
David Mayes
David Mayes is Professor of Banking and Financial Institutions at the University of Auckland. He was Advisor to the Board at the Bank of Finland for many years, and before that Chief Manager (now labelled Assistant Governor) and Head of Economics at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. An author of more than 40 books and 300 academic articles, he is an Editor of the Economic Journal and a member of the Australia and New Zealand Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee.
David is a Contributory Editor to Central Banking, writing regularly for the Viewpoint column, which brings together timely analysis from experts across the globe. He specialises in banking reform and monetary policy.
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Articles by David Mayes
Book notes: Hole in the Wall, by James Shepherd-Barron
Cash machines have changed how cash is managed, but is there any future for such machines in cashless world?
Book notes: Architects of the Euro, edited by Kenneth Dyson and Ivo Maes
Biographical study of 10 key players in development of EMU provides contrast to more historical analyses
Book notes: On central banking, by Jan Qvigstad
The book reflects Norway’s intellectual history, as well as the history of Norges Bank
Book notes: And the weak suffer what they must?, by Yanis Varoufakis
A persuasively written book that is likely to elicit strong opinions
Book notes: A few hares to chase, by Alan Bollard
An interesting account of the life of engineer-turned-economist Bill Phillips
Now banks face bail-in, should we rethink deposit insurance?
David Mayes argues deposit insurance may impose unnecessary costs