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• Sun 16 Jun 19 · Lowborn – Growing Up, Getting Away and Returning to Britain’s Poorest Towns (Conway Hall Ethical Society, London)

• Sun 15 Jul 18 · The Almighty Dollar (Conway Hall Ethical Society, London)

• Wed 23 Nov 16 · Public Policies over the life cycle (Events Office, Queen Mary University of London, London)

• Tue 10 May 16 · Thieves of State - A Conversation on Corruption with Sarah Chayes (Book and Kitchen, London)

• Thu 21 Jan 16 · The Island: Should London be independent? (Camden People's Theatre, London)

• Tue 1 Sep 15 · London Thinks - Will We Crash Again? (Conway Hall, London)

• Thu 11 Jun 15 · Challenging Capitalism: posing alternatives (Marx Memorial Library & Workers' School, London)

• Thu 4 Jun 15 · Divide and Rule and the Collective Power of Labour (Marx Memorial Library & Workers' School, London)

• Thu 28 May 15 · The State Monopoly & Capitalism (Marx Memorial Library & Workers' School, London)

• Thu 21 May 15 · Monopoly & Imperialism (Marx Memorial Library & Workers' School, London)

• Tue 10 Mar 15 · Are economic growth and biodiversity conservation compatible? (Huxley Lecture Theatre, London)

• Sun 1 Feb 15 · The Ethical and Economic Case for Socialism (Conway Hall, London)

• Mon 17 Nov 14 · What Europe? (Old Theatre, Old Building, London)

• Wed 12 Nov 14 · The Greek Orthodox Church and the Economic Crisis ( Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Wed 12 Nov 14 · Good Times, Bad Times: the welfare myth of them and us (Sheikh Zayed Theatre (New Academic Building, LSE), London)

• Mon 27 Oct 14 · A speech by Minouche Shafik, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Wed 15 Oct 14 · The Summit: the biggest battle of the Second World War – fought behind closed doors (Sheikh Zayed Theatre (New Academic Building, LSE), London)

• Thu 10 Jul 14 · Thrive: the power of evidence-based psychological therapies (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Mon 16 Jun 14 · Capital in the Twenty-First Century (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Mon 24 Mar 14 · Bourgeois Dignity: why economics can't explain the modern world (Old Theatre, Old Building, London)

• Thu 13 Mar 14 · Mobile middle class: (The Royal Geographical Society, London)

• Tue 11 Feb 14 · Economics, the Enemy? ( Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Thu 6 Feb 14 · Towards Reforming the International Financial and Monetary Systems (LSE Campus, venue TBC to ticket holders, London)

• Thu 6 Feb 14 · Should the Euro Survive? Economics in an Era of Political Extremism ( Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Mon 27 Jan 14 · Brazil's Economic Outlook (LSE campus, venue TBC to ticketholders, London)

• Thu 12 Dec 13 · Is Europe Working? (London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Tue 12 Nov 13 · Behavioural Economics and Diet (London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Thu 3 Oct 13 · The Financial Crisis – A Canadian Perspective on Lessons Learned and Avoiding the Next Crisis (NAB 1.04, London)

• Sun 22 Sep 13 · The Economics of Killing (Conway Hall, London)

• Wed 11 Sep 13 · State of the World Economy: A View from an Emerging Market (Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Mon 20 May 13 · Banker to the Poor: Lifting Millions Out of Poverty through Social Business (LSE Campus, venue TBC to ticket holders, London)

• Tue 14 May 13 · Will the UK's 'Dash for Gas' help reduce our carbon emissions? (HUB Islington, London)

• Thu 21 Feb 13 · Creativity and Recovery from Recession (New Theatre, East Building, London)

• Wed 20 Feb 13 · Democratising a Macro-Economic Union in Europe (Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Mon 18 Feb 13 · What would Hayek do to sort out this mess? (Old Theatre, London)

• Wed 30 Jan 13 · Why Poverty?: The Inequality Debate (Frontline Club, London)

