Jonathan Haskel

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Jonathan Haskel CBE
Born (1963-08-13) 13 August 1963 (age 61)
London
Education University of Bristol, London School of Economics
Occupation(s)Professor of Economics, Imperial College Business School, Imperial College London and External Member, Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England
Honours Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Website https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/j.haskel

Jonathan Haskel CBE (born 13 August 1963) is a British economist and professor of economics at Imperial College Business School.

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Haskel currently serves as board member of the UK Statistics Authority, [1] a former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee [2] and a member of the Financial Conduct Authority Competition Decisions Committee and the Payment System Regulator Enforcement and Competition Decisions Committee. [3]

Early life

Haskel is the son of Simon Haskel and the grandson of Isaac Haskel. [4] He was educated at King's College School.[ citation needed ] He studied Economics at the University of Bristol (BSc) and at the London School of Economics (MSc and PhD), [5] with his PhD under the supervision of Christopher Pissarides.[ citation needed ]

Academic career

Prior to joining Imperial College London, Haskel was a professor and head of the economics department at Queen Mary University of London. [6]

Haskel has taught at the University of Bristol and London Business School and been a visiting professor at the Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College, US; Stern School of Business, New York University, US; and visiting researcher at the Australian National University. [6]

Haskel is a professor of economics at Imperial College Business School, specialising in innovation and productivity. [2]

Other roles

In February 2016 he was appointed as a non-executive director of the UK Statistics Authority. [2] A position he held until January 2023. [5]

In September 2015, Haskel has been appointed as a member of the Financial Conduct Authority Competition Decisions Committee and the Payment System Regulator Enforcement and Competition Decisions Committee. [3]

In May 2018, it was announced that Haskel would become a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), replacing Ian McCafferty from 1 September. He was in the MPC till August 2024. [7] [2] There were four women on the five-person shortlist. [7] He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2018 Birthday Honours.

Publications

Personal life

He is married to the artist Sue Haskel, and they have two daughters. [8]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jonathan Haskel appointed to Bank of England's interest rate setting committee" . Independent.co.uk . 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 "FCA and PSR Boards appoint new members to decision-making committees, including new chair and two deputy chairs". FCA. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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  7. 1 2 Inman, Phillip (31 May 2018). "Treasury chooses only man on shortlist of five for Bank of England job". the Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  8. "Making order out of the chaos of life". www.thejc.com. Retrieved 31 July 2019.