Andy Haldane: the funnyman central banker who's not great at maths
by Rupert Neate from on (#58PQB)
Bank chief economist attracted attention with a quirky speech this week, but not for the first time
I'm Andy, and I'm a central banker," said Andy Haldane, the Bank of England's chief economist, to a ripple of laughter as he began a TEDx talk in Glasgow. It wasn't actually a joke, but thank you," he added.
Central bankers and economists are not known for their humour, but Haldane's 2018 speech would have fitted in as easily at a standup club as among the neoclassical columns of the 324-year-old Bank of England.
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