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'''John Chown''' is a [[Monetary economics|monetary economist]] in the United Kingdom andwho made his career as an international [[Tax advisor|tax specialist]] with specialparticular reference to currency and financial markets. InSince 2016 he is retiredretiring from Chown Dewhurst LLP.<ref>{{cite web|title=Government warned of valuation risk to bank sale|url=http://www.publicfinance.co.uk/news/2011/08/government-warned-valuation-risk-bank-sale|website=[[Public Finance Mmagazine(magazine)|Public Finance]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Baguley|first1=Darren|title=Taxed beyond all reason|url=http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn-uk/feature/2287128/taxed-beyond-all-reason|website=CRN Magazine|date=6 August 2013}}</ref> Hehe ishas aremained taxvery policyactive, advisortaking Adviserpart toin Gabellediscussions LLP.on Chownpublic writespolicy and speaks about the implications of the financial crisisissues with special reference to the futuredevelopment of thecapital Eurozone,markets theand EUencouragement proposalof forinward ainvestment Financialinto Transactions Taxtransitional and emerging economies, the developmentfuture of capitalthe markets in transitionalEurozone, and emergingadvising economieson.<ref name="Williamson2015">{{cite book|author=Adrian Williamson|title=Conservative Economic Policymaking and the Birth of Thatcherism, 1964-19791964–1979|url=httphttps://books.google.com/books?id=tZoMCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT294|date=17 February 2015|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-1-137-46027-1|pages=294–}}</ref> He also works closely with a group advising on the financing of high-tech, `disruptive’ start-ups.
 
==Early life and education==
 
Chown was educated at [[Gordonstoun]] and [[Selwyn College, Cambridge]], where he won the [[Adam Smith Prize]] for a dissertation on fixed versus floating exchange rates, andawarded the Wrenbury Scholarship as top of his year, is now an Honorary Fellow of the College. He served for many years on the Investment Committee.<ref>{{cite web|title=Selwyn College Calendar 2014 -– 2015|url=https://issuu.com/sel-alum/docs/selwyn_college_calendar_2014-15|website=Issuu}}</ref>
 
==Career==
In 1962, Chown founded the tax advice company Chown Dewhurst LLP.
Chown has been a public policy adviser to Conservative Chancellors and Shadow Chancellors,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/19_10_06tax.pdf "Recent published flat tax proposals"]. ''Tax Matters'', UK Tax Reform Commission, 2006. </ref> commenting on European tax harmonisation proposals and visiting Canada, Australia, New Zealand as an international adviser on their respective tax reforms. He was a member of the Know How Fund, which provided market and taxation advice to transitional countries after the collapse of Communism. He has done advisory work in Russia, including a World Bank project of the development of capital markets and has worked with Jackie Newbury on projects in Mongolia and Thailand.▼
 
▲In 1962, Chown founded his tax advisory company, J F Chown & Company Limited, now Chown Dewhurst LLP. He has been a public policy adviser to Conservative Chancellors and Shadow Chancellors,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/19_10_06tax.pdf "Recent published flat tax proposals"]. ''Tax Matters'', UK Tax Reform Commission, 2006. </ref> commenting on European tax harmonisation proposals and visiting Canada, Australia, New Zealand as an international adviser on their respective tax reforms. He was aactive member ofin the Know How Fund, which provided market and taxation advice to transitional countries after the collapse of Communism., Hehe hascontinued to donedo advisory work in Russia, including a World Bank project of the development of capital markets and has worked, with Jackie Newbury, on projects in Mongolia and Thailand and has been on many City of London missions.
Chown is a co-founder of the [[Institute for Fiscal Studies]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Higher taxes could drive more Brits abroad|url=https://www.aplaceinthesun.com/articles/2010/04/higher-taxes-could-drive-more-brits-abroad|publisher=A Place in the Sun}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Akam|first1=Simon|title=The British umpire: how the IFS became the most influential voice in the economic debate|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/mar/15/british-umpire-how-institute-fiscal-studies-became-most-influential-voice-in-uk-economic-debate|website=The Guardian|date=15 March 2016}}</ref> In 2013 he was secretary to the International Tax Specialist Group, and a member of the [[Political Economy Club]], The European Government Business Relations Council (the ”Ad Hoc Council”), the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation, and the Russo British Chamber of Commerce. He is on the advisory council of the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum.▼
 
