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The true story of the Euro crisis
30 Nov 2015

The true story of the Euro crisis

by Simon Taylor | posted in: Course material, Economics, International affairs | 3

Most economist agree on the causes of the repeated crises of the Eurozone but that explanation is not the one that many governments, and the European Commission, want you to believe. * The problems of the Eurozone – bank failures, … Continued

Euro, macro
Getting money right
11 Feb 2014

Getting money right

by Simon Taylor | posted in: Course material, Economics, Finance sector | 1

It must be puzzling and exasperating to the general public that economists still seem so clueless about perhaps the most important and central topic in economic policy, the money system. Yet a lot of economic news is about the problem … Continued

Euro, inflation, money, QE
New evidence on the causes of the Eurozone problems
6 Feb 2014

New evidence on the causes of the Eurozone problems

by Simon Taylor | posted in: Course material, Economics, International affairs | 0

While the US and UK economies are both recovering quite decisively from their post-crisis recessions, the Eurozone is not. And unemployment is at appalling levels in much of “peripheral” Europe, particularly for young people. Current macroeconomic policy consists of low … Continued

Euro, imbalances, macro
What the price to book ratio tells us about the health of Eurozone banks
15 Dec 2013

What the price to book ratio tells us about the health of Eurozone banks

by Simon Taylor | posted in: Course material, Finance sector | 1
banks, Euro, valuation

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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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