Macroeconomics Network in the Southwest

The Macroeconomics Network in the Southwest Workshop is a leading academic workshop in macroeconomics for  the  universities of the Southwest (Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton,  and Surrey).  Its purpose is to create research ties, foster research collaborations and exchange feedback on cutting edge macroeconomic research.   

The 7th edition of the Workshop  is co-organized by  Arpad Abraham (University of Bristol), Nikos Kokonas (University of Bath) and Anastasios Karantounias (University of Surrey).  Many thanks to the Department of Economics at the University of Bath, the School of Social Sciences, Economics at the University of  Surrey, and the School of Economics at the University of Bristol for co-sponsoring the event. 

The workshop will take place on November 13th at the University of Bristol. We will also  have  a PhD workshop on November 12th, with presentations from PhD candidates of the participating institutions.

The workshop will focus on a variety of topics, such  as optimal product market policies, labour markets policies, the gender pay gap and the management of financial crises. 

The keynote speaker is Ellen McGrattan from the University of Minnesota.  

For any questions, please contact the co-organizers: Nikos Kokonas, Anastasios Karantounias, Arpad Abraham.