Is Economic success negatively correlated with Sporting success? - Professor Douglas McWilliams
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Channel: Gresham College · 2014 · Education
In his last lecture as Commerce Professor, Douglas McWilliams covers many topics; Scottish Indepenence, Economics and Sport and provides an overview of his tenure: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/is-it-really-the-case-that-economic-success-is-negatively-correlated-with The lecture will look at the links between sporting success and economic progress. It will look in detail at the Ashes cricket context, just after two Ashes series have been completed. It will also look at rugby and soccer. The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/is-it-really-the-case-that-economic-success-is-negatively-correlated-with Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,500 lectures free to access or download from the website. Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollege
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