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For the United States Army officer, see Jonathan Haskell.

Jonathan Haskel CBE (born 13 August 1963) is a British economist, and professor of economics at Imperial College Business School.

Haskel currently serves as board member of the UK Statistics Authority,[1] a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee[2] and a member of the Financial Conduct Authority Competition Decisions Committee and the Payment System Regulator Enforcement and Competition Decisions Committee.[3]

Early life

Haskel is the son of Simon Haskel and the grandson of Isaac Haskel.[4] He was educated at King's College School.[citation needed] He studied Economics at the University of Bristol (BSc) and at the London School of Economics (MSc and PhD),[5] with his PhD under the supervision of Christopher Pissarides.[citation needed]

Academic career

Prior to joining Imperial College London, Haskel was a professor and head of the economics department at Queen Mary University of London.[6]

Haskel has taught at the University of Bristol and London Business School and been a visiting professor at the Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College, US; Stern School of Business, New York University, US; and visiting researcher at the Australian National University.[6]

Haskel is a professor of economics at Imperial College Business School, specialising in innovation and productivity.[2]

Other roles

In February 2016 he was appointed as a non-executive director of the UK Statistics Authority.[2] A position he held until January 2023.[5]

In September 2015, Haskel has been appointed as a member of the Financial Conduct Authority Competition Decisions Committee and the Payment System Regulator Enforcement and Competition Decisions Committee.[3]

In May 2018, it was announced that Haskel would become a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), replacing Ian McCafferty from 1 September.[7][2] There were four women on the five-person shortlist.[7] He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2018 Birthday Honours.

Publications

  • Capitalism Without Capital: The Rise of the Intangible Economy (co-author, Stian Westlake)[2]

Personal life

He is married to the artist Sue Haskel, and they have two daughters.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Professor Jonathan Haskel". UK Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Jonathan Haskel appointed to Bank of England's interest rate setting committee". Independent.co.uk. 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b "FCA and PSR Boards appoint new members to decision-making committees, including new chair and two deputy chairs". FCA. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Jonathan Haskel". www.bankofengland.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Home - Professor Jonathan Haskel". www.imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  7. ^ a b Inman, Phillip (31 May 2018). "Treasury chooses only man on shortlist of five for Bank of England job". the Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Making order out of the chaos of life". www.thejc.com. Retrieved 31 July 2019.

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