About this Event
To mark this milestone, Professor Nicholas Bloom (Stanford University) will deliver the 60th Anniversary Peston Lecture on “The economic impact of Brexit: should we have listened to the experts?”
It has been 10 years after the UK voted to leave the European Union. At that time over 20 different economists, banks, policymakers and pundits made predictions on the impact. So, who was right and who was wrong? How did the experts fare vs the policymakers? Using massive new micro and macro data from a project involving the Bank of England, Nottingham and Stanford we will see the full impact of Brexit on GDP, investment and employment, and compare that to the predictions made a decade ago.
This special evening will bring together our students, staff, alumni, and partners to reflect on our past and look ahead to the future.
Keynote Speaker
is the William Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University. His research focuses on working from home, management practices and uncertainty. He previously worked at the UK Treasury and McKinsey & Company and the IFS. He has a BA from Cambridge, an MPhil from Oxford, and a PhD from University College London.
He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the recipient of the Guggenheim and Sloan Fellowships, the Frisch Medal and a National Science Foundation Career Award. He was elected to Bloomberg50 for his advice on working from home.
More about the event
18:00 – arrival & registration opens (Graduate Centre Foyer)
18:30 – 19:30 – Professor Nicholas Bloom (Stanford University) on “The economic impact of Brexit: should we have listened to the experts?”
Q&A will follow (GC10 Peston Lecture Theatre)
19:30 – 21:00 – Drinks reception (Graduate Centre Foyer)
More speakers TBC
SEF & The Peston Lecture Series
The at Queen Mary University of London is ranked among the top economics departments in the UK in various national and international quality indicators. We are renowned for our research excellence, warm, friendly and supportive atmosphere, top quality teaching, and the wide variety of extracurricular activities we provide for our students. A report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies in collaboration with the Sutton Trust and the Department of Education has also ranked SEF as top for social mobility in economics in England.
The annual Peston Lecture series honours the memory of Lord Maurice Peston, who founded the Economics Department at Queen Mary and served as its first Head. In recognition of Lord Peston’s own combination of scholarly achievement and public service, the Peston Lectures focus on the interface of economics and public policy. Previous speakers include Professor David Blanchflower CBE, Mark Carney, David Currie, Charles Goodhart, Richard Lipsey, Robert Peston, Martin Weale, and Silvana Tenreyro.
Location
The Graduate Centre is located on Bancroft Road, London E1 4DQ (Google map).
Nearby tube stations are Mile End (Central, District, and Hammersmith and City lines) and Stepney Green (District and Hammersmith and City lines). Visit www.tfl.gov.uk to plan your journey.
Please note that the lecture will be recorded.
Don’t miss out on this memorable event – come along, learn, and connect with others in the community!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
GCG10 Peston Lecture Theatre, Graduate Ctr, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, United Kingdom
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