Rebuilding Macroeconomics

20/11/2018

Join us for 's "Is the System Fit for Purpose?" Hub's 2nd Workshop: currencies, digital and their consequences for and central - Held at

The Finance Hub will be holding a workshop in January 2019. This meeting will consist of a general discussion as part of our search for fresh ideas.

02/11/2018

Now open: Finance Hub - Call for Research.
Looking for genuinely innovative, ambitious and risky research proposals (esp. interdisciplinary & new methods). Short application form

The Finance Hub will be releasing its first research call on 10 October 2018. This page will be updated once we have decided on the research agenda for this call. Once released, we will be accepting applications for the first stage from 10 October until 30 October 2018.

01/10/2018

Kicking off the Conference ‘Bringing Psychology & Social Sciences into Macroeconomics’ ⁦⁩ outlines the aims of

24/08/2018

We have just released the details, agenda and venue for 's first Institutions Hub Workshop. Do We Have Confidence in Institutions? To find out more click the link below

Rebuild Macro will hold a workshop on 17 September 2018 at the London School of Economics. We will bring together ideas from a small group of leading experts across a range of relevant disciplines to further discuss this Hub’s research question.

20/08/2018

Visit our website to see the latest workshops & events. We ask fundamental questions about in relation to the ‘real world’ & encourage rigorous, innovative & interdisciplinary research.

Take a look at our upcoming events: Each year we will hold numerous workshops, discovery meetings, public consultations, seminars and conferences. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay in the know.

10/08/2018

Our latest blog is out now: 'An Introduction to 's Hub' by Hub Leader Ekaterina Svetlova.

Since the Global Financial Crisis, there has been a growing movement to reconsider the tools and methods used by the economics profession. Critics provide examples of what macroeconomic models omit and perhaps cannot accomplish.

10/08/2018

Missed our latest newsletter? Read it here. In this issue of the newsletter, we have several research workshop announcements & dates, & we talk about our acceptance to the Festival of Social Science. Click the link below. https://mailchi.mp/8130cb94a4d2/the-latest-updates-from-rebuilding-macroeconomics …

Building on its inaugural meeting (Summary Note here) earlier this year, we extend the discussion on whether our Financial System Fit for Purpose. The workshop will be at University College London.

06/08/2018

The Social Cooperation Hub held its inaugural discovery meeting on 28 November 2017, bringing together scholars from a variety of disciplines to discuss the question, “Does Social Cooperation Affect Macroeconomic Performance?” Following from this meeting and the appointment of Prof Dennis Snower and Prof Sir Paul Collier as Hub Leaders, we will hold four pre-workshop seminars on 10 and 11 October, and also on 15 and 30 November at NIESR and the University of Oxford.

The seminars will bring together experts to guide the research agenda of the Hub, generate ideas, and contribute towards designing the Hub’s inaugural workshop shortly after. Following the workshop, the Hub will be in a position to release a research call that addresses the question of whether social cooperation affects macroeconomic performance.

Following from this meeting and the appointment of Prof Dennis Snower and Prof Sir Paul Collier as Hub Leaders, we will hold four pre-workshop seminars on 10 and 11 October, and also on 15 and 30 November at NIESR and the University of Oxford.

27/07/2018

We are delighted to announce that is joining the ’s Festival of Social Science. Our event is titled “ in ” & will discuss some of our on , & - Members of the public welcome!

Rebuilding Macroeconomics will be participating in the ESRC’s Festival of Social Science to increase awareness of social science research and have a discussion with the public. The event is titled “Women in Economics” and will discuss some of our current research that looks at inequality, gend...

27/07/2018

Is ‘Fit for Purpose’? by Prof Dirk Bezemer. "The was seen as an engine humming along; credit was the oil lubricating its many moving parts... we learned that too much oil can flood an engine, leading to seizure & longterm damage."

Metaphors are appealing in their simplicity but can mislead if they are framed inaccurately. Before 2007, there was a ruling metaphor for finance and the economy.

17/07/2018

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research at any one time is working on a wide array of projects and we may have vacancies on a part-time temporary basis for advanced postgraduate students with good quantitative and/or qualitative skills. We are happy to receive speculative applications...

02/07/2018

Call for research now open. 's Hub led by has issued its first call for . We are particularly interested in proposals & the introduction of new methods to . Apply today

The Globalisation Hub of Rebuilding Macroeconomics (RM) is looking to fund pilot research projects that address the over-arching question of ‘Can Globalisation Benefit All?’