Printing More Money Doesn't Fix The Economy | Lord Mervyn King

Lord Mervyn King explains that excessive quantitative easing harms economies and causes inflation. Baron King of Lothbury is emeritus professor of economics at the London School of Economics, and the former Governor of the Bank of England. He served as Governor of the Bank of England and Chairman of its Monetary Policy Committee from 2003 to 2013. Lord King was knighted in 2011, made a life peer in 2013, and appointed a Knight of the Garter in 2014. His most recent books include The End of Alchemy, and another he co-authored, Radical Uncertainty: Decision Making for an Unknown Future. Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/gnGOFvzMO6I -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conversations feature John Anderson, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, interviewing the world's foremost thought leaders about today's pressing social, cultural and political issues. John believes proper, robust dialogue is necessary if we are to maintain our social strength and cohesion. As he puts it; "You cannot get good public policy out of a bad public debate." If you value this discussion and want to see more like it, make sure you subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtnYSEGViOnb7k8ezUaWUww?sub_confirmation=1 And stay right up to date with all the conversations by subscribing to the newsletter here: https://johnanderson.net.au/contact/ Follow John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnAndersonAC Follow John on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnandersonac Follow John on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnandersonac/ Support the channel: https://johnanderson.net.au/support/ Website: https://johnanderson.net.au/ Podcast: https://johnanderson.net.au/podcasts/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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