• Mon 19 Nov 12 · Dazed and Confused: making sense of an uncertain economy (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Tue 6 Nov 12 · Accounting Harmonisation and Global Economic Consequences (Old Theatre, London)

• Tue 6 Nov 12 · The Eurozone Crisis and Austerity Politics: A Trigger for Administrative Reform in Greece? (Room J116 (Canada Blanch Room), London)

• Mon 5 Nov 12 · Good Derivatives: a story of financial and environmental innovation (New Theatre, London)

• Thu 1 Nov 12 · Europe's Unfinished Currency: the political economics of the Euro (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Wed 12 Sep 12 · Emerging Economies Riding the Storm: Chile and the rest of the Region (Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, London)

• Wed 4 Jul 12 · How Much is Enough? Work, Money and the Good Life (Old Theatre, London)

• Wed 6 Jun 12 · What if... artists and designers redesigned economics? (Lecture Theatre 1, London)

• Tue 29 May 12 · End This Depression Now! (Peacock Theatre, London)

• Tue 8 May 12 · The Eurozone's awkward threesome: fiscal stance, macroeconomic stability and growth (Old Theatre, London)

• Tue 3 Apr 12 · Banks versus the economy (Old Theatre, Old Building, London)

• Tue 28 Feb 12 · Comparing Real Wages: the McWage Index (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building, London)

• Thu 23 Feb 12 · Climate Change and the New Industrial Revolution (Old Theatre, Old Building, London)

• Wed 22 Feb 12 · Climate Change and the New Industrial Revolution (Old Theatre, Old Building, London)

• Tue 21 Feb 12 · Climate Change and the New Industrial Revolution (Old Theatre, Old Building, London)

• Mon 13 Feb 12 · How the clash between John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek continues to define the difference be (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building, London)

• Thu 9 Feb 12 · OECD Labour Markets in the Great Recession (Old Theatre, Old Building, London)

• Thu 26 Jan 12 · From Regional to Global Players: The Emergence of Asian Firms in the Global Economy (Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, London)

• Wed 18 Jan 12 · The EU in the global economy: challenges for growth (LSE Campus, venue TBC to ticket holders, London)

• Wed 11 Jan 12 · About time – Examining the case for a shorter working week (London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Tue 10 Jan 12 · Deleveraging and Growth: is the developed world following Japan's long and winding road? (Old Theatre, London)

• Thu 15 Dec 11 · IOI XMAS LECTURE: It’s Christmas in Euroland (Friends Meeting House, London)

• Mon 5 Dec 11 · Repositioning Bangladesh in the Western imagination (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building, London)

• Thu 10 Nov 11 · The Darwin Economy: liberty, competition, and the common good (London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Thu 10 Nov 11 · Crisis in the EU and Eurozone - Austria's response (NAB 2.04, London)

• Thu 10 Nov 11 · Central Europe – the Engine for Growth (LSE Campus, venue TBC to ticket holders, London)

• Thu 3 Nov 11 · Resisting Control: Dissent, Protest and Organised Beligerence (Bishopsgate Institute, London)

• Sat 29 Oct 11 · The Future of Economic Convergence (Old Theatre, Old Building, London)

• Tue 18 Oct 11 · Is Happiness the Right Measure of Social Progress? (Old Theatre, London)

• Thu 6 Oct 11 · Urbanization and Development: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Mon 3 Oct 11 · Changing Fortunes: income mobility and poverty dynamics in Britain (New Theatre, London)

• Mon 3 Oct 11 · EVENT CANCELLED: Infrastructure Investment and Regional Economic Growth: the Mexican way (Alumni Theatre, London)

• Wed 28 Sep 11 · Neoliberalism in Retreat: a new deal for Latin American women? (Old Theatre, London)

• Tue 6 Sep 11 · Transparency and financial stability (LSE Campus, venue TBC to ticket holders, London)

• Tue 26 Jul 11 · Keynes v Hayek (Old Theatre, London)

• Wed 29 Jun 11 · A lecture by Felipe Larraín Bascuñán, Minister of Finance of the Government of Chile (Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, London)

• Wed 22 Jun 11 · Global Imbalances and Social Challenges (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Tue 7 Jun 11 · Preventing Financial Meltdowns (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Sun 5 Jun 11 · The Flaw (Wolfson Theatre, London)

• Thu 2 Jun 11 · Poor Economics; A Radical Rethinking of the way to Fight Global Poverty (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Mon 16 May 11 · Can China's Political System Sustain its Peaceful Rise? (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Wed 30 Mar 11 · The Economic Outlook and Financial Industry Challenges (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Thu 24 Mar 11 · A Vision of the Next Economy: from macro to metro (Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Wed 23 Mar 11 · 'Credit Crunch and Custody: Symbols of Social Dislocation' (JustShare, Londn)

• Tue 22 Mar 11 · Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar (Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Thu 17 Mar 11 · The Globalisation Paradox – Why Global Markets, States, and Democracy Can't Coexist (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Mon 14 Mar 11 · New Zealand and the Global Economy (LSE Campus, venue TBC to ticket holders, London)

• Thu 3 Mar 11 · The Doha Round is Alive; and more important than ever (Old Theatre, London)

• Thu 3 Mar 11 · Britain: a country divided? (Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Thu 24 Feb 11 · The Lure of Authority: Motivation and Incentive Effects of Power (Old Theatre, London)

• Thu 24 Feb 11 · Best Ideas: can fund managers beat the market? (Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Wed 23 Feb 11 · Private Equity Insider: A candid chat with Tony James (Old Theatre, London)

• Thu 17 Feb 11 · Where is Future Growth Going to Come From? (Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Tue 15 Feb 11 · The Nobel Lecture: Equilibrium in the Labour Market with Search Frictions (Old Theatre, London)

• Thu 10 Feb 11 · LSE Director's Dialogue (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Wed 9 Feb 11 · Uprising: will emerging markets shape or shake the world economy (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Thu 3 Feb 11 · Why Indians Win In Business (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Tue 1 Feb 11 · The City of London and its Tax Haven Empire (Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Mon 31 Jan 11 · Phase Three of the Global Crisis (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Thu 27 Jan 11 · The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Tue 25 Jan 11 · The Future of Global Economic Governance (Old Theatre, London)

• Mon 24 Jan 11 · China's Stimulus: path to sustainable growth or bubble machine? (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Thu 20 Jan 11 · How the West Was Lost: fifty years of economic folly and the stark choices ahead (Old Theatre, London)

• Mon 17 Jan 11 · The Tensions of International Power: Restructuring in a Shifting Global Economy (Old Theatre, London)

• Wed 8 Dec 10 · Dangerous Knowledge: film, media and politics (National Media Museum, Bradford)

• Tue 7 Dec 10 · Economic Sciences as Mostly a Procrustean Bed (LSE Campus, venue TBC to ticket holders, London)

• Thu 25 Nov 10 · Zombie Economics: How Dead Ideas Still Walk among Us (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Mon 22 Nov 10 · What has the financial crisis taught Europe? (New Theatre, London)

• Mon 22 Nov 10 · How to Avoid Financial Crises in the Future (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Tue 16 Nov 10 · Restoring Growth (Old Theatre, London)

• Tue 16 Nov 10 · What if Latin America Ruled The World? (Instituto Cervantes London, London)

• Mon 15 Nov 10 · Superpower? The Amazing Race Between China's Hare and India's Tortoise (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Tue 9 Nov 10 · Towards a New Financial System (Old Theatre, London)

• Tue 9 Nov 10 · Welfare State Reform Over the (Very) Long-run (Old Theatre, London)

• Mon 8 Nov 10 · Greece is Changing (LSE Campus, venue TBC to ticket holders, London)

• Sun 7 Nov 10 · The Spirit Level Delusion (Conway Hall, London)

• Thu 4 Nov 10 · The State of the World Economy (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Wed 3 Nov 10 · The Future of UK Banking (Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Mon 1 Nov 10 · Phase Three of the Global Crisis (Old Theatre, London)

