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GalleryInsider tips – working in economics and statistics
Guest blog by LSE alumna Tanya Flower, Assistant Economist in the Office for National Statistics (ONS):
Standing out from the crowd through experience in unusual places
I graduated in July 2013 with an undergraduate degree in Maths and Economics from LSE. During university, I did several small work experience placements and shadowing to get experience, because these days it’s quite difficult […]
GalleryAn interview with Ashish Thakkar
When invited to review Ashish Thakkar’s book, The Lion Awakes, I was also asked to do a Q&A with him about some of the topics that he explores in the book. Thank you to Ashish for taking the time to answer my questions so fully!
How do you view the importance of aid versus trade (or both) in the development […]
GalleryReview: ‘The Lion Awakes’, by Ashish Thakkar
Africa is home to six of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Collective GDP has now reached $2 trillion, up from $587 billion in 2000. 400,000 new companies were registered in 2014 and by 2040 Africa will have a larger workforce than China.
These statistics, impressive as they are, only tell a small part of the The Lion Awakes. Part personal […]
GalleryInsider tips – working in economics
Guest blog by Robert Sabbarton from the National Audit Office:
Originally I hadn’t considered being an economist. I never even chose economics as one of my original three A-levels. But having chosen a subject I didn’t enjoy I switched to economics, and a rather unexpected passion was born. Far from being a dismal science, I found economics to be complex, […]
GalleryLearning about mining companies in Sierra Leone
Bella Mosselmans is a third year undergraduate studying government. Last summer, she spent three months in Sierra Leone volunteering for Restless Development. Since returning to the UK, she has started a campaign to stop British mining companies’ exploitation of Sierra Leone. Here are her thoughts on what she learnt while volunteering and what she’s campaigning for now she’s back in the UK. This blog was originally written […]
A career in accountancy – read the experience of an LSE alumnus
In this post, LSE alumnus Arnab Datta reveals his thoughts on the links between accountancy and business, and talks about his training contract. The classic stereotype of an accountant to many people is based around simply adding up numbers. However, in today’s modern commercial world, working as an accountant is more like being a business adviser to companies in different […]
