Coinciding with the recent end point in the global recession, the convention hopes to pay special tribute to this turning point by revisiting the experience of, not only the most recent crisis, but also crises that extends far back into the early 90s, the beginning of this era of modern economic growth. We will start the half day convention by examining the lessons we have learnt through many painful falls, and review the advances made in the science of economics through our blunders. The session will move onto three seminars on three distinct, but nonetheless, greatly interesting topics very relevant to the crisis experience. We will end the convention on a lighter note by looking ahead, projecting unanswered questions arose in each of the major shocks in the last two decades, exploring areas of significant research interest in the near term future and giving warning to caveats that lie ahead.

The Spring Convention 2010 is proud to present the following guest speakers:
Howard Davies, School Director, LSE; Charles Goodhart, Director of Financial Regulation, FMG, LSE; John Van Reenen, Director, CEP, LSE; Gillian Tett, Assistant Editor, Financial Times; Paola Subcchi, Head of International Economics, Chatham House; Tim Congdon, Founder, Lombard Street Research; Charles Oman, Senior Economist, OECD; Victoria Chick, Emeritus Professor, UCL; Collin Mayer, Peter Moores Dean, Oxford Said Business School; Jeremy Barton, General Counsel, Head of Risk Management, Boston Consulting Group; Mark Spelman, Global Head of Strategy, Accenture; Thomas Noe, Ernest Bulletin Professor of Management Studies, Oxford Said Business School; Carl Emmerson, Deputy Director, Institute of Fiscal Studies.

The Spring Convention 2010 promises to be a stimulating and thought provoking afternoon. The committee warmly welcomes you to join us for this enlightening experience.

For detailed information about the convention program, speaker profiles and to register, please visit our website at www.lse-ec.org| or visit the facebook |page.

Ticket Information

The event is open to the public but pre-registration is required, tickets can be purchased at www.lse-ec.org|. The ticket prices are: LSE Student (£5); LSE Academics/Research Staff (Voluntary Donation); Student (£10); Academics and Professionals (£20).

In response to the recent tragic earthquake in Haiti, the ticket revenue will be donated to humanitarian effort and local reconstruction in the region through our Charity partner, Unicef.

For further details - phone and email r.rabheru@lse.ac.uk|; 07969815940.

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