Robert Skidelsky

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | |UMKC STUDENT UNION THEATER Lord Robert Skidelsky Lord Robert Skidelsky is Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at the University of Warwick. He is also a director of the Moscow School of Political Studies and was the founder and executive secretary of the UK/Russia Round Table. Since 2002, he has been chairman of the Centre for Global Studies. In 2010, he joined the Advisory Board of the Institute of New Economic Thinking. From 1953 to...

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | |UMKC STUDENT UNION THEATER Lord Robert Skidelsky Lord Robert Skidelsky is Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at the University of Warwick. He is also a director of the Moscow School of Political Studies and was the founder and executive secretary of the UK/Russia Round Table. Since 2002, he has been chairman of the Centre for Global Studies. In 2010, he joined the Advisory Board of the Institute of New Economic Thinking. From 1953 to...

  Bloomberg interview on central bank independence, and the role of monetary and fiscal policy 20 years after the Bank of England was made independent; followed by a discussion about European politics and the future of the European Union after the recent election in Germany. The interview starts after about 1 minute and continues until about 17 minutes 40 seconds in: Comments:There are no comments for this entry...

  Bloomberg interview on central bank independence, and the role of monetary and fiscal policy 20 years after the Bank of England was made independent: www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2017-09-28/skidelsky-central-bank-independence-won-t-last-video Comments:There are no comments for this entry...  Add comment: Name*: Email*: Location: URL: Comments*:

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