Introduction
I am a broadly-minded political/international macroeconomist with both theoretical (and computational) and empirical (and policy-oriented) research. My ongoing work extends into the interactions of macroeconomic and public policy with housing, intergenerational climate justice, moral philosophy and political theory, bounded rationality, behavioural finance, information and learning, Bayesian estimation, central bank reaction functions, institution design for monetary and fiscal policy, beliefs and values embodied in culture, evolving institutions and long-run socio-economic dynamics. I have developed an ambitious and promising current portfolio of research projects, and I am motivated to contribute further along such lines, and in particular stressing on the links of economics with philosophy and public policy, as well as interdisciplinarity and engagement with policymakers and the other social – and natural – sciences.
Expert
I am an Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Reading and Director of the Economic Analysis Research Group (EARG). I am also External Affiliate at the Centre for International Macroeconomic Studies (CIMS) at the University of Surrey, member of the editorial board of Econometrics and member of the advisory board of Sci. I have been employed by the University of Essex, the Créa Institute of Applied Macroeconomics at the University of Lausanne, and the Research Department of the Bulgarian National Bank.
I have held part-time academic positions at the University of Warwick, City University London, Studienzentrum Gerzensee and Sofia University, and short-term visiting appointments at the University of Lille and El Colegio de Mexico (Colmex). I am co-founder and co-organiser of the annual European Workshop on Political Macroeconomics (EWPM).
I hold a PhD in Economics from the University of Lausanne (2004). I work, and have published, in the areas of international macroeconomics and finance, monetary theory and policy, political macroeconomics and socioeconomic dynamics, information and learning.
Fields of expertise: Economic policy / inclusive economic development, Environmental policy / climate change, Policy design and delivery, Social change / social transformations