 Today, an anthropologist interested in the people of Samoa, for example, would likely not only study life in the Samoan Islands, but also Samoan communities in New Zealand, Hawaii, and California.Marcus’s current research focuses on institutions of great power, and their connections and consequences for ordinary people.Working with anthropologist Douglas R. Holmes, he applies an anthropological research approach to people’s thought- and decision-making processes in the operation of central banks in the United States and Europe.