Current Economic Issues 3rd February 2012
On Friday 3rd February Professor John Fender gave a talk on the 'Current Economic Issues in the UK'. The meeting was held at Martineau, No. One Colmore Square, Birmingham, B4 6AA.For a copy of his talk, please click here
His talk covered topics such as whether the government’s fiscal consolidation programme is justified, the aftermath of the financial crisis, the current stance of monetary policy and the role of the housing market in the economy
John Fender is Professor of Macroeconomics at the University of Birmingham where he has been since 1992. He has MA, MPhil and DPhil degrees from Oxford University. From 1976 to 1985 he was a Lecturer in Economics at Lancaster University and from 1985 to 1992 he was an Associate Professor in the Economics Department of the Pennsylvania State University in the USA. He is currently head of the Cluster for Research in Econometrics, Macroeconomics and Finance and Deputy Head of Department. His book on monetary policy is to be published in January 2012.