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SUMMARY:Higher Education: Decline and Fall?
DESCRIPTION:Universities boost economic growth and graduates can earn a high salary premium – but higher education policy is in a mess\, Brexit is a threat to many institutions and universities are under political attack. What needs to be done?
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/higher-education-decline-and-fall/
LOCATION:We The Curious
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SUMMARY:Paul Tucker: Unelected Power
DESCRIPTION:Central bankers have emerged from the financial crisis as the third great pillar of unelected power alongside the judiciary and the military. Paul Tucker\, previously a deputy governor at the Bank of England\, lays out the principles needed to ensure that central bankers\, technocrats and regulators remain stewards of the common good and do not become over- mighty citizens.
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/paul-tucker-unelected-power/
LOCATION:We The Curious
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181106T183000
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SUMMARY:Richard Wilkinson: The Inner Level
DESCRIPTION:How does inequality affect us individually? Can it alter how we think\, feel and behave? Should we accept that inequality is the product of ‘natural’ difference in individual ability? The Spirit Level’s Richard Wilkinson discusses the impact of inequality and the path towards a fairer society.
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/richard-wilkinson-the-inner-level/
LOCATION:We The Curious
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181101T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181101T200000
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SUMMARY:Glen Weyl: Radical Markets
DESCRIPTION:Glen Weyl reveals bold new ways to organise markets for the good of everyone\, showing how the force of genuinely open\, free and competitive markets can lead to greater equality\, prosperity and cooperation.
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/glen-weyl-radical-markets/
LOCATION:Waterstones\, The Galleries\, Bristol
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171118T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171118T173000
DTSTAMP:20260701T131558Z
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SUMMARY:Will the Fourth Industrial Revolution Bypass the Home of the First?
DESCRIPTION:Manufacturing is poised for what is often called the Fourth Industrial Revolution\, a range of new technologies such as AI\, robotics and nanotechnology expected to transform production and lead to major innovations. But other countries are at the forefront of many of these innovations\, and investment by British companies is low. Will we miss out – or could a new Industrial Strategy help the UK stay near the technological frontier?
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/will-the-fourth-industrial-revolution-bypass-the-home-of-the-first/
LOCATION:We The Curious
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171118T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171118T150000
DTSTAMP:20260701T131549Z
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SUMMARY:The End of the NHS? Not With a Bang but a Whimper
DESCRIPTION:The NHS is under ever-greater financial pressure\, and this year has brought the strongest warnings yet that the service cannot cope with the demands being placed on it. The situation may get even worse if the many overseas NHS staff decide to leave. Can the experts on the economics of the health service and the public finances diagnose how serious the NHS financial crisis really is?
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/the-end-of-the-nhs-not-with-a-bang-but-a-whimper/
LOCATION:We The Curious
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171118T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171118T123000
DTSTAMP:20260701T131549Z
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UID:1131-1511002800-1511008200@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:Robots and Gigs
DESCRIPTION:Most robots are not cute humanoids but machines automating production lines. Even Greggs’ pasties are made by industrial robots now. Is your job safe from robots? Or is the fear of automation just hype? Will there be jobs\, but only of the most insecure and low-paid kind in the gig economy? Above all\, what if anything should policymakers be doing to make sure humans have meaningful work and reasonable standards of living in the future?
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/robots-and-gigs/
LOCATION:We The Curious
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171117T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171117T213000
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SUMMARY:Trade\, Trump and Brexit
DESCRIPTION:The growth of trade in the decades after 1945 was the driving force for increasing prosperity in the post-war era. But modern globalisation has turned many voters against ever-greater economic integration\, leading to the Brexit vote and the election of the protectionist Donald Trump in 2016. What are the causes of the new protectionism – and what are its likely consequences?
