Fergus joined the Bank in September 2010 and is currently a Senior Economist in the Bank’s Monetary Strategy Team where he advises policymakers on the medium-term path of policy interest rates and conducts research using multiple micro-data sources. In particular, he uses household-level and firm-level data to answer questions about the transmission of macroeconomic policy along different dimensions. During his time at the Bank he has worked on various projects relevant to monetary and financial stability, including helping to design the use of UK macroprudential tools. He holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford and a Masters from the LSE.
Diffraction through debt: the cash-flow effect of monetary policy - March 2019
Car insurance telematics: why the black box should become more transparent - October 2018
Helicopter money: setting the tale straight - August 2015
How China lost UK GDP in 22 working days - September 2015
