"macroeconomics" blog posts
For the next prime minister to solve the UK’s productivity problem, they must attract more foreign investment – here’s how
Ahead of the next general election, Professor Costas Milas explains why addressing the UK's productivity problems must be at the top of the next government's agenda, and the steps to attract foreign investment.
Posted on: 18 June 2024
The link between adhering to gender norms and career outcomes
Professor Ian Burn’s research uses a novel measure of gender typicality to explore whether conforming to gender norms impacts career opportunities, especially form men.
Posted on: 3 June 2024
What Ben Bernanke’s review might change in the Bank of England’s forecasting models
Professor Costas Milas makes suggestions of what the Bernanke Review should include, ahead of the publication of Ben Bernanke's review of the Bank of England’s forecasting models.
Posted on: 4 April 2024
Lessons learnt from the experience of lasting zero interest rates and non-standard monetary policy measures
Read Bank of Greece Governor, Professor Yannis Stournaras, speech for his guest speaker talk at the University of Liverpool, about the lessons learnt from the experience of lasting zero interest rates and non-standard monetary policy measures, on 26 February 2024.
Posted on: 26 February 2024
Do geopolitical risks influence UK monetary policy?
In their search for factors influencing UK monetary policy, Costas Milas and Michael Ellington trace the impact of geopolitical risks and oil prices on CPI inflation, GDP growth and monetary policy over the last 65 years.
Posted on: 9 February 2024
Assisting central banks in making optimal monetary decisions
Professor Oliver de Groot presents a toolkit to assist central banks’ monetary policy decisions with optimal projections.
Posted on: 4 January 2024