Chris Swinson This post contributes to our occasional series of guest posts by external researchers who have used the Bank of England’s archives for their work on subjects outside traditional central banking topics. In 1944, the Bank of England’s historian, John Clapham, looked back at the ways in which the Bank had changed since 1914 … Continue reading Montagu Norman and the transformation of the Bank
Nathan Sussman The Bank of England co-organised a ‘History and Policy Making Conference‘ in late 2020. This guest post by Nathan Sussman, Professor of International Economics at the Graduate Institute of Geneva, is based on material included in his conference presentation.
Max Harris This post contributes to our occasional series of guest posts by external researchers who have used the Bank of England’s archives for their work on subjects outside traditional central banking topics. When Britain created the Exchange Equalisation Account (EEA) in 1932, its designers had little sense of the controversy that would ensue. The … Continue reading Battle of the exchange funds
Catherine R. Schenk The Bank of England co-organised a ‘History and Policy Making Conference‘ in late 2020. This guest post by Catherine Schenk, Professor of Economic and Social History at the University of Oxford, is based on material included in her conference presentation. Since the Great Financial Crisis started in 2007 there has been renewed … Continue reading When should policymakers reach for the history books? Some examples from the 20th century
…India Loader from South Wilts Grammar School, whose post “Loss aversion: the concept every supplier should be utilising to tackle climate change”, is published today on Bank Underground.
India Loader, South Wilts Grammar School India Loader, from South Wilts Grammar School, is the winner of the third Bank of England/Financial Times schools blog competition. The competition invited students across the UK to write a post on the theme: the economy and climate change. To help save the planet and gain a competitive edge, … Continue reading Loss aversion: the concept every supplier should be utilising to tackle climate change
Ellen T. Harris This guest post is the third of an occasional series of guest posts by external researchers who have used the Bank of England’s archives for their work on subjects outside traditional central banking topics. George Frideric Handel was a master musician — an internationally renowned composer, virtuoso performer, and music director of … Continue reading Handel and the Bank of England
Marco Minasi-Smith, Fortismere School, London Marco Minasi-Smith, from Fortismere School, London, is the runner-up of the third Bank of England/Financial Times schools blog competition. The competition invited students across the UK to write a post on the theme: the economy and climate change. While Australia mourns the human and ecological cost of its ‘black summer’ … Continue reading Thrive or dive: can our economy weather the climate crisis?
Miguel García-Posada and Sergio Mayordomo In February, the Bank hosted its inaugural Bank of England Agenda for Research (BEAR) conference, with the theme of ‘The Monetary Toolkit’. As part of our occasional series of Guest Posts by external presenters at Bank research events, the authors of one paper from the BEAR conference outline their findings … Continue reading Adapting lending policies in a ‘negative-for-long’ scenario
Ashley Sweetman This guest post is the second of an occasional series of guest posts by external researchers who have used the Bank of England’s archives for their work on subjects outside traditional central banking topics. What can the Bank of England Archive tell us about cyber security? The answer is almost certainly more … Continue reading TEMPEST: a storm in a teacup?
