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Botley Kitchen Experiments with the "Flying Koski" at Nuffield College
Botley Kitchen Experiments with the "Flying Koski" at Nuffield College
Getting high at Koski's Center for Aviation Research at Nuffield College.
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Political Economy of Reinventing Europe p1
Political Economy of Reinventing Europe p1
Given the enlargement of the European Union, the fall-back in productivity growth and the lack of success in implementing further structural reforms, Van der Ploeg highlights the political economy of the European Union and discusses the role of the Maastricht Treaty as an impediment or catalyst for reform. He also sheds light on the empirical characteristics of the voting behaviour of Members of the European Parliament and shows that they nowadays vote more along party lines than national lines and pays due attention to allegiance and party discipline. In contrast to what many believe, he argues on game-theoretic grounds that the Lisbon Treaty will not strengthen the European Parliament versus the Council. In fact, the old bigger member states strengthen their grip on the political decision making process. He also discusses progress on the ratification of European legislation in the member states. Finally, he addresses the crucial question of how European politics can be made more attractive to the electorates of Europe and makes the case that this requires further reform of European institutions. Information about the speaker Rick van der Ploeg is Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford, Adjunct Professor at the University of Amsterdam, Research Fellow of CEPR, London, CESifo, Munich and the Tinbergen Institute. He is also a co-director of the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies and a Member of both New College and Nuffield College.
1:33
Indian astrology fails about Manmohan Singh
Indian astrology fails about Manmohan Singh
India's well known astrologers are failed to tell about Manmohan Singh . They said Manmohan singh can't become prime minister this time. But Manmohan Singh became prime minister continously second time. Bio of manmohan singh :- Manmohan Singh (Punjabi: ਮਨਮੋਹਨ ਸਿੰਘ) (born 26 September 1932) is the 18th and current Prime Minister of India. Singh is a member of the Indian National Congress party, and became the first Sikh Prime Minister of India on May 22, 2004. He is considered one of the most influential figures in India's recent history, mainly because of the economic reforms he had initiated in 1991 when he was Finance Minister under Prime Minister Narasimha Rao. Early life:- He was born on 26 September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Chakwal District, Pakistan). He has an Undergraduate (1952) and a Master's degree (1954) from Panjab University, Chandigarh; an Undergraduate degree (1957) from Cambridge University (St. John's College) and a D.Phil (1962) from Oxford University (Nuffield College). In 1997, the University of Alberta presented him with an Honorary Doctor of Laws. The University of Oxford awarded him an honorary Doctor of Civil Law degree in June 2005, and in October 2006, the University of Cambridge followed with the same honour. St John's College and the University of Cambridge further honoured him by naming a PhD Scholarship after him, the Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarship. Singh married Gursharan Kaur in 1958, and they have three daughters. Dr <b>...</b>
9:58
Political Economy of Reinventing Europe p3
Political Economy of Reinventing Europe p3
Given the enlargement of the European Union, the fall-back in productivity growth and the lack of success in implementing further structural reforms, Van der Ploeg highlights the political economy of the European Union and discusses the role of the Maastricht Treaty as an impediment or catalyst for reform. He also sheds light on the empirical characteristics of the voting behaviour of Members of the European Parliament and shows that they nowadays vote more along party lines than national lines and pays due attention to allegiance and party discipline. In contrast to what many believe, he argues on game-theoretic grounds that the Lisbon Treaty will not strengthen the European Parliament versus the Council. In fact, the old bigger member states strengthen their grip on the political decision making process. He also discusses progress on the ratification of European legislation in the member states. Finally, he addresses the crucial question of how European politics can be made more attractive to the electorates of Europe and makes the case that this requires further reform of European institutions. Information about the speaker Rick van der Ploeg is Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford, Adjunct Professor at the University of Amsterdam, Research Fellow of CEPR, London, CESifo, Munich and the Tinbergen Institute. He is also a co-director of the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies and a Member of both New College and Nuffield College.
9:58
Political Economy of Reinventing Europe p4
Political Economy of Reinventing Europe p4
Given the enlargement of the European Union, the fall-back in productivity growth and the lack of success in implementing further structural reforms, Van der Ploeg highlights the political economy of the European Union and discusses the role of the Maastricht Treaty as an impediment or catalyst for reform. He also sheds light on the empirical characteristics of the voting behaviour of Members of the European Parliament and shows that they nowadays vote more along party lines than national lines and pays due attention to allegiance and party discipline. In contrast to what many believe, he argues on game-theoretic grounds that the Lisbon Treaty will not strengthen the European Parliament versus the Council. In fact, the old bigger member states strengthen their grip on the political decision making process. He also discusses progress on the ratification of European legislation in the member states. Finally, he addresses the crucial question of how European politics can be made more attractive to the electorates of Europe and makes the case that this requires further reform of European institutions. Information about the speaker Rick van der Ploeg is Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford, Adjunct Professor at the University of Amsterdam, Research Fellow of CEPR, London, CESifo, Munich and the Tinbergen Institute. He is also a co-director of the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies and a Member of both New College and Nuffield College.
9:58
Political Economy of Reinventing Europe p5
Political Economy of Reinventing Europe p5
Given the enlargement of the European Union, the fall-back in productivity growth and the lack of success in implementing further structural reforms, Van der Ploeg highlights the political economy of the European Union and discusses the role of the Maastricht Treaty as an impediment or catalyst for reform. He also sheds light on the empirical characteristics of the voting behaviour of Members of the European Parliament and shows that they nowadays vote more along party lines than national lines and pays due attention to allegiance and party discipline. In contrast to what many believe, he argues on game-theoretic grounds that the Lisbon Treaty will not strengthen the European Parliament versus the Council. In fact, the old bigger member states strengthen their grip on the political decision making process. He also discusses progress on the ratification of European legislation in the member states. Finally, he addresses the crucial question of how European politics can be made more attractive to the electorates of Europe and makes the case that this requires further reform of European institutions. Information about the speaker Rick van der Ploeg is Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford, Adjunct Professor at the University of Amsterdam, Research Fellow of CEPR, London, CESifo, Munich and the Tinbergen Institute. He is also a co-director of the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies and a Member of both New College and Nuffield College.
9:00
Political Economy of Reinventing Europe p6
Political Economy of Reinventing Europe p6
Given the enlargement of the European Union, the fall-back in productivity growth and the lack of success in implementing further structural reforms, Van der Ploeg highlights the political economy of the European Union and discusses the role of the Maastricht Treaty as an impediment or catalyst for reform. He also sheds light on the empirical characteristics of the voting behaviour of Members of the European Parliament and shows that they nowadays vote more along party lines than national lines and pays due attention to allegiance and party discipline. In contrast to what many believe, he argues on game-theoretic grounds that the Lisbon Treaty will not strengthen the European Parliament versus the Council. In fact, the old bigger member states strengthen their grip on the political decision making process. He also discusses progress on the ratification of European legislation in the member states. Finally, he addresses the crucial question of how European politics can be made more attractive to the electorates of Europe and makes the case that this requires further reform of European institutions. Information about the speaker Rick van der Ploeg is Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford, Adjunct Professor at the University of Amsterdam, Research Fellow of CEPR, London, CESifo, Munich and the Tinbergen Institute. He is also a co-director of the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies and a Member of both New College and Nuffield College.
9:58
Political Economy of Reinventing Europe p2
Political Economy of Reinventing Europe p2
Given the enlargement of the European Union, the fall-back in productivity growth and the lack of success in implementing further structural reforms, Van der Ploeg highlights the political economy of the European Union and discusses the role of the Maastricht Treaty as an impediment or catalyst for reform. He also sheds light on the empirical characteristics of the voting behaviour of Members of the European Parliament and shows that they nowadays vote more along party lines than national lines and pays due attention to allegiance and party discipline. In contrast to what many believe, he argues on game-theoretic grounds that the Lisbon Treaty will not strengthen the European Parliament versus the Council. In fact, the old bigger member states strengthen their grip on the political decision making process. He also discusses progress on the ratification of European legislation in the member states. Finally, he addresses the crucial question of how European politics can be made more attractive to the electorates of Europe and makes the case that this requires further reform of European institutions. Information about the speaker Rick van der Ploeg is Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford, Adjunct Professor at the University of Amsterdam, Research Fellow of CEPR, London, CESifo, Munich and the Tinbergen Institute. He is also a co-director of the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies and a Member of both New College and Nuffield College.
