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Meet Our New Society of Professional Economists Fellows!

We are delighted to announce the appointment of three distinguished new Fellows: Tera Allas –Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company and Honorary Professor at the Alliance Manchester Business...

Who finances the financiers?

Archive note: Registration for this past event is closed. View current SPE events. On Tuesday 8 September at 6pm, Mario Pisani (Deputy Director HM Treasury & Visiting Professor King's College...

Money Beyond Borders

This book is both easy to understand and pretty entertaining. Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, has produced some of the...

How to Make the World Add Up

In How to Make the World Add Up, Tim Harford draws on his experience as both an economist and presenter of the BBC's radio show 'More or Less'. He takes us deep into the world of disinformation and obfuscation, bad research and misplaced motivation to find those priceless jewels of data and analysis that make communicating with numbers worthwhile.

Central Banking in Turbulent Times

Central Banking in Turbulent Times examines fundamental questions about the central banking system, asking whether the model of an independent central bank devoted to price stability is the final resting point of a complex development that started centuries ago. It dissects the hypothesis that the Great Recession has prompted a reassessment of that model; a renewed emphasis on financial stability has emerged, possibly vying for first rank in the hierarchy of objectives of central banks.

Heroes or Villains?

Tony Blair was the political colossus in Britain for thirteen years, winning three elections in a row for New Labour, two of them by huge majorities. However, since leaving office he has been disowned by many in his own party, with the term 'Blairite' becoming an insult. The election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour Party leader in 2015 seemed to be, if not an equal, at least an opposite reaction to Blair's long dominance of the centre and left of British politics.

The life, work and legacy of JM Keynes 1883-1946 - an evening discussion

This year is the eightieth anniversary of the death of John Maynard Keynes. Join us for a discussion of his life, work and legacy – from an excellent venue in Bloomsbury, the area of London that...

Money: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Over the course of history, money has relied on trust.  Mario Pisani argues that trust is a function of the capacity of state institutions to safeguard the value of money. Fundamentally, this is...

Evening Meeting: Why a changing economy requires changing economics?

Kindly hosted by the Resolution Foundation, the SPE are delighted to welcome Diane Coyle to discuss her new book, Cogs and Monsters, with Sam Beckett, Second Permanent Secretary, ONS and Joint Head...