Rebuilding the Global Economy Amidst Radical Uncertainty
A former governor of the Bank of England takes part in a virtual conversation at Chicago Booth’s London campus.
Rebuilding the Global Economy Amidst Radical Uncertainty
Rebuilding the Global Economy Amidst Radical Uncertainty
On July 22, Mervyn King, former governor of the Bank of England, and Booth's Randall S. Kroszner discussed what it will take to successfully rebuild the post-COVID-19 economy.
COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on lives and livelihoods around the globe. As countries begin to reopen for business and travel, policymakers, corporate leaders, and nonprofits are faced with a profoundly uncertain future for which historical data and past precedents may not be reliable guides. Faced with such uncertainty, how do we rebuild?
On July 22, members from throughout the global Booth community watched a conversation between Mervyn King, former governor of the Bank of England and coauthor with John Kay of Radical Uncertainty: Decision-Making Beyond the Numbers, and Chicago Booth's Randall S. Kroszner, Chicago Booth’s Deputy Dean for Executive Programs, the Norman R. Bobins Professor of Economics, and former governor of the Federal Reserve System.
This virtual event was the first in Booth’s Road to Economic Recovery series on COVID-19. Each event will take place digitally and include a discussion with industry leaders, policymakers, and other experts from Booth and beyond, who will dive deep into the questions, concerns, and challenges facing global leaders and citizens alike.
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Mervyn King
Mervyn King, who participated in our July 22 event, served as governor of the Bank of England from 2003 to June 2013. He has also served as deputy governor, chief economist, executive director, and non-executive director of the Bank. He was knighted (GBE) in 2011, made a life peer in 2013, and appointed by The Queen to be a Knight of the Garter in 2014. King currently is the Alan Greenspan Professor of Economics and Professor of Law at New York University and Emeritus Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics. His new book (with John Kay), Radical Uncertainty, will appear in 2020.
Mervyn KingEvent Moderator
Randall S. Kroszner
Deputy Dean for Executive Programs, Norman R. Bobins Professor of Economics, Chicago Booth
Randall S. Kroszner, who participated in our July 22 event, served as a governor of the Federal Reserve System from 2006 until 2009. He chaired the committee on Supervision and Regulation of Banking Institutions and the committee on Consumer and Community Affairs. He took a leading role in developing responses to the financial crisis and in undertaking new initiatives to improve consumer protection and disclosure.
Randall S. Kroszner