Richard Davies is an economist and author. He is a Professor at the University of Bristol, a fellow at the London School of Economics and director of the Economics Observatory. He has been Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers at HM Treasury, an economist and speechwriter at the Bank of England, and economics editor of The Economist. He has previously published on money, banking and financial crises. His current research uses micro data to study economy-wide questions including prices and inflation, wages and productivity.
