CEP Public Events
CEP Macro Conference: The Theory of Economic Growth
Friday 08 February 2008 09:30 - 17:00
Conference Room, LRB 405, 4th Floor, Lionel Robbins Building, LSE, entrance in 10 Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD
About this event
This conference will present new results on the mechanics of the growth process, structural transformation, income volatility growth, capital flows to growing economies and other features of the growth process. We are delighted to have as our honoured guest for this event, Professor Robert Lucas. Professor Lucas is the John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago and one of the world's leading authorities on monetary theory, growth and development. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1995. He will be giving the 2008 Economica Phillips Lecture on Schooling and Growth
The Theory of Economic Growth
CEP & Department of Economics: Macro Conference
Date: Friday 8 February 2008
Time: 09.30am - 5.00pm
Venue: CEP Conference Room, R405, 4th Floor, LSE Research Laboratory, Portugal St, London WC2A 2HD. Link to map
Overview: This conference will present new results on the mechanics of the growth process, structural transformation,
income volatility growth, capital flows to growing economies and other features of the growth process.
We are delighted to have as our honoured guest for this event, Professor Robert Lucas. Professor Lucas is the John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago and one of the world's leading authorities on monetary theory, growth and development. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1995. He will be giving the the 2008 Economica Phillips Lecture on Schooling and Growth on Thursday 7th February. Full details of the lecture can be found on the LSE Events webpage.
Entry to the Macro Conference is by invitation only. For more information, or to register please contact Jo Cantlay at j.m.cantlay@lse.ac.uk
Conference Programme |
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| 09.00 - 09.30 | Registration & Coffee |
| 09.30 - 10.30 | Jaume Ventura (CREI, Universitat Pompeu Fabra) |
| 10.30 - 11.30 | Bernardo Guimaraes (CEP & LSE) Optimal External Debt and Default (PDF) |
| 11.30 - 11.45 | Coffee Break |
| 11.45 - 12.45 | Silvana Tenreyro (CEP & LSE) Technological Diversification |
| 12.45 - 14.00 | LUNCH |
| 14.00 - 15.00 | Antonio Ciccone (CREI, Universitat Pompeu Fabra) Agricultural Risk, Farm Earnings and Development |
| 15.00 - 16.00 | Rachel Ngai (CEP & LSE) Cross-Industry Productivity Growth Differences |
| 16.00 - 16.15 | Tea Break |
| 16.15 - 17.15 | Charles Jones (UC Berkeley) Intermediate Goods, Weak Links and Superstars: A Theory of Economic Development |
| 19.30 - 21.00 | CONFERENCE DINNER Location: COOPERS RESTAURANT, 49a Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PF |
For more information on the Economica Phillips Lecture, click here to visit the LSE Events Webpage
To register, please email Jo Cantlay, j.m.cantlay@lse.ac.uk
Participants are expected to adhere to the CEP Events Code of Conduct.
Directions
This event will take place in Conference Room, LRB 405, 4th Floor, Lionel Robbins Building, LSE, entrance in 10 Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD.
The building is labelled LRB on the LSE campus map. You can also find us on Google Maps. For further information, go to contact us.