Professor Martin Weale
Professor of Economics
Research interests
- Economics
Contact details
Biography
Martin Weale is Professor of Economics at King's Busines School. Martin graduated in 1977 in Economics from Clare College, Cambridge. On graduating he took up an Overseas Development Institute Fellowship at the National Statistics Office in Malawi. He returned to Cambridge in 1979 to work on economic modelling projects directed by Sir Richard Stone and Professor James Meade, before becoming an Assistant Lecturer in 1987 and subsequently a Lecturer in the Faculty of Economics and Politics. He was elected a Fellow of Clare College in 1981.
In 1986-7 Martin held a Houblon-Norman Fellowship at the Bank of England. He became Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research in 1995, holding the post until he joined the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee in 2010. He took up his Chair at King's after completing a second three-year term as an external member of the Committee. He was appointed Commander of the British Empire in 1999 and received the degree of ScD from Cambridge University in 2006. In 2007 City University awarded him the honorary degree of DSc.
Martin is an applied economist with an interest in macro-economic and micro-economic problems. Recent work includes exploring the effects of the Bank of England’s asset purchase programme and an exploration of the relationship between the education of parents and that of their children. In 2016 he joined the Office for National Statistics Panel of Economics Experts and he is currently developing work on democratic measures of economic performance.
Martin's Research Excellence Framework 2021 impact case study was called Better Economic Data: Developing New Techniques to Measure the Economy More Accurately. Read the impact feature on this case study here.
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Office hours
Office hours are by appointment.
Research
Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance
The Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance is a research centre dedicated to the study of central banks and the challenges they face in the global environment. It aims to develop cutting-edge research in all areas of central bank policy making, ranging from monetary policy to financial stability and regulation.
Quantitative Political Economy Research Group
The Quantitative Political Economy research group gathers economists and political scientists that are committed to bridging the two disciplines. The common ground is the study politics and policies with advanced quantitative methods and formal modeling.
Data Analytics for Finance and Macro
Forecasting trends is more important now than it has ever been. Our quantitative financial and macroeconomic research helps central banks and statistical agencies better understand their markets.
News
Election 2024: King's experts in the headlines
Academics from the School of Politics and Economics have been offering their insights ahead of the 2024 general election in the UK.
Professor Martin Weale to chair new committee advising on the UK's official economic statistics
Appointment is part of new governance arrangements put in place following withdrawal from Eurostat
Spring School in Monetary & Financial Policy Analysis
The global economy is undergoing profound change, from the impact of climate change to the growth of digital currencies. At the same time, we are seeing rapid...
Young Economist Prize Competition 2021
Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 Young Economist Prize Competition hosted by the Qatar Centre for Global Banking and Finance.
Young Economist Prize Competition 2022
The Young Economist prize will be awarded to the best paper submitted on the conference topic.
New COVID-19 relating forecasting tool for central banks
New approach and COVID-19 case forecasts to help central banks with pandemic-related economic forecasting.
Events
History and Policy Making Conference with Bank of England
A two-day event bringing together senior officials and academics to consider the contribution of historically informed inquiry to central bank policy making.
Please note: this event has passed.
Policy Forum on Climate-Related Disclosures
The Qatar Centre for Global Banking and Finance is bringing together global experts to discuss climate-related corporate disclosures and inform the IFRS in...
Please note: this event has passed.
Spotlight
Providing a better basis for policy making
King’s Business School economists help statistics bodies in UK and Ireland
Research
Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance
The Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance is a research centre dedicated to the study of central banks and the challenges they face in the global environment. It aims to develop cutting-edge research in all areas of central bank policy making, ranging from monetary policy to financial stability and regulation.
Quantitative Political Economy Research Group
The Quantitative Political Economy research group gathers economists and political scientists that are committed to bridging the two disciplines. The common ground is the study politics and policies with advanced quantitative methods and formal modeling.
Data Analytics for Finance and Macro
Forecasting trends is more important now than it has ever been. Our quantitative financial and macroeconomic research helps central banks and statistical agencies better understand their markets.
News
Election 2024: King's experts in the headlines
Academics from the School of Politics and Economics have been offering their insights ahead of the 2024 general election in the UK.
Professor Martin Weale to chair new committee advising on the UK's official economic statistics
Appointment is part of new governance arrangements put in place following withdrawal from Eurostat
Spring School in Monetary & Financial Policy Analysis
The global economy is undergoing profound change, from the impact of climate change to the growth of digital currencies. At the same time, we are seeing rapid...
Young Economist Prize Competition 2021
Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 Young Economist Prize Competition hosted by the Qatar Centre for Global Banking and Finance.
Young Economist Prize Competition 2022
The Young Economist prize will be awarded to the best paper submitted on the conference topic.
New COVID-19 relating forecasting tool for central banks
New approach and COVID-19 case forecasts to help central banks with pandemic-related economic forecasting.
Events
History and Policy Making Conference with Bank of England
A two-day event bringing together senior officials and academics to consider the contribution of historically informed inquiry to central bank policy making.
Please note: this event has passed.
Policy Forum on Climate-Related Disclosures
The Qatar Centre for Global Banking and Finance is bringing together global experts to discuss climate-related corporate disclosures and inform the IFRS in...
Please note: this event has passed.
Spotlight
Providing a better basis for policy making
King’s Business School economists help statistics bodies in UK and Ireland