We are delighted to host Professor Besley who will deliver his lecture on ‘Political Change and Structural Transformation’ on the 23rd of May.
Timothy Besley is School Professor of Economics and Political Science and Sir W. Arthur Lewis Professor of Development Economics at the LSE. From September 2006 to August 2009, he served as an external member of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee and is currently a member of the UK National Infrastructure Commission and the UK Government’s Levelling Up Advisory Council. He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and the British Academy as well as a foreign honorary member of the American Economic Association and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is past President of the Royal Economic Society and the Econometric Society. His main research interests are in the understanding of how institutions shape how the economy works with a particular interest in political economy.
Abstract: It is widely agreed that economic development requires supportive government. But there remains much debate about exactly what that role is and what kind of political change is needed to create it. The lecture will explore the idea that political change can be thought of as a kind of structural transformation in government and in the public sphere more generally. The lecture will discuss a framework for thinking about this and the supporting evidence. Short Biography: Timothy Besley is School Professor of Economics and Political Science and Sir W. Arthur Lewis Professor of Development Economics at the LSE. From September 2006 to August 2009, he served as an external member of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee and is currently a member of the UK National Infrastructure Commission and the UK Government’s Levelling Up Advisory Council. He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and the British Academy as well as a foreign honorary member of the American Economic Association and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is past President of the Royal Economic Society and the Econometric Society. His main research interests are in the understanding of how institutions shape how the economy works with a particular interest in political economy.
23rd of May from 16:00-17:15 in Sibson Lecture Theatre 2, followed by a Drinks Reception.
