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Oxford University graduate and former Lecturer in Economics at the same university, Roger Bootle is one of the best-known economists in the City of London. He runs his own consultancy, Capital Economics, specializing in macroeconomics and the property market. He is an Economic Adviser to Deloitte, a Specialist Adviser to the House of Commons Treasury committee and an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. He has also been on the panel of Independent Economic Advisers to the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer and Group Chief Economist of HSBC.
Well-known for his accurate predictions regarding economic futures, Roger’s book The Death of Inflation it is now widely recognized as having been prophetic. The book is a bestseller and has been translated into nine different languages. His most recent book, Money for Nothing, correctly predicted the current financial crisis and won the Independent Book Publishers’ Award. Other books include Theory of Money (co-author) and Index-Linked Gilts.
Roger has a regular column in The Daily Telegraph and has appeared frequently on both television and radio. He and his team at Capital Economics recently won the highly prestigious Wolfson Economics Prize for their answer to a question regarding member states leaving the European Economic and Monetary Union.
Winner of the Wolfson Prize and owner of consultancy Capital Economics, Roger Bootle is one of the UK’s best-known economists with an impressive record of forecasting major market, economic and monetary events – including the real estate bubble, the impact of the credit crunch and the collapse of the ‘dotcom’ boom. He is a Specialist Adviser to the House of Commons Treasury Committee and an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries.
One of the City of London’s best-known economists , Roger Bootle runs the consultancy, Capital Economics, one of the world’s largest independent economics consultancies, which he founded in 1999. Roger is also a Specialist Adviser to the House of Commons Treasury Committee and an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries.
He was formerly Group Chief Economist of HSBC and, he also formerly made up part of the Conservative Party’s Chancellor’s panel of Independent Economic Advisers.
Roger Bootle studied at Oxford University and then became a Lecturer in Economics at St Anne’s College, Oxford. In 2012, he was awarded the Wolfson Prize, the next most prestigious prize in economics, after the Nobel Prize.
Roger has written many articles and several books on monetary economics. His books cover the issues of the financial crisis, capitalism. The EU, inflation and market movements. All his work and been highly acclaimed.
Roger appears frequently on television and radio and is also a regular columnist for The Daily Telegraph. In The Comment Awards 2012 he was named Economics Commentator of the year.
An expert in the European Union from his long career in the fields of politics and economics makes him well-placed to discuss the future of Britain from a post-Brexit standpoint. Also a great speaker for any political or financial events.
Presenting at a conference of UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party), Roger Bootle analyses the problems inherent in the Eurozone. He begins, “Let me examine the existential question, when did things go wrong with the Euro? I have a very simple answer, right at the beginning. It was misconceived from the start, and it was badly designed and delivered. It is the economic equivalent of all those other European disasters we know so well, agriculture, fisheries and employment." Addressing wider issues concerning Europe, he asks, “Did it ever make sense to have a full union, monetary, physical and political, with the current membership of the euro? Germany and Greece? Germany and Italy?" Analyzing the pro-euro arguments, Roger explains that it was thought that having different currencies created too much red tape and misunderstanding. He explains, “Take all that away, they said, and you unleash a great wave of economic activity which is going to bring Europe to prosperity. That's what they said. It hasn't. They also said the euro would bring converters. It didn't."
Roger Bootle brings his award-winning expertise and experience of working at the highest levels of the City of London and the UK financial system to his presentations. He asks audiences to think about what caused the last financial crisis; he does not conventionally blame the bankers and regulators, but demonstrates that expecting the financial markets to regulate themselves was always going to lead to disaster.
Looking into the future, Roger presents a fascinating if controversial thesis that illustrates the great illusion of the economic bubble, in which there is always a difference between real and illusory wealth. Roger Bootle has twice correctly predicted economic crises; his thoughts on whether or not one is coming in the future are not to be missed.
The Trouble with Markets: Saving Capitalism from Itself
In the spirit of John Kenneth Galbraith and Paul Krugman, Roger Bootle challenges audiences to look at the deep causes of the current financial crisis, what went wrong and how to fix it. Bootle blames the crisis not on bankers and regulators, but on the idea that financial markets can be left alone. This program examines a host of critical questions, including what investors should do with their money in turbulent times.
Money for Nothing: Real Wealth, Financial Fantasies and the Economy of the Future
In his book The Death of Inflation, Roger Bootle rocked the economic establishment with his predictions and was proven right. Now, he embraces controversy again with a fascinating and far-reaching program that analyzes the prospects of deflation and depression and the great illusion of the economic bubble, which represents the difference between real and illusory wealth, or money for nothing. If we can avoid the twin perils of protectionism and a deflationary slump, there is hope for a global leap in real wealth in the future through an acceleration of global trade.
“Roger provided the Europ-sceptic viewpoint with convincing arguments. The panel would not have been a success without his presence” – White & Case LLP
“Scores for content and presentation both a maximum 5/5” – Life Convention
“Roger was absolutely fantastic, his presentation was inspiring, and he managed to present it in a very entertaining way.” – Reuters
“Roger was excellent and well prepared. He was confident and dynamic, with intelligent humour throughout.” – Education and Research Institute
“An excellent speaker with just one major problem – he has set a high standard for our next speaker to follow!” – Construction Products Association
“Gave a very insightful and intelligent talk. Very engaging. This presentation was the most informative and newsworthy of them all.” – Moneycorp
“Roger was very well received, highly knowledgable and his presentation excellent. He gave the audience exactly what they needed” – Norwich Union
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In the spirit of John Kenneth Galbraith and Paul Krugman, Roger Bootle challenges readers to look at the deep causes of the current financial crisis, what went wrong and how to fix it. Bootle blames the crisis not on bankers and regulators, but on the idea that financial markets can be left alone. The book examines a host of critical questions, including what investors should do with their money in turbulent times.
Roger and his team from Capital Economics recently won the Wolfson economics prize for providing the best essay to answer the question: “If member states leave the Economic and Monetary Union, what is the best way for the economic process to be managed to provide the soundest foundation for the future growth and prosperity of the current membership?” Following this prize award, there is now a special new issue of Roger′s book, The Trouble With Markets – Saving Capitalism From Itself, incorporating a new chapter on the euro.
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The world is at a critical juncture, poisted delicately between a surge in wealth and a descent into outright recession. In The Death of Inflation, Roger Bootle rocked the economic establishment with his predictions and was proven right.
Now, he embraces controversy again with a fascinating and far-reaching book that analyses the prospects of deflation and depression and the great illusion of the economic bubble, which represents the difference between real and illusory wealth, or money for nothing.
In Money for Nothing, Bootle argues that if we can avoid the twin perils of protectionism and a deflationary slump, there is hope for a global leap in real wealth in the future through an acceleration of global trade.
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