Leah Downey

Dr. Leah Downey is a Research Fellow at St John's College, University of Cambridge, and affiliated with the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS). She will join the Department of Political Economy at King’s College London in September 2024. Her work bridges political theory, macroeconomic policy, and institutional governance.

• Education: BA in Mathematics and Economics, MSc focusing on capitalism and democracy, PhD in monetary policy and political thought.

Research interests center on the intersection of democracy and macroeconomics, with emphasis on legislative-central bank interactions, the macroeconomics of the green transition, and critical analyses of financial democratization. Her recent projects explore the relationship between freedom and macroeconomic policy.

• Publications highlight themes like monetary policy accountability, public credit governance, and temporal dimensions of democratic delegation.

She teaches courses in political theory and political economy, particularly at the nexus of democratic theory and macroeconomic policy. Contact: lrd40@cam.ac.uk.