Profile: John Kay, Economist
John Kay is one of the UK’s leading economists. Most recently Kay chaired the UK government’s Review of Equity Markets and Long-Term Decision-Making.
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Complexities, uncertainties and finance
Over the last 50 years the world of finance has been revolutionised. In no other discipline is theory and practice so intimately related.
Understanding China
Microeconomic data is the best source of insight into China’s extraordinary emergence. Linda Yueh explains why.
Cyprus may be already the next Lehman Brothers
This impasse looks like the result of a hasty set of calculations on what might happen, which is, among others, the results of the recent change-of-guard in Cyprus on the one hand, and of the hardening stance of Europe on the other hand.
Andrew Scott gives his reaction to the Budget 2013
George Osborne halves growth forecast but insists plan is working.
Europe: Towards a Governance Union?
The European Union has run out of steam. First constructed to defuse tensions following two world wars and help create a bigger and deeper marketplace, it was then refurbished as an aspirational club to which poorer southern European and former Soviet Bloc countries could belong.
Making sense of the sense-making in Davos
So the Davos schmooze-fest is over, and it’s been quite fun. One of the high points was organizing and moderating a private session on reforming the reform agenda.
Davos and beyond
The 43rd World Economic Forum Annual Meeting at Davos attracted the usual array of the world’s political, business and thought leaders. But what should we really learn from the event? Attendees from London Business School offer their insights.
2013 – what do you predict?
We are asked four London Business School professors – Andrew Scott, Julian Birkinshaw, John Mullins and Ioannis Ioannou – for their predictions on the year ahead.
The frustration of diversity
I found myself recently spending almost three days with an extraordinarily diverse group. Of the eight people with me, there was someone from Canada, America, Argentina, Japan, India, China, Germany and the UK; we ranged in age from 27 to 58; and in terms of specialism there was a psychiatrist, an international ice hockey coach, the head of HR for a global IT company, a couple of entrepreneurs and the provost of a major design college. I cannot image a more diverse collection of people spending time together.
India's vital statistics
Numbers are the fuel which drives the Indian economy. They also shed light on the country's history and its dynamic economic future.
Vital statistics: Greater London
Numbers are the fuel which drives the London economy. They also shed light on the city’s history and dynamically cosmopolitan present.
Leadership at Davos
The financial crisis marked the end of a long period of growth in the developed world. This year at Davos the mood was of realism and growing recognition that the going ahead would require more resilience and fortitude than anything many executives had previously encountered in their careers. It’s going to be a long haul.
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