127: Barry Eichengreen on the Importance of Economic History, the IMF and Reserve Currencies

Barry Eichengreen is Professor of Economics and Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught since 1987, and Professor of American History and Institutions, University of Cambridge. Professor Eichengreen is a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research. Professor Eichengreen has been a fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (Palo Alto) and the Institute for Advanced Study (Berlin). He is a regular monthly columnist for Project Syndicate. Professor Eichengreen is the recipient of a doctor honoris causa from the American University in Paris, and the 2010 recipient of the Schumpeter Prize from the International Schumpeter Society. Check out all the links, resources and books mentioned in this epsiode at www.economicrockstar.com/barryeichengreen Become a supporter of the Economic Rockstar podcast and have your name immortalised an a forthcoming episode. Learn more at my Patreon page over at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar