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29 April 2008
"Inflation, Expectations, and Monetary
Policy"
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Blanchflower
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presentation
1 April 2008
"The Economics of New Immigration to
Scotland"
19 February 2008
"Scottish Councils; sinking or swimming?"
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Malone
22 November 2007
"A fresh approach to Public Service Delivery -
new findings from David Hume Institute research"
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15 November 2007
"Reducing carbon emissions - the implications for
Scottish Business"
6 November 2007
"Achieving Innovation throughout the
economy"
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23 October 2007
"Unleashing the potential of the Scottish creative
sector"
4 October 2007
"Transport Strategy - with or without road
pricing"
25 June 2007
"Financial Education"
There is no transcript or presentation available for the above
3 May 2007
"A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence-
Scepticism and Competition Policy"
There is no transcript or presentation available for the above
28 March 2007
"Is an enlightened society still possible? Hume and
the rise of fundamentalist religion"
There is no transcript or presentation available for the above
14 March 2007
"Mental Health and Public Policy"
Lord Richard Layard
22 February 2007
"Mr Gradgrind meets Jude the Obscure - what use
is Higher Education to the economy?"
Professor Bernard King and Dr Diane Coyle
23 November 2006
"Policy Making in a Devolved Environment"
Charlie Jeffery and Jim Gallagher
31 October 2006
"Energy policy for Scotland - keeping the
lights on and limiting climate change"
Dr Dieter Helm
10 October 2006
The Scottish Public Sector: Does Size Matter? An
investigation of the link between
post-devolution growth in public spending
and Scottish economic performance
Dr Fabian Zuleeg and Professor Brian Ashcroft
19 April 2006
"Balancing Regulation and Competition in the Water
Business in Scotland"
Sir Ian Byatt
14 March 2006
"Trust and Integrity: Principles and Practice"
Lord Eddie George and Sandy Crombie
N.B. There is no transcript or
presentation available
1 March 2006 - Hume Annual Lecture
'The European Union and the
Idea of a Perfect Commonwealth'
Sir Neil MacCormick
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available, however it is planned to publish
this lecture and details will
be made available on this website.
9 February 2006
"The appropriate role of Government in the
provision of pensions.
Some insights drawn from the Second Report of the
Pensions Commission".
Lord Adair Turner
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10 November 2005
"Rebalancing the
Constitution"
Professor Robert Hazell
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file
2 November 2005
"Gordon Brown and the public finances:
sticking to the rules?"
Robert Chote
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5 October 2005
"When genius failed - revisited"
Professor Donald MacKenzie
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20 June 2005
"Does Public Sector Wage Setting Constrain
Devolution?"
Professor David Bell
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28 April 2005
"Global Markets, Investment, Management
and the Role of Financial Reporting"
Professor Sir David Tweedie
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24 March 2005
"The Globalization of Labour Markets and
the Consequences for Economic Policy"
Professor Orley Ashenfelter
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24 February 2005
"The risk management of everything.
Rethinking the politic of uncertainty"
Professor Michael Power
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11 November 2004
"Making Executive Pay Work:
remuneration committees and their effectiveness"
Professor Stuart Ogden
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27 October 2004
"Improving Public Services: targets,
performance and other regulatory arrangements"
Professor Peter C Smith
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9 September 2004
"Restoring Trust - Investment in the
twenty-first century"
Sir Richard Sykes & Colin Melvin
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23 June 2004
"The Simultaneous Fall and Rise of Mutuality"
Professor Simon Deakin
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22 April 2004
"Tilting at Windmills. The economics of
windpower"
Professor David Simpson
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11 March 2004
"NHS Scotland versus NHS England. Lessons to be
learned".
Mr Benedict Irvine, CIVITAS
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Professor Stephen Smith, University of
Glasgow
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12 February 2004
"The Private Finance Initiative. From the
foundations up".
Professor Peter Jackson, Leicester University Business School
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SEMINAR TRANSCRIPTS 2002-2003
27 November 2003
"Regulating the
Internet"
Ms Lilian Edwards, School of Law, University of Edinburgh
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Mrs Alison Di Rollo, Crown Office
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13 November 2003
"Human Rights Legislation"
Lord Robert Reed, Court of Session and High Court of Justciary
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30 October 2003
"The Compensation Culture"
Mr Frank Maguire, Solicitor-Advocate, Thompsons
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Mr Tony Weir, Reader in Law and Fellow at Trinity College,
Cambridge
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2 October 2003
Presidential Address 2003 - "The Political
Economy of Sustainable Development"
Professor Sir Alan Peacock DSC, FBA, FRSE
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21 May 2003
"The Future of Work"
Professor Chris Baldry, University of Stirling
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23 April 2003
"The Challenges and Opportunities of an
enlarged EU. One Europe or Several?"
Professor Jim Rollo, University of Sussex
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26 February 2003
"Competition and Cohesion. A research
led policy agenda for building better cities."
Professor Michael Parkinson, Liverpool John Moores University
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and Professor Ivan Turok, University of Glasgow
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Presentation
10 December 2002
Professor Charlie Jeffery, University of
Birmingham
"The Limits of Devolution"
Professor Peter McGregor, University of Strathclyde
"The
Economic Consequences of the Barnett Formula"
4 December 2002
Mr Richard Kerley,
University of Edinburgh
"The Strange Death of Local
Goverment"
20 November 2002
Professor David Heald, University of
Aberdeen
"Financing Devolution - What should follow Barnett?"
16 October 2002
Professor Kevin Woods, University of
Glasgow
"The NHS in Scotland: no more repeat prescriptions"