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These two lectures formed the continuation of the annual lecture series jointly organised by NIESR and Cambridge University Press. The Sir Richard Stone Lecture Series is a series of lectures by the world's leading academic economists.

Sir Richard Stone (1913-1991) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1984 for his work on the development of systems of national accounts. Much of this work was published jointly by the Department of Applied Economics in Cambridge and the National Institute of Economic and Social Research. The first volume, containing his estimates of consumer spending and a statistical analysis of consumer behaviour which is at least as important records at the start of the Preface that "The detailed investigation of consumers' expenditure.... was begun at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research in 1941" and acknowledges the financial support of the National Institute. It is with this in mind that the National Institute is proud to name this the Sir Richard Stone Lecture Series. 

We were delighted that Professor Danny Quah, Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science, agreed to present the lecture in 2002. The topic of his presentation was "growth and distribution". Professor Quah's work is centred on growth (development, distribution, technology); geography; the internet and the weightless economy; information and communications technology; globalization; intellectual property; and science and technology. Current affiliations include the Technology and Growth programme at the Centre for Economic Performance at LSE, the International Macro programme at the Centre for Economic Policy Research, and the MacArthur Foundation Network on Social Interactions and Economic Inequality. Professor Quah also directs, at LSE, the Andrew Mellon Programme for the Study of the Weightless Economy and Information Technology. He has participated in Global Dimension activities.