About
Professor David Meenagh is a Professor of Economics at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, specializing in applied macroeconomics with a focus on improving macroeconomic modeling methods to enhance policy effectiveness. His extensive publication record spans top-tier journals including Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Energy Economics, and Journal of International Money and Finance.
His research interests encompass Macroeconomics, Macroeconometrics, Monetary Policy, DSGE Modeling, and Economic Policy, with significant contributions to understanding price rigidity, financial frictions, and the application of macroeconomic models to specific economies. Professor Meenagh has secured notable research funding, including a $3000 grant from the Sumitomo Foundation (2023-2024) on rational pessimism in the Japanese economy and a substantial £265,000 and 2 million RMB grant from ESRC and NSFC (2017-2020) for research on Shadow Banking in the Chinese Economy.
His teaching portfolio includes Quantitative Methods (BST753) and Macroeconomics (BS1652), reflecting his expertise in both theoretical and applied economics. Professor Meenagh's research demonstrates a consistent focus on macroeconomic modeling techniques, particularly indirect inference methods applied to DSGE models, examining how different economic structures affect policy outcomes across various national contexts including the UK, US, Japan, and China.
His work on monetary policy analysis, fiscal policy evaluation, and regional economic disparities has established him as a significant contributor to contemporary macroeconomic discourse, with recent publications addressing timely issues such as pandemic economic impacts, regional inequality, and appropriate monetary frameworks for small open economies.
