Westminster Economics Forum
About Westminster Economics Forum
In September 2001 the National Institute of Economic and Social Research and the Economic and Social Research Council launched a forum for policy makers and businesses based in the estminster area. This forum consists of a number of lunchtime seminars based on a central theme. The series is chaired by Frances Cairncross, CBE, Chair of the ESRC, with series summaries provided by Paul Wallace of The Economist. The seminars are held at a number of locations primarily based in the Westminster area and are free of charge.
Westminster Economics Forum Seminar
Title: 'Are policy-makers revising financial regulation correctly in the aftermath of the financial crisis?'
Date: 26th October 2009, 1.00pm
Speaker: Prof. Charles Goodhart, CBE, FBA
Chair: Dr Martin Weale, CBE
Venue: National Institute of Economic and Social Research, 2 Dean Trench Street, Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HE
PowerPoint - "Is a Less Pro-Cyclical Financial System an Achievable Goal?" by C. Goodhart
PowerPoint - Comments on “Is a Less Pro-Cyclical Financial System an Achievable Goal? by C. Goodhart" by Eric Philip Davis
A summary by Paul Wallace of The Economist