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/trade-trump-and-brexit/
LOCATION:We The Curious
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171117T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171117T193000
DTSTAMP:20260701T131548Z
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UID:1129-1510943400-1510947000@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:Jean Tirole: Economics for the Common Good
DESCRIPTION:The winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Economics\, Jean Tirole from the Toulouse School of Economics\, will discuss his newly-published book Economics for the Common Good with Chris Giles. He argues that economics can be a force for good\, if economists are humble and politicians are willing to listen.
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/jean-tirole-economics-for-the-common-good/
LOCATION:We The Curious
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171117T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171117T134500
DTSTAMP:20260701T131548Z
CREATED:20260701T112645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T131548Z
UID:1128-1510921800-1510926300@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:Statistics\, Lies and Truth in the Post-fact World
DESCRIPTION:One of the features of the fake news era is the use and abuse of statistics. Although political campaigns have always presented statistics in the most favourable light\, more recently we’ve seen partisan campaigns losing their inhibitions about making up numbers. At the same time\, there are new fact-checking organisations. Is this inevitably now a post-fact world\, or could there be a way of ensuring the integrity of statistics is respected in public debate?
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/statistics-lies-and-truth-in-the-post-fact-world/
LOCATION:We The Curious
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171116T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171116T213000
DTSTAMP:20260701T131541Z
CREATED:20260701T112629Z
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UID:1127-1510862400-1510867800@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:The Future of Money
DESCRIPTION:Money is fundamental to the economy; it is also intensely political\, social and technological. Government policies can change its purchasing power. Technology changes its form\, and how it gets issued. This panel combines expertise on economics\, financial markets\, technology and the law to explore the money of the future and the future of money.
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/the-future-of-money/
LOCATION:We The Curious
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171116T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171116T193000
DTSTAMP:20260701T131541Z
CREATED:20260701T112629Z
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UID:1126-1510857000-1510860600@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:Eric Beinhocker: Prosperity\, the Future of Capitalism and What this Means for our Politics
DESCRIPTION:There’s huge debate now about prosperity and the future of capitalism\, following the crash and slow recovery. Eric Beinhocker\, Executive Director\, Institute for New Economic Thinking\, Oxford University\, builds on his previous work in the influential The Origin of Wealth which advocated the need for economics to incorporate complexity theory and evolutionary thinking – to look at the nature of growth\, how we measure prosperity\, and what this all means for our politics.
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/eric-beinhocker-prosperity-the-future-of-capitalism-and-what-this-means-for-our-politics/
LOCATION:We The Curious
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171116T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171116T134500
DTSTAMP:20260701T131540Z
CREATED:20260701T112628Z
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UID:1125-1510835400-1510839900@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:Debate: Would Policymaker Use of Complexity Analysis Make Economics More Relevant to the Real World?
DESCRIPTION:Is standard economic forecasting and analysis fit for purpose? Or should economists be adopting methods from complex systems? This debate pits two leading practitioners against each other. Doyne Farmer is a world-leading authority on agent-based modelling. Catherine L. Mann is in charge of economic forecasting at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development\, which produces some of the most influential economic predictions.
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/debate-would-policymaker-use-of-complexity-analysis-make-economics-more-relevant-to-the-real-world/
LOCATION:We The Curious
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171115T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171115T213000
DTSTAMP:20260701T131540Z
CREATED:20260701T112628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T131540Z
UID:1124-1510776000-1510781400@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:Who Owns Britain?
DESCRIPTION:A lot of attention has been paid to the distribution of income\, but what about Britain’s far more unequally spread wealth? From being able to get on the housing ladder only if you have home-owning parents\, to the concentration of great wealth right at the very top and big shifts between the generations\, the gaps between rich and poor in Britain are chasms that shape our country in a host of ways. What is known about the distribution of wealth and what could\, or should\, be done about it?
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/who-owns-britain/
LOCATION:We The Curious
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171115T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171115T193000
DTSTAMP:20260701T131540Z
CREATED:20260701T112627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T131540Z
UID:1123-1510770600-1510774200@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:Keynote Address: Stephanie Flanders
DESCRIPTION:Where is the global economy heading and how can we make it work better for people? The former BBC Economics Editor Stephanie Flanders will be head of Bloomberg Economics from October 2017\, having served as Chief Market Strategist for Europe for JP Morgan Asset Management since 2013. She has also recently chaired the Inclusive Growth Commission for the Royal Society of Arts. In this talk she will use her unrivalled experience in government\, journalism and the world of finance to consider the state of the UK and global economy and the recipe for more inclusive growth.
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/keynote-address-stephanie-flanders/
LOCATION:We The Curious
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171114T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171114T194500
DTSTAMP:20260701T131524Z
CREATED:20260701T112536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T131524Z
UID:1121-1510684200-1510688700@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:Gordon Brown: A Life in Politics
DESCRIPTION:The former Prime Minister and our longest-serving Chancellor reflects candidly on an extraordinary career.
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/gordon-brown-a-life-in-politics/
LOCATION:The Great Hall\, Wills Memorial Building\, University of Bristol
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171113T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171113T193000
DTSTAMP:20260701T131524Z
CREATED:20260701T112535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T131524Z
UID:1120-1510597800-1510601400@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:Michael Lewis on Kahneman and Tversky
DESCRIPTION:Author of Flash Boys\, The Big Short and Moneyball on the friendship that created the field of behavioural economics.
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/michael-lewis-on-kahneman-and-tversky/
LOCATION:The Great Hall\, Wills Memorial Building\, University of Bristol
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161119T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161119T173000
DTSTAMP:20260701T131524Z
CREATED:20260701T112534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T131524Z
UID:1119-1479571200-1479576600@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:Family is Destiny: Are We at the End of Social Mobility and Did It Exist at All?
DESCRIPTION:Is the era of social mobility and meritocracy over – assuming it was ever real? With Old Etonians commanding top acting roles (as well as political ones)\, private school looking like a passport to success for almost all the seven per cent of Britons who attend and many young people only able to buy a home via the bank of mother and father\, is there any social mobility? And if not\, are there ways to improve the life chances of young people born into less privileged backgrounds? Speakers: Chair: Margaret Heffernan\, Simon Burgess (University of Bristol)\, Paul Johnson (Institute for Fiscal Studies)\, Abigail McKnight (LSE)\, Kimberley Scharf (University of Warwick)
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/family-is-destiny-are-we-at-the-end-of-social-mobility-and-did-it-exist-at-all/
LOCATION:At-Bristol
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161119T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161119T150000
DTSTAMP:20260701T131523Z
CREATED:20260701T112534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T131523Z
UID:1118-1479562200-1479567600@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:Why Crime Pays: The Economics of Organised Crime
DESCRIPTION:Chair: Tom Gash\nNadia Campaniello (University of Essex) Mirko Draca (University of Warwick) David Skarbek (King’s College London) Federico Varese (Oxford University)\nThe significance of crime as an economic activity is often underestimated. Organised crime is big business\, and\nthe tools of economics can help in tackling the problems crime causes\, from gang violence to drug abuse to people trafficking. In fact\, without the economics\, policies on crime will probably fail. What advice would economists give about issues such as legalising drugs or sending more culprits to prison?
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/why-crime-pays-the-economics-of-organised-crime/
LOCATION:At-Bristol
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161119T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161119T123000
DTSTAMP:20260701T131523Z
CREATED:20260701T112533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T131523Z
UID:1117-1479553200-1479558600@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:Is Innovation Really Good For Us?
DESCRIPTION:Innovation is the economic buzzword of the moment but is it all it’s cracked up to be? Productivity is flat-lining everywhere. Some economists think all the important innovations happened long ago. The latest ones seem more like toys for the wealthy or could destroy millions of jobs if the worst fears are realised. So why is innovation considered to be a good thing? Chair: Rory Cellan-Jones\, Diane Coyle (University of Manchester) Jonathan Haskel (Imperial College London) Helen Simpson (University of Bristol)\, Stian Westlake (Nesta)
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/is-innovation-really-good-for-us/
LOCATION:At-Bristol
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161118T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161118T213000
DTSTAMP:20260701T131514Z
CREATED:20260701T112529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T131514Z
UID:1115-1479499200-1479504600@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:We’re All Doomed (Again): What Could Go Wrong in the Global Economy?
