The Inflation Target Ten Years On

Tuesday, 19 November 2002 at 6.30pm

Location: London School of Economics
Old Theatre, Old Building, LSE
Houghton Street
London WC2A 2AE

Speaker: Mervyn King
Chair: Professor Timothy Besley

Ten years ago, the then governor of the Bank of England delivered the inaugural LSE Bank of England lecture which argued the case for price stability. In this lecture, Mervyn King will examine whether ten years of inflation targeting have delivered the promised benefits, and discuss the challenges that lie ahead.

Mervyn King has been deputy governor of the Bank of England since 1998, responsible for monetary policy, and a member of the Monetary Policy Committee. Prior to this he was the Bank of England's chief economist and executive director.

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