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June
"The future of the Corporation, Economy and Society" with Prof Colin Mayer & Sir Paul Collier
13th June 2019: 5:15pm Registration Required
Professor Sir Paul Collier and Professor Colin Mayer CBE will share the latest thinking and research into the future of capitalism and the corporation to understand how business might be changed to make it work better for society.
Series: Evolving economic thought
"Changing technology, changing economics" with Prof Diane Coyle
6th June 2019: 5:00pm Registration Required
Digital technologies are changing economics in two ways. The characteristics of an increasingly digital economy raise questions about economic analysis in domains ranging from competition policy to corporate finance, while new data sources and methodologies challenge economists to develop new empirical approaches.
Series: Evolving economic thought
May
"Is the human species slowing down?" with Prof Danny Dorling
30th May 2019: 5:00pm Registration Required
In Origin of Species, Charles Darwin described how a population explosion occurs and called the time of population explosion “ favourable seasons", he was not to know it, but such circumstances arose for his own species at around the time of his own birth...
Series: Evolving economic thought
"Navigating knowledge: new tools for the journey" with Dr Penny Mealy
23rd May 2019: 5:00pm Registration Required
Like the wind, knowledge can be difficult to see or grasp, but if well-harnessed, it can help us do extraordinary things. In this talk, Dr Penny Mealy will discuss how novel analytical tools are providing new insights into the use of knowledge in society, and highlight implications for economic development, inequality and the transition to the green economy.
Series: Evolving economic thought
