In three snappy essays, first delivered as the Lionel Robbins memorial lectures at the London School of Economics, Mr Blinder offers some of the best analysis of central banking today.

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Oxford Economics consultancy was commissioned by Lloyds Banking Group to look into the economic impact of the Games.

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Until his appointment to the top job, Rohner, who has a PhD in economics from the University of Zurich, was the head of the bank's Global Wealth Management and Business Banking division.

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