Jonathan Haskel
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jonathan Haskel CBE
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1963|8|13}}
| birth_place = London
| education = University of Bristol, London School of Economics
| occupation = Professor of Economics, Imperial College Business School, Imperial College London and External Member, Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England
| honours = Commander of the Order of the British Empire
| website = https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/j.haskel
}}
Jonathan Haskel {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE}} (born 13 August 1963) is a British economist and professor of economics at Imperial College Business School.
Haskel currently serves as board member of the UK Statistics Authority,{{cite news|url=https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/about-the-authority/meet-the-board/professor-jonathan-haskel/
|title=Professor Jonathan Haskel|website=UK Statistics Authority|access-date=28 June 2020}} a former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee and a member of the Financial Conduct Authority Competition Decisions Committee and the Payment System Regulator Enforcement and Competition Decisions Committee.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-and-psr-boards-appoint-new-members-decision-making-committees-including-new|title=FCA and PSR Boards appoint new members to decision-making committees, including new chair and two deputy chairs|date=2015-09-21|website=FCA|language=en|access-date=2019-07-31}}
Early life
Haskel is the son of Simon Haskel and the grandson of Isaac Haskel.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p19138.htm|title=Person Page|website=www.thepeerage.com|access-date=2019-07-31}} He was educated at King's College School.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} He studied Economics at the University of Bristol (BSc) and at the London School of Economics (MSc and PhD),{{Cite web|url=http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/about/people/jonathan-haskel/biography|title=Jonathan Haskel|website=www.bankofengland.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-07-31}} with his PhD under the supervision of Christopher Pissarides.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}
Academic career
Prior to joining Imperial College London, Haskel was a professor and head of the economics department at Queen Mary University of London.{{cite web|url=https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/j.haskel|title=Home - Professor Jonathan Haskel|website=www.imperial.ac.uk|access-date=31 May 2018}}
Haskel has taught at the University of Bristol and London Business School and been a visiting professor at the Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College, US; Stern School of Business, New York University, US; and visiting researcher at the Australian National University.
Haskel is a professor of economics at Imperial College Business School, specialising in innovation and productivity.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/jonathan-haskel-appointment-bank-of-england-monetary-policy-committee-interest-rates-a8377111.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/jonathan-haskel-appointment-bank-of-england-monetary-policy-committee-interest-rates-a8377111.html |archive-date=14 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Jonathan Haskel appointed to Bank of England's interest rate setting committee|website=Independent.co.uk |date=31 May 2018 |access-date=31 May 2018}}
Other roles
In February 2016 he was appointed as a non-executive director of the UK Statistics Authority. A position he held until January 2023.
In September 2015, Haskel has been appointed as a member of the Financial Conduct Authority Competition Decisions Committee and the Payment System Regulator Enforcement and Competition Decisions Committee.
In May 2018, it was announced that Haskel would become a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), replacing Ian McCafferty from 1 September. He was in the MPC till August 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/may/31/bank-of-england-picks-the-only-man-on-a-shortlist-of-candidates|title=Treasury chooses only man on shortlist of five for Bank of England job|first=Phillip|last=Inman|date=31 May 2018|website=the Guardian|access-date=31 May 2018}} There were four women on the five-person shortlist. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2018 Birthday Honours.
Publications
- Capitalism Without Capital: The Rise of the Intangible Economy (co-author, Stian Westlake)
Personal life
He is married to the artist Sue Haskel, and they have two daughters.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejc.com/lifestyle/features/making-order-out-of-the-chaos-of-life-sue-haskel-1.466661|title=Making order out of the chaos of life|website=www.thejc.com|access-date=2019-07-31}}
References
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External links
- https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/j.haskel personal page at Imperial College Business School
- https://ideas.repec.org/e/pha161.html RePEc research papers
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