In spring 2020, Tim Congdon was almost unique in forecasting the inflation flare-up. His position contrasted sharply with the overwhelming majority of economists who instead believed that Covid would lead to several years of disinflation.

Join Tim and Vicky Pryce as they debate the quantity theory of money in what promises to be a lively discussion.

Professor Tim Congdon CBE is one of the world’s leading monetary analysts. He was a member of the Treasury Panel of Independent Forecasters (the so-called “wise persons”) between 1992 and 1997, which advised the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer.  He has advocated strong public finances and money growth targeting to control inflation (and deflation) since his first job, as an economic journalist on London’s The Times newspaper between 1973 and 1976. He worked in the City of London from 1976 to 2005, where he explained the implications of macroeconomic trends for securities prices and asset allocation. He is currently chair of the Institute of International Monetary Research, at the University of Buckingham, which he founded in 2014. His many books include Monetarism: an Essay in Definition (1978), Keynes, the Keynesians and Monetarism (2007) and Money in a Free Society (2011). The latest book, Money and Inflation at the Time of Covid, explains his remarkably successful inflation forecasts in spring and summer 2020.

Professor Vicky Pryce is Chief Economic Adviser at the Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR), a Visiting Professor at King’s College, University of London, a Fellow of the Royal Economic Society and of the Academy of Social Sciences,. She is also Chair of the think tank RadixBigTent and of the Economic Advisory Council of the British Chambers of Commerce.  She was formerly Joint Head of the UK Government Economic Service after a series of senior positions  in banking, consulting and the energy sector.

The event will be held at The RAG – Army & Navy Club, 36 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5JN. 

The discussion will start at 5.30pm (doors open from 5.00pm) and be followed by networking drinks. 

HOW TO REGISTER

Pre-event registration is required.   

Members can register via the SPE notices. Non-members interested in attending for a ‘taster’ session should email office@spe.org.uk