Researcher Profiles Michelle Wright

Financial Stability Department
Current research interests: policy evaluation, macrofinancial linkages, financial stability
Contact: wrightm@rba.gov.au
Michelle's research focus is on macroprudential policy and financial stability. She currently works in Financial Stability Department, leading a team that focuses on the household and business sectors. She also has experience in research on the international monetary and financial system, commodity and foreign exchange markets, and the Australian banking sector and housing markets. Michelle holds an MSc Economics from the London School of Economics and has worked at the Bank of England.
Research Papers
- ‘Financial Conditions and Downside Risk to Economic Activity’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2021-03.
- ‘Modelling the Australian Dollar’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2015-12.
- ‘Financial Reform in Australia and China’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2014-10.
- ‘Reform of the International Monetary and Financial System’ Bank of England Financial Stability Paper No 13.
- ‘The Future of International Capital Flows’ Bank of England Financial Stability Paper No 12.
Policy Publications
- ‘The Offshore Renminbi Market and Australia’ RBA Bulletin, December, pp 53–62.
- ‘Foreign Currency Exposure and Hedging in Australia’ RBA Bulletin, December, pp 49–58.
- ‘Developments in Renminbi Internationalisation’ RBA Bulletin, June, pp 65–74.
- ‘Commodity Market Financialisation: A Closer Look at the Evidence’ RBA Bulletin, March, pp 65–77.
- ‘Foreign Exchange Market Intervention’ RBA Bulletin, December, pp 67–76.