Department of Economics · University of St Andrews

Macroeconomics at St Andrews

The Macroeconomics Research Cluster brings together faculty and PhD researchers working on monetary policy, open economy macroeconomics, macro-financial linkages and macroeconometrics. We collaborate on research and policy projects with central banks, international organisations and academics around the world.

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Research themes

The main areas our members work on.

Monetary economics Learning and expectations Open economy macro Macro-financial linkages Time series and macroeconometrics Structural transformation Climate change and the macroeconomy

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PhD study in macro

Members of the cluster are accepting applications from prospective PhD students, and funding is available. Recent placements include the Bank of England, the University of Glasgow, University College Dublin and the EBRD.

Potential supervisorsHow to apply

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Activities

During teaching weeks we meet informally to talk macro and to hear early stage work from members of the group. We also host seminars by visiting speakers and an annual workshop. Everyone is welcome, so do get in touch if you would like to come along.

Annual workshop

Policymakers and practitioners

Work with us

Our members work with central banks, international organisations and government bodies. If you are a policymaker or practitioner looking for macroeconomic expertise, a research partner or an outside perspective on a policy question, we would be glad to hear from you.

Joint research
Collaborative projects, co-authored papers and grant applications

Policy analysis
Model-based analysis, forecasting and macroeconometrics

Visits and seminars
Research visits, policy seminars and our annual workshop

Training and talent
Short courses, PhD internships and placements

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Convenors

Questions about collaboration, seminars or PhD study? Get in touch with either of us.

Yulia Moiseeva

Yulia Moiseeva

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Jonathan Swarbrick

Jonathan Swarbrick

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2026/27 seminars in macro

Cristina Checherita-Westphal (ECB)
23 September @ 13:00, Castlecliffe

Matteo Cacciatore (HEC Montréal)
27 October @ 15:00, Castlecliffe

Massimo Franchi (Sapienza, Roma)
4 November @ 13:00, Castlecliffe

Tarek Hassan (Boston University)
10 November @ 15:00, online

Ambrogio Cesa-Bianchi (BoE)
24 November @ 15:00, Castlecliffe

Anna Rogantini Picco (ECB)
26 January @ 15:00, Castlecliffe

Jenny Chan (BoE)
2 February @ 15:00, Castlecliffe

Priit Jeenas (UPF)
23 February @ 15:00, Castlecliffe

Saleem Bahaj (UCL)
23 March @ 15:00, Castlecliffe

Recent visitors

Sacha Gelfer (Bentley), Anthony Savagar (BoE/Kent), Andrea Ferrero (Oxford), Alfred Duncan (Kent), Pierpaolo Benigno (Bern), Chryssi Giannitsarou (Cambridge), Dávid Nagy (CREI), Sara Eugeni (Durham), Tiago Cavalcanti (Cambridge), Natalie Chen (Oxford), Alex Mihailov (Reading), Christoph Görtz (Augsburg), Morten Olsen (Copenhagen), Federica Romei (Oxford), Roberto Pancrazi (Warwick), Seppo Honkapohja (Aalto University), Martin Bruns (UEA), Marc Teignier (Universitat de Barcelona), Michael Hatcher (Southampton), Tom Holden (Bundesbank), Lidia Smitkova (Oxford), Antonella Trigari (Bocconi), Mike Elsby (Edinburgh), Yunus Aksoy (Birkbeck)