(PODCAST) Separating fiscal from monetary policy: can QE rescue the Eurozone?

About the Speech:

In this address, Eric Lonergan clarified the distinction between monetary and fiscal policy and demonstrated how European institutions can create an opportunity for innovation in monetary policy, and Quantitative Easing (QE) in particular. He argued that QE in the Eurozone could be more effective than elsewhere and could lead to a recovery in global demand.
About the Speaker:
Prior to joining M&G, Mr Lonergan was a Managing Director and Head of Macro Research at JP Morgan Cazenove in London. He is the author of a book entitled; “Money”, which was recently published by Routledge and has published an article in the September 2014 edition of Foreign Affairs with Professor Mark Blyth entitled “Print less and transfer more”.

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About The Author

Eric Lonergan is a macro hedge fund manager, economist, and writer. His most recent book is Supercharge Me, co-authored with Corinne Sawers. He is also author of the international bestseller, Angrynomics, co-written with Mark Blyth, and published by Agenda. It was listed on the Financial Times must reads for Summer 2020. Prior to Angrynomics, he has written Money (2nd ed) published by Routledge. He has written for Foreign AffairsThe Financial Times, and The Economist. He also advises governments and policymakers. He first advocated expanding the tools of central banks to including cash transfers to households in the Financial Times in 2002. In December 2008, he advocated the policy as the most efficient way out of recession post-financial crisis, contributing to a growing debate over the need for ‘helicopter money’.

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