“Economics cannot solve climate change”, researchers say

Policymakers are relying too heavily on predictions of the impacts of climate change, a new study says.
As a result, they are claiming they need more research and more predictions before they can take action – and when policies are made, too little action follows.
Research by Dr Mark Charlesworth of Keele University and Dr Chuks Okereke [...]

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New Inaugural Lecture Series at Keele, 2009/10

Professor Bulent Gokay, International Relations at Keele University, will give the opening lecture in the University’s programme of Inaugural Lectures for 2009/2010, on Wednesday, 7 October, 2009, in the Westminster Theatre on the Keele University campus. The title of the lecture is “Tectonic Shifts and Systemic Faultlines: A Historical Perspective on the 2008-2009 World Economic [...]

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Credit crunch talk at Keele University

Chris Giles, Economics Editor of the Financial Times, will give a credit crunch talk at Keele University on Tuesday 5 May.
The talk, entitled “Bank of England independence – is it over?”, is part of the Annual Distinguished Lecture in Economics Series held at Keele University since 2006.
The talk, from 4.30pm to 6pm (Room CBA0.060 in the [...]

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Hog cycles and the dynamics of markets

Professor Jan Wenzelburger, Economics at Keele University, will give the latest lecture in the University’s programme of Inaugural Lectures for 2008/2009, on Tuesday, 9 December, 2008, in the Westminster Theatre on the Keele campus. The title of the lecture is “Hog cycles and the dynamics of markets”.
Professor Wenzelburger says: “Starting from the historical problem of [...]

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