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Can a central bank go bust?
22 Jun 2015

Can a central bank go bust?

by Simon Taylor | posted in: Course material, Finance sector | 3

Central banks have balance sheets like other banks and in theory their liabilities can exceed their assets, meaning they are insolvent. But they can always create new money so they can settle their debts. So can they really go bust? … Continued

balance sheets, central banks, QE
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
The controversy over quantitative easing
1 Oct 2012

The controversy over quantitative easing

by Simon Taylor | posted in: Course material, Economics, Finance sector | 4

Quantitative easing (QE) has become a highly controversial policy, particularly in the USA, where the Federal Reserve has been criticised by politicians, investors and academics up to and including the charge of treason. Yet the Chairman of the Fed, Ben … Continued

inflation, monetary policy, QE

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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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