Macroeconomics and International

Macroeconomics and International Economics

The Macro and International Economics Research Group consists of faculty and PhD students and is primarily a research group. Most of the interaction centres around our weekly seminar and workshop, but we also take responsibility for the teaching curriculum in macroeconomics, international finance and international trade. Our members are also affiliated with the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE), the Centre for Macroeconomics (CfM), the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), and the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). We frequently host visitors for research seminars or longer stays.

At the heart of the group's interaction are the weekly seminar for external visitors and a weekly workshop for internal faculty and PhD students. Our other events include annual workshops in empirical macro (with Warwick Business School), international trade (with CAGE) and the "Micro and Macro" workshops (with the Econometrics and Labour Group), occasional conferences, an internal summer workshop, reading groups, and a welcome lunch for the new PhD students at the start of the academic year.

Our activities

Macroeconomics and International Economics Seminar

Thursday: 2.00-3.30pm
For faculty and PhD students at Warwick and other top-level academic institutions across the world. For a detailed scheduled of speakers confirmed please follow the Events link below.
Organisers: Federico Rossi, Christine Braun and Marta Santamaria

Macroeconomics and International Economics Workshop

Tuesday: 12.00-1.00pm
For faculty and PhD students at Warwick and occasional external speakers, to present their work and give feedback to each other. For a detailed scheduled of speakers confirmed please follow the Events link below.
Organisers: See-Yu Chan and Andrea Guerrieri D’Amati

People

Academics

Academics associated with the Macroeconomics Reseach Group are:

Marija Vukotic

Co-ordinator

Christine Braun

Deputy Co-ordinator

Events


Tue 7 May, '24 12pm - 1pm Export as iCalendar	MIEW (Macroeconomics/International Economics Workshop) - Alperen Tosun S2.79 Title: Optimally informative monetary policy More information \| Tags: Macro/International Workshop
Thu 9 May, '24 2pm - 3:30pm Export as iCalendar	Macro/International Seminar - Yue Yu (Toronto) S2.79 Title: National Road Upgrading and Structural Transformation: Evidence from Ugandan Households (with Ian Herzog and Siyuan Liu) Abstract: Structural transformation, typically characterized by labor transitioning from agriculture to a diverse industrial economy, has been slow in Sub-Saharan Africa. Even though the region is urbanizing, a significant portion of the urban population continues to depend on agriculture. We argue that this is because smaller cities are isolated from national markets and trade. We test this claim using granular individual panel data and Uganda's doubling of paved roads, which improved remote areas' market access. We find that market access causes workers to quit family farms and take specialized paid work. Effects concentrate in peripheral areas, households with a comparative advantage in off-farm work and reflect off-farm opportunities rather than reduced demand for farm output. In addition, market access causes remote households to simplify farming techniques and scale back farming. Findings are consistent with reliable transport allowing trade with urban areas, creating opportunities to specialize according to individual comparative advantage. More information \| Tags: Macro/International Seminar
Tue 14 May, '24 12pm - 1pm Export as iCalendar	MIEW (Macro/International Economics Workshop) - to be advised S2.79 Title to be advised. More information \| Tags: Macro/International Workshop
Thu 16 May, '24 2pm - 3:30pm Export as iCalendar	Macro/International Seminar - Nitya Pandalai-Nayar (UT Austin) S2.79 Title to be advised. More information \| Tags: Macro/International Seminar
Thu 23 May, '24 2pm - 3:30pm Export as iCalendar	Macro/International Seminar - Lidia Smitova (Oxford) S2.79 Title to be advised. More information \| Tags: Macro/International Seminar
Tue 28 May, '24 12pm - 1pm Export as iCalendar	MIEW (Macro/International Economics Workshop) - to be advised S0.09 Title to be advised. More information \| Tags: Macro/International Workshop
Thu 30 May, '24 2pm - 3:30pm Export as iCalendar	Macro/International Seminar - Thierry Mayer (Sciences PO) S0.09 Title to be advised. More information \| Tags: Macro/International Seminar
Tue 4 Jun, '24 12pm - 1pm Export as iCalendar	MIEW (Macro/International Economics Workshop) - to be advised S0.09 Title to be advised. More information \| Tags: Macro/International Workshop

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