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Lost Generation? Recession and the young

Event Name	Lost Generation? Recession and the young
Start Date	26th Oct 2009 10:30am
End Date	26th Oct 2009 11:30pm
Duration	13 hours
Description	Professor David Blanchflower, the leading labour economist and recent member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee from June 2006-May 2009, visits the RSA to discuss how the recession is affecting young people and their future prospects. Professor Blanchflower, who has published widely on youth labour markets and is currently the Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College, will warn of the dangers of the growing numbers of young people affected by unemployment. Respondent: Stephen Timms MP, financial secretary to the Treasury Discussants: David Willetts MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Universities and Skills, Terry Ryall, CEO, v, the National Young Volunteers Service, Wes Streeting, president, NUS, Miles Templeman, director-general, Institute of Directors Chair: Jack Grimston, The Sunday Times Read David Blanchflower's article in the RSA Journal - Help Wanted In association with v, the National Young Volunteers Service Suggested hashtag for Twitter users: #rsayouth Related RSA Projects Find out more about the Tomorrow's Investor project Get the latest RSA Audio Subscribe to iTunes \| RSS