Personal Statement
Hi, I'm Tim. I'm particularly interested in the interactions between the government and the banking sector, of which there are many.

I teach ECON355 Debates in Macroeconomic policy where we discuss a wide range of topics and what economics can teach us about them. I'm also a tutor and Academic Advisor on ECON 128 Development of Economic Thought.

I'm also the Deputy Director of Studies for the BSc programme so I help organize the Research Bites talks to raise awareness of faculty research and the Student Research Assistance Scheme which gives students the opportunity to work directly with researchers on a current project. Plus you get paid..!

My office hour is 2-3pm on Mondays. Typically I do this via Zoom at the following link.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://liverpool-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96162970348?pwd=WmpSZ04yRnVBTklGbTFhYy9hZ1JGUT09Links to an external site.

Meeting ID: 961 6297 0348
Passcode: nkc20$!b

Do send me an email if you'd like to meet face-to-face in my office.

Research Overview
My core research interest is the idea of narrow banking -- a system where governments provide liquidity and banks provide credit. I have a neat theory paper on exactly this co-authored with another long-time fan of narrow banking: George Pennacchi. I'm currently exploring how CBDCs might be a modern way of implementing this old idea. Micro-theory is my favourite type of research but with a sector like banking, you can't avoid the macro-consequences. Do get in contact if you are interested in this sort of thing.

I've also done quite a bit of work on macro-prudential policy, and particularly the context and size of benefits to coordination.

Please see my website for all the relevant links.