Shafik, Juan Manuel Santos, Professor Amartya Sen | What should a social contract for the 21st century look like?
Launching her new book, What We Owe Each Other, LSE Director Minouche Shafik draws on evidence from across the globe to identify key principles for a social contract for every society. She will be in conversation with Juan Manuel Santos and Amartya Sen.
The social contract governs all aspects of society, from politics and law to our families and communities. Accelerating changes in technology, demography, climate and global health, as we have seen over the last year, will reshape...2021-04-0119 minShaping the Post-COVID WorldWhat We Owe Each Other: a new social contractContributor(s): Baroness Shafik, Juan Manuel Santos, Professor Amartya Sen | What should a social contract for the 21st century look like?
Launching her new book, What We Owe Each Other, LSE Director Minouche Shafik draws on evidence from across the globe to identify key principles for a social contract for every society. She will be in conversation with Juan Manuel Santos and Amartya Sen.
The social contract governs all aspects of society, from politics and law to our families and communities. Accelerating changes in technology, demography, climate and global health, as we have seen over the last year, will reshape...2021-03-011h 22Shaping the Post-COVID WorldTrust, Resilience and the Effectiveness of Government: lessons from the COVID-19 crisisContributor(s): Professor Sir Tim Besley, Professor Maria Petmesidou, Professor Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos | Crises and wars have historically been drivers of political and economic change. Such moments create opportunities to reflect on the nature of the economic and political institutions in place and their capacities. This event will look at some emerging lessons of the COVID-19 crisis and directions of change and renewal. While the pandemic has unique features, many things that we have witnessed during the crisis reaffirm the importance of long-standing challenges that must be faced when building effective economies and polities.
Tim Besley is School Professor of Econ...2020-12-031h 38
CoronaNomics'Economics and Epidemiology During the Coronavirus Pandemic' | Neil Ferguson & Tim BesleyThe Covid-19 pandemic is a health crisis, but also an economic one. Economists and epidemiologists are now working together, merging their models and creating the new discipline called “epi-macro”. But how will it work? And will governments listen to the results?Ben Chu (The Independent) and Lizzy Burden (The Telegraph) speak to Professor Neil Ferguson (SAGE, Imperial College London) and Sir Tim Besley (LSE) Music by Slenderbeats2020-11-0326 minShaping the Post-COVID WorldCivil Liberties in Times of CrisisContributor(s): Professor Stefanie Stantcheva | Stefanie Stantcheva will discuss her recent paper, which explores how far citizens are willing trade off civil liberties during COVID-19, and whether worries about the long term erosion of civil liberties induce citizens to hold on to their rights and freedom even during times of crises.
Stefanie Stantcheva (@S_Stantcheva) is a Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at Harvard University, a member of the French Council of Economic Advisers, and co-editor at the Quarterly Journal of Economics.
Tim Besley is School Professor of Economics of Political Science and Sir W. Arthur Lewis...2020-09-1858 min
IFS Zooms In: The EconomyInvestment, infrastructure and levelling upThe government has pledged to make 'levelling up' a core part of their policy agenda. To achieve this, they have promised increased investment spending and infrastructure spending. What is investment spending? Why is investment so much lower now than it was 40 or 50 years ago? How does this relate to recent announcements from the government, and the response to the pandemic? Joining us today, Professor Sir Tim Besley, Professor of Economics at LSE and member of the National Infrastructure Commission, and Ben Zaranko, Research Economist at IFS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-07-0940 min
The Beverage Report PodcastPolicy Design for a post-lockdown world, with Professor Sir Tim BesleyMatthew Bradbury speaks to Professor Sir Tim Besley about COVID-19 in the developing world.
