Christopher Dow was a British applied economist whose career ran from 1945 until his death in 1998.

During his career he worked in some of the major British economic institutions, serving as Senior Economic Adviser to the UK Treasury, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, Assistant Secretary General of the OECD, and as Executive Director of the Bank of England

Bank of England

The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694, it is the second oldest central bank in the world...

. Dow's achievements as an economist were recognized with the award of a Fellowship of the British Academy

British Academy

The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...

(1982).

Key Works

(1999) Major Recessions: Britain and the World, 1920-1995. ISBN13:9780199241231 ISBN10:0199241236, published postumously, Oxford