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Benjamin Wong is an Associate Professor at the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics within the Monash Business School at Monash University. As a macroeconomist, his work focuses on macroeconometrics and time series analysis, particularly addressing estimation, inference, and interpretation of business cycle fluctuations. His research develops tools to inform monetary policy through key inputs like the output gap and trend inflation.
- PhD in Economics — Australian National University
- Bachelor of Economics (Honours) — University of Queensland
Benjamin's research spans applied econometrics, time series modeling, and financial factors in macroeconomic policy. Recent publications examine global economic forces, pandemic impacts, and high-dimensional data in trend-cycle decomposition. His 2024 work introduced random subspace local projections for improved financial time series analysis.
Benjamin has secured significant funding, including an ARC Discovery Grant (2023) for projects like Implications of Global Economic Forces for Domestic Monetary Policy. He collaborates with institutions such as the Reserve Bank of Australia, European Central Bank, and Bank for International Settlements, where he served as a Central Bank Research Fellow.
His methodological contributions include BNfiltering.com and EViews add-ins for trend-cycle decomposition, widely adopted for real-time nowcasting of economic indicators. Benjamin also co-organizes the Continuing Education in Macroeconometrics (CEM) workshop, fostering early-career researcher development.
