Research Interests
International trade and trade policy
Biography
PhD (2001), MS (1999) in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; MPP (1996) in international trade and finance from Harvard; AB (1990) in Asian studies and chemistry from Bowdoin College. Previously worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and as a visiting associate professor at Georgetown. Served on the Trade and Economy Panel of the UK Dept. for International Trade and as a scientific advisor to Bruegel (Belgium), CEPII (France), and the Kiel Institute (Germany).
Recent Publications
Published Papers
Corsetti, G., Crowley, M. A. and Han, L. Invoicing and the Dynamics of Pricing-to-Market: Evidence from UK Export Prices around the Brexit Referendum, Journal of International Economics vol 135 (2022)Crowley, M. A. and Ortino, F. Establishing a New Role for Antidumping Policy: Protection of an Unestablished Industry (Morocco–Hot-Rolled Steel (Turkey)), World Trade Review vol 20 (2021) pp. 533-545
Crowley, M. A., Exton, O. and Han, L. The Looming Threat of Tariff Hikes: Entry into Exporting under Trade Agreement Renegotiation, AEA Papers and Proceedings vol 110 (2020) pp. 547-51
Crowley, M. A., Meng, N. and Song, H. Policy shocks and stock market returns: evidence from Chinese solar panels, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies vol 51 (2019) pp. 148-169
Crowley, M. A., Meng, N., and Song, H. Tariff scares: Trade policy uncertainty and foreign market entry by Chinese firms, Journal of International Economics vol 114 (2018) pp. 96-115
Cambridge Working Papers in Economics
Crowley, M. A., Han, L., Son, M. The Swift Decline of the British Pound: Evidence from UK Trade-invoicing after the Brexit Vote, (2024) CWPE2413Crowley, M. A., Han, L., Prayer, T. The Pro-Competitive Effects of Trade Agreements, (2022) CWPE2240
Crowley, M. A., Han, L. and Son, M. Dominant Currency Dynamics: Evidence on Dollar-invoicing from UK Exporters, (2020) CWPE20113
Crowley, M. A., Exton, O. and Han, L. The Looming Threat of Tariff Hikes: Entry into Exporting Under Trade Agreement Renegotiation, (2020) CWPE2016
Alcover, M. and Crowley, M. A. China -- Broiler Products: Can the sum of the parts be less than the whole?, (2019) CWPE1985
Chapter in Book
Bown, C. P. and Crowley, M. A. The empirical landscape of trade policy, (2016) in the book: Handbook of commercial policy, Volume 1 - ElsevierCrowley, M. A. Why are safeguards needed in a trade agreement?, (2010) in the book: Law and econmics of contingent protection in international trade - Cambridge University Press
Research Activities
J M Keynes Fellowship Fund Lectures 2024
Professor Bart Lambrecht (Judge Business School), Professor Debopam Bhattacharya (Faculty of Economics), Professor Matthew Elliott (Faculty of Economics) and Professor Meredith Crowley (Faculty of Economics) will all speak at the J M Keynes Fellowship Fund annual lecture.
Event Date - Thursday 15th February 2024
Three successful in Academic Career Pathways
The University of Cambridge Academic Career Pathways scheme recognises and reward outstanding contributions and celebrate academic achievement through promotion and pay progression. This year, all three of the candidates from the Faculty of Economics that were put forward have been successful.
Published on - Friday 16th June 2023
Meredith Crowley on Brexit
Professor Meredith Crowley was interviewed on the BBC 2 TV programme Newsnight with her analysis of the state of the UK economy three years on from Brexit.
Published on - Wednesday 1st February 2023
Macroeconomic and Financial History Mini-Conference
The Janeway Institute is sponsoring a mini-conference entitled 'Macroeconomic and Financial History'.
The event will be held in the Meade Room, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge on 20th March 2023, from 10am - 4.50pm.
Published on - Monday 30th January 2023
Boris Johnson leaves a mixed legacy with his Brexit gambit
The e-book, “The Economics of Brexit: What Have We Learned?”, which Prof. Meredith Crowley provided a chapter for, has been quoted in a New York Times article about Boris Johnson's prime ministerial legacy.
Published on - Wednesday 13th July 2022
Research Grants
UK in a Changing Europe Fellowship (Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC))
The impact of trade policy and exchange rate shocks on trade (Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC))
Data Impact Fellow (JISC) (Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC))
The Janeway Institute for Economics
Coordinator for Transmission Mechanisms and Economic Policy Research Theme
Keynes Fund Sponsored Projects
Corsetti, G. and Crowley, M., Credit Constraints and Optimal Price Setting in International Markets (JHOR)
Crowley, M., Faraglia, E. and Giannitsarou, C., Adapting to Brexit: Foreign Subsidiaries and UK-EU Trade (JHVX)
Crowley, M. and Hoste, J., Understanding Brexit: Trade Costs and Multinational Adaptation (JHWI)
Teaching
MPhil - S190 International Trade
PhD Students
Supervisor
Advisor
Fred Seunghyun Maeng
PhD Title: Essays on Sovereign Default
Research: Sovereign Default, International Lending and Financial Stability
PhD Title: Essays on Sovereign Default
Research: Sovereign Default, International Lending and Financial Stability