Dangerous guesswork in economic policy

Join us to hear former colleague and CPNSS Research Associate Max Steuer talk about his new book, Dangerous Guesswork In Economic Policy.

The book is about the need for, and the benefits of, drawing on specialist skills in formulating economic policy. Some issues can be addressed through common sense and first-hand experience. Few matters involving use of resources in the NHS, defence policy, education, housing and a host of other issues, such as high-speed rail, are of that kind. Recognising the need is the first step. With the best will in the world, drawing on knowledge is not easy. Dangerous Guesswork provides a sophisticated overview of the working of the discipline.

Meet our speaker and chair

Max Steuer is a reader emeritus in the Department of Economics at LSE. He was Co-Director of the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, and Programme Associate in the Cities Programme at LSE. He is still a part-time lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method and in July 2023 he was made an Honorary Fellow of LSE.

David Webb, Professor of Finance in the Department of Finance at LSE has received the inaugral Denis Gromb Award for Outstanding Citizenship in Financial Economics at the FIRS conference in Berlin. The award is designed to recognise those who strive to make the profession better through their mentorship, leadership, dedication, and academic citizenship.

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