The fortunes of a small number of firms can drive recessions which affect disproportionately workers of a certain age.

Trends in R&D spending across regions have changed during the last two decades. The issue of publicly vs. privately funded firm R&D.

Does cheap credit to zombie firms has a disinflationary effect?

When looking at the impact of automation on employment at the firm level and on individual workers, the evidence is mixed.

Can active fiscal policy be safely  pursued even when monetary policy is active? Do discount rates matter?

Blanchard, Summers and Eichenbaum debate the right design of automatic stabilizers when monetary policy looses its power.

Is an interdisciplinary approach to macroeconomic modelling beneficial?

Three recent research papers are refuting the conclusions stated in Olivier Blanchard's 2019 paper “Public Debt and Low Interest Rates.”

Economists opine about the main macro issues to be tackled during 2020.

Speculation and aggregate demand in a low interest rate environment. Which propagation mechanism best describes business cycles?