Schweizerische Nationalbank — Investor Presentation (September 2016)

4 slides from Schweizerische Nationalbank's investor presentation, Sep 22, 2016

Slide 1: Intellectual Origins of the Financial Crisis
Intellectual Origins of the Financial Crisis Benjamin M. Friedman William Joseph Maier Professor of Political Economy, Harvard University
Slide 2: Intellectual Origins of the Financial Crisis
INTELLECTUAL ORIGINS OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS Benjamin M. Friedman Harvard University Swiss National Bank Karl Brunner Centenary September 22, 2016
Slide 3: Quotations from Keynes and Hayek on the power of ideas
The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Keynes, 1936 I do believe that in the long run human affairs are guided by intellectual forces. Hayek, 1937
Slide 4: Questions / Discussion
Questions / Discussion