▲Chown is a co-founder of the [[Institute for Fiscal Studies]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Higher taxes could drive more Brits abroad|url=https://www.aplaceinthesun.com/articles/2010/04/higher-taxes-could-drive-more-brits-abroad|publisher=A Place in the Sun}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Akam|first1=Simon|title=The British umpire: how the IFS became the most influential voice in the economic debate|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/mar/15/british-umpire-how-institute-fiscal-studies-became-most-influential-voice-in-uk-economic-debate|website=The Guardian|date=15 March 2016}}</ref> Inand 2013remains heon wasthe secretaryCommittee toof the International Tax Specialist Group, andis aactive member ofin the [[Political Economy Club]], The European Government Business Relations Council (the ”Ad Hoc Council”), the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation, and the Russo British Chamber of Commerce. He is on the advisory council of the [[Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum]], and several other Think Tanks.
Chown is Honorary Financial Adviser to the [[Royal Society of Musicians]], and on the committees of the London Handel Society and the Cambridge Handel Opera Group.▼
 
▲ChownHe is Honorary Financial Adviser to the [[Royal Society of Musicians]], (and onnow thean committees`Honorary ofMember’) and is still very active with the London Handel Society and the Cambridge Handelother Operamusical Groupcharities.
 
===Writings===
Chown was a member of the Association of Monetary Union in Europe. He is the author of "A History of Monetary Unions" (Routledge 2003),<ref>[http://eh.net/book_reviews/a-history-of-monetary-unions/ "A History of Monetary Unions"], ''Economic History Association website'', reviewed by Officer, Lawrence H.</ref><ref>[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8446.2005.00129.x/abstract "BOOK REVIEWS"]. ''Wiley Online Library'', 4 March 2005</ref> and has contributed a chapter, "Lessons of Monetary History", to the new IEA study, "The Euro – the Beginning, the Middle … and the End?" (April 2013) and reviewed for Central Banking, Harold James "Making the European Monetary Union" (February 2013). ▼
 
▲Chown waswrote aseveral memberbooks ofon thetax Association of Monetary Union in Europe. Hepolicy, is the author of "A“A History of Monetary Unions"Unions” (Routledge 2003),<ref>[http{{cite web |title=A History of Monetary Unions |url=https://eh.net/book_reviews/a-history-of-monetary-unions/ "A History of Monetary Unions"], ''|website=Economic History Association website'', reviewed by Officer, Lawrence H.}}</ref><ref>[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/{{cite journal|doi/=10.1111/j.1467-8446.2005.00129.x/abstract "| volume=45 | title=BOOK REVIEWS"]. ''Wiley| Onlineyear=2005 Library'',| journal=Australian 4Economic MarchHistory 2005Review | pages=96–113}}</ref> and has contributed a chapter, "Lessons“Lessons of Monetary History"History”, to the new IEA study, "The“The Euro – the Beginning, the Middle ….. and the End?"” (April 2013) and reviewed for Central Banking, Harold James "Making“Making the European Monetary Union"Union” (February 2013).
Two articles and several other reviews in Central Banking deal more generally with the financial crisis. His article "Conflicts of Interest and Systemic Risk" Central Banking, November 2010, discusses improper (and therefore unsustainable) profits made by banks, and their potential threat to financial stability, and is a follow-up to an earlier article in November 2009, "Towards a New Banking System". He has contributed chapters to more that fifteen books on the topics of tax reform and monetary policy.▼
 
▲Two articles and several other reviews in Central Banking deal more generally with the financial crisis. In HisNovember 2009, he wrote an article "Conflicts“Towards a New Banking System! In which he commented briefly on the problems arising from bad practices in the banking system. The editor invited him to follow up on this in “Conflicts of Interest and SystemicSystem Risk"Risk”, Central Banking, November 2010, discusses improper (and therefore unsustainable) profits made by banks, and their potential threat to financial stability, and iswas a follow-up to an earlier article in November 2009, "Towards“Towards a New Banking System"System”. Several subsequent book reviews followed up on his point. He has contributed chapters to more thatthan fifteen books on the topics of tax reform and monetary policy.
Chown published "End to Underwriting: How the Coalition can avoid being Ripped Off", Centre for Policy Studies, August 2011. Chown was invited to give evidence to the House of Lords Committee in late 2011<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201012/ldselect/ldeucom/287/28712.htm "Towards a Financial Transactions Tax?"] - European Union Committee. List of witnesses </ref> and followed this with a publication "Time To Bin The Tobin Tax" Centre for Policy Studies, April 2012. ▼
 
▲Chown, shocked by the way in which the banks were making very substantial hidden profits out of Initial Public Offerings by exploiting conflicts of interest, he made major campaigns and published "End“End to Underwriting: How the Coalition can avoid being Ripped Off"!”, [[Centre for Policy Studies]], August, 2011. When the EU proposed a Financial Transactions Tax (the Tobin Tax), Chown was invited to give evidence to the House of Lords Committee in late 2011<ref>[httphttps://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201012/ldselect/ldeucom/287/28712.htm "Towards a Financial Transactions Tax?"] -– European Union Committee. List of witnesses </ref> and followed this with a publication "Time“Time To Bin The Tobin Tax"Tax” Centre for Policy Studies, April 2012.
 
