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SOAS Economics: Seminar series, public lectures and events

The Indicator from Planet Money

Unsung Economists: Edith Penrose

Aaron Sorkin

Gary Cohn

Daymond John

Aunt Becky

Roman Mars

Wyatt Cenac

Jack Bogle

Sam Sanders

Sadie Alexander

Constance Hunter

Richard Thaler

Bart Simpson

Guy Raz

Claudia Goldin

Alvin Roth

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Edith Penrose transformed our understanding of how businesses grow, and also lived a remarkable life full of adventure, intrigue, and tragedy.

Edith Penrose transformed our understanding of how businesses grow, and also lived a remarkable life full of adventure, intrigue, and tragedy.

Angela Penrose, Yves Doz, Christopher Howe, Elizabeth GarnseyAngela Penrose, writer and journalist and daughter-in-law of Edith Penrose, will present 'No Ordinary Woman', the first biography of Edith Penrose, author of The Theory of the Growth of the Firm, a remarkable woman and distinguished scholar. Born in 1914, Edith Penrose spent much of her academic career as Professor of Economics at SOAS, having previously held a joint appointment at LSE and SOAS. As well as the theory of the firm, her research included the international patent system and innovation; multinational firms and foreign investment; oil companies and the economies of the Middle East; and economic development.In the week Angela Penrose was given The Theory of The Growth of the Firm to read as part of her PPE course at Oxford she met her future husband, Perran Penrose, the son of the author, Edith Penrose. She and Perran went on to teach in Libya, Ethiopia, Burundi, and Zambia where Angela also worked as a journalist. She has extensive experience of communicating in the printed and broadcast media and working directly with children and young people as a teacher and youth worker. She has worked with development and humanitarian organizations and was Director of Policy with Save The Children.This event is co-organised by the SOAS Department of Economics and the SOAS School of Finance and Management.Welcome: Valerie Amos CH, Director of SOASSpeakers: Angela Penrose, Yves Doz, Christopher Howe, Elizabeth GarnseyEvent Date: 29 November 2017Released by: SOAS Economics Podcast

Angela Penrose, Yves Doz, Christopher Howe, Elizabeth Garnsey Angela Penrose, writer and journalist and daughter-in-law of Edith Penrose, will present 'No Ordinary Woman', the first biography of Edith Penrose, author of The Theory of the Growth of the Firm, a remarkable woman and distinguished scholar. Born in 1914, Edith Penrose spent much of her academic career as Professor of Economics at SOAS, having previously held a joint appointment at LSE and SOAS. As well as the theory of the firm, her research included the international patent system and innovation; multinational firms and foreign investment; oil companies and the economies of the Middle East; and economic development. In the week Angela Penrose was given The Theory of The Growth of the Firm to read as part of her PPE course at Oxford she met her future husband, Perran Penrose, the son of the author, Edith Penrose. She and Perran went on to teach in Libya, Ethiopia, Burundi, and Zambia where Angela also worked as a journalist. She has extensive experience of communicating in the printed and broadcast media and working directly with children and young people as a teacher and youth worker. She has worked with development and humanitarian organizations and was Director of Policy with Save The Children. This event is co-organised by the SOAS Department of Economics and the SOAS School of Finance and Management. Welcome: Valerie Amos CH, Director of SOAS Speakers: Angela Penrose, Yves Doz, Christopher Howe, Elizabeth Garnsey Event Date: 29 November 2017 Released by: SOAS Economics Podcast

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