10:05
Robert Higgs at FFF Conference, Part 1 of 7
Robert Higgs at FFF Conference, Part 1 of 7
Robert Higgs on "War and Leviathan: The Trick That Works Every Time" at the Future of Freedom Foundation's fff.org Restoring the Republic, 2007. Robert Higgs is Senior Fellow in Political Economy for The Independent Institute and editor of The Independent Review A Journal of Political Economy. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the Johns Hopkins University, and he has been a member of the faculty at the University of Washington (1968-83), Lafayette College (1983-89), and Seattle University (1989-94) and a visiting professor at the University of Economics in Prague (2006). He has also presented a series of lectures and has supervised and examined doctoral candidates in economics at Francisco Marroquín University in Guatemala. He was a visiting fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford (1971-72), and a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University (1973-74). More on Higgs at: www.fff.org Playlist of Higgs's lecture: www.youtube.com
3:04
Don't Bail Out the Housing Market - Martin Wolf
Don't Bail Out the Housing Market - Martin Wolf
Complete video at: fora.tv Financial journalist Martin Wolf argues against any proposed government "bailout" of the US housing market. ----- Martin Wolf of the Financial Times joins Donald B. Marron of Lightyear Capital for a conversation on the state of the global financial system. They also discuss prospects for correcting the current economic crisis. Martin Wolf is associate editor and chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, London. He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 2000 for services to financial journalism. Mr Wolf is an associate member of the governing body of Nuffield College, Oxford, honorary fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, an honorary fellow of the Oxford Institute for Economic Policy (Oxonia) and a special professor at the University of Nottingham. He has been a forum fellow at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos since 1999 and a member of its International Media Council since 2006. He was made a Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, by Nottingham University in July 2006. He was made a Doctor of Science (Economics) of London University, honoris causa, by the London School of Economics in December 2006.
15:15
TEDxMidAtlantic 2011 - Duncan Watts - The Myth of Common Sense
TEDxMidAtlantic 2011 - Duncan Watts - The Myth of Common Sense
Duncan Watts is a principal research scientist at Yahoo! Research, where he directs the Human Social Dynamics group. Prior to joining Yahoo!, he was a full professor of Sociology at Columbia University. He has also served on the external faculty of the Santa Fe Institute and Nuffield College, Oxford. His research on social networks and collective dynamics has appeared in a wide range of journals.
58:27
Rick van der Ploeg "The Political Economy of Reinventing Europe"
Rick van der Ploeg "The Political Economy of Reinventing Europe"
Originally recorded on 7 May 2009 by Bernd Kapeller for Studium Generale Maastricht and the European Journalism Centre. Rick van der Ploeg argues that the Lisbon Treaty will not strengthen the European Parliament vs. the Council. Rather, it will strengthen the grip older, larger member-states have on the political process in the EU. He also addresses the crucial question of how European politics can be made more attractive to the European electorate. Rick van der Ploeg is Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford, Adjunct Professor at the University of Amsterdam, Research Fellow of CEPR, London, CESifo, Munich and the Tinbergen Institute. He is also a co-director of the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies and a Member of both New College and Nuffield College.
10:00
Robert Higgs at FFF Conference 2008, 1 of 6
Robert Higgs at FFF Conference 2008, 1 of 6
Robert Higgs on "How Major US Neo-imperialist Wars End" at the Future of Freedom Foundation's fff.org Restoring the Republic, 2008. Robert Higgs is Senior Fellow in Political Economy for The Independent Institute and editor of The Independent Review A Journal of Political Economy. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the Johns Hopkins University, and he has been a member of the faculty at the University of Washington (1968-83), Lafayette College (1983-89), and Seattle University (1989-94) and a visiting professor at the University of Economics in Prague (2006). He has also presented a series of lectures and has supervised and examined doctoral candidates in economics at Francisco Marroquín University in Guatemala. He was a visiting fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford (1971-72), and a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University (1973-74).More on Higgs at: www.fff.org Playlist of Higgs's lecture: www.youtube.com
90:49
Too Many People in Britain? Immigration and the Housing Problem
Too Many People in Britain? Immigration and the Housing Problem
Speaker: Professor Stephen Nickell Chair: Professor John Van Reenen This event was recorded on 21 June 2011 in Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building This lecture will look at immigration and its economic effects including the contribution to population growth. Why does housing not keep up with population growth? More generally, why do we find it so hard to house our population decently? Stephen Nickell is warden of Nuffield College, Oxford and a member of the Budget Responsibility Committee at the Office for Budget Responsibility. Professor John Van Reenen is Director of the Centre of Economic Performance (CEP) at LSE.
10:00
Robert Higgs at FFF Conference, Part 2 of 7
Robert Higgs at FFF Conference, Part 2 of 7
Robert Higgs on "War and Leviathan: The Trick That Works Every Time" at the Future of Freedom Foundation's fff.org Restoring the Republic, 2007. Robert Higgs is Senior Fellow in Political Economy for The Independent Institute and editor of The Independent Review A Journal of Political Economy. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the Johns Hopkins University, and he has been a member of the faculty at the University of Washington (1968-83), Lafayette College (1983-89), and Seattle University (1989-94) and a visiting professor at the University of Economics in Prague (2006). He has also presented a series of lectures and has supervised and examined doctoral candidates in economics at Francisco Marroquín University in Guatemala. He was a visiting fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford (1971-72), and a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University (1973-74). More on Higgs at: www.fff.org Playlist of Higgs's lecture: www.youtube.com
10:07
Robert Higgs at FFF Conference, Part 3 of 7
Robert Higgs at FFF Conference, Part 3 of 7
Robert Higgs on "War and Leviathan: The Trick That Works Every Time" at the Future of Freedom Foundation's fff.org Restoring the Republic, 2007. Robert Higgs is Senior Fellow in Political Economy for The Independent Institute and editor of The Independent Review A Journal of Political Economy. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the Johns Hopkins University, and he has been a member of the faculty at the University of Washington (1968-83), Lafayette College (1983-89), and Seattle University (1989-94) and a visiting professor at the University of Economics in Prague (2006). He has also presented a series of lectures and has supervised and examined doctoral candidates in economics at Francisco Marroquín University in Guatemala. He was a visiting fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford (1971-72), and a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University (1973-74). More on Higgs at: www.fff.org Playlist of Higgs's lecture: www.youtube.com
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Robert Higgs at FFF Conference, Part 4 of 7
Robert Higgs at FFF Conference, Part 4 of 7
Robert Higgs on "War and Leviathan: The Trick That Works Every Time" at the Future of Freedom Foundation's fff.org Restoring the Republic, 2007. Robert Higgs is Senior Fellow in Political Economy for The Independent Institute and editor of The Independent Review A Journal of Political Economy. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the Johns Hopkins University, and he has been a member of the faculty at the University of Washington (1968-83), Lafayette College (1983-89), and Seattle University (1989-94) and a visiting professor at the University of Economics in Prague (2006). He has also presented a series of lectures and has supervised and examined doctoral candidates in economics at Francisco Marroquín University in Guatemala. He was a visiting fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford (1971-72), and a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University (1973-74). More on Higgs at: www.fff.org Playlist of Higgs's lecture: www.youtube.com
17:16
TEDxYaleWorldFellows - Alexander Evans - Why Pessimism is Good
TEDxYaleWorldFellows - Alexander Evans - Why Pessimism is Good
Yale World Fellow Alexander Evans OBE is a British diplomat, academic and expert on Pakistan. He is a counsellor in the British diplomatic service and a visiting senior research fellow at King's College London. He is currently working in Washington DC as a senior advisor to Ambassador Marc Grossman, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (and formerly to Ambassador Richard Holbrooke until his death in December 2010). He has previously served as a British diplomat in Pakistan and India and as a member of the UK's policy planning staff. Before joining the Foreign Office Alexander was research director at Policy Exchange and director of studies at the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation, both London think-tanks. He has contributed to books and periodicals including Foreign Affairs and from 2006-2010 held a fellowship at Nuffield College, Oxford. He is speaking at TEDx in a personal capacity. In thespirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations.)
