Raphael A. Espinoza
Last Updated: March 22, 2013Raphael Espinoza is an Economist in the Research Department (Systemic Issues Division) at the IMF. His research focus is on international macroeconomics, development macroeconomics, and asset pricing. He is currently a member of the Spain mission team, and previously he worked on the Dominican Republic, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. Before joining the IMF, he was an Economist at the ECB, focusing on the US economy, and he worked on fiscal policy at the French Treasury.
Email: respinoza@imf.org
Personal WebPage: http://oxford.academia.edu/raphaelespinoza
Fluent In: French, Spanish.
Education:
PhD in Economics, University of Oxford, 2009
Ingenieur des Ponts et Chaussees (MSc. in Applied Mathematics), 2004
Previous Experience:
Economist, Strategy, Policy and Review Department, Strategy Unit for Low Income Countries, IMF, 2010-2011
Economist, Middle East and Central Asia Department, Gulf Cooperation Council Division, IMF, 2008-2010
Economist, International Environment Division, European Central Bank, 2007-2008
Visiting Lecturer in Development Economics, University of Buckingham, 2006
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Monetary Transaction Costs and the Term Premium, Working Paper No. 13/85, April 03, 2013
Optimal Oil Production and the World Supply of Oil, Working Paper No. 12/294, December 17, 2012
As You Sow So Shall You Reap: Public Investment Surges, Growth, and Debt Sustainability in Togo, Working Paper No. 12/127, May 01, 2012
Monetary Policy Transmission in the GCC Countries, Working Paper No. 12/132, May 01, 2012
Spillovers to Low-Income Countries: Importance of Systemic Emerging Markets, Working Paper No. 12/49, February 01, 2012
Probabilities of Default and the Market Price of Risk in a Distressed Economy, Working Paper No. 11/75, April 01, 2011
How Strong are Fiscal Multipliers in the GCC? An Empirical Investigation, Working Paper No. 11/61, March 01, 2011
Nonperforming Loans in the GCC Banking System and their Macroeconomic Effects, Working Paper No. 10/224, October 01, 2010
Recent Credit Stagnation in the MENA Region: What to Expect? What Can Be Done?, Working Paