Liam Halligan
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Liam Halligan is a British
economist, journalist
and broadcaster.
Halligan is currently Chief Economist at Prosperity Capital Management - an asset management firm. Halligan is also an economics commentator. For the last seven years, he has written his “Economics Agenda” column in The Sunday Telegraph – which recently won the titles “Workworld Columnist of the Year” and “Business and Finance Journalist of the Year” at the British Press Awards
.
and Oxford
.
Halligan’s interest in the Former Soviet Union dates back to the early 1990s, when he moved to Moscow and co-founded Russian Economic Trends – a source of data and commentary. During that period, he wrote a column in The Moscow Times
and advised the Russian government. He went on to cover Russia for The Economist
and The Economist Intelligence Unit.
In 1996, Halligan returned to the UK to become a Political Correspondent at The Financial Times, based at the House of Commons. Halligan moved to Channel Four News – where, until 2006, he was the programme’s Economics Correspondent. During this period, he received some awards – including the World Leadership Forum's "Business Journalist of the Year" award (twice), the "Wincott Award” (three times), the Workworld "TV Programme of the Year" award (four times), and the Bradford and Bingley "Personal Finance Programme of the Year" award.
He also wrote dozens of articles on economics, politics and international relations for, among others, The Wall Street Journal
, The Business
, The New Statesman
, Prospect, House Magazine and The Parliamentary Monitor, as well as presenting Wake up to Money on BBC Radio Five Live
and researching, writing and presenting a number of Dispatches and 30 Minutes
documentaries for Channel Four.
Halligan left Channel Four in 2006 to join The Sunday Telegraph in the newly created role of Economics Editor.
Having previously been a founding board member for Prosperity Capital Management's inaugural fund, Halligan returned to Prosperity Capital Management as Chief Economist in 2007.
United Kingdom
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economist, journalist
Journalist
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and broadcaster.
Halligan is currently Chief Economist at Prosperity Capital Management - an asset management firm. Halligan is also an economics commentator. For the last seven years, he has written his “Economics Agenda” column in The Sunday Telegraph – which recently won the titles “Workworld Columnist of the Year” and “Business and Finance Journalist of the Year” at the British Press Awards
British Press Awards
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.
Background
Halligan was educated at The John Lyon School and holds economics degrees from the Universities of WarwickUniversity of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...
and Oxford
University of Oxford
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.
Halligan’s interest in the Former Soviet Union dates back to the early 1990s, when he moved to Moscow and co-founded Russian Economic Trends – a source of data and commentary. During that period, he wrote a column in The Moscow Times
The Moscow Times
The Moscow Times is an English-language daily newspaper published in Moscow, Russia since 1992. The circulation in 2008 stood at 35,000 copies and the newspaper is typically given out for free at places English-language "expats" attend, including hotels, cafés and restaurants, as well as by...
and advised the Russian government. He went on to cover Russia for The Economist
The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
and The Economist Intelligence Unit.
In 1996, Halligan returned to the UK to become a Political Correspondent at The Financial Times, based at the House of Commons. Halligan moved to Channel Four News – where, until 2006, he was the programme’s Economics Correspondent. During this period, he received some awards – including the World Leadership Forum's "Business Journalist of the Year" award (twice), the "Wincott Award” (three times), the Workworld "TV Programme of the Year" award (four times), and the Bradford and Bingley "Personal Finance Programme of the Year" award.
He also wrote dozens of articles on economics, politics and international relations for, among others, The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, The Business
The Business
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, The New Statesman
The New Statesman
The New Statesman is an award-winning British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time...
, Prospect, House Magazine and The Parliamentary Monitor, as well as presenting Wake up to Money on BBC Radio Five Live
BBC Radio Five Live
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and researching, writing and presenting a number of Dispatches and 30 Minutes
30 Minutes
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documentaries for Channel Four.
Halligan left Channel Four in 2006 to join The Sunday Telegraph in the newly created role of Economics Editor.
Having previously been a founding board member for Prosperity Capital Management's inaugural fund, Halligan returned to Prosperity Capital Management as Chief Economist in 2007.