• Thu 28 Oct 10 · Celebrating the Work and Legacy of Professor Lord Meghnad Desai (Old Theatre, London)

• Thu 28 Oct 10 · Financial Crisis and Economic Recession (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Wed 13 Oct 10 · Economics after the Crisis: Economic Freedom and Public Policy: Economics as a Moral Discipline (Old Theatre, London)

• Tue 12 Oct 10 · Economics after the Crisis: Market Efficiency and Rationality: Why Financial Markets are Different (Old Theatre, London)

• Mon 11 Oct 10 · Economic Growth, Human Welfare and Inequality (Old Theatre, London)

• Mon 4 Oct 10 · Capitalism: can it ever be moral? (Old Theatre, London)

• Mon 4 Oct 10 · Hong Kong's changing financial landscape (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Thu 30 Sep 10 · Can We Still Afford Europe? (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Tue 28 Sep 10 · The Financial Crisis: Who is to Blame? (Old Theatre, London)

• Mon 27 Sep 10 · Private Equity: leveraged expertise or leveraged bets? (Old Theatre, London)

• Sun 26 Sep 10 · Re-engineering the Economy for Real People (Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Thu 1 Jul 10 · Living in the End Times (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Wed 30 Jun 10 · Too Big to Fail: The Aftermath and What Next? (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Sat 5 Jun 10 · The Future of Economics (Birckbeck College, London)

• Tue 25 May 10 · Natural disasters: how can we improve? (21st Century Challenges, Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), London)

• Tue 25 May 10 · A Manifesto for Giant Funds: resolving the dysfunctionality of finance (Old Theatre, London)

• Mon 24 May 10 · The Plundered Planet (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Thu 20 May 10 · How Much Does Good Management Matter? Evidence from India (Wolfson Theatre, London)

• Wed 19 May 10 · We Don't Know How to Solve Global Poverty and That's a Good Thing (Old Theatre, London)

• Wed 5 May 10 · Awakening Giants, Feet of Clay: assessing the economic rise of China and India (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Wed 5 May 10 · Crisis in the Body and in the Body Politic (The Counting House, London)

• Wed 5 May 10 · Victims or Survivors? The Emerging Economies and the Economic Crisis (Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Thu 18 Mar 10 · Crisis Economics (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Thu 11 Mar 10 · Sustainable Business Innovation (Hong Kong Theatre, London School of Economics &Political Science, London)

• Wed 3 Mar 10 · Not In My Back Yard (21st Century Challenges, Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), London)

• Tue 16 Feb 10 · 21st Century Challenges: how global crises provide the opportunity to transform the world (Old Theatre, London)

• Wed 10 Feb 10 · Uncertainty and Ambiguity in American Fiscal and Monetary Policies (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Mon 8 Feb 10 · Freefall (Peacock Theatre, London)

• Thu 4 Feb 10 · Economics 0-Reality 1 (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Thu 4 Feb 10 · Climate Crunch: making the economics fit the science (Hong Kong Theatre, London School of Economics &Political Science, London)

• Thu 28 Jan 10 · New Economics (New Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Tue 26 Jan 10 · Why Aid is Not Working and How There Is Another Way for Africa (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Thu 21 Jan 10 · UCL Lunch Hour Lecture (UCL, London)

• Thu 14 Jan 10 · Crisis as Motivation? The Challenges of Sustaining Growth in Southeast Asia (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London School of Economics, London)

• Mon 9 Nov 09 · Superfreakonomics (Peacock Theatre, London)

• Wed 28 Oct 09 · The New Economic Settlement: building sustainable growth (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Tue 27 Oct 09 · How is the Recession Affecting Nationalism and Immigration? (JustShare, Londn)

• Wed 14 Oct 09 · Importing goods, exporting drought (21st Century Challenges, Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), London)

• Mon 12 Oct 09 · Justice and the Moral Limits of Markets (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London School of Economics, London)