Professor Sir Tim Besley is School Professor of Economics of Political Science and W. Arthur Lewis Professor of Development Economics in the Department of Economics at LSE.2020-07-0634 min
LSE PodcastsBrexit and the Post-COVID-19 Options for the Economy [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Sir Tim Besley, Wolfgang Münchau, Vicky Pryce | What will be the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Brexit? More particularly, how might it affect the strategy and interests of the UK as it negotiates a longer-term relationship with the EU27? What if the timelines change? This panel of experts will consider different scenarios for what might happen and what they might mean. Tim Besley is School Professor of Economics of Political Science and Sir W. Arthur Lewis Professor of Development Economics in the Department of Economics at LSE. Wolfgang Münchau (@EuroBriefing) is Director of Eu...2020-06-221h 34
LSE PodcastsCrucial Role of State Capacity in Crisis Response [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Sir Tim Besley, Professor Adnan Khan, Professor Margaret Levi | How states respond to the policy challenges posed by COVID-19 depends on the state capacities in place. While some capacity can be built or adapted rapidly, much of that capacity is a reflection of historical patterns of economic and political development. This online public event will explore state capacities, how they are created and maintained and how they reflect state-society relations, exploring the role of civil society as well as government. The event will explore how state capacities underpin the effectiveness of government interventions in different countries in...2020-06-161h 27
Shot of ScienceThe Economics of Social Movements: Tim BesleyHow do people’s values evolve? What drives policy? Tim Besley, of the London School of Economics, has explored these questions focusing on the model of environmentalism. Using the tools of economics, he studies the cultural dynamics that drive social change. Annual Reviews Editor-in-Chief Richard Gallaher interviewed Dr. Besley, who is currently the President of the Econometric Society and an Editorial Committee Member of the Annual Review of Economics. Read the full transcript here: https://www.annualreviews.org/shot-of-science/multimedia/economics-of-social-movements Find his profile here: http://www.lse.ac.uk/economics/people/faculty/tim-besley2020-04-0112 min
Annual ReviewsThe Economics of Social Movements — Tim BesleyEp. 3: Tim Besley. How do people’s values evolve? What drives policy? Tim Besley, of the London School of Economics, has explored these questions focusing on the model of environmentalism. Using the tools of economics, he studies the cultural dynamics that drive social change. Annual Reviews Editor-in-Chief Richard Gallaher interviewed Dr. Besley, who is currently the president of the Econometric Society and an editorial committee member of the Annual Review of Economics. Here’s a lightly edited transcript.
Read the full transcript here: https://www.annualreviews.org/shot-of-science/multimedia/economics-of-social-movements
Find his profile here: http://www.lse.ac.uk/economics/peop...2020-03-3112 min
LSE PodcastsRadical Uncertainty: decision making for an unknowable future [Audio]Speaker(s): John Kay, Professor Lord King | Two leading economists discuss decision making in conditions of radical uncertainty, where we can neither imagine all possible outcomes nor assign probabilities to future events. Uncertainty surrounds all the big decisions we make in our lives. How much should we pay into our pensions each month? Should we take regular exercise? Expand the business? Change our strategy? Enter a trade agreement? Take an expensive holiday? We do not know what the future will hold. But we must make decisions anyway. So we crave certainties which cannot exist and invent knowledge we cannot have...2020-03-101h 20![Infra[un]structured powered by the National Infrastructure Commission](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode/12857253/7f34053788064da6.jpeg)
Infra[un]structured powered by the National Infrastructure CommissionEpisode 10: CarbonIn episode ten of infra[un]structured, regular host Charlotte from the National Infrastructure Commission's Young Professionals Panel - discusses the challenge of creating a low-carbon economy in the UK and what that means for infrastructure.She is joined by Commissioner Professor Sir Tim Besley, and fellow YPP member Jenn Holgate, who is a lawyer for energy company Vattenfall. They discuss what the Net Zero carbon emissions goal means in practice, how cities are leading the way in reducing their carbon impacts, and look at the challenge of installing low-carbon heating and what we can learn from past experiences.2020-03-0335 min
Policy PunchlineState Fragility, the Curse of Denmark, and Non-Linear Progress in DevelopmentIn this interview, Prof. Tim Besley of LSE highlights issues in development economics and introduces a series of new concepts such as "fragile states" and "the Curse of Denmark" that provide much needed nuances in discussions about development. As an introduction to this interview, we want to highlight one important point from Prof. Besley’s talk on state fragility in Princeton. He noted how the U.S., U.K., and stable states as such are all recent human contrivances. Humans have really only existed 73 seconds past midnight if we normalize the existence of Earth to 24 hours, and we’...2019-10-1149 min
Policy PunchlineState Fragility, the Curse of Denmark, and Non-Linear Progress in DevelopmentIn this interview, Prof. Tim Besley of LSE highlights issues in development economics and introduces a series of new concepts such as "fragile states" and "the Curse of Denmark" that provide much needed nuances in discussions about development.
