Macroeconomic Policy Analysis
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Analyse a real central bank decision or fiscal policy event — named, dateable, and documented in official sources. Your analysis covers the policy rationale, the economic trade-offs involved, and the likely distributional effects, drawing on real economic data throughout. Proof is the written analysis plus a documented challenge session with an economist or policy practitioner who poses the question: 'What would have happened if the opposite policy were chosen?' Your written response to this counterfactual — engaging with the evidence — is required as part of the proof.
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Select a real contested macroeconomic policy question — fiscal multipliers, monetary policy transmission, quantitative easing effects, or supply-side policy — and assemble the key empirical evidence: at least four studies (two each side), their methodologies, and an initial evidence assessment. Use FRED or World Bank Open Data to produce at least one data visualisation supporting or contextualising the question.
Proof required
Evidence assessment document (600+ words) covering: the policy question, at least four studies with methodologies and findings, initial assessment of the state of evidence, and at least one data visualisation from a free public data source with explanation.
What gets checked
- Policy question is empirically contested — not settled macroeconomic theory
- At least four studies are identified with methodologies described — not just cited
- At least one data visualisation is produced from a real free public data source with the source cited