Anna Watson

Dr. Anna Watson is a College Teaching Officer and the Peter Selman Fellow in Economics at Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge. She serves as Director of Studies in Economics at Fitzwilliam College, affiliated with the Faculty of Economics. Her work focuses on macroeconomic dynamics within open economies, with particular emphasis on international transmission mechanisms.

Research Interests:
Her primary research explores:

• International shock transmission through trade and financial channels
• Monetary policy effectiveness in globally connected economies
• Structural drivers of international trade patterns and collapses
• Interaction between price rigidities and macroeconomic stability

Publication Focus:
Her recent publications analyze macroeconomic stability in interconnected global systems, examining how financial frictions amplify trade fluctuations and how price rigidities influence inflation in open economies. Her work consistently addresses policy-relevant questions in international macroeconomics.