2025-12-11
1 小时 17 分钟Welcome to the LSE Events podcast by the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Get ready to hear from some of the most influential international figures in the social sciences.
Good evening everybody.
It's a great pleasure to say to welcome you to the London School of Economics.
It's really wonderful to see so many of you here.
I know there is a high opportunity cost.
There is a party going on outside, and you're here.
So I don't know what that tells you about yourselves and about the party.
No, no, the inference I should make.
But anyway, we have a fantastic occasion.
It's the inaugural lecture of Professor Rocco Machiavelli.
I am Oriana Vandiera.
I'm a professor at the Economics Department.
And I'm totally thrilled to chair this session.
inaugural lectures are a truly special occasion.
It's not just the celebration of the individual and of his work,
but it's the coming together of the academic community to learn what our colleagues are doing all the time when they're running around.
Now, I have a few words to say about Rocco, but before I do that, let me do the boring things.
Now, housekeeping, housekeeping rules.
So, at the end of the talk, you'll have a chance to ask questions to Rocco.