Geography and the wealth of nations
Two hundred and fifty years after the publication of The Wealth of Nations, Jeffrey D Sachs returns to one of Adam Smith's most striking cla...
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LSE: Public lectures and events
Public lectures and events hosted by the London School of Economics and Political Science. LSE's public lecture programme features more than 200 events each year, where some of the most infl...
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20 of 376 episodesCelebrating Hilde Himmelweit: women, scholarship, and LSE’s intellectual history
Join us to celebrate Hilde Himmelweit as part of LSE’s 130th anniversary programme, honouring the life and legacy of Hilde Himmelweit (1918–...
A collectivist, economic perspective on AI
So much of the recent focus of artificial intelligence (AI) has been on the quest to use massive data to build a single autonomous machine o...
From crisis to stability to what? Greece in a fragmenting world
Greece has travelled a remarkable path over the past decade, moving from deep economic crisis to a period of renewed stability and recovery....
The republic of innovation: a new political economy of freedom
Join us for this talk and discussion with Andrea Lorenzo Capussela as he discusses his book, The Republic of Innovation.
Weaponising dependency - the new world order
In this public lecture, Rory Stewart explores how economic interdependence, technological networks and global supply chains have become inst...
Shaping the future: Europe’s quest for technological leadership
One year on from receiving the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, Philippe Aghion joins us at LSE to mark the official launch o...
Sustainable post-crisis development: the need for a human rights approach
The dialogue will bring together researchers from LSE's Department of International Development and practitioners from Amnesty International...
In conversation with Reni Eddo-Lodge
Join us this Black History Month for a thought-provoking conversation between acclaimed author and broadcaster Reni Eddo-Lodge and LSE Presi...
Can we talk to animals?
In this special event, the 2026 winner of the Coller Dolittle Prize Julie Elie, will present her work on decoding the language of zebra finc...
Every last girl: a journey to educate India’s forgotten daughters
This public event celebrates Every Last Girl: A Journey to Educate India's Forgotten Daughters, a book by Safeena Husain. In conversation wi...
Socialism after AI
The old socialist calculation debate asked whether markets or planners could allocate resources more rationally. But neoliberalism long ago...
America as a revisionist power (and what it means for the rest of the world)
We are witnessing something unique in history. The most powerful and technologically advanced nation in the world is tearing down the very i...
Do social media platforms make people happy?
Many people use social media simply because everyone else does. While these platforms help us stay connected, some argue that society would...
In conversation with Alberto Musalem, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Join us for a conversation between Ricardo Reis, A. W. Phillips Professor of Economics at LSE, and Alberto Musalem, President and CEO of the...
The road to COP32: an African agenda for climate action and economic development
As the world looks ahead to COP32 in Addis Ababa, Africa has a unique opportunity to shape the direction of global climate negotiations. At...
From the Archive: Why women won
How, when, and why did women in the US obtain legal rights equal to men’s regarding the workplace, marriage, family, Social Security, crimin...
What happened to liberal democracy?
In this conversation with Nobel Prize-winner and LSE alumnus Daron Acemoglu he will be talking about his new book, What Happened to Liberal...
The new supply-side era: the O-ring meets geopolitics
Lazard CEO and Chairman Peter Orszag sees a new supply-side era taking shape, in which supply shocks that are increasingly geopolitical in o...
From the Archive: F A Hayek's Nobel at 50: then and now
This podcast was originally published in November 2024 and is being republished as part of our Summer archive series of LSE's Public Lecture...