Empowering insight, shaping economies: Your hub for macroeconomic knowledge and research.
Located within the Department of Economics, the Macroeconomics Research Unit is a focal point for research and learning in macroeconomics at the University of Melbourne. Its members, staff and PhD students drawn from the Department and the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (MIAESR), are concerned with the development of macroeconomic theory, macroeconometrics and macroeconomic policy.
The Unit hosts national and international visitors, holds regular workshops to discuss work in progress, and holds occasional conferences involving other researchers from within and outside Australia, including groups from industry and government departments.
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The Macro Research Unit focuses on macroeconomic research and teaching at the University of Melbourne. We:
- advance macroeconomic knowledge through innovative theoretical and empirical research, publishing scholarly articles and engaging with government agencies and industry partners;
- organise the annual Melbourne Annual Macro Policy Meeting, jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Melbourne Institute, bringing together academics, industry experts, and government researchers to discuss policy-related research;
- host national and international speakers in our weekly seminar series;
- organise a regular reading group and brown bag workshop;
- mentor PhD students through workshops, seminars, and individual supervision;
- host visiting researchers from Australia and overseas;
- teach occasional short courses in macroeconomics; and
- write research proposals for ARC and other funding sources.
We are always interested in working with other institutions on research projects in macroeconomics.