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Economic Research
9 STUDIESEconomic studies organized by field. Select an area to explore its research questions and working papers.
01MacroeconomicsUnderstanding economies at scale.3 STUDIES+
Growth, output, inflation, employment, productivity and the business cycle.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
Does GDP growth necessarily imply greater prosperity?
Can inflation decline while the cost of living remains elevated?
Do financial markets anticipate recessions?
CURRENT STUDIES
Microeconomics vs Macroeconomics
In Progressv0.1Economic Growth, Productivity and Technological Change
In Progressv0.102MicroeconomicsThe economics of individual decisions.2 STUDIES+
How consumers, firms and institutions allocate scarce resources and form prices.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
How do prices emerge from individual choices?
When do incentives lead to inefficient outcomes?
CURRENT STUDIES
Efficiency, Supply and Demand
In Progressv0.1Opportunity Cost and Economic Choice
In Progressv0.103Monetary EconomicsThe economics of money.2 STUDIES+
Money, credit, interest rates, central banks and monetary transmission.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
How does monetary policy transmit into economic activity?
Does monetary expansion necessarily raise asset prices?
CURRENT STUDIES
The Future of Bitcoin
In Progressv0.1Interest Rates, Credit and the Cost of Capital
In Progressv0.104International EconomicsAn interconnected world.0 STUDIES+
Cross-border trade, exchange rates, capital flows and economic interdependence.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
How do monetary shocks cross national borders?
Why do exchange rates respond differently to similar policy changes?
CURRENT STUDIES
05Economic History & CyclesThe past as evidence.1 STUDY+
Economic crises, structural transitions and the recurrence of economic conditions.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
Are economic cycles becoming shorter?
Which features of past crises recur, and which do not?
CURRENT STUDIES
Why Do Economies Follow Trends?
In Progressv0.106Economic MeasurementWhat do the numbers actually measure?1 STUDY+
Economic indicators, statistical definitions, comparability and the limits of forecasting.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
What does GDP leave out?
How comparable are inflation measures across countries?
CURRENT STUDIES