Sir Charlie Bean | |
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| Deputy Governor of the Bank of England for Monetary Policy | |
| In office 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2014 | |
| Governor | Mervyn King Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Rachel Lomax |
| Succeeded by | Ben Broadbent |
| Member of theMonetary Policy Committee | |
| In office October 2000 – 30 June 2014 | |
| Governor | Sir Edward George (2000–2003) Mervyn King (2003–2013) Mark Carney (2013–2014) |
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| Born | (1953-09-16)16 September 1953 (age 71) |
| Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge;Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Profession | Economist, central banker |
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| Doctoral advisor | Robert Solow[1] |
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| Doctoral students | Fabrizio Zilibotti |
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Sir Charles Richard Bean (born 16 September 1953) is a British economist and Professor of Economics at theLondon School of Economics. He was previouslyDeputy Governor for Monetary Policy at theBank of England from 1 July 2008 until 30 June 2014.[2] From 2000 to 2008, he served as Chief Economist at the Bank.
Bean attendedBrentwood School andEmmanuel College, Cambridge, and was a contemporary of the comedianGriff Rhys Jones at both and the writer,Douglas Adams, and theMember of Parliament (MP)Fabian Hamilton at Brentwood School. He gained his PhD at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology in 1981 with a thesis titledEssays in unemployment and economic activity under the supervision ofRobert Solow.[3] In 1990 he was visiting professor atStanford University in 1990, and then a lecturer at theLondon School of Economics, becoming a professor in 1990 and head of the Economics Department in 1999.
He has published articles on European unemployment, theEconomic and Monetary Union, and onmacroeconomics generally. He was Managing Editor of theReview of Economic Studies from 1986 to 1990. Bean has also served in a variety of public policy roles, such as consultant toHer Majesty's Treasury and as special adviser to both theTreasury Committee of the House of Commons and to theEconomic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament. He was a special adviser to theHouse of Lords enquiry into theEuropean Central Bank.
He wasknighted in the2014 Birthday Honours for services to monetary policy and central banking.[4][5] He is a fellow of theEuropean Economic Association.[6]
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