EMBA – Simon Taylor's Blog

14 Jan 2019

What has the world economy ever done for us? – EMBA elective reading 2 (*)

by Simon Taylor | posted in: China, Course material, Economics, EMBA, International affairs, MFin | 2

A lot of people in the richer economies appear doubtful that economic globalisation has been good for them. But there are hundreds of millions in the rest of the world for whom globalisation has been a critical part of their … Continued

6 Jan 2019

Populism then and now – EMBA elective reading 1(*)

by Simon Taylor | posted in: Book recommendation, Economics, EMBA, International affairs | 2

Consider the following list of political facts: high and rising income inequality; a perception that global market forces are leaving local people powerless; anti-immigrant feelings; blaming banks and monopolistic corporations; a perception that politics is dominated by the rich; anxiety … Continued

Simon is a member of the finance faculty group at Cambridge Judge Business School. From 2008-18 he was the first Director of the University of Cambridge Master of Finance (MFin) degree, and he is now Director of the University's Global Executive MBA. An economist and former equities analyst at JPMorgan and Citigroup, he teaches on financial markets and institutions, infrastructure finance and the world financial system. He is a Fellow in Economics at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. His book on nuclear power in the UK was published in March 2016.

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