7:30
Referendum for Scotland - Separation pt1
Referendum for Scotland - Separation pt1
10 Mar 2012 BBC Parliament Background: The Scottish Affairs Committee is taking evidence on the referendum for Scottish independence. Professor John Curtice, Professor of Politics University of Strathclyde. Ian McKenzie Labour, Inverclyde. Peter Kellner President, YouGov. David Mowat Conservative, Warrington South. Professor Vernon Bogdanor, Research Professor at King's College London. Professor Iain McLean, Official Fellow in Politics, Nuffield College Oxford. Ian Davidson, Chair. "Independence means Scottish MPs will no longer come to Westminster. Scotland being represented by a high commissioner in London. But the terms for negotation are a case for a further referendum". "We want the Bank of England to support our banks in Scotland and we want Trident out?" "The Westminster government before the referendum might give some indication what the negotiating position might be, and so would Scotland". "You can either do all negotiations ahead of time with the downside risk that some of the people will not accept it or you can do none of the negotiations ahead of time [Amazing]
10:06
Robert Higgs at FFF Conference, Part 5 of 7
Robert Higgs at FFF Conference, Part 5 of 7
Robert Higgs on "War and Leviathan: The Trick That Works Every Time" at the Future of Freedom Foundation's fff.org Restoring the Republic, 2007. Robert Higgs is Senior Fellow in Political Economy for The Independent Institute and editor of The Independent Review A Journal of Political Economy. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the Johns Hopkins University, and he has been a member of the faculty at the University of Washington (1968-83), Lafayette College (1983-89), and Seattle University (1989-94) and a visiting professor at the University of Economics in Prague (2006). He has also presented a series of lectures and has supervised and examined doctoral candidates in economics at Francisco Marroquín University in Guatemala. He was a visiting fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford (1971-72), and a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University (1973-74). More on Higgs at: www.fff.org Playlist of Higgs's lecture: www.youtube.com
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Duncan Watts, Principal Research Scientist, Yahoo!
Duncan Watts, Principal Research Scientist, Yahoo!
Duncan Watts is a principal research scientist at Yahoo! Research, where he directs the Human Social Dynamics group. He is also an adjunct senior research fellow at Columbia University, and an external faculty member of the Santa Fe Institute and Nuffield College, Oxford. His research on social networks and collective dynamics has appeared in a wide range of journals, from Nature, Science, and Physical Review Letters to the American Journal of Sociology. He is also the author of Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age (WW Norton, 2003) and Small Worlds: The Dynamics of Networks between Order and Randomness (Princeton University Press, 1999). He holds a B.Sc. in Physics from the University of New South Wales, and Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University.
10:00
Robert Higgs at FFF Conference 2008, 2 of 6
Robert Higgs at FFF Conference 2008, 2 of 6
Robert Higgs on "How Major US Neo-imperialist Wars End" at the Future of Freedom Foundation's fff.org Restoring the Republic, 2008. Robert Higgs is Senior Fellow in Political Economy for The Independent Institute and editor of The Independent Review A Journal of Political Economy. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the Johns Hopkins University, and he has been a member of the faculty at the University of Washington (1968-83), Lafayette College (1983-89), and Seattle University (1989-94) and a visiting professor at the University of Economics in Prague (2006). He has also presented a series of lectures and has supervised and examined doctoral candidates in economics at Francisco Marroquín University in Guatemala. He was a visiting fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford (1971-72), and a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University (1973-74).More on Higgs at: www.fff.org Playlist of Higgs's lecture: www.youtube.com
