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Rebecca Stuart is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Economic Research (IRENE) within the Faculty of Economics at the University of Neuchâtel, and holds an Honorary Professorship of Practice in Finance at Queen's University Belfast. She additionally serves as a Research Associate at Queen’s University Centre for Economic History, Research Affiliate with the Centre for Economics, Policy and History, and was a 2024 Visiting Research Fellow at the Geneva Graduate Institute. Her upcoming 2026 research visit to the Bank of England as a Houblon Norman Fellow underscores her active academic engagement.
Her educational background centers on a PhD in Economics from University College Dublin (2016), following early-career work at the Central Bank of Ireland where she progressed from economist to Advisor in the Monetary Policy Division.
Dr. Stuart's research specializes in long-term financial and monetary phenomena, with particular expertise in 19th-20th century economic history. She investigates historical stock market integration during the classical gold standard, international inflation co-movements, central bank communications, and long-run interest rate dynamics. Her methodological approach combines archival data analysis with modern macroeconomic frameworks to extract insights relevant to contemporary monetary policy.
Recent publications reveal a consistent focus on pre-20th century monetary systems, utilizing uniquely comprehensive historical datasets spanning multiple centuries and countries. Key themes include measurement challenges in historical inflation data, the role of financial infrastructure in market integration, and secular drivers of interest rates – all bridging economic history with present-day policy concerns.
Her scholarly contributions have earned significant recognition:
- Barrington Medal (2017) for promising early-career research in economic/social sciences
- Schweizerisches Wirtschaftarchiv Recognition Prize (2022) for archival work on Swiss interest rates
- Houblon Norman Fellowship enabling 2026 Bank of England research
Dr. Stuart actively shapes her field through institutional leadership: co-founding the Swiss Economic History Circle (2023), serving as Vice-President of the Economic and Social History Society of Ireland, and co-organizing the Irish Quantitative History Group. Her Houblon Norman Fellowship represents critical research support for archival work at central banking institutions.
She collaborates within international networks including the Swiss Economic History Circle and Geneva Graduate Institute, fostering interdisciplinary connections between historical analysis and modern monetary economics through workshops and annual research meetings.
