Macroeconomics

Tenure-stream appointment beginning July 1, 2027, focused on statistical mechanics applied to chemical systems. Develop theoretical and computational research on molecular structure, dynamics and collective behaviour, potentially including nonequilibrium phenomena, soft matter and biomolecular systems. Responsibilities include an independent externally funded research programme, teaching and service. A relevant PhD and evidence of research and teaching excellence are required. Salary: CAD 130,000–170,000 annually. Apply online with a cover letter, CV, research statement, teaching dossier, equity and diversity statement, and three referees. All materials and reference letters are due November 2, 2026, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Canadians and permanent residents receive priority.

The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics brings together applied mathematicians, probabilists, statisticians, computer and data scientists, economists and industry practitioners to examine mathematical and computational methods in quantitative finance. Themes include algorithmic trading, agentic and generative AI, climate finance, digital assets, credit and cyber risk, financial data science, insurance mathematics, market microstructure, stochastic control, systemic risk and volatility modelling. Minisymposium proposals are due 17 November 2026, followed by contributed lecture, poster and minisymposium-presentation abstracts on 15 December 2026.

AHRC and DCMS seek research evaluating the long-term consequences of major UK cultural and sporting events. The funded team will conduct a live experimental evaluation of a major event and improve methods for measuring its lasting effects. Projects must run from 1 May 2027 to no later than 31 March 2030. Full economic costs can reach £1.32 million, with AHRC normally paying 80%. Applications opened on 22 September 2026 and close at 16:00 UK time on 1 December 2026.

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt examine why technological innovation can sustain economic growth despite the disruption it creates. Mokyr considers the historical development of useful knowledge, the connection between understanding and invention, and the institutional and political conditions needed for continuing progress. Aghion develops the economics of creative destruction, connecting innovation incentives with entry, incumbent firms and competition. He discusses how theoretical models and empirical evidence inform policies intended to support productivity growth. Howitt explains the development of the creative-destruction growth model and explores implications for competition, patent policy, international trade and technological change. The lectures also consider artificial intelligence and employment, distinguishing the historical resilience of growth from uncertainty about new forms of automation.

Robert Barro and Jon Hartley discuss empirical macroeconomics and the development of Barro’s research. Topics include Ricardian equivalence, the fiscal theory of the price level, government-spending multipliers, business cycles and New Keynesian modelling. The conversation also considers economic growth, political economy and the relationship between religion and economic outcomes. Barro reflects on his training, his research career and the economists he has taught, connecting personal intellectual history with debates about fiscal policy and macroeconomic evidence.

This research panel explores how large and unconventional datasets can produce high-frequency inflation forecasts. Its starting point is renewed concern about inflation following substantial monetary and fiscal stimulus. Alberto Cavallo presents research on real-time inflation measurement. Yves Lemperiere, Adam Rej, José Scheinkman and Michael Woodford join the discussion of alternative data and its economic and financial applications. The panel connects timely measurement with the problem of assessing inflation while conventional economic statistics arrive with a delay.