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Alternatives to Capitalism Event: Socialism after AI

5 October 2026 This lecture, by Evgeny Morozov, argues that AI exposes a deeper blind spot in socialist thought: the absence of a robust theory of technologically-mediated action. Find out more...

Philippe Aghion giving a talk at LSE. Copyright: LSE. https://www.lse.ac.uk/all-images/lse-24.02.26-aghion-281.x61880d62.jpg?w=5000&h=3571&q=85&f=webp-

Huth Initiative for a New Political Economy Event: Shaping the future: Europe's quest for technological leadership

13 October 2026 One year on from receiving the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, Philippe Aghion joins us at LSE to mark the official launch of the Huth Initiative for a New Political Economy. Find out more...

Statue of Adam Smith in front of St. Giles Cathedral on the Royal Mile in Old Town Edinburgh, Scotland. Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/a-statue-of-a-man-standing-in-front-of-a-building-OHIp0nv8HvM

Huth Initiative for a New Political Economy Event: Geography and the wealth of nations

27 October 2026 Drawing on new geospatial data, Jeffrey D. Sachs revisits Adam Smith's view that the discovery of America and the sea route to Asia transformed world history, arguing that this insight remains highly relevant to understanding global economic change today. Find out more...

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Tuesday 13 October 2026 14:00 - 15:30

Political Economy Research Seminar

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Yanhui Wu (HKU)

MAR 6.33, 6th floor, The Marshall Building, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY

Tuesday 13 October 2026 17:15 - 18:30

STICERD Public Events and Lectures

Huth Initiative for a New Political Economy

Shaping the future: Europe's quest for technological leadership

One year on from receiving the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, Philippe Aghion joins us at LSE to mark the official launch of the Huth Initiative for a New Political Economy....Read more...

Philippe Aghion (College de France; INSEAD and LSE), Tim Besley (LSE), Daniel Chandler (LSE), Larry Kramer (LSE), Sarah Hobolt (LSE)

Venue to be Confirmed

Thursday 15 October 2026 14:00 - 15:00