The Chicago Business Barometer, also known as the Chicago PMI, dropped sharply to 37.9 in April. That is the lowest level ...

This volume contains six studies on current topics in macroeconomics. Michael Woodford shows that while the assumption of rational expectations is unrealistic, a finite-horizon forward planning model ...

While China’s equities rout in recent years has caused some asset owners to reconsider the nation’s position in their emerging markets portfolios, others are adamant that not investing in China will ...

Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada (BoC), explains the rationale behind the BoC's decision to keep the interest rate steady at 5% after the March policy meeting and responds to questions ...

Volume 32 of the NBER Macroeconomics Annual features six theoretical and empirical studies of important issues in contemporary macroeconomics, and a keynote address by former IMF chief economist ...

Central banks are likely to find it tougher to keep inflation low as structural forces change, new research by Kenneth Rogoff and others finds. The paper, presented at the Brookings Institution on ...

The Department of Economics at the School of Business is now looking for a Lecturer in Macroeconomics The position is a full-time fixed-term lecturer position for three years. The position will be ...

Theoretical and empirical descriptions of the Beveridge curve are critiqued. The lack of empirical evidence for a matching function is discussed together with a simple example of how the aggregate ...

IMF Headquarters, Washington, D.C. The IMF will hold a conference on Gender and Macroeconomics on March 23-24, 2017 at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC. The conference will provide a forum for ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...