Seppo Honkapohja, Board Member of the Bank of Finland
Date: Monday, September 29, 2008
Philadelphia, PA
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Seppo Honkapohja, Board Member of the Bank of Finland
On September 29, GIC welcomed Seppo Honkapohja, board member of the Bank of Finland, to the Federal Reserve Bank for a discussion on the lessons learned during the financial crisis in the Nordic countries during the 1990s. The informative presentation, which you can read below, was well received by our membership especially at such a critical juncture for the economy of the United States. We thank Dr. Honkapohja for addressing the GIC and sharing his knowledge on a very pertinent issue.
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Seppo Honkapohja
Seppo Honkapohja, D.Soc.Sc., has been a member of the board of the Bank of Finland since 1 January 2008, with responsibility for research, investment of financial assets and the administration function. Dr Honkapohja joined the Bank of Finland from the academic world. He was professor of international macroeconomics at the University of Cambridge in 2004–2007. […]