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How a unique man built a machine drew a curve and helped world economics advance

16 July 2008
Presentation by Dr Alan Bollard
Governor, Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Recorded live in the Auditorium of the National Library, Aitken Street, Wellington

It is 50 years since Bill Phillips, iconic Kiwi economist, prisoner-of war and inventor, changed the world's view of the relationship between inflation and unemployment. In July 2008 Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard delivered two public lectures celebrating the life of this unique and remarkable New Zealander.

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