As an introduction to this interview, we want to highlight one important point from Prof. Besley’s talk on state fragility in Princeton. He noted how the U.S., U.K., and stable states as such are all recent human contrivances. Humans have really only existed 73 seconds past midnight if we normalize the existence of Earth to 24 hours, and we’ve had stab...2019-10-1149 min
LSE PodcastsFoundations of State Effectiveness [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Sir Tim Besley, Professor Amartya Sen | An effective state promotes freedom and the well-being of its citizens. This lecture will discuss the importance of norms, values and institutions in supporting state effectiveness drawing on recent developments in social science. As well as making connections to Amartya Sen's ideas, the lecture will reflect on some of the major policy challenges that the world faces in the turbulent times that we are living through. Tim Besley is School Professor of Economics of Political Science and Sir W. Arthur Lewis Professor of Development Economics in the Department of Economics at...2019-03-131h 26
Latest 300 | LSE Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfAdam Smith: what he thought, and why it matters [Audio]Speaker(s): Jesse Norman MP | At a time when economics and politics are both increasingly polarized between left and right, this book, Adam Smith: What He Thought, and Why it Matters, which Jesse Norman will discuss at this event, returns to intellectual first principles to recreate the lost centre of public debate. It offers a Smithian analysis of contemporary markets, predatory capitalism and the 2008 financial crash; it addresses crucial issues of inequality, human dignity and exploitation; and it provides a compelling explanation of why Smith is central to any attempt to defend and renew the market system. Jesse Norman MP...2018-07-091h 03
五夜講場 - 學人講經濟 2018經濟不似預期英女皇曾經問過倫敦經濟學院的院長Tim Besley：為甚麼無人預測到2008年的金融海嘯？從1930年經濟大蕭條開始，一路走到今天，宏觀經濟學家是如何預測未來，又有沒有可能完全準確？還是預言家的預言可以改變將來？
今集《學人講經濟》—經濟不似預期，加多一位新主持宏觀經濟學家陸尚勤博士，為大家撳開魔法師的面紗：有甚麼做得到、有甚麼制肘，以及有甚麼指標值得參考。
主持：
阮穎嫻（香港大學經濟及工商管理學院助理講師）
黃健明（香港浸會大學工商管理學院經濟系講師）
陸尚勤（香港浸會大學工商管理學院經濟...2018-05-2952 min
五夜講場 - 學人講經濟 2018經濟不似預期英女皇曾經問過倫敦經濟學院的院長Tim Besley：為甚麼無人預測到2008年的金融海嘯？從1930年經濟大蕭條開始，一路走到今天，宏觀經濟學家是如何預測未來，又有沒有可能完全準確？還是預言家的預言可以改變將來？
今集《學人講經濟》—經濟不似預期，加多一位新主持宏觀經濟學家陸尚勤博士，為大家撳開魔法師的面紗：有甚麼做得到、有甚麼制肘，以及有甚麼指標值得參考。
主持：
阮穎嫻（香港大學經濟及工商管理學院助理講師）
黃健明（香港浸會大學工商管理學院經濟系講師）
陸尚勤（香港浸會大學工商管理學院經濟...2018-05-2900 minLatest 300 | LSE Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfDoes the UK Need Its Own Infrastructure Bank? [Audio]Speaker(s): Sir Danny Alexander, Robert Bartlett, Tamsyn Barton, Kwasi Kwarteng | This panel discussion will explore whether the UK should establish a new bank to support infrastructure investment. Danny Alexander (@dannyalexander) is Vice President at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Robert Bartlett is Head of Infrastructure at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. Tamsyn Barton (@TBartonBond) is Chief Executive of Bond. Kwasi Kwarteng (@KwasiKwarteng) is MP for Spelthorne and Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Tim Besley is School Professor of Economics of Political Science and W. Arthur Lewis Professor of Development Economics in the Department of Economics...2018-04-241h 04
The Briefing RoomThe Cost of Abandoning AusterityThe chancellor is facing widespread calls for more spending. Should he listen, or stick to his deficit reduction plan?Senior Conservatives are calling for more public spending on things like public sector pay - but Philip Hammond is committed to what he himself calls 'the long slog of austerity'. David Aaronovitch invites a range of experts into The Briefing Room to help him understand the arguments around public spending, and asks if the UK should ditch austerity?Guests include Paul Johnson from the IFS and economists Ann Pettifor and Tim Besley.2017-07-0628 minLatest 300 | LSE Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfLSE Election Night Party 2017 - Panel 4 - Panel 4 [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Tim Besley, Dr Stephanie Rickard, Vicky Pryce | The outcome of the 2017 General Election will be crucial in steering the UK’s approach to Brexit negotiations, and for setting the tone of UK public policy for the next Parliament. Join LSE academics and guest speakers for an evening of lively analysis and debate on the potential winners, losers, and consequences for the UK and beyond. 