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BRINGING ECONOMICS TO LIFE
Programme17th-19thFebruary2012
About
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DearDelegate,AsCoordinators,itgivesusgreatpridetowelcomeyoutotheUniversityofWarwickforwhatpromisestobeahistoricyearforWarwickEconomicsSummit.Eachyearweareamazedbythediversityofourdelegates;andthisyearisnodifferent,withover50universitiesfrom17differentcoun-triesrepresented!Ourlineupofspeakersthisyearistrulyincredible.FromNobelLaureateGeorgeAkerlof,tobestsellingauthorProfessorStevenLandsburg,ourTalksTeamhassecuredavariedprogrammethatwillhopefullyinspireallofyouinsomeway.WearealsolookingforwardtotheSummitBall,whichpromisestobeatrulymemorableexperienceaswearetransportedbacktodiscoverOlympicOrigins.ItisinthetraditionsoftheSummitthatyouwillhaveopportunitiestomeetnewpeoplefromdifferentuniversities,countriesandbackgroundstoforgefriendshipsthatyouwillhopefullytakeawaywithyou.
OurteamhavebeenworkingfornearlyayearnowandwehopetomakeyourstayatWarwickasenjoyableaswecan.Pleasedonothesitatetocontactanyofourteammemberswithanyquestionsyoumayhave.ThankyouonceagainforbeingapartofWarwickEconomicsSummit2012.
Stela Bonifacic & Winston YapWarwickEconomicsSummit2012Coordinators
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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.
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TalkbyMarkSmythRamphalLectureTheatreNetworkingwithRBSRamphalLectureTheatreTalkbyDrAdamPosenRamphalLectureTheatre
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QuestionTime-MayaMehta,MargaretDoyle,PhilipBlond,JohnHemmingMPRamphalLectureTheatre
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TalkbyProfessorAbhinayMuthooRamphalLectureTheatreTalkbyCharlesSeafordRamphalLectureTheatreLunch
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ClosingaddressbythecoordinatorsRamphalLectureTheatre
TheSummitends
RBSGroupEconomist
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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.
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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
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GovernoroftheCentralBankofNigeria
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investors.Hisanti-corruptioncampaignnotonlycleanedupthebankingsectorinNigeriabutthecountryasawhole,asNigerianpeoplebegantounderstandtheyearsofcorruptionhadreachedtheirend,whentheyweremadeawareofthenumerouscorruptbankexecutiveswhotheGovernorsackedandbroughttojustice.
TalkTime: Fridayat20:00Subject:BankingReformsinNigeriaanditsImpactontheEconomy
GovernorLamidoSanusiwasawardedthetitleofCentralBankGovernoroftheyearby"TheBanker"magazineproducedbytheFinancialTimesandfeaturedinTIMEmagazinesTIME100listofmostinfluentialpeopleintheworldof2011.Withinhisfirst18monthsofservingattheCentralBankofNigeriahehadalreadybegunsavingacollapsingbankingsectorandwithvariousreformsheresurrectedthemarkettoattract
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DirectorofVolterraConsulting
writtennumerouspaperswithreferencetoEconophysics,thestatisticalphysicsapplicationtoeconomicproblems,wherebyphysicalconceptssuchasequilibriumarebroughtin.PriortoworkingasaconventionaleconomicmodellerandforecasterattheNationalInstituteofEconomicandSocialResearch,OrmerodcompletedundergraduatestudiesinEconomicsatCambridgefollowedbyapostgraduatedegreeforaMasterofPhilosophyinEconomicsatOxford.HehasbeenthefounderofamultitudeofcompaniessuchastheHenleyCentrewherehewasdirectorofeconomicsandthedeputymanagingdirectorwhichwaslaterboughtbyaFTSE100company.
TalkTime: Saturdayat10:00Subject:21stCenturyEconomics
PaulOrmerod,thecurrentdirectorofVolterraConsultingandwriterofvariousbestsellerstoincludeButterflyEconomicsandWhyMostThingsFail,theUSBusinessBookoftheYear.OrmerodsinterdisciplinaryapproachtoeconomicsgivesaninsightfulandalternativeviewasseeninButterflyEconomicswherebyheusesbiologicalmetaphorsofinsectstoelucidateandcomparethewayeconomicsoperatessimilarlytoanorganism.Hehasalso
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DirectorofVolterraConsulting
writtennumerouspaperswithreferencetoEconophysics,thestatisticalphysicsapplicationtoeconomicproblems,wherebyphysicalconceptssuchasequilibriumarebroughtin.PriortoworkingasaconventionaleconomicmodellerandforecasterattheNationalInstituteofEconomicandSocialResearch,OrmerodcompletedundergraduatestudiesinEconomicsatCambridgefollowedbyapostgraduatedegreeforaMasterofPhilosophyinEconomicsatOxford.HehasbeenthefounderofamultitudeofcompaniessuchastheHenleyCentrewherehewasdirectorofeconomicsandthedeputymanagingdirectorwhichwaslaterboughtbyaFTSE100company.
