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Working Hard or Hardly Working

How cities could work better

GLA Economics third international conference, Working Hard or Hardly Working – How cities could work better, was held on Thursday 22 November 2007. More than 150 delegates from local and central government, the private sector and academia attended the conference which explored the challenges facing cities.

For an overview of the conference, please see the feature article in London’s Economy Today:

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Keynote speakers

Tony Venables, Chief Economist, Department for International Development
Topic: Developing cities
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Paul Cheshire, Professor of Economic Geography, London School of Economics
Topic: European Cities – the bigger and brighter the better
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Bridget Rosewell, Consultant Chief Economist, GLA Economics
Topic: What drives cities – density, agglomeration and innovation
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Manny Lewis, Chief Executive, London Development Agency
Topic: The Future of Cities and the example of London
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Workshops

Inequality
Chair: Matthew Toombs, HM Treasury
Presenter: Duncan Melville, GLA Economics
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Accessibility and transport
Chair: Paul Buchanan, Colin Buchanan Consultants
Presenter: Ryan Emmett, GLA Economics
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Environment
Chair: Gerry Acher, London Climate Change Partnership
Presenter: Simon Kyte, GLA Economics
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Skills
Chair: Mario Arbela, London Skills and Employment Board
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Presenter: Richard Prothero, GLA Economics
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Housing
Chair: Tim Craine, London Development Research
Presenter: Sandeep Sankoli, GLA Economics
Panel members: Steve Hilditch and Richard Donnell
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Openness
Chair: Ian Gordon, London School of Economics
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Presenter: Stephen King, GLA Economics
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