Professor Durbin was Professor of Statistics at LSE from 1961 to 1988 Colin M Lewis, Economic History, and Christopher Abel, a colleague from UCL, have been awarded a grant of 63,8000 euros to organise a conference on Social Policy in Latin America , to take place on 22 and 23 March 2001 at the Institute of Latin American Studies. The conference will examine social policy initiatives associated with programmes of structural adjustment. Sessions will be devoted to education, healthcare and social security. Particular attention will be paid to underlying theories, policy practices and policy outcomes - both at macro and household levels. Issues of efficiency, equity and policy outreach will also addressed.
Price includes a buffet lunch, coffee and tea.
Financial Markets Group Exchanges all over the world are now behaving more like businesses, competing for listings and order flows, and with corporate structures that provide issuer and investor control. The new environment is being shaped by rapid technological changes that allow remote electronic trading, removing entry costs into the business of providing markets. This has led to competition from new entrants in the field, forcing alliances between exchanges. Just register, and you will be sent contents, all relevant bibliographic information, authors and page numbers of the printed journal. There is also the option of purchasing articles online.