University of Oxford

Department Member, Economics

Economist

Research Department, International Monetary Fund

About

I am a macroeconomist, specialised in international macroeconomics, development macroeconomics, and finance theory.

CURRENT POSITIONS
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2011-          Economist, International Monetary Fund
                  Research Departmtent

2011-          Research Associate, OxCarre
                  Economics Department, University of Oxford

EDUCATION
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2004-2009  PhD in Economics, University of Oxford
2007-2007  Visiting PhD student, Yale University
2000-2004  Ingénieur des Ponts et Chaussées
                  (MSc. in Applied Mathematics)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
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2010-2011    Economist, International Monetary Fund
                    Strategy, Policy and Review Deparmtent

2008-2010    Economist, International Monetary Fund
                    Middle East and Central Asia Department

2007-2008    Economist, European Central Bank
                    International Environment Division

PUBLICATIONS (SEE ALSO PAPERS)
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"When Should We Worry About Inflation?", The World Bank Economic Review, with H. Leon and A. Prasad, forthcoming.

"State Prices, Liquidity and Default",  Economic Theory, Vol. 39, with C. Goodhart and D. Tsomocos, 2009.

"The Role of Financial Variables in Predicting Economic Activity", Journal of Forecasting, with F. Fornari and M. Lombardi, 2011.

"Regional Financial Integration in the GCC", Emerging Markets Review, Vol. 12(4), with A. Prasad and O. Williams, 2011.

"Further Fallout from the Global Financial Crisis - Credit Crunch in the 'Periphery'", World Economics, Vol.12(2), with A. Barajas, R. Chami and H. Hesse, 2011.

"Les Stabilisateurs Automatiques en France", Economie et Prévision, No. 177, 2007.

"Evaluating the Success of Malaysia's Exchange Controls (1998-99)", Oxford Development Studies, Vol. 34(2) with A. Abbas, 2006.