Nicola Viegi
Professor, School of Economics University of Pretoria
He is the South African Reserve Bank Professor of Monetary Economics - University of Pretoria, SA since 2010. He has served in various universities like University of Strathclyde as Research Fellow, University of Strathclyde as Lecturer in Economics, University of Kwazulu-Natal as Senior Lecturer in Economics and University of Cape Town as Associate Professor in Economics. He has been Visiting Lecturer in ESC Toulouse, Lecturer in Business Economics (1999-2002), University of Malta, Lecturer in International Finance (1999-2002) and De Nederlandesche Bank, Amsterdam (2000-present).
His research areas are Monetary economics, economic policy theory, monetary fiscal policy interdependence, political economy of monetary institutions, economic policy under uncertainty assets prices and monetary policy, regional integration in Africa, political economy of government debt, the economics of colonisation and decolonisation, macromodelling for emerging countries, economic growth and institutions.
Featured work
An analysis of central bank decision-making
Bank of England MPC celebrates 25 years and we use this occasion to compare its decision-making process to that of the ECB
Policy coordination failures in the euro area: not just an outcome, but by design
Discussions on the fiscal framework should aim to correct its procyclical nature with a view to promoting more cooperative outcomes.
Low interest rates in Europe and the US: one trend, two stories
Interest rates have been on a long-term decline, associated with declining productivity growth.
Low interest rates: a transatlantic phenomenon
Structural factors are putting downward pressure on rates: is it time for macroeconomic policy to play second fiddle in managing demand?
All work
Policy Brief
12 July 2022
An analysis of central bank decision-making
Bank of England MPC celebrates 25 years and we use this occasion to compare its decision-making process to that of the ECB
Blog post
20 December 2021
Policy coordination failures in the euro area: not just an outcome, but by design
Discussions on the fiscal framework should aim to correct its procyclical nature with a view to promoting more cooperative outcomes.
Podcast
10 March 2021
Low interest rates: a transatlantic phenomenon
Structural factors are putting downward pressure on rates: is it time for macroeconomic policy to play second fiddle in managing demand?
Policy Brief
10 March 2021
Low interest rates in Europe and the US: one trend, two stories
Interest rates have been on a long-term decline, associated with declining productivity growth.
Podcast
25 November 2020
Steering the boat towards an unknown destination
Shocks pass, but change remains a constant. We need to start focusing on permanent changes in the economy and how to adapt to them.
Opinion piece
10 April 2020
The perils of more debt
Europe must find the “Ways and Means”.
Blog post
20 February 2020
Inflation targets: revising the European Central Bank’s monetary framework
The ECB is looking to evaluate whether its definition of price stability is effective in helping anchor inflation expectations. We argue that the curr
Opinion piece
29 March 2019
Brexit: When in doubt, slow down
Uncertainty over Brexit remains high despite looming deadlines. Here, the authors argue that the UK should take the necessary steps to make time to bu
Opinion piece
14 December 2018
How a second referendum could be the best way to overcome Brexit impasse
A new vote based on the revocation (or not) of Article 50 would give the UK government a clear signal to proceed in one direction or another, and thus
Podcast
15 May 2018
Director's Cut: Post-crisis prognosis for macroeconomics
The global financial crisis prompted the field of macroeconomics to rethink its methods. In this Director's Cut of 'The Sound of Economics', Bruegel