The latest series of Contemporary Economic Issues lectures aimed at students, staff and members of the public launches in January.

The series has been organised by ECO and brings together academics and practitioners dealing with economic questions related to current, real-life developments.

The talks will allow the audience to engage with the university and visiting academics, as well as with successful alumni and representatives of the business and public sectors.

The series starts on January 30th with a lecture by Prof Stephen Davies (CCP) entitled 'Should competition always come first?' Then on February 6th, Dr Bibhas Saha (ECO) will present a lecture asking ‘Teachers or students: who should work more?’

Jose Fiuza, managing director of Fresto Ltd., will speak on the subject of ‘Starting your own business and other non-random ways of getting a job’ on February 13th.

On February 20th, the Rt. Hon. Charles Clarke will present a lecture entitled ‘Achieving the potential’, followed by Arnold Polanski (ECO), posing the question ‘What is the probablility of a mega crash?’ February 27th.

Dr Lucia Morales from the Dublin Insitute of Technology will speak about the ‘Volatility in Energy Markets’ on the 5th of March, before historian Dr Matthias Neumann discusses ‘The rise of the command economy in Soviet Russia’ on the 12th of March.

The spring series draws to a close on March 19th with a talk from Dr Ion Jinga, the Romanian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, on ‘The Romanian economy’.

The aim of the series is to make Economics more relevant to the real world and all are welcome.

Lectures take place on Mondays from 6pm in Arts, room 01.02. To find out more, please contact Dr Liliana Harding at liliana.harding@uea.ac.uk.


Contemporary Economic Issues Lecture Series - Autumn 2011

Mondays 6.10pm-8pm VENUE CHANGED TO ARTS 01.02 (REFRESHMENTS are served at the end of the lecture.)