The Past Speaks

Catherine Schenk of Oxford is the lead researcher on a collaborative project that examines how public-sector decision-makers used economic-historical knowledge during and after the Global Financial crisis. I’m very interested in this project because it parallels my own research on how private-sector decision-makers (e.g., banking executives) used historical information during and after the crisis. In a recent interview with Anders Houltz of Sweden’s Centre for Business History, Catherine talked about her project.