Murat Özbilgin

I am a Senior Research Economist at the Bank of England.

Previously, I worked at the New Zealand Treasury, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and the Central Bank of Turkiye.

I hold a PhD from University of California, Santa Barbara.

Research Interests

  • Fiscal/monetary policy interactions
  • Macroeconomic policy implications of demographic change
  • Labour market and wage dynamics
  • Short-term and long-term forecasting

New publications

  • New Zealand Treasury Media Statement (30 March 2026): Four Long-term Fiscal Statement background papers published
  • An Overlapping Generations Model to Investigate the Fiscal Implications of New Zealand’s Ageing Population (March 2026, New Zealand Treasury WP 26/01) Full detail
  • Raising Taxes to Fund Health and Pensions in an Ageing New Zealand - Alternative Tax Bases (March 2026, New Zealand Treasury AN 26/03) Full detail
  • Raising Taxes to Fund Health and Pensions in an Ageing New Zealand - Alternative Labour Tax Progressivity (March 2026, New Zealand Treasury AN 26/04) Full detail