Research at the intersection of
economics, law, and psychology.
Dr. Benjamin Koch holds degrees from the University of Bath (B.Sc.), the London School of Economics (M.Sc.), and Harvard Kennedy School of Government (Ph.D.). His work focuses on transatlantic economic coordination, behavioural policy frameworks, and institutional resilience.
This site is a personal, non-commercial hub for research, long-form writing, and interdisciplinary projects connecting macroeconomics, psychology, and international law.
Dr. Benjamin Koch
Ph.D. · Harvard Kennedy School
M.Sc. · London School of Economics
B.Sc. · University of Bath
Principal Adviser & independent researcher working on EU–US macro-financial relations, behavioural policy, and institutional design.
About Dr. Koch
Benjamin Koch works across macroeconomics, psychology, and international law. His research and writing examine how legal architectures, institutional design, and human behaviour interact to shape resilience, growth, and stability in complex systems.
Current work ranges from transatlantic macro-financial coordination and telecom-sector architectures to psychological resilience frameworks and structured approaches to mental clarity in the digital age.
Views expressed in publications and media appear in a strictly personal capacity and do not represent any institution.
- Ph.D. – Harvard Kennedy School of Government
- M.Sc. – London School of Economics
- B.Sc. – University of Bath
- EU–US macro-financial architecture
- Behavioural policy & mental resilience
- International law & governance
- The Economics Code – A narrative economics textbook.
- The Clarity System & Pathway to Mental Clarity (PMC).
- Working papers on EU–US convergence, telecom yield structures, sanctions, climate, and behavioural macroeconomics.
Selected publications & current projects
- A Unified Theory of Coherence, Freedom, and Constraint in the Psychology of the 21st Century · 2025
- Debt-for-Nature Swaps, Sovereign Bond Markets, and Climate-Resilient Development · 2025
- AI-Driven Global Value Chain (GVC) Bifurcation and Development Divergence · 2025
- Post-Growth International Macroeconomics: A Model of Degrowth, Redistribution, and Global Stability · 2025
- The Generational Horizon: Why Central Banks Govern Beyond the Limits of Fiscal Time · 2025
- Seafloor Mapping, Blue Carbon, and the Infrastructure of Environmental Governance · 2025
- The Innovation Gap as Advantage: Europe’s Delay as Catalyst for Autonomy · 2025
- Geopolitical Patience: How the Cost of Waiting Builds Future Prosperity · 2025
- Framework for EU–US Economic Convergence – A Transatlantic Growth Blueprint · 2025
- The Telecom Yield Machine: Tariff Design and Dividend Logic · 2025
- Ghost Towers and Credit Graves: The Doom Loop of Post-Office Capitalism · 2025
- Asset Class Divergence in 2025: Institutional Resilience vs. Narrative Decay · 2025
- Semiotics of Stability – Behavioural Alignment in US-EU Macroeconomic Policy · 2025
- Trust by Design, Stability by Default · 2025
- Protocol 2026 · 2025
- The Clarity System · 2025
- Operational Convergence in Enterprise Service Architectures · 2025
- Crude Epistemologies in Transition · 2025
- Pleasure in the Pain of Performance · 2025
- Strategic Realignments in Sovereign Debt and Trade · 2025
- Digital Sovereignty and Cross-border Data Flows · 2025
- Adult ADHD and ASD Revisited · 2025
- Psychological Frontiers in the Digital Age · 2025
- Sanctions, Trade Wars, and Economic Fragmentation · 2025
- Germany’s Economic Challenges · 2025
- Housing, Food Prices, and Social Fragmentation · 2025
- Greenland in the Commodities Market · 2025
- Supply Chains and Social Stability · 2025
- New Era in U.S. Foreign Policy · 2024
- Peace in Ukraine · 2024
- Mindfulness and Cognitive Flexibility · 2024
- Daycare and Economic Shifts · 2024
- The Economics Code – A Narrative Discipline for a New Wealth of Nations
- Turning Point – Conservative Foreign Policy and the Path to Global Stability
- The Clarity System – A Cognitive Framework for Mental Sovereignty
- Pathway to Mental Clarity (PMC) – ICBT for Clarity & Ethical Living
- Happiness by Design – A Structured Guide to Fulfilment and Commitment
- Serendipitous Equilibria – Discovery, Monetary Policy & the Ordinary
- Mind Over Matter – Chess & StarCraft II as Cognitive Frameworks
- From Pillow to Pillow – A Love Story Across Time
- Between Now and Always – A Poetic Sequel of Presence and Devotion
Socioeconomic Behaviour, Legal Architecture, and Neurobiological Resilience: An Interdisciplinary Examination of Growth, Governance, and Human Adaptation.
Originally submitted as a single Ph.D. dissertation at Harvard Kennedy School, later divided into two volumes for publication.
Download dissertation (PDF)Interviews, features & long-form writing
Selected features, book spotlights, and essays on economics, psychology, and governance.
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