CURRICULUM VITAE
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Education | |
| 1961 | Bachelor of Science (Economics) |
| 1964 | Master of Science (Economics) |
| 1979 | Licentiate of Science (Economics) |
| 1981 | Doctor of Science (Economics), Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration; Doctoral thesis: 典he Savings Behaviour of Finnish Households: A Cross-Section Analysis of Factors Affecting the Rate of Saving・ |
Professional career | |
| 1961 - 1972 | Economist, Economics Department, Bank of Finland |
| 1972 - 1979 | Head of Office, Economics Department, Bank of Finland |
| 1979 - 1981 | Acting Head of the Economics Department, Bank of Finland |
| 1981 - 1982 | Director of the Economics Department, Finnish Ministry of Finance |
| 1982 - 1991 | Director of the Bank of Finland, responsible for macroeconomic analysis and monetary and exchange rate policy |
| 1991 - 1992 | Member of the Board of the Bank of Finland |
| 1992 - 1998 | Governor and Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Finland |
| 1996 - 1997 | Chairman of the Board of the Financial Supervision Authority |
| since 1 June 1998 | Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank |
Academic position | |
| since 1991 | Docent and adjacent professor in Economics at the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration |
Other posts
- Member of the Economic Council of Finland (1992 - 1998)
- Member of the National Board of Economic Defence (1992 - 1998)
- Member of the Board of the Finnish National Theatre (1992 - 1998)
- Member of the Board of Trustees, Savonlinna Opera Festival Patrons' Association (since 1993)
- Member of CEPS International Advisory Council (1993 - 1998)
- Member of the Delegation of ﾅbo Akademi University (since 1995)
- Member of the Trilateral Commission (Europe) (since 1995)
- Member of the Board of the Foundation for Economic Education (since 1996)
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Finnish Cultural Foundation (since 1996)
- Member of the Central Bank Governance Steering Committee of the Bank for International Settlements (since 1996)
- Member of the Development Programme of National Strategy (1996 - 1998)
- Member of the Finnish Public R&D Financing Evaluation Group (1998)
Decorations
- Finland: Commander, 1st Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
- Finland: Honorary doctorate awarded by the Turku School of Economics and Business Administration (1995)
- Estonia: Merit Medal, 1st Class of the Order of the White Star
Publications
Author of numerous publications and articles in the areas of economics and monetary policy