9.25pm - Introduction and Welcome – Professor Julia Black. 9.30pm - Panel 1: What to expect. Speakers: Professor Patrick Dunleavy, Dr Jennifer van Heerde-Hudson. 10.20pm - Panel 2: British Politics. Speakers: Professor Tim Bale, Professor Matthew Good...2017-06-0835 minLatest 300 | LSE Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfLSE Election Night Party 2017 - Panel 3 - Panel 3 [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Sara Hobolt, David Goodhart, Professor Anand Menon, Professor Simon Hix | The outcome of the 2017 General Election will be crucial in steering the UK’s approach to Brexit negotiations, and for setting the tone of UK public policy for the next Parliament. Join LSE academics and guest speakers for an evening of lively analysis and debate on the potential winners, losers, and consequences for the UK and beyond. 9.25pm - Introduction and Welcome – Professor Julia Black. 9.30pm - Panel 1: What to expect. Speakers: Professor Patrick Dunleavy, Dr Jennifer van Heerde-Hudson. 10.20pm - Panel 2: British Politics. Speakers: Professor Tim Bale...2017-06-0837 minLatest 300 | LSE Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfLSE Election Night Party 2017 - Panel 1 - Panel 1 [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Patrick Dunleavy, Dr Jennifer van Heerde-Hudson | The outcome of the 2017 General Election will be crucial in steering the UK’s approach to Brexit negotiations, and for setting the tone of UK public policy for the next Parliament. Join LSE academics and guest speakers for an evening of lively analysis and debate on the potential winners, losers, and consequences for the UK and beyond. 9.25pm - Introduction and Welcome – Professor Julia Black. 9.30pm - Panel 1: What to expect. Speakers: Professor Patrick Dunleavy, Dr Jennifer van Heerde-Hudson. 10.20pm - Panel 2: British Politics. Speakers: Professor Tim Bale, Professor Matthew Goodwin, Cord...2017-06-0846 minLatest 300 | LSE Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfLSE Election Night Party 2017 - Panel 5 - Panel 5 [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Mick Cox, Dr Brian Klaas, Dr Yu Jie | The outcome of the 2017 General Election will be crucial in steering the UK’s approach to Brexit negotiations, and for setting the tone of UK public policy for the next Parliament. Join LSE academics and guest speakers for an evening of lively analysis and debate on the potential winners, losers, and consequences for the UK and beyond. 9.25pm - Introduction and Welcome – Professor Julia Black. 9.30pm - Panel 1: What to expect. Speakers: Professor Patrick Dunleavy, Dr Jennifer van Heerde-Hudson. 10.20pm - Panel 2: British Politics. Speakers: Professor Tim Bale, Professor Matt...2017-06-0848 minLatest 300 | LSE Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfLSE Election Night Party 2017 - Panel 2 - Panel 2 [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Tim Bale, Professor Matthew Goodwin, Cordelia Hay | The outcome of the 2017 General Election will be crucial in steering the UK’s approach to Brexit negotiations, and for setting the tone of UK public policy for the next Parliament. Join LSE academics and guest speakers for an evening of lively analysis and debate on the potential winners, losers, and consequences for the UK and beyond. 9.25pm - Introduction and Welcome – Professor Julia Black. 9.30pm - Panel 1: What to expect. Speakers: Professor Patrick Dunleavy, Dr Jennifer van Heerde-Hudson. 10.20pm - Panel 2: British Politics. Speakers: Professor Tim Bale, Professor Matthew Good...2017-06-0808 min
RSA EventsInclusive Growth Commission – Final report launchThe Inclusive Growth Commission was set up in April 2016 to identify practical ways to make inclusive growth a reality. Chaired by Stephanie Flanders, former economics editor of the BBC and Chief Strategist (UK and Europe) for J P Morgan, the Commission is calling on all leaders – in business, civil society, public service and government – to make inclusive growth our working definition of economic success.
