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Lionel Robbins Memorial Lectures

Lionel Robbins was one of the outstanding men of his time: economist, public servant and supporter of the arts. The lectures, which were established in his name, take place each year and are a major event in the life of the LSE, featuring eminent economists from around the world.


Nicholas Stern (Grantham Research Institute and LSE), Rachel Kyte (Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford)

This event is both online and in person

Sheikh Zayed Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku Building, LSE, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3LJ


Cameron Hepburn (University of Oxford and the Institute for New Economic Thinking), Nicholas Stern (Grantham Research Institute and LSE)

This event is both online and in person

Sheikh Zayed Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku Building, LSE, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3LJ


Emily Shuckburgh (Cambridge Zero, University of Cambridge and UKRI), Nicholas Stern (Grantham Research Institute and LSE)

This event is both online and in person

Sheikh Zayed Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku Building, LSE, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3LJ


Mariana Mazzucato (University College London)

This event is both online and in person

Sheikh Zayed Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku Building, LSE, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3LJ


Mariana Mazzucato (University College London)

This event is both online and in person

Sheikh Zayed Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku Building, LSE, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3LJ























Philippe Aghion (Collège de France; Harvard University and LSE)

Old Theatre, Ground Floor, Old Building, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE


Philippe Aghion (Collège de France; Harvard University and LSE)

Old Theatre, Ground Floor, Old Building, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE


Philippe Aghion (Collège de France; Harvard University and LSE)

Sheikh Zayed Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku Building, LSE, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3LJ



Alan Krueger (Princeton University)

Old Theatre, Ground Floor, Old Building, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE


Andrei Shleifer (Harvard University)

Old Theatre, Ground Floor, Old Building, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE


Daron Acemoglu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Old Theatre, Ground Floor, Old Building, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE


Richard Layard (CEP, LSE)

Old Theatre, Ground Floor, Old Building, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE


Stanley Fischer (formerly International Monetary Fund)

Old Theatre, Ground Floor, Old Building, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE


Olivier Blanchard (International Monetary Fund)

Old Theatre, Ground Floor, Old Building, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE


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