The Department for Macroeconomics brings together IES researchers on fiscal and monetary stability, growth and investments, and international trade and capital flows. The Department's primary goal is to contribute to academia, policymakers, and the broader society through excellent research on economic and social development topics. To this end, research efforts are focused on the contemporary issues of crucial importance for small open economies, such as Serbia, in the fields of monetary and fiscal policy: fiscal and monetary stability, shocks, crisis, and policy instruments; economic growth: foreign direct investments, sectoral analysis, and business cycles; and international economics: competitiveness, foreign exchange rates, trade policies, capital mobility. The Department also produces a semiannual publication – SEE-6 Economic Outlook – on macroeconomic trends and developments in the region (in cooperation with the Association of Economic Institutes of Southeast Europe), organizes workshops and seminars and provides tailor-made analytical services according to policymakers and the business sector.