Barry Eichengreen
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Barry Eichengreen is an American economist
who holds the title of George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley
, where he has taught since 1987. Eichengreen's mother is Lucille Eichengreen
, a Holocaust survivor and author.
He has done research and published widely on the history and current operation of the international monetary and financial system. He received his Ph.D.
from Yale University
in 1979. He was a senior policy advisor to the International Monetary Fund
in 1997 and 1998, although he has since been critical of the IMF.
His best known work is the book Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression, 1919-1939, Oxford University Press, 1992. In his own book on the Great Depression
, Ben Bernanke
summarized Eichengreen's thesis as follows:
The main evidence Eichengreen adduces in support of this view is the fact that countries that abandoned the gold standard earlier saw their economies recover more quickly.
His recent books include Global Imbalances and the Lessons of Bretton Woods, MIT Press, September 2006 and The European Economy Since 1945: Co-ordinated Capitalism and Beyond, Princeton University Press, 2007
His most recent work is Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar and the Future of the International Monetary System, Oxford University Press, 2011 Web Site
He has been President of the Economic History Association
(2010-2011).
Economist
An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
who holds the title of George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, where he has taught since 1987. Eichengreen's mother is Lucille Eichengreen
Lucille Eichengreen
Lucille Eichengreen is a survivor of the Łódź Ghetto and the Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz, Neuengamme and Bergen-Belsen. She moved to the United States in 1946, married, had two sons and worked as an insurance agent. One of her sons is the economist Barry Eichengreen...
, a Holocaust survivor and author.
He has done research and published widely on the history and current operation of the international monetary and financial system. He received his Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1979. He was a senior policy advisor to the International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
in 1997 and 1998, although he has since been critical of the IMF.
His best known work is the book Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression, 1919-1939, Oxford University Press, 1992. In his own book on the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
, Ben Bernanke
Ben Bernanke
Ben Shalom Bernanke is an American economist, and the current Chairman of the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States. During his tenure as Chairman, Bernanke has overseen the response of the Federal Reserve to late-2000s financial crisis....
summarized Eichengreen's thesis as follows:
The main evidence Eichengreen adduces in support of this view is the fact that countries that abandoned the gold standard earlier saw their economies recover more quickly.
His recent books include Global Imbalances and the Lessons of Bretton Woods, MIT Press, September 2006 and The European Economy Since 1945: Co-ordinated Capitalism and Beyond, Princeton University Press, 2007
His most recent work is Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar and the Future of the International Monetary System, Oxford University Press, 2011 Web Site
He has been President of the Economic History Association
Economic History Association
Economic History Association is an organization founded in 1940, dedicated to "encourage and promote teaching, research, and publication on every phase of economic history, broadly defined"....
(2010-2011).
Publications
- Elusive Stability: Essays in the History of International Finance 1919-1939. Cambridge University Press, 1990 ISBN 0521365384
- Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression, 1919-1939. Oxford University Press, 1992, ISBN 0195101138
- International Monetary Arrangements for the 21st Century. Brookings Institution Press, 1994, ISBN 0815722761
- Reconstructing Europe’s Trade and Payments: The European Payments Union. University of Michigan Press, 1994, ISBN 0472105280
- Globalizing Capital: A History of the International Monetary System. Princeton University Press, 1996, ISBN 069102880X; 2. Auflage ebd. 2008, ISBN 0691139377
- Vom Goldstandard zum EURO. Die Geschichte des internationalen Währungssystems. Wagenbach, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-8031-3603-2
- European Monetary Unification: Theory, Practice, Analysis. The MIT Press, 1997 ISBN 0262050544
- with José De Gregorio, Takatoshi Ito & Charles Wyplosz: An Independent and Accountable IMF. Centre for Economic Policy Research, 1999, ISBN 1898128456
- Toward A New International Financial Architecture: A Practical Post-Asia Agenda. Institute for International Economics, 1999, ISBN 0881322709
- Financial Crises and What to Do About Them. Oxford University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-19-925743-4
- with Erik Berglöf, Gérard Roland, Guido Tabellini & Charles Wyplosz: Built to Last: A Political Architecture for Europe. CEPR, 2003, ISBN 1898128642
- Capital Flows and Crises. The MIT Press, 2004, ISBN 0-262-55059-8
- Global Imbalances and the Lessons of Bretton Woods. The MIT Press, 2006, ISBN 0-262-05084-6
- The European Economy Since 1945: Co-ordinated Capitalism and Beyond. Princeton University Press, 2008, ISBN 0691138486
- Exorbitant Privilege, Oxford University Press, New York 2010 ISBN 978-0-19-975378-9
External links
- Barry Eichengreen at the University of California at Berkeley
- Column archive at Project SyndicateProject SyndicateProject Syndicate is an international not-for-profit newspaper syndicate and association of newspapers. It distributes commentaries and analysis by experts, activists, Nobel laureates, statesmen, economists, political thinkers, business leaders and academics to its member publications, and...
- Column archive at The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
- Barry Eichengreen at The EconomistThe EconomistThe Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
- Barry Eichengreen in the Editorial Board of Financial History ReviewFinancial History ReviewFinancial History Review is a peer-reviewed academic journal published three times a year by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The European Association for Banking and Financial History. The journal covers the development of banking, finance, and monetary matters...