Jean-Pierre Danthine (born May 16, 1950 in

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) is a

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- Belgian

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and deputy chairman of the

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from 2012 to 2015. He has published numerous articles and books.

Biography

Danthine studied economics at the

Catholic University of Leuven University of Leuven or University of Louvain (; ) may refer to: * Old University of Leuven (1425–1797) * State University of Leuven (1817–1835) * Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968) * Katholieke Universiteit Leuven or KU Leuven (1968 ...

in Belgium and earned his

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in 1976 at

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. He then researched and lectured at various universities, including

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,the

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, the

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and the

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. From 1980 to 2009, Danthine was a

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macroeconomics Macroeconomics is a branch of economics that deals with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of an economy as a whole. This includes regional, national, and global economies. Macroeconomists study topics such as output (econ ...

and

financial economics Financial economics is the branch of economics characterized by a "concentration on monetary activities", in which "money of one type or another is likely to appear on ''both sides'' of a trade".William F. Sharpe"Financial Economics", in Its co ...

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. From 1996 to 2005 he was managing director of the ''International Center for Financial Asset Management and Engineering'' (FAME) in

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. In 2006 he took over the management of the newly founded

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until 2009. He was a research fellow at the

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(CEPR) in

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. Danthine was elected at the beginning of 2010 as a member of the board of the Swiss National Bank. In 2012 he was appointed vice president of the board.

Publications

*''European Labour Markets : A Long-run View'', Charles R. Bean, Peter Bernholz, Jean-Pierre Danthine,

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. CEPR, 1990, ISBN 92 - 9079-110-1 *''The Future of European Banking'', Jean-Pierre Danthine, Francesco Giavazzi, Xavier Vives, Ernst-Ludwig Von Thadden. CEPR, 1999, *''Emu and Portfolio Adjustment'', Jean-Pierre Danthine. CEPR, 2001, *''Intermediate Financial Theory'', Jean-Pierre Danthine and John B. Donaldson.

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, 2001, *''Intermediate Financial Theory'', Jean-Pierre Danthine and John B. Donaldson.

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, 2nd Edition 2005,

References

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Biography
at the Faculty of Economic Sciences HEC,

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Biography
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