• Mon 12 Oct 09 · Optimal Financial Structure and Economic Development (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Wed 7 Oct 09 · Keynes and the Crisis of Capitalism (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Tue 6 Oct 09 · The Consolations of Economics (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Wed 23 Sep 09 · Catholic Social Teaching: A Vision for our Times? (JustShare, Londn)

• Thu 30 Jul 09 · Fireside Chats: What is consciousness for? The view from neuroscience (Burgh House, LONDON)

• Tue 7 Jul 09 · What future for business? (The Commonwealth Club, London)

• Mon 25 May 09 · Imagination in Economics: Uncertainty, Metaphor, and What Economics Can Learn from the Romantics (the globe at hay, Hay on Wye)

• Mon 25 May 09 · The Return of Revolution? (the globe at hay, Hay on Wye)

• Sun 24 May 09 · The Limits of Freedom (the globe at hay, Hay on Wye)

• Tue 19 May 09 · Opening up ‘Illiberal’ Regimes: do media and communications matter? (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Thu 30 Apr 09 · Fool's Gold (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Thu 26 Mar 09 · In praise of weak incentives (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London School of Economics, London)

• Fri 13 Mar 09 · Extraordinary Times Demand Extraordinary Actions (Hong Kong Theatre, London School of Economics &Political Science, London)

• Wed 11 Feb 09 · Reforming Pensions in Europe: four policies in search of a politician (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London School of Economics, London)

• Tue 10 Feb 09 · Keeping Score: new approaches to the standard of living (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London School of Economics, London)

• Wed 21 Jan 09 · Designing Policies for Growth (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Tue 20 Jan 09 · Designing Policies for Growth (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Mon 19 Jan 09 · Designing Policies for Growth (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Tue 13 Jan 09 · The Stamp Memorial Lecture (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Tue 16 Dec 08 · The Political Significance of the Economic Crisis (Room E171, New Theatre, East Building, LSE, London)

• Tue 18 Nov 08 · Revisiting Marx: is Marxism still relevant? (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London School of Economics, London)

• Wed 12 Nov 08 · Free Trade: Why the Recent Critiques are Mistaken (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Wed 29 Oct 08 · Professor Lord Layard, London School of Economics speaks at De Montfort University (Hawthorn Building, De Montfort University, Leicester)

• Tue 28 Oct 08 · Is Europe A Place Or An Idea? (The Wheatsheaf, London)

• Wed 15 Oct 08 · China and Financial Reform (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London School of Economics, London)

• Tue 14 Oct 08 · Economic Agendas in a Global Context: reflections on the role of Korea (Hong Kong Theatre, London School of Economics &Political Science, London)

• Thu 2 Oct 08 · The Two Faces of Asia: bridging the gap between high growth economies and the poor (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Tue 16 Sep 08 · Is the Party Over? Sustainable hope (Gresham College, London)

• Sat 12 Jul 08 · Battle for China (Norton Rose LLP, London)

• Wed 18 Jun 08 · Skills, Rights and Resources in the East Asian Path to Development (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Tue 17 Jun 08 · Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet (ZSL London Zoo's Meeting Rooms, London)

• Wed 21 May 08 · The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Tue 20 May 08 · Why Economics Matters (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Mon 21 Apr 08 · RSA Thursday: The Bin Ladens: a history of a family and its fortunes (RSA, London)

• Thu 17 Apr 08 · RSA Thursday: Pop Finance (RSA, London)

• Tue 8 Apr 08 · RSA Event: The Logic of Life (RSA, London)

• Wed 26 Mar 08 · Media Talk: Global Slowdown and Foreign Policy (The Frontline Club, London)

• Thu 13 Mar 08 · How Americans play baseball and the rest of the world plays soccer (Friends of Imperial College, London)

• Thu 6 Dec 07 · Our Modern 'God': The Nature of the Market and What It Means for Your Life (Lincoln Centre, London)

• Tue 30 Oct 07 · Gurukul public lecture (Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Thu 31 May 07 · Social Policy, Economic Development and Income Inequality: Latin America in Comparative Perspective (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London)

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