1/2  BIS central bankers' speeches  Even in my days as a student, I became well acquainted with your perspective by studying your textbooks. I preferred your books to others because they offered better explanations of the intricate interrelations of monetary policy and also introduced the reader to the challenges and issues of practical monetary policymaking.
Many years later, I had the privilege of working together with you personally. In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, you chaired the working group Neue Finanzmarktarchitektur. This working group was convened by Chancellor Angela Merkel and was better known as the IssingKommission.