He has been a Forum Fellow at the World Economic Forum in Davos since 1999, where he has served as a moderator, and is a member of its International Media Council. Previously, he was a senior economist for ten years at the World Bank’s division of international trade. He was a member of the UK government’s Independent Commission on Banking between June 2010 and September 2011. Martin brings considerable practical experience to his writings. In the recent past, these have included: the state of the global, European and British economies the “global savings glut” and “secular stagnation” global monetary policies the rise of populism the political economy of Brexit the future of the eurozone the future of globalisation the challenges to the Chinese and Indian economies the past and future of the global financial system radical monetary reform the productivity slowdown and technological change the economics of migration the economics of climate change reform of corporate governance and the future of universities.įor his “services to financial journalism”, Martin was awarded the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 2000. In his regular columns for the FT, he covers a wide range of economically relevant topics. Martin is Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times, London.

Of Martin, The Times of London recently wrote – The Financial Times’ top columnist is the most important economics commentator in Britain and arguably the world. He can speak with authority about the economic relationships underlying our complex financial systems, what we can learn from them, and what lies ahead for Europe, the US, and the rest of the world.

Martin Wolf’s unique perspective and experience gives him an unparalleled voice on European and global economies.

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