Barry Eichengreen is George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Chair and Distinguished Professor of Economics and Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research.
Professor Eichengreen is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (class of 1997). He is a distinguished fellow of the American Economic Association (class of 2022), a corresponding fellow of the British Academy (class of 2022), a corresponding member of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences (class of 2025), and a Life Fellow of the Cliometric Society (class of 2013).
His most recent book is Money Beyond Borders: Global Currencies from Croesus to Crypto (Princeton University Press, 2026).
Abstract
The dollar is the dominant global currency, but whether it will retain that status, and if so for how long, are up for debate. This presentation will look back at the history of international currencies and forward to possible futures for the international monetary and financial system, including specifically possible futures roles for the Chinese renminbi.
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