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Date: 21st March 2025   Time: 8.30am-1.30pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre MAR.1.04, 1st floor, The Marshall Building, LSE (map)
Speakers: Tim Besley (LSE), Andrei Shleifer (Harvard University)
Organiser: Simeon Djankov (FMG, LSE)

The mini-conference aims to advance the research in the area of institutional design that is conducive to improvements in the ways that regulation on business activity works in countries around the world. The papers present new empirical evidence that can inform the theory of this institutional design, including the interplay between the nature of political systems and the ability to advance positive change. The authors are well-known authorities in public economics.

This event is made possible through the support of grant #62616 from the John Templeton Foundation.

Programme

08:30-09:00
Registration and coffee
09:00-09:10

Introductory remarks

Simeon Djankov, Co-Director for Policy (FMG, LSE)

09:10-10:30

The Political Economy of Regulatory Reform - Andrei Shleifer (Harvard University)

Discussant: Noam Yuchtman (Oxford University)

Q&A

10:30-10:50
Coffee break
10:50-12:10

Reform of the Public Administration - Tim Besley (LSE)

Discussant: Michael Callen (LSE)

Q&A

12:10-12:20

Concluding comments

12:20-13:30
Light lunch


Registration

This in-person only conference is free and open to all, but pre-registration is required. Please note that registration will close on Wednesday 12th March 2025, at 12:00pm GMT. To sign up, click the "Register" button on this page.

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