(C) The Conversation This story was originally published by The Conversation and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Why immigration policy is hard | Alan Manning [1] [] Date: 2026-01 Join us for the 2026 Lionel Robbins Memorial Lectures which this year will be delivered by Alan Manning. This lecture is one of three based on the newly published book, Why Immigration Policy Is Hard. In this first lecture Professor Manning examines why immigration policy is hard and why we make such a mess of them. Meet our speaker and chair Alan Manning is Professor of Economics at LSE and is director of the Centre for Economic Performance's labour programme. From 2009-2012 he was Head of the Economics Department at LSE; from 2004 to 2011 he was a member of the NHS Pay Review Body and from 2016-2020 the Chair of the Migration Advisory Committee. Richard Layard is a labour economist who has worked for most of his life on how to reduce unemployment and inequality. He is also one of the first economists to work on happiness, and his main current interest is how better mental health could improve our social and economic life. He is founder-director of LSE's Centre for Economic Performance, and is co-director of the Centre's programme on Wellbeing. More about this event The Centre for Economic Performance (@CEP_LSE) carries out policy-focused research on the causes of economic growth and effective ways to create a fair, inclusive and sustainable society. Join us on campus or register to watch the event online at LSE Live. LSE Live is the home for our live streams, allowing you to tune in and join the global debate at LSE, wherever you are in the world. If you can't attend live, a video will be made available shortly afterwards on LSE's YouTube channel. The other two lectures will be on 9 February and 16 February. Hashtag for this event: #LSEEvents Any questions? If you have a query see our Events FAQ or take a look at the information below. You can also contact us at events@lse.ac.uk. From time to time there are changes to event details so we strongly recommend that if you plan to attend this event you check back on this listing on the day of the event. LSE holds a wide range of events, covering many of the most controversial issues of the day, and speakers at our events may express views that cause offence. The views expressed by speakers at LSE events do not reflect the position or views of the London School of Economics and Political Science. [END] --- [1] Url: https://theconversation.com/uk/events/why-immigration-policy-is-hard-15361 Published and (C) by The Conversation Content appears here under this condition or license: Creative Commons CC BY-ND 4.0. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/theconversation/