TalkTime: Saturdayat10:00Subject:21stCenturyEconomics
PaulOrmerod,thecurrentdirectorofVolterraConsultingandwriterofvariousbestsellerstoincludeButterflyEconomicsandWhyMostThingsFail,theUSBusinessBookoftheYear.OrmerodsinterdisciplinaryapproachtoeconomicsgivesaninsightfulandalternativeviewasseeninButterflyEconomicswherebyheusesbiologicalmetaphorsofinsectstoelucidateandcomparethewayeconomicsoperatessimilarlytoanorganism.Hehasalso
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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
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DepartmentofEconomics,UniversityofWarwick
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sorattheIfoInstituteforEconomicResearchattheUniversityofMunich.InJune2011SaschaBeckerhelpedorganiseaconferenceonglobalizationandlabourmarketoutcomesattheInternationalLabourOrganisationinGeneva.
TalkTime: Saturdayat10:55Subject:GoodInstitutionsMatter:longrunpersistenceoftrustandcorruption
ProfessorSaschaO.BeckerstudiedattheEuropeanUniversityInstitute,receivinghisdoctoratein2001.SincethenhehasheldanumberofappointmentsininstitutionsinGermany,ItalyandtheUK.In2010hebecameanAssociateProfessorattheUniversityofWarwickandhasnowbecometheDeputyDirectoroftheCentreforCompetitiveAdvan-tageintheGlobalEconomy(CAGE).Healsoholdsthepositionofexternalresearchprofes-
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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
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DepartmentofEconomics,UniversityofWarwick
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sorattheIfoInstituteforEconomicResearchattheUniversityofMunich.InJune2011SaschaBeckerhelpedorganiseaconferenceonglobalizationandlabourmarketoutcomesattheInternationalLabourOrganisationinGeneva.
TalkTime: Saturdayat10:55Subject:GoodInstitutionsMatter:longrunpersistenceoftrustandcorruption
ProfessorSaschaO.BeckerstudiedattheEuropeanUniversityInstitute,receivinghisdoctoratein2001.SincethenhehasheldanumberofappointmentsininstitutionsinGermany,ItalyandtheUK.In2010hebecameanAssociateProfessorattheUniversityofWarwickandhasnowbecometheDeputyDirectoroftheCentreforCompetitiveAdvan-tageintheGlobalEconomy(CAGE).Healsoholdsthepositionofexternalresearchprofes-
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ProfessorofEconomicsattheUniversityofRochester,NewYork
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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
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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
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FounderoftheMicrofinanceGroupatCliffordChance
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MayaMehtaisalawyeratBNPParibaswhereshefocuseslargelyonemergingmarketsbondissuances.MayapreviouslyworkedforCliffordChanceinthecapitalmarketsdepart-mentsandspentoneyearsecondmentatCitiinLondon.In2010,MayaestablishedtheCliffordChanceMicrofinanceGroupwhichnowhasover100membersandhasbeeninvolvedinmicrofinanceprojectsworldwide.ShewasalsoafoundingmemberoftheCliffordChancepartnershipwithMicrojusticeinUgandawhichprovideslegalservicestothepoor.
BroadcasterandJournalist
MargaretDoyleisaColumnistcoveringinvest-mentbankingforReutersBreakingviews.ShebeganhercareerasamanagementconsultantintheFinancialInstitutionsGroupofMcKinsey&Company,advisingbanksandinsuranceclientsonstrategyandperformanceimprove-ment.ShecoveredbusinessandfinanceforTheEconomist,andTheDailyTelegraphforadecadeandfortwoyearseditedGlobalAgenda,themagazineoftheWorldEconomicForumsannualmeetingatDavos.
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FounderoftheMicrofinanceGroupatCliffordChance
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MayaMehtaisalawyeratBNPParibaswhereshefocuseslargelyonemergingmarketsbondissuances.MayapreviouslyworkedforCliffordChanceinthecapitalmarketsdepart-mentsandspentoneyearsecondmentatCitiinLondon.In2010,MayaestablishedtheCliffordChanceMicrofinanceGroupwhichnowhasover100membersandhasbeeninvolvedinmicrofinanceprojectsworldwide.ShewasalsoafoundingmemberoftheCliffordChancepartnershipwithMicrojusticeinUgandawhichprovideslegalservicestothepoor.