'''2019'''
*Review by John Chown. “Shadow Networks; financial disorder and the system that caused crisis.” Francisco Louca and Michael Ash. OUP, 2018, 416 pages. In Central Banking Vo. XXX, Number 1, September 2019. p 156-157.
 
'''2018'''
*Review by John Chown. “Edge of Chaos: why democracy is failing to deliver economic growth”. Dambisa Moyo. Little, Brown, 2018, 320 pages. In Central Banking, Vol. XXIX, Number 1, August 2018.
 
'''2017'''
*Review by John Chown. “Crash Bang Wallop: The Inside Story of London’s Big Bang and a Financial Revolution that Changed the World”, Sceptre, 2016, 352 pages. In Central Banking Vol. XXVIII, Number 1, August 2017.
*“What the Financial Crisis should have taught us about conflicts of interest and how to avoid them. John Chown, David Russell, QC. Trust & Trustees, January 2017, Oxford University Press. Trusts & Trustees (2017) 23 (2): 209-214. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/tandt/ttw221
*John Chown. “How to Sell the Family Silver – Lessons from the Royal Mail Sale”. The Pointmaker. Centre for Policy studies, May 2016.
*“The Tobin Tax Rears its Ugly Head, Again”, John Chown, The Pointmaker, Centre for Policy Studies, May 2013
 
== Books ==
 
* ''A history of monetary unions''. London [u.a.]: Routledge. 2003, {{ISBN |9780415277372}}.
* ''The Taxation of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives'' -– John Chown & Kim Desai, Financial Times Financial Publishing, Pearson Professional Limited, {{ISBN |1 85334 714 0}}, 1997.
* ''A History of Money -– from AD 800'' -– John Chown, Routledge, London and New York, 1994, {{ISBN - |0-415-10279-0}}, paperback 1996.<ref name="Biswas2007">{{cite book|author=Anirban Biswas|title=Money and Markets from Pre-colonial to Colonial India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tYk3BqL3z8IC&pg=PA75|date=1 January 2007|publisher=Aakar Books|isbn=978-81-89833-20-6|pages=75–}}</ref>
* "Tax Efficient Foreign Exchange Management" - John F Chown. Woodhead Faulkner, Cambridge, 1990. {{ISBN |0 85941 595 3}}.
* "Tax Efficient Forex Management" - Professional Publishing. 1986.<ref>Kole, Karen V. [http://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1209&context=njilb "Book Review: Tax fficientEfficient Forex Management"]. ''Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business'', Volume 7 Issue 3, via Scholarly Commons, Northwestern University.</ref><ref>[http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/nwjilb11&div=15&id=&page= "Book Reviews"]. 11 Nw. J. Int'l L. & Bus. 165 (1990-19911990–1991) Index to Volume 6-10 6–10</ref>
* "Taxation and Social Security Europe" -– The Economist Publications in conjunction with J F Chown and Company Limited. Editor: John F Chown, 1985.
* "Taxation and Social Security Europe" -– Mica International in conjunction with J F Chown and Company Limited. Editor: John F Chown, 1984.
* "Foreign Exchange Risk: A Tax and Financial Analysis" -– (Oyez Longman 1983.)
* "Offshore Financial Centres" -– J F Chown (4th ed revised by Mary Cook) Banker Research Unit, 1981 (1st ed, 1975 as Offshore Investment Centres).
* ''The taxation of direct investment in the United States''. London: Butterworths. 1980, {{ISBN |978-0-406-53958-8}}.
* "Corporate Finance under Floating Exchange Rates" -– J F Chown. Cityforum Ltd, 1979.
* "Foreign Currency Debt Management" -– J F Chown and M J Finney. J F Chown and Company Limited, 1977.
* "Investing in the Eastern Mediterranean" -– J F Chown and G N Stathopoulos. J F Chown and Company Limited, 1977.
* "Taxation and Multinational Enterprise" -– J F Chown. Longman, 1974.
* "Acquisition of Assets, Companies and Real Estate in Europe" -– J F Chown and M Edwardes Ker. Financial Times, 1974, published by The Financial Times.
* "Corporation Tax under the Imputation System" -– John Chown and Richard Norman. Financial Times 1973.
* "VAT Explained" -– J F Chown. Kogan Page, 1972 and 1973.
* "International Fund Year Book" -– John Chown Editorial consultant, Investors Chronicle publication, July 1970, published Throgmorton Publications Limited, 1970.
* "International Bond Market in the 1960's1960s" -– J F Chown and R Valentine. Frederick A Praeger, 1968.
 
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*[http://www.chowndewhurst.com Chown Dewhurst LLP]
* [https://scholar.google.ca/scholar?q=John+F.+Chown&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 Google Scholar report]
 
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