Visiting Scholars
About the programme
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Visiting scholars join us for short stays, typically one to two weeks, with travel and accommodation fully covered by the Central Bank. We expect visiting scholars to engage broadly with our research teams during their visit, providing feedback and guidance to staff. Furthermore, participants will present their own work, attend various seminars and events related to research, and engage with our senior management on our research agenda. This is a unique opportunity to stimulate collaborative work and connections that will outlast the visit. The potential benefits for visiting scholars include the building of relationships with Central Bank staff, who have access to globally unique granular data sources, as well as access to the frontier questions of interest to global policymakers in the areas of monetary policy, financial stability, and more.
Who should apply?
We aim to attract well-established and experienced researchers, with a proven track record. We welcome applications from a wide range of researchers, but we are particularly interested in building relations with those working on issues aligned with our research agenda.
Duration
The programme will last for one-two weeks, depending on the project.
Funding
We provide travel and accommodation for one round trip.
How to apply?
Our 2025 Visiting Scholars Programme is now open for applications until 16 May 2025.
We know it's our people who make the Central Bank special and we are focused on creating a diverse, inclusive, fulfilling and progressive work environment. We encourage applications from candidates with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives as it strengthens us, as individuals and as an organisation. We are committed to positively supporting candidates with disabilities. If we can make any reasonable accommodations for you in the recruitment process in order to give you the opportunity to perform to your best, please email our Disability Inclusion Partner, Rebecca Daly at [email protected] or call +353 (0)1 224 6711.
Any information that you provide will be used only for the purposes of providing relevant support and will have no bearing on how your application will be viewed. For more details on the programme please see slides presented at a webinar information session (PDF 411.15KB) or contact [email protected].
2024 Visiting Scholars
| Name | Affiliation | Area of Expertise |
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| Refet S. Gürkaynak | Bilkent University | Monetary policy |
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| Jin Cao | Norges Bank | Banking, monetary policy, financial stability |
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| Elena Loutskina | University of Virginia Darden School of Business | Financial intermediation, consumer and SME lending, financial regulation |
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| Andrea Ferrero | Oxford University | Monetary economics, macroeconomics |
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| David Aikman | Qatar Centre for Global Banking and Finance; King's College, London | Macroprudential policy, financial stability |
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| Natalia Ramondo | Boston University | International trade |
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| John Duca | Oberlin College | Real estate, macroeconomics, finance |
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| Oliver de Groot | University of Liverpool | Monetary policy |
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| Omar Rachedi | Esade Business School | Macroeconomics, fiscal policy |
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| Simona Malovana | Czech National Bank | Financial stability, financial economics |
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Andrea Ferrero (University of Oxford, second left) with Daragh Clancy, Fergal McCann and Elizaveta Lukmanova during his trip to the Central Bank to discuss monetary policy issues and joint research topics 
David Aikman (King’s College London, second left) during his trip to the Central Bank of Ireland to discuss financial stability and macroprudential policies with Mark Cassidy, Maria Woods and Luca Riva. 
John Duca (Oberlin College and Federal Reserve, Dallas, second right) with Mark Cassidy, Niamh Hallissey, Maria Woods and Luca Riva during his visit to the Central Bank to discuss Real Estate Economics and research topics.
Jin Cao (Norges Bank, left) with Michele Pelli during his visit to the Central Bank of Ireland to discuss banking, monetary policy and financial stability issues and joint research topics.
Professor Refet Gürkaynak (Bilkent University, pictured second from right) meeting David Byrne, Robert Kelly, Dilan Aydin Yakut and Vasileios Madouros from Central Bank of Ireland to discuss monetary policy issues and research topics.