Paul Romer on Growth and Cities
BBC Radio’s Global Business this week sees Peter Day in conversation with Professor Paul Romer from Stanford University, Paul Romer is an expert in the causes of long run run growth and his current focus is on the economics of new cities in developed and developing countries. It is a programme well worth listening to, Romer is tremendously optimistic about the opportunities created by faster economic growth - especially growth built around innovation and appropriate rules systems.
read more...»Peter Day looks back over 21 years of business broadcasting
A hat tip to Jon Mace for finding this super piece. There is a fantastic post by Peter Day on the Radio 4 blog looking back on his 21 years presenting In Business. He uses it as an opportunity to explore how the world of business has evolved over the last couple of decades. Well worth 5 minutes of your time.
Capitalism without Capital
Over the last couple of years Peter Day has travelled around the world in search of businesses and business people to interview and use as the basis for In Business and Global Business. Yesterday he spoke to the National Conference for Economics Teachers about his experiences, it was a talk packed with insight and wisdom from a broadcaster who has become renowned for spotting turning points in the business world. The focus was on that age old but critically important concept - innovation.
read more...»Economics Teacher National Conference 2009 - Some Images
Here is a selection of photos I took at the Economics Teacher National Conference 2009 at the British Library today. It was a really lovely event - terrific speakers and a fantastic audience of enthusiastic Economics teachers. Economics teaching is in good hands…
Speaker Programme for the London Conference in June
There are four main sessions in the provision programme:
Will King - King of Shaves
Will King the founder and CEO of King of Shaves will be giving a keynote presentation on the growth and development of his business. It is a great story and one that promises to be a terrific case study in the importance of innovation, ethical business and the fierce battle to overcome the market dominance of Gillette and Wilkinson Sword. King of Shaves has won many plaudits for their range of shave gels, face washes and moisturizers and their new Azor razor is making big in-roads into the personal grooming market! Every delegate to the conference will receive a King of Shaves gift bag full of goodies to take away for the summer holidays! Will King’s personal motto is ‘Enthuse, Exceed, Enjoy!’ - expect a high energy session from one of Britain’s brightest entrepreneurs. Will’s blog can be found here:
David Smith - The Economic Outlook
David Smith is one of our finest Economics journalists and a must-read for many of us on a Sunday morning. We can be sure that his talk and Q&A will offer plenty of food for thought and prompt plenty of lively discussion. David’s web site can be found here:
Peter Day - A Changing Business Landscape
Peter Day is a well known and much loved voice from BBC Radio 4 where he has presented In Business and Global Business for more than two decades. Peter has always had a gift for making sense of an ever changing business and economic landscape and his Radio programmes are among the most popular of the BBC podcasts available from iTunes.
Energizing the Economics Classroom
For our ‘hands on’ session, Ruth Tarrant and Geoff Riley will be combining to give a lively presentation on fresh ideas for teaching difficult topics. We will be taking a cluster of tricky micro and macro topics and presenting some new ideas for active learning in the classroom and varying homework assignments to deepen student awareness and understanding. All of the new resources will be on a conference CD for delegates.
The British Library Conference Centre is a superb setting for our event. Wireless internet access is available for a small daily charge and the British Library itself is just a few metres stroll away and an awesome place to visit either before or after the conference. The full delegate rate includes a three course buffet lunch with wine provided by Leiths of London and there is our customary wine and soft drink reception for those who can stay a while and enjoy a relaxing post-event drink.
Your can secure your place at this event by clicking here. We are offering a ‘Departmental Deal’ for schools and colleges sending three or more delegates with a rate of just £100 for the day and there are also sizeable reductions for NQTs, PCGE students and departments sending a second delegate.
I look forward to meeting many of you in London in June!
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