Impact
Our international experts are shaping world-class academic thought and making a direct impact on a variety of organisations and policymaking. Here are some of most relevant research projects at the LAMBDA Research Centre.
Impact projects
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Navigating central banks towards improving monetary policy decision making |
A team of University of Liverpool Management School researchers are delivering comprehensive frameworks to enhance monetary policy design and macroeconomic modelling across central banks in the UK and Kazakhstan.
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Explainable AI and blockchain solutions for equitable financial access |
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Dr Swati Sachan's research is helping develop explainable AI (XAI) and blockchain systems to address discriminatory biases against lower wealth households trying to secure bank loans.
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How to assess crisis risk: Developing a new early warning system at ADB |
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Research by Dr Mattia Bevilacqua has helped revamp the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) previous crisis forecasting tool, with a new machine-learning system that draws on around 1,500 economic indicators and improves their interpretability for crisis predictions.
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The Housing Pressure Index: A policy tool to support local housing delivery |
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By Dr Chi Wan Cheang (impact project coming soon).
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Information sharing and price coordination |
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Research by Professor Nicholas de Roos explores the role information sharing plays in facilitating price coordination between firms, leading to higher prices for consumers.
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Labour income inequality and the credit channel of monetary policy: Evidence from Belgium |
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Research by Dr Alexey Gorn in partnership with the National Bank of Belgium, investigates how monetary policy affects firms’ access to credit, their employment of high- and low-skilled workers, and aggregate demand.
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Importance of holding limits for the digital euro and other central bank digital currencies |
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Research by Dr Timothy Jackson on central bank digital currencies is helping shape the design of the forthcoming digital euro, by investigating its impact on bank stability and its potential to facilitate bank runs.
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Making marketing investment visible: Strengthening accountability through external reporting |
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Research by Dr Miriam Guenther and Dr Peter Guenther examines how making marketing investments more visible through external reporting can strengthen marketing accountability and support better decision-making both within firms and in financial markets.
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Job reallocation in ageing labour markets |
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Research led by Dr Patrick Bennett, in collaboration with the OECD and Bank of Italy, examines how ageing populations affect workers’ ability to move between jobs, and what this means for wages, productivity and future economic growth.