The UK government has set out an ambitious goal to create an economy that works for everyone, not just the privileged few. At this event the Commission will launch its final report which will...2017-03-091h 06Latest 300 | LSE Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfIn Conversation with Michael Sandel: capitalism, democracy, and the public good [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Michael Sandel | Professor Sandel’s work discusses the big moral and political questions of our age. He will be in conversation with Professor Tim Besley. Michael Sandel is a best-selling author and teaches political philosophy at Harvard University. He has been described as “the most relevant living philosopher,” a “rock-star moralist”(Newsweek) and “currently the most popular professor in the world.”(Die Zeit). Sandel’s books, including What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets and Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do? relate the big questions of political philosophy to the vexing issues of our time. Should...2017-03-021h 26Summer 2016 | Public lectures and events | VideoGrowth Challenges in Fragile StatesContributor(s): Professor Tim Besley, Professor Sir Paul Collier | This panel of experts will explore the major challenges that state fragility poses for creating an environment conducive to sustained and inclusive economic growth. Tim Besley is School Professor of Economics and Political Science and W. Arthur Lewis Professor of Development Economics at LSE. Paul Collier is a Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Oxford and Director of the International Growth Centre. Robin Burgess is Professor of Economics and Director of the International Growth Centre at LSE. The International Growth Centre (IGC) (@The_IGC) aims to promote sustainable growth...2016-06-021h 32Summer 2016 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfGrowth Challenges in Fragile StatesContributor(s): Professor Tim Besley, Professor Sir Paul Collier | This panel of experts will explore the major challenges that state fragility poses for creating an environment conducive to sustained and inclusive economic growth. Tim Besley is School Professor of Economics and Political Science and W. Arthur Lewis Professor of Development Economics at LSE. Paul Collier is a Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Oxford and Director of the International Growth Centre. Robin Burgess is Professor of Economics and Director of the International Growth Centre at LSE. The International Growth Centre (IGC) (@The_IGC) aims to promote sustainable growth...2016-06-021h 32Spring 2016 | Public lectures and events | VideoPolitical Economy and Development: a progress reportContributor(s): Professor Tim Besley | Professor Besley gives his inaugural lecture as Sir William Arthur Lewis Chair in Development Economics. A major change in mainstream thinking in economics over the past 25 years has been towards improving our understanding of how the policy process (political and bureaucrat) affects policy outcomes. Such changes in economic thinking are partly in response to the need to have a persuasive account of the diverse historical development experiences of various countries and regions. One key debate following this research has been about whether a particular configuration of institutions is needed to promote inclusive economic development. This...2016-02-101h 30Spring 2016 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfPolitical Economy and Development: a progress reportContributor(s): Professor Tim Besley | Professor Besley gives his inaugural lecture as Sir William Arthur Lewis Chair in Development Economics. A major change in mainstream thinking in economics over the past 25 years has been towards improving our understanding of how the policy process (political and bureaucrat) affects policy outcomes. Such changes in economic thinking are partly in response to the need to have a persuasive account of the diverse historical development experiences of various countries and regions. One key debate following this research has been about whether a particular configuration of institutions is needed to promote inclusive economic development. This...2016-02-101h 30Autumn 2015 | Public lectures and events | VideoConfronting Gender Inequality: findings from the LSE Commission on Gender, Inequality and PowerContributor(s): Shami Chakrabarti, Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi, Anne Perkins | The LSE Commission on Gender, Inequality and Power will present their findings at this public debate, and copies of the Final Report will be available for attendees. Examining persisting inequalities between women and men in the UK, the Commission has focused on the media, the economic sphere, political life, and the legal profession. Commission findings on current gender inequalities and ways forward will be debated by the high-profile panel and with the audience. How interconnected are inequalities in these sites? How will austerity policies impact on gender inequality? And what can be...2015-10-131h 27Autumn 2015 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfConfronting Gender Inequality: findings from the LSE Commission on Gender, Inequality and PowerContributor(s): Shami Chakrabarti, Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi, Anne Perkins | The LSE Commission on Gender, Inequality and Power will present their findings at this public debate, and copies of the Final Report will be available for attendees. Examining persisting inequalities between women and men in the UK, the Commission has focused on the media, the economic sphere, political life, and the legal profession. Commission findings on current gender inequalities and ways forward will be debated by the high-profile panel and with the audience. How interconnected are inequalities in these sites? How will austerity policies impact on gender inequality? And what can be...2015-10-131h 27
Gearty GrillingsGearty Grilling: Tim Besley on the economic crisisContributor(s): Professor Tim Besley | Conor Gearty grills Tim Besley, School Professor of Economics and Political Science at LSE and former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee.2014-05-0705 minSpring 2013 | Public lectures and events | VideoInvesting in Prosperity – Launch of the LSE Growth Commission ReportContributor(s): Professor Tim Besley, Professor Francesco Caselli, Sir Richard Lambert, Rachel Lomax, Professor Lord Stern and Professor John van Reenen | Having sifted through the evidence throughout 2012, the distinguished group of LSE Growth Commissioners launch the report of their findings on the design of a strategy to support UK growth. Tim Besley is LSE professor of economics and political science; co-chair of the commission. Francesco Caselli is professor of economics at LSE. Richard Lambert is chancellor, University of Warwick and former director general of the Confederation of British Industry. Rachel Lomax is non-executive director of HSBC, former deputy governor of...2013-01-311h 27Spring 2013 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfInvesting in Prosperity – Launch of the LSE Growth Commission ReportContributor(s): Professor Tim Besley, Professor Francesco Caselli, Sir Richard Lambert, Rachel Lomax, Professor Lord Stern and Professor John van Reenen | Having sifted through the evidence throughout 2012, the distinguished group of LSE Growth Commissioners launch the report of their findings on the design of a strategy to support UK growth. Tim Besley is LSE professor of economics and political science; co-chair of the commission. Francesco Caselli is professor of economics at LSE. Richard Lambert is chancellor, University of Warwick and former director general of the Confederation of British Industry. Rachel Lomax is non-executive director of HSBC, former deputy governor of...2013-01-311h 27
VoxTalk VaultsState capacity and developmentTim Besley interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 24 June 2011
Tim Besley of the London School of Economics talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about the importance of a country’s fiscal capacity and legal capacity for its development prospects – and the link to policy debates about ‘fragile states’. The interview was recorded in London in June 2011 after a ‘blue-sky’ conference on development policy-making organised by CAGE, the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the World Economy at the University of Warwick.2011-06-2409 min
VoxTalk VaultsRestoring fiscal credibilityTim Besley interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 26 February 2010
Tim Besley of the London School of Economics – and a former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) – talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about the idea of creating a politically neutral, expert body to ensure the proper long-term scrutiny of a country’s public finances – by analogy with the UK’s MPC, a Fiscal Policy Committee. The interview was recorded in London in February 2010.2010-02-2613 minAutumn 2009 | Public lectures and events | VideoThe Political Economy of DevelopmentContributor(s): Professor Tim Besley | It is widely recognised that the interplay of political and economic forces has a major bearing on the path of development. How do the developments in the recent political economy literature bear on the practical problems that some countries face in achieving sustainable development paths? Tim Besley is Professor of Economics and Political Science at the London School of Economics, and served on the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee from September 2006 until August 2009.2009-09-231h 31Autumn 2009 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfThe Political Economy of DevelopmentContributor(s): Professor Tim Besley | It is widely recognised that the interplay of political and economic forces has a major bearing on the path of development. How do the developments in the recent political economy literature bear on the practical problems that some countries face in achieving sustainable development paths? Tim Besley is Professor of Economics and Political Science at the London School of Economics, and served on the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee from September 2006 until August 2009.2009-09-231h 31Spring 2009 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfThe Global Economic Crisis - Meeting the ChallengeContributor(s): Professor Tim Besley, Professor Francesco Caselli, Professor Chris, Professor Danny Quah | A panel discussion on the current global economic crisis: its origins, transmission, and possible impact and resolution. Tim Besley, Francesco Caselli, Chris Pissarides and Danny Quah are all economics professors at LSE.2009-02-171h 34Spring 2009 | Public lectures and events | VideoThe Global Economic Crisis - Meeting the ChallengeContributor(s): Professor Tim Besley, Professor Francesco Caselli, Professor Chris, Professor Danny Quah | A panel discussion on the current global economic crisis: its origins, transmission, and possible impact and resolution. Tim Besley, Francesco Caselli, Chris Pissarides and Danny Quah are all economics professors at LSE.2009-02-171h 34Spring 2009 | Public lectures and events | VideoThe Global Economic Crisis - Meeting the ChallengeContributor(s): Professor Tim Besley, Professor Francesco Caselli, Professor Chris, Professor Danny Quah | A panel discussion on the current global economic crisis: its origins, transmission, and possible impact and resolution. Tim Besley, Francesco Caselli, Chris Pissarides and Danny Quah are all economics professors at LSE.2009-02-171h 34