Wendy Carlin

Professor Wendy Carlin is a prominent economist at University College London (UCL), where she also serves as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research and an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute. She is renowned for her leadership of the CORE Econ project, which aims to reform the undergraduate economics curriculum through the development of open-access educational resources used globally. Her research interests encompass macroeconomics, institutions, economic performance, and the economics of transition. Carlin has co-authored several influential books on macroeconomics with David Soskice, including works that integrate financial systems into macroeconomic models and address issues of inequality. Her contributions to economics have been recognized with numerous accolades, including a CBE for services to economics and public finance, election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Fellowship in the British Academy. Additionally, she is Vice President of the International Economic Association, highlighting her commitment to advancing economic education and research.