Paul Fisher
Senior Research Fellow Business School King’s College, LondonReflections on the Great Financial Crisis of 2007-2009
Paul Fisher was a senior figure at the Bank of England for over 26 years – a member of the Monetary Policy Committee from 2009–2014 and Executive Director for Markets during most of the Great Financial Crisis. He considers the origins of the crisis and whether it could happen again.
Ken Rogoff
Professor of Economics and Public Policy Harvard UniversityThe curse of cash and the allure of gold
In his book The Curse of Cash, leading economist Ken Rogoff suggests that excessive reliance on paper money is responsible for ills ranging from tax evasion to terrorism. He also believes that monetary policy would be more effective in a largely cashless society. Cryptocurrencies are not an effective replacement for paper money, he says, but gold’s role is likely to increase as cash fades from view.
