The latest thinking of European macroeconomists

COVID-19 and UK Public Finances

Thursday, May 28, 2020

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The Eurozone COVID-19 Crisis: EU Policy Options

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

CfM Survey: The Eurozone COVID-19 Crisis: EU Policy Options

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Covid-19: Economic Policy Response

Monday, March 23, 2020

CfM Survey: The Economic Policy Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

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The UK Productivity Puzzle

Friday, February 28, 2020

The UK Productivity Puzzle: CFM Survey

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About the CFM Surveys

The CFM surveys informs the public about the views held by prominent economists based in Europe on important macroeconomic and public policy questions. Some surveys focus specifically on the UK economy (as the CFM is a UK research centre), but surveys can in principle focus on any macroeconomic question for any region. The surveys shed light on the extent to which there is agreement or disagreement among these experts. An important motivation for the survey is to give a more comprehensive overview of the beliefs held by economists and in particular to include the views of those economists whose opinions are not frequently heard in public debates.

Questions mainly focus on macroeconomic and public policy topics. Although there are some questions that focus specifically on the UK economy, the setup of the survey is much broader and considers questions related to other countries/regions and also considers questions not tied to a specific economy.

The surveys are done in collaboration with the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR).