Contributor Name: Nicholas Spearman

Nicholas Spearman is a Senior Economist at the South African Reserve Bank who is interested in behavioral science with extensive research experience, and practical knowledge across a broad spectrum of the economic landscape including money markets, prudential regulation, monetary policy, monetary statistics, payment systems, banking, and corporate finance. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of the Witwatersrand.

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Policy Brief
The role of banks in money creation
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Working Paper
Some Clarity on Banks as Financial Intermediaries and Money 'Creators'
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Working Paper
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Risk Aversion and Gender Discrimination in Assessment