Eric Lonergan is a macro fund manager, economist, and writer. His most recent book is Money (2nd ed) published by Routledge. He is also a supporter of Big Issue Invest (BII), the investment arm of The Big Issue, and is one of the initial limited partners in BII’s Social Enterprise Investment Fund LP. In a personal capacity, he makes direct investments in social enterprises. He also supports and advises The Empathy Museum.
Review in The Economist
Towards the end of Eric Lonergan’s considered treatise on money, he recounts how Pokémon cards, a baffling craze from Japan, spontaneously turned into currency in his daughter’s school ...
Panel discussion, The Economist
Last night, I found myself in St Mary le Bow church in Cheapside, debating "The colour of money". The event was the launch of a (rather good) book by Eric Lonergan, a hedge fund...
Discussion on Mark Vernon's blog
Money is reflexive stuff. Not just in the sense of being a medium of exchange. But in the sense that it affects our beliefs, values and feelings.
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Martin Wolf in the FT & Eric Lonergan on helicopter money
Central banks may soon resort to their most powerful weapons against deflation: the printing press and the “helicopter drop” of money.
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