DESCRIPTION:As 2008 fades into history\, the global economy still looks frail. Monetary policy is still ‘unconventional’. China keeps threatening to have a debt crisis. Greece might not meet the terms of its bailout. The UK has voted for Brexit. The banks might still be able to bring the economic system to its knees. And the capacity of global authorities to respond to a new crisis\, from Ebola and Zika to financial collapse\, seems doubtful. Is there anything that can be done to avert the worst outcomes? Speakers: Chair: Ed Conway\, Jagjit Chadha (NIESR)\, Michelle Cini (University of Bristol) Swati Dhingra (LSE)\, Linda Yueh (Oxford University)
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/were-all-doomed-again-what-could-go-wrong-in-the-global-economy/
LOCATION:At-Bristol
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161118T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161118T193000
DTSTAMP:20260701T131514Z
CREATED:20260701T112528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T131514Z
UID:1114-1479493800-1479497400@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:Tim Harford: The Merits of Messiness
DESCRIPTION:Tim Harford explores the benefits of having messiness in our lives: why it’s important\, why we resist it and why we should embrace it instead. Using research from neuroscience\, psychology and social science\, he explains that the human qualities we value – creativity\, responsiveness\, resilience – are integral to the disorder\, confusion and disarray that produce them. Messiness lies at the core of how we innovate\, how we achieve\, how we reach each other – in short\, how we succeed. In association with UWE Bristol.
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/tim-harford-the-merits-of-messiness/
LOCATION:At-Bristol
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161118T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161118T134500
DTSTAMP:20260701T131513Z
CREATED:20260701T112528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T131513Z
UID:1113-1479472200-1479476700@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:People\, Politics and Policy: Improving the Economic Policy Process
DESCRIPTION:How can economic policies be made more effective in a world where populism rules and ‘evidence-based’ policy is out of favour; where complex global links and digital technology mean no government can control their own nation’s destiny; and where economics itself is under challenge? Economists have been urged to show more humility about the limits of their knowledge. So what do we know and how can that knowledge be translated into effective policies? Speakers: Chair: Sarah Smith\, Carol Graham (Brookings Institute) Adam Lent (Ashoka)\, Paul Ormerod (Volterra)\, Emily Skarbek (King’s College London)
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/people-politics-and-policy-improving-the-economic-policy-process/
LOCATION:At-Bristol
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161117T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161117T213000
DTSTAMP:20260701T131513Z
CREATED:20260701T112527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T131513Z
UID:1112-1479412800-1479418200@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:Should the Government Aim to Make Us Happy?
DESCRIPTION:Should government policy focus on our happiness rather than economic growth and incomes? Some economists think so\, arguing that past a certain living standard\, happiness does not increase one for one with incomes. But when happiness depends on highly personal factors such as relationships and religion\, and when people can be perfectly happy on low incomes\, do we really want it to be the measure of government policy? Speakers: Chair: Chris Giles Will Davies (Goldsmiths) Susan Harkness (University of Bath) Nattavudh Powdthavee (Warwick Business School) Dani Rodrik (Harvard Kennedy School)
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/should-the-government-aim-to-make-us-happy/
LOCATION:At-Bristol
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161117T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161117T193000
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SUMMARY:Keynote Address: Dani Rodrik
DESCRIPTION:In the aftermath of the global financial crisis\, economics seems anything but a science. Dani Rodrik\, Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government\, takes a close look at economics to examine when it falls short and when it works. He argues that it can be a powerful tool to improve the world – but only when economists abandon universal theories and focus on getting the context right. Using the right model at the right time can deliver valuable new insights about social reality and public policy.
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/keynote-address-dani-rodrik/
LOCATION:At-Bristol
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161117T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161117T134500
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SUMMARY:Basic Income: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
DESCRIPTION:Chair: Jonathan Derbyshire\nTorsten Bell (Resolution Foundation) Louise Haagh (University of York)\nAnthony Painter (RSA)\nNick Pearce (University of Bath Institute for Policy Research)\nShould the government give everybody in the country a minimum income\, regardless of their circumstances? Advocates of a basic income argue that it would be a simple way to help very poor people and would not penalise them when they get work\, in contrast to current benefit systems. It would also help society to adjust to the widely-anticipated effect of automation on jobs. Critics say it would be unaffordable at any meaningful level. Is this an idea whose time has come?
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/basic-income-an-idea-whose-time-has-come/
LOCATION:At-Bristol
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161115T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161115T193000
DTSTAMP:20260701T131509Z
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SUMMARY:Mariana Mazzucato: Rethinking Capitalism
DESCRIPTION:Western capitalism is in crisis. For decades investment has been falling\, living standards have stagnated or declined\, and inequality has risen dramatically. Economic policy has failed to reform the financial system\, restore stable growth or face up to the challenges posed by climate change. Mariana Mazzucato examines new ideas from some of the world’s leading economists which challenge mainstream economic debate.
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/mariana-mazzucato-rethinking-capitalism/
LOCATION:At-Bristol
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151114T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151114T170000
DTSTAMP:20260701T131508Z
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SUMMARY:Immigration and Future Prosperity
DESCRIPTION:Immigration was one of the doorstep issues of the election campaign: both the Conservatives and Labour\, as well as UKIP\, campaigned on restricting immigration numbers. Yet the voters who are most concerned tend to live in areas where there is the least immigration\, and the balance of economic evidence is that immigrants are positive for the economy. What are the real issues of concern? How should policy respond? Speakers: Chair: Emran Mian (Social Market Foundation)\, Diane Coyle (University of Manchester)\, John Driffill (Birkbeck)\, Martin Ruhs (University of Oxford)\, Susie Symes (Museum of Immigration and Diversity)
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/immigration-and-future-prosperity/
LOCATION:At-Bristol
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151114T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151114T140000
DTSTAMP:20260701T131509Z
CREATED:20260701T112521Z
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SUMMARY:The Growth of Inequality and Reviving Social Mobility
DESCRIPTION:Inequality has dominated economic and political debate following the publication of Thomas Piketty’s book Capital in the Twenty-First Century. To what extent has social mobility declined in the advanced economies? Have we really returned to the hierarchical society of the 1930s? Why does social mobility matter? And can anything be done to revive it? Speakers: Chair: Sarah Smith (University of Bristol)\, Jo Blanden (University of Surrey)\, François Bourguignon (Paris School of Economics)\, Paul Johnson (Institute for Fiscal Studies)\, Julian Le Grand (LSE)
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/the-growth-of-inequality-and-reviving-social-mobility/
LOCATION:At-Bristol
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151114T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151114T120000
DTSTAMP:20260701T131508Z
CREATED:20260701T112520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T131508Z
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SUMMARY:Honey\, I Shrank the State: Is There a Future for the Public Sector?
DESCRIPTION:With the new government committed to continuing to reduce government spending\, the size of the state in the UK is planned to shrink to the lowest for many decades. Is that an ideological choice or just pragmatism given the size of the budget deficit? What are the implications for the kind of public sector we will have in future? Speakers: Chair: Katrine Marçal (columnist and author) Nick Crafts (University of Warwick)\, Stephen Davies (Institute of Economic Affairs)\, Rachel Gibson (University of Manchester)\, Michael Keating (University of Aberdeen)
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/honey-i-shrank-the-state-is-there-a-future-for-the-public-sector/
LOCATION:At-Bristol
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