Forrest Hunter Capie (born 1 December 1940) is an economics academic and historian of the

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Biography

Capie was educated at Nelson College,

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, from 1954 to 1957.''Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006'', 6th edition He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the

University of Auckland , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...

before completing MSc and PhD degrees at the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

. He was a lecturer, first at the

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from 1972 to 1974 and then at the

University of Leeds , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

between 1974 and 1979. He then moved to City University London, and was appointed professor of economic history in 1986, and professor emeritus in 2009. At City was Head of the department of Banking and Finance (1989-1992). And from 1993-1999 he edited the ''Economic History Review.'' In 1999, Capie was appointed by

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as a member of the new Council of Economic Advisors, tasked with assisting the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer to develop the Conservative Party's economic policy. He was appointed as a special advisor to the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards in the wake of the

financial crisis of 2007–2008 Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fi ...

. Between 2004 and 2010, Capie was the official historian of the Bank of England and authored the book ''The Bank of England: 1950s to 1979'', published in 2010. He has written at least 10 other books on economics and banking. Currently, he is on the advisory board of OMFIF where he is regularly involved in meetings regarding the financial and monetary system.

Selected publications

* ''Money Over Two Centuries'' (2012) * ''History of the Bank of England'' (2010) * - and Webber, A., (1985) ''A Monetary History of the United Kingdom, 1870-1982, Volume 1: Data, Sources, Methods,'' London: George Allen and Unwin.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Capie, Forrest 1940 births Living people People educated at Nelson College University of Auckland alumni New Zealand emigrants to the United Kingdom Alumni of the London School of Economics Academics of the University of Warwick Academics of the University of Leeds Academics of City, University of London