Jon Danielsson's book The Illusion of Control has seen a lot of press interest since its publication. Below is a collection of features and references, as well as audio and video recordings where the book was presented.
If you would like to see the video recording of the book launch, it is linked at the bottom of this page.
19 April 2022
Foreign Affairs
Capsule review - The Illusion of Control: Why Financial Crises Happen, and What We Can (and Can’t) Do About It
By Barry Eichengreen
![Book cover of The Illusion of Control by Jon Danielsson on orange backgound](/sites/default/files/styles/500x300_square/public/2023-04/Illusion%20of%20control%20-%20Capsule%20Review%20by%20Eichengreen%20-%20Foreign%20Affairs.png?h=dd038edf&itok=nZpl56l8)
4 September 2022
Sounds About Right: Audiobooks to Help Us Understand the World
Episode 21: The Illusion of Control: Why Financial Crises Happen, and What We Can (and Can’t) Do About It with Jon Danielsson
By Sounds About Right
![Sounds About Right image](/sites/default/files/styles/500x300_square/public/2023-04/Untitled%20design%209.png?h=27e0bc00&itok=-kt5v-g9)
9 September 2022
SUERF and BAFFI Bocconi - Meet the Author Webinar
The Illusion of Control: Why Financial Crises Happen, & What We Can (& Can’t) Do About It
Discussion by Hyun Song Shin and moderated by Elena Carletti
![SUERF and Bocconi webinar page for Jon's book launch](/sites/default/files/styles/500x300_square/public/2023-04/Untitled%20design%2010.png?h=cb1db878&itok=LsPa38Ma)
23 September 2022
VoxTalk Economics: S5 - Ep43
The Illusion of Control
Interview by Tim Phillips
![VoxTalk cover image for Jon Danielsson's episode](/sites/default/files/styles/500x300_square/public/2023-04/Illusion_control_AB-.png?h=37b68507&itok=ew-lBR7_)
23 November 2022
Financial Times
Best books of 2022: Economics
By Martin Wolf
![FT image with Jon Daniesson's book](/sites/default/files/styles/500x300_square/public/2023-04/FT%20-%20with%20jon%27s%20book-2.png?h=ddd34843&itok=8XoolZXY)
29 December 2022
Central Banking
Book notes: The illusion of control, by Jon Danielsson
By Anand Sinha
![Book cover of The Illusion of Control by Jon Danielsson on light blue backgound](/sites/default/files/styles/500x300_square/public/2023-04/Untitled%20design%2011.png?h=bc7bae4f&itok=8WlMhsrB)
24 January 2023
LSE Research for the World
Recommended reads for understanding the economy today
By LSE Review of Books blog
![Cover of LSE Online Magazine Research for the World](/sites/default/files/styles/500x300_square/public/2023-04/Untitled%20design%206.png?h=ba79259d&itok=VM_MsWy7)
March 2023
IPE Magazine (Investments and Pensions Europe)
Books: Financial crises and the failure of risk measures
By George Inderst
![Cover of IPE Magazine of March 2023](/sites/default/files/styles/500x300_square/public/2023-04/Untitled%20design%203.png?h=cb1db878&itok=vii0LdFF)
4 April 2023
Z/Yen Group Webinar
The Illusion Of Control: Why Financial Crises Happen, & What We Can (& Can’t) Do About It
Hosted by Mike Wardle
![Webinar slide showing Jon Danielsson presenting for Z/Yen Group](/sites/default/files/styles/500x300_square/public/2023-04/Z-Yen%20Group%20Seminar-_0.png?h=6ead8c26&itok=pLUxuhyn)
26 April 2023
The Society of Professional Economists
Book reviews: The Illusion of Control: Why Financial Crises Happen, and What We Can (and Can’t) Do About It
By Leath Al Obaidi
![Image of cover of Jon Danielsson's book](/sites/default/files/styles/500x300_square/public/2023-04/Presentation1.png?h=16c6ecf1&itok=u3cwdikL)
12 July 2023
The European
The costly illusion of control
By Alex Katsomitros
![cover](/sites/default/files/styles/500x300_square/public/2023-08/Untitled%20design%2013_0.png?h=cb1db878&itok=UHb1pz9K)
20 July 2023
LSE Blogs
The Illusion of Control: Why Financial Crises Happen, and What We Can (and Can’t) Do About It
By William Quinn
![LSE Blogs review of Jon Danielsson's book](/sites/default/files/styles/500x300_square/public/2023-08/Untitled%20design%2012.png?h=cb1db878&itok=CKuiKTwa)