CEP Public Events
ESRC FESTIVAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE: Top Pay in the UK
Friday 04 November 2011 14:00 - 15:30
Conference Room, LRB 405, 4th Floor, Lionel Robbins Building, LSE, entrance in 10 Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD
About this event
As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, the CEP will host a seminar and general discussion on the issue of Top Pay in the UK. The event is open to the general public and will be chaired by Will Hutton (Principal, Hertford College, Oxford and Chair of the Independent Review of Fair Pay in the Public Sector).
ESRC Festival of Social Science
Top Pay in the UK
CHAIR: Will Hutton, Principal, Hertford College, Oxford and Chair of the Independent Review of Fair Pay in the Public Sector
SPEAKERS:
- Professor Tim Besley, Professor of Economics and Political Science and Director of STICERD
- Dr Brian Bell, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
- Professor John Van Reenen, Director, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
DATE: Friday 4th November 2011
TIME: 2.00 - 3.30pm
VENUE: CEP Conference Room R405, 4th Floor, LSE Research Lab, Lionel Robbins Building, Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD (map & directions)
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OVERVIEW: As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, the CEP will host a seminar and general discussion on the issue of Top Pay in the UK. The event is open to the general public and will be chaired by Will Hutton (Principal, Hertford College, Oxford and Chair of the Independent Review of Fair Pay in the Public Sector). There will be two presentations by LSE academics:
Dr Brian Bell and Professor John Van Reenen will discuss how pay at the top has changed over the last few decades. They will focus in particular on the pay of bankers and CEOs and ask whether there is any evidence that pay is linked to performance.
Professor Tim Besley will address the issue of bankers bonuses and examine what policies might be appropriate when investors are protected by taxpayers from the downside risk. These will be followed by a lively discussion on the issues raised.
This event is free to attend but you must register. To do so please email Jo Cantlay j.m.cantlay@lse.ac.uk.
| Suggested hashtag: #toppay |
Links:
- Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC)
- Will Hutton's web page
- Tim Besley's web page
- Brian Bell's web page
- John Van Reenen's web page
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.
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