Department Of Economics Public Debate - Thursday 4 March 2010:
Men of Letters: What Should Be Done About the UK Budget Deficit?
26 February 2010
Date: Thursday 4 March 2010
Time: 6.30pm -8.00pm
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
The UK government has a massive budget deficit at the moment. What should be done about this, now and in the future? In recent weeks economists have entered the debate and a number, including economists from the LSE economics department, have signed letters to the press expressing their views. These letters have become part of a heated political discussion ahead of the election. This debate - between signatories of two of those letters – aims to explore the scope for common ground in this debate in an effort to spread light not heat.
Tim Besley is Kuwait professor of economics and political science at the London School of Economics, and served on the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee from September 2006 until August 2009. He is director of the Suntory Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD) at LSE.
Alan Manning is head of the department of economics and professor of economics at the London School of Economics.
This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. For more information, email events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.
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