John Denis Sargan at the London School of Economics

John Denis Sargan 1924 — 1996

J. D. Sargan was born on August 23, 1924, in Doncaster, Yorkshire, where he spent his childhood. He was Emeritus Professor of Econometrics at the London School of Economics when he died at his home in Theydon Bois, Essex, on Saturday 13 April, 1996. He received his secondary education at Doncaster Grammar School and, at the age of 17, gained a State Scholarship for entrance to St. Johns College...

Persuading Voters London School of Economics

In a symmetric information voting model, an individual (politician) can influence voters’ choices by strategically designing a policy experiment (public signal). We characterize the politician’s optimal experiment. With a non-unanimous voting rule, she exploits voters’ heterogeneity by designing an experiment with realizations targeting different winning coalitions. Consequently, under a simple...

The London School of Economics and Political Science

Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) is well-equipped to deal with conflicting objectives when evaluating strategic options. Scenario Planning provides a framework for confronting uncertainty which MCDA lacks. Integration of these methods offers various advantages, yet its effective application in evaluating strategic options would benefit from scenarios that reflect a larger number of wide-...

The London School of Economics and Political Science

john steinbeck: friend of the american common man

in his last years of life americans had almost forgotton steinbeck, and those who had not, occasionally criticized him for supporting and praising the u. s. military intervention in the vietnam war. althought ateinbeck incorporates different themes into his works, each one bears many signs of his concern and sympathy for america and the american common people in particular. steinbecks to a god ...