Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture Series

• General information

  The SNB has established an annual "Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture Series" in memory of the internationally renowned Swiss economist Karl Brunner (1916-1989). The series will feature eminent monetary theory and policy thinkers whose research has been relevant to central banking.

  The lectures can be viewed live during the event on Research TV. The Research TV recordings will then be available in the archive. The lectures are available only in their original language.

  Press release - Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture Series (16 February 2016)

  • Swiss National Bank establishes Karl Brunner Lecture Series

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• Fifth Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture by Carmen Reinhart

  Fifth Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture (23 September 2021)

  The Swiss National Bank has selected Carmen Reinhart as speaker for the fifth lecture in its Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture Series. Originally planned for September 2020, the event was postponed by one year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

  Carmen Reinhart is Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank Group, as well as Professor at Harvard Kennedy School. She was a Senior Policy Advisor and Deputy Director at the International Monetary Fund. Her work has contributed considerably to a better understanding in a broad range of macroeconomic fields, including financial crises, exchange rate and commodity price volatility, investment and saving, capital mobility, and sovereign debt. Carmen Reinhart is the co-author (with Kenneth S. Rogoff) of "This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly", which has been translated into over 20 languages and won the Paul A. Samuelson Award.

  Carmen Reinhart’s lecture entitled "Central Banks and Public Debts" will be held on 23 September 2021 from 5.30 to 6.45 pm. Owing to the coronavirus pandemic, the event will take place online. The Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture will open with an introduction by Thomas Jordan, Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank. After the lecture, there will be a Q&A session with Carmen Reinhart, in which attendees can take part online. The entire event will be held in English. You can participate in the event via www.snb.ch/karlbrunner.

  The Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture Series was established by the SNB in 2016 to mark the centenary of the birth of the Swiss economist Karl Brunner (1916–1989). Speakers invited are academics whose research has proven to be particularly relevant in terms of central bank monetary policy practice.

  • The SNB's Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture Series: Carmen Reinhart to hold fifth lecture

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  • Introduction of Carmen M. Reinhart by Thomas J. Jordan

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• Fourth Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture by Raghuram Rajan

  Documents to the Fourth Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture (19 September 2019)

  • The SNB's Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture Series: Raghuram Rajan announced as next speaker

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  • Invitation to the Fourth Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture

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  • Introduction of Raghuram Rajan by Thomas J. Jordan

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• Third Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture by Otmar Issing

  Documents to the Third Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture (20 September 2018)

  • The SNB's Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture Series: Otmar Issing announced as next speaker

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  • Invitation to the Third Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture (flyer)

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  • Introduction of Otmar Issing by Thomas J. Jordan

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• Second Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture by John B. Taylor

  Documents to the Second Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture (21 September 2017)

  • The SNB's Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture Series: John B. Taylor announced as next speaker

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  • Invitation to the Second Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture (flyer)

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  • Introduction of John B. Taylor by Thomas J. Jordan

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  • Ideas and Institutions for Monetary Policy Making by John B. Taylor

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• First Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture by Kenneth S. Rogoff

  Documents to the First Karl Brunner Distinguished Lecture (22 September 2016)

  • Introduction of Kenneth S. Rogoff by Thomas J. Jordan

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  • Why is the first award going to Kenneth Rogoff?

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• Karl Brunner Centenary

  Information on the Karl Brunner Centenary event (22 September 2016)

  • Why is the SNB introducing a lecture series?

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  • Why the Karl Brunner Centenary Event?

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  • Who was Karl Brunner?

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  • Karl Brunner, Scholar: An Appreciation by Allan H. Meltzer

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  • Intellectual Origins of the Financial Crisis by Benjamin M. Friedman

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  Video recordings of the speeches at the Karl Brunner Centenary are available in the archive.