Richard A Werner — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as a University Professor of Economics and Finance at the University of Winchester.
Developed the Quantity Theory of Credit, which posits that the banking sector is the main creator and allocator of money supply.
Authored "Princes of the Yen" (2001), a book on Japan's modern economic development, monetary policy, and central bank guidance.
Served as Chief Economist of Jardine Fleming from 1994 to 1998.
Was Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at Bear Stearns Asset Management.
Earned a DPhil in economics from Oxford University.
Founding director of the Centre for Banking, Finance and Sustainable Development.

Biography

Richard Andreas Werner is a German banking and development economist who serves as a university professor at the University of Winchester. He earned a BSc in economics from the London School of Economics (LSE) in 1989 and a DPhil in economics from Oxford University. During his postgraduate studies, he spent over a year in Japan, studying at the University of Tokyo and working at the Nomura Research Institute.