Question 2: Do you agree that, in a period of great uncertainty and after a prolonged period of weak real wage growth, monetary policy makers can afford to wait for greater certainty about real wage developments and building inflationary pressure before raising interest rates?
I am normally quite hawkish in taking steps against inflation. However, I believe that today there are reasons for waiting. First, the labour market data has, in recent years, suggested building inflationary pressures that turned out to be false dawns. Second, there remains huge economic uncertainty going forward in the UK. Finally, given the erosion of real wages in the aftermath of the financial crisis (still 5% below 2008 levels in recently-released data) and the fact that real wages have not grown for 2 years (April 2018 ONS release), I believe that the costs of falling behind the curve are not huge.
I see merit in the arguments for why the Philips curve is hiding. With that in mind, at a time of a weakened relationship, then the extent of the pass through from labour market strength to future inflation will be reduced and with it the quality of indicator that labour market variables play in forecasting inflation.
Question 1: Do you agree that cryptocurrencies are currently a threat to the stability of the financial system, or can be expected to become a threat in the next couple of years?
I think it is still too small and lacking in widespread ownership, especially among large investment groups, to be a serious risk to the overall financial system.
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).
Labour Markets and Monetary Policy
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Question 2: Do you agree that, in a period of great uncertainty and after a prolonged period of weak real wage growth, monetary policy makers can afford to wait for greater certainty about real wage developments and building inflationary pressure before raising interest rates?
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Question 1: Do you agree that a strong labour market is a good indicator of building inflationary pressure?
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Bitcoin and the City
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Question 2: Do you agree that the regulatory oversight of cryptocurrencies needs to be increased?
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Question 1: Do you agree that cryptocurrencies are currently a threat to the stability of the financial system, or can be expected to become a threat in the next couple of years?
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House Prices and the UK economy
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Question 2: Do you agree that a more widespread weakening of the UK housing market will slow UK GDP growth significantly?
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