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IGC-STICERD Sir Arthur Lewis Symposium on Growth and DevelopmentDate: 22 June 2015Venue: LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1st floor, Conference room 1.04 Various Speakers
2015 marks the centenary of the birth of LSE’s economist
William Arthur Lewis (1915-1991). Sir Arthur Lewis was awarded the Nobel
Prize for economics for “pioneering research into economic development research
with particular consideration of the problems of developing countries”.
In commemoration of his work, we will be hosting a half-day symposium
with distinguished economists in the field of development economics. The
programme is attached. It is free and open to everyone but places are
limited.
Please
sign up with your full name and email address by Tuesday 16 June to avoid
disappointment. Link to the latest version of the programme 12:00 – 12:50 Buffet Lunch 12:50 – 13.00 Opening Remarks 13.00 – 14.00 Session 1: Douglas Gollin (Oxford) Lewis Models and their Influence on Thinking in Development 14.10 – 15.10 Session 2: Oriana Bandiera (LSE) Labour Markets and Anti-poverty Programmes in Poor Rural Economies 15.10 – 15.30 Coffee Break 15.30 – 16.30 Session 3: Timothy Besley (LSE) Productivity and Institutions 16.40 – 17.40 Session 4: John Sutton (LSE) Can Sub-Saharan Africa Industrialize: Lessons from History 17.40 – 17.45 Closing Remarks Organisers:
The symposium will be followed by a
public lecture presented by Professor Sir Paul Collier and Professor Dani
Rodrik. They will reflect on the
subject of “Understanding Economic Development” and their relation to
Lewis’s earlier work. The lecture does not require ticket or pre-registration. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. For more information,
please go to the
Events webpage. Suggested hashtag #LSEALewis Follow us on Twitter @STICERD_LSE
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