BroadcasterandJournalist
MargaretDoyleisaColumnistcoveringinvest-mentbankingforReutersBreakingviews.ShebeganhercareerasamanagementconsultantintheFinancialInstitutionsGroupofMcKinsey&Company,advisingbanksandinsuranceclientsonstrategyandperformanceimprove-ment.ShecoveredbusinessandfinanceforTheEconomist,andTheDailyTelegraphforadecadeandfortwoyearseditedGlobalAgenda,themagazineoftheWorldEconomicForumsannualmeetingatDavos.
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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-
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DrJohannesAbelerisaLecturerandResearcherinEconomicsatStAnnesCollege,UniversityofOxford.HereceivedhisPhDinEconomicsfromtheUniversityofBonnin2008.Hiscurrentresearchhaslookedattheeconomicsofapologiesandlying.In2012hewasawardedtheIZAYoungEconomistAwardandin2009hereceivedagrantfromtheBritishAcademyforCommunication,Compe-tition,andEfficiency.
Lecturer,UniversityofOxford
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DrAbelerjoinedtheNottinghamSchoolofEconomicsasaPost-doctoralResearchFellowin2008beforemovingtotheUniversityofOxfordin2011.Hismainresearchinterestsareintheareasofbehavioural,experimental,labourandpubliceconomics.Heprevi-ouslystudiedengineeringandnowtriestobringanengineeringperspectivetothedisciplineofeconomics.
TalkTime: Sundayat11:00Subject:DoWomenLieMoreThanMen?
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InvestmentBankerandformerUKGovernmentMinister
forInternationalDevelopmentbyGordonBrownandwasmadealifepeerinJulythatyear.Afterjust6monthsshemovedtotheDepartmentofBusiness,EnterpriseandRegulatoryReformandbecameParliamentarySecretaryintheCabinetOfficein2008.SinceDecember2010,sheisamemberoftheBoardsofBHPBillitonandAstraZenecaasaNon-ExecutiveDirector.
TalkTime: Sundayat11:30Subject: AconversationwithBaronessVadera
BaronessShritiVaderawasborninUgandaandcompleteddegreeinPhilisophy,PoliticsandEconomicsatSomervilleCollegeattheUniversityofOxford.Sheworkedfor14yearsattheInvestmentBankUBSWarburg,whereshewasadvisinggovernmentsofdevelopingcountries.In2007shewasappointedParliamentaryUnder-SecretaryofStateintheDepartment
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ProfessorMuthoowaseducatedatLondonSchoolofEconomicsandtheUniversityofCambridge.HehasbeenavisitingscholaratHarvardandhaspreviouslytaughtatseveraluniversitiesacrosstheUK,includingLSEortheUniversitiesofCambridge,BristolandEssex.
ProfessorMuthoohaspublishedresearchpapersonavarietyoftopicsintopeconomics
HeadoftheDepartmentofEconomics,UniversityofWarwick
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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
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ProfessorMuthoowaseducatedatLondonSchoolofEconomicsandtheUniversityofCambridge.HehasbeenavisitingscholaratHarvardandhaspreviouslytaughtatseveraluniversitiesacrosstheUK,includingLSEortheUniversitiesofCambridge,BristolandEssex.
ProfessorMuthoohaspublishedresearchpapersonavarietyoftopicsintopeconomics
HeadoftheDepartmentofEconomics,UniversityofWarwick
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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
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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.
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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.
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TheWarwickEconomicsDepartmentiswidelyregardedasoneofthetopuniversityEconomicsDepartmentsintheUKandEuropeintermsofteachingandresearch.InthemostrecentResearchAssessmentExerciseconductedbytheUKGovernment,WarwickEconomicswasplacedinthetopfiveBritishdepartmentsofeconomicsforresearchquality,tiedthirdequalwithEssexandOxford(LSEandUCLoccupythefirsttwoplaces).InthemostrecentTeachingQualityExerciseconductedbytheUKGovernment,WarwickEconomicssecuredamaximum24outof24forteachingquality.
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Youwon'tfindmanyfirmsthatofferthesamebreadthofcareerchoiceasDeloitte.Withconsultingstillacorepartofouroffer,we'reactiveinover30specialistdisciplines,whichmeansthatwhateverareaofprofessionalservicesyou'reinterestedin,there'llbesomethingtosuit.
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