Published 26 August 2017 by Laura Schönhardt
#LiNoEcon Daily Recap – Friday, 25 August
Friday was the last day in Lindau but not the last day of the meeting. Saturday is going to take the #LiNoEcon participants to Mainau Island, so while you are enjoying your last day on the picturesque island, let’s take a look at what happened yesterday. Here are our highlights from Friday:
Video of the day:
At #LiNoEcon, Laureate Jean Tirole comments on corporate social responsibility: “We need citizens and corporations to step in for the government and the market and try to do the common good.”
Picture of the day:
Laureate Myron Scholes conversing with young economists during a coffee break.
For even more pictures from the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, past and present, take a look at our Flickr account.
Blog post of the day:
The myth of the independent central bank: economics writer Frances Coppola on Christopher Sims #LiNoEcon lecture.
Do take a look at more of our inspring blog posts.
Tweets of the day:
Christopher Sims.The connection between fiscal policy and it’s little influence on inflation is an interesting future challenge @lindaunobel pic.twitter.com/giLaPwYr29
— Laura Elsler (@LauraElsler) 25. August 2017
Vote splitting as main problem of many presidential election systems… Finale of the lectures at #LiNoEcon by Eric Maskin @lindaunobel pic.twitter.com/KPDHx0xFls
— Juliane Hennecke (@Hennjule) 25. August 2017
‘We have to listen to people if we are going to learn about our own ignorance.’ – Jean Tirole #LiNoEcon
— Samuel Danilola (@samueldanilola) 25. August 2017
Simply brilliant econometrics, simply brilliant James Heckman. Great passion. @lindaunobel #LiNoEcon pic.twitter.com/xZoqOfp9Pz
— Barbara Engels (@BarEngels) 25. August 2017
Young researchers reexamining the relationship between leisure and productivity at @lindaunobel #LiNoEcon pic.twitter.com/3iyeRRb7Q2
— Eugen Dimant (@eugen_dimant) 25. August 2017
Last but not least, follow us on Twitter @lindaunobel and Instagram @lindaunobel and keep an eye out for #LiNoEcon.
We will keep you updated on the 6th Lindau Meeting on Economic Sciences with our daily recaps. The idea behind it is to bring to you the day’s highlights in a blink of an eye. The daily recaps will feature blog posts, photos and videos from the mediatheque.