Past Events

Book Launch "Terra Incognita: 100 Maps to Survive the Next 100 Years" with Prof Ian Goldin

14th October 2020: 5:00pm Live Stream
Online

Expert in globalisation and development, Professor Ian Goldin uses state-of-the-art maps to show humanity’s impact on the planet and demonstrate how we can save it and thrive as a species.

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Dr Julia Giese & Prof Cameron Hepburn in conversation: "A tale of two crises: COVID-19 and the financial system"

14th October 2020: 12:30pm Live Stream
Online

COVID-19 has caused a global collapse in activity and loss of jobs that is probably unprecedented in its scale and speed.

Series: The economics of the COVID-19 pandemic

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CANCELLED Prof Mariana Mazzucato & Prof Sir Charles Godfray in conversation: "The big failure of small government: COVID-19 and public sector capacity"

13th October 2020: 5:00pm
Online

Please note this talk has been postponed. We hope to reschedule for a later date.

Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic

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Prof Sarah Smith & Prof Cameron Hepburn in conversation: "Baby steps: the gender division of childcare during the COVID-19 pandemic"

7th October 2020: 4:00pm Live Stream
Online

The nature and scale of the shocks to the demand for, and the supply of, home childcare during the COVID-19 pandemic provide a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of the division of home labour and the determinants of specialisation within the household.

Series: The economics of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Book Launch: "Privacy is Power" with Dr Carissa Veliz and Prof Rasmus Nielsen

6th October 2020: 5:00pm Live Stream
Online

Have you ever been denied insurance, a loan, or a job? Have you had your credit card number stolen? Do you have to wait too long when you call customer service? You might have the data economy to thank for all that and more.

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Prof E.J. Milner-Gulland & Prof Sir Charles Godfray in conversation: "Resetting our relationship with nature in a post-COVID world"

22nd September 2020: 5:00pm Live Stream
Online

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected both wildlife and our relationship to it.

Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic

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Prof Benno Ndulu, Prof Stefan Dercon & Prof Ricardo Soares de Oliveira in conversation: “COVID-19 in Africa: crisis and opportunity?”

17th September 2020: 1:00pm Live Stream
Online

Lack of systemic resilience to shocks has exposed Africa’s vulnerability to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic

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Prof Doyne Farmer, R. Maria del Rio-Chanona & Prof Cameron Hepburn in conversation: "Supply and demand shocks in the COVID-19 pandemic: an industry and occupation perspective”

16th September 2020: 5:00pm Live Stream
Online

The COVID-19 pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on societies around the world.

Series: The economics of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Prof Chris Adam & Prof Cameron Hepburn in conversation: "After the lockdown: macroeconomic adjustment to the Covid-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa"

29th July 2020: 3:00pm Live Stream
Online

When the Covid-19 pandemic emerged, most of sub‑Saharan Africa went into lockdown. What happens next for the pandemic across Africa remains uncertain, but the combination of domestic lockdowns and the spill-over from the global recession means immediate and severe economic hardship.

Series: The economics of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Prof David Vines & Prof Cameron Hepburn in conversation: "Global macroeconomic cooperation in response to the Covid-19 pandemic"

28th July 2020: 4:00pm Live Stream
Online

The Covid crisis has caused the greatest collapse in economic activity since 1720. Some advanced countries have mounted a massive fiscal response, both to pay for disease-fighting action and to preserve the incomes of firms and workers until the economic recovery is underway.

Series: The economics of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Prof Colin Mayer, Sir Paul Collier & Prof Cameron Hepburn in conversation: "Reforming the UK financial system to promote regional development in post-COVID Britain"

21st July 2020: 5:00pm Live Stream
Online

The UK government faces a massive post-COVID problem in restructuring failing companies and rebuilding its already-depressed regions.

Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic

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Prof Beata Javorcik & Prof Cameron Hepburn in conversation: "Globalisation in the post-COVID world"

16th July 2020: 5:00pm Live Stream
Online

Join Professor Beata Javorcik, Chief Economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, for a discussion on the recent developments in international trade and the link between trade finance and resilience of trade flows ready for a post-COVID world.

Series: The economics of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Prof Joseph Stiglitz & Prof Ian Goldin in conversation: "Policies for the post-COVID world"

15th July 2020: 5:00pm Live Stream
Online

In response to the devastation caused by COVID-19, governments & businesses around the world need to adopt new policies which prioritise people and our planet.

Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic