Charles Goodhart ( October 23, 1936 , London , UK ) is an English economist. He worked for 17 years as an adviser to the Chairman of the Bank of England on monetary policy and financial stability. In 1980, he became the chief monetary policy adviser to the Bank of England. Commander of the Order of the British Empire, full member of the British Academy .
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 Charles Goodhart in 2012 with keynote address at the Long Finance Conference | |
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| Place of Birth | London , Kingdom of Great Britain |
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| Alma mater | Trinity College (Cambridge) |
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Biography
His father is a professor of law Arthur L. Goodhart, his brother is a politician William Goodhart.
He graduated from Eton College . He received a bachelor's degree in humanities from Cambridge in 1960 and in 1963 received a PhD at Harvard University.
- Military service, 1955-1957 (lieutenant)
- Assistant in Economics, University of Cambridge , 1963-1964
- Economic Advisor, DEA, 1965-1967
- Lecturer, London School of Economics , 1967-1969
- Monetary Policy Advisor, Bank of England , 1969-1980
- Chief Advisor, Bank of England , 1980-1985
- External member of the Committee on Monetary Policy, 1997-2000
- Member of the Advisory Committee, Hong Kong Stock Exchange , 1990-1997
From 1987 to 2005, he was deputy director of the financial markets group at the London School of Economics.
Scientific Contribution
The author of the Goodhart Law , which is based on the principle that when a social or economic indicator begins to be used as a goal, it loses its value as a tool.
Books
- Money, information and uncertainty
- Monetary Theory and Practice (1984)
- The Evolution of Central Banks (1988)
- Central Bank and Financial System (1995)
- Regulator's response to the financial crisis (2010)
Notes
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.