Douglas McWilliams
Douglas Francis McWilliams (born 24 November 1951)[1] is a British economic consultant, specializing in forecasting and the technology sector.
After holding senior positions with IBM and the Confederation of British Industry, in 1992 he won a
Early life
Born in November 1951,[2] McWilliams was educated at Stonyhurst College and the University of Oxford,[3] gaining his first degree in philosophy, politics and economics and then graduating MPhil in economics.[4]
Career
McWilliams became Chief Economist for
In February 2012, together with Roger Bootle of Capital Economics, McWilliams was called to give evidence to the European Scrutiny Committee of the House of Commons on the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union.[8]
McWilliams's book The Flat White Economy (2015) details the digital sector, which he saw as driving the British economy, and rose to first position in the Amazon Business and Law Best Seller List. His The Inequality Paradox (2018) argues against Thomas Piketty's conclusion that increasing economic inequality is the result of exploitation.[6] Driving the Silk Road (2020) is about his experience of driving a classic Bentley S1 on the Peking to Paris Endurance Rally of 2019 and his perceptions of economic conditions in the countries of Asia and Europe he drove through.[6]
As of 2022, McWilliams is Deputy Chairman of CEBR, a member of the Council of the
Personal life
McWilliams is son of the late Sir Francis McWilliams, an engineering consultant and former Lord Mayor of London.[1] He is a lapsed Roman Catholic.[9] In 1979, he married Ianthe Wright, whom he met on the river bank while cheering on Oxford in the Boat Race. They live in a large house in Regent's Park.[9]
Books
- Basic Economics: A Dictionary of Terms, Concepts, and Ideas (London: Arrow Books, 1976, with ISBN 978-0099130208
- The Renaissance of British Management (IBM Lecture, Kingston Business School, 25 May 1988)
- The Flat White Economy: How the Digital Economy Is Transforming London and Other Cities of the Future (London: Gerald Duckworth & Co, 2015) ISBN 978-0715649534
- The Inequality Paradox: How Capitalism Can Work for Everyone (New York: Overlook Press, November 2018; London: Abrams Press, September 2019) ISBN 978-1468314984
- Driving the Silk Road: Halfway Across the World in a Bentley S1 (Whitefox Publishing, 23 December 2019) ISBN 978-1912892716
Notes
- ^ a b "McWILLIAMS, Douglas Francis". Who's Who. Vol. 2023 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Centre for Economics and Business Research: officers", Companies House, accessed 26 December 2022
- ^ Joe Egerton, "The Flat White Economy", thinkingfaith.org, 12 March 2015
- ^ a b c "Douglas McWilliams", londonspeakerbureau.com, accessed 27 December 2022
- ^ "Professor Douglas McWilliams", Gresham College, accessed 26 December 2022
- ^ a b c d "Douglas McWilliams", greekbritishsymposium.com, accessed 27 December 2022
- ^ "Jagjit Chadha joins Gresham College" Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine, Gresham College, accessed 27 December 2022
- ^ European Scrutiny Committee: Treaty on stability, coordination and governance: impact on the eurozone and the rule of law, sixty-second report of session 2010-12, Vol. 1: Report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence, Volume 1 Evidence (The Stationery Office, 2012), p. 25
- ^ a b Charlotte Edwardes, "The top economist, his zeitgeisty book — and a shocking fall from grace", Evening Standard, 4 March 2015, accessed 27 December 2022
External links
- The Winning and Losing Nations, Gresham College lecture by Douglas McWilliams, 21 March 2013
- The Inequality Paradox by Douglas McWilliams, speech by Nick Gibb
- Doug McWilliams, The Treasury has got its mini-budget sums wrong, Reaction Life, 23 September 2022
- Doug McWilliams, What happened to Rishi Sunak’s £30bn surplus? Reaction Life, 3 November 2022
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