Benjamin Moll

Benjamin Moll is the Sir John Hicks Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), and an ECONtribute Research Fellow since 2020. His work focuses on how inequality impacts the macroeconomy and macroeconomic policy.

Dr. Moll received his PhD from the University of Chicago in 2010 after studying in London. His academic journey has included positions at Princeton University before joining LSE.

Moll specializes in macroeconomics with distribution, particularly studying how the enormous heterogeneity observed at the micro level—especially large disparities in income and wealth—impact the macro economy and macroeconomic policy. His research employs heterogeneous-agent models to analyze monetary and fiscal policy transmission mechanisms. He has made significant contributions to the development of numerical methods for solving complex macroeconomic models with multiple endogenous state variables.

His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on the distributional effects of macroeconomic policies and energy economics, particularly examining the macroeconomic and distributional consequences of energy import disruptions. His work bridges theoretical macroeconomic modeling with practical policy analysis, especially regarding the German and European economies.

Among his professional honors and affiliations:

• Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
• Research Fellow, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
• ECONtribute Research Fellow since 2020
• Co-editor, American Economic Review

Professor Moll actively contributes to policy discussions, particularly regarding European economic policy and responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He has collaborated with economists across Europe on analyses of energy policy and macroeconomic stabilization. His work on numerical methods for heterogeneous-agent models has created valuable resources for the macroeconomics community, with code implementations available on his website.

Moll maintains an active research group focused on macroeconomics with distributional considerations, collaborating with economists at LSE and internationally. His research program continues to expand the understanding of how micro-level heterogeneity shapes macroeconomic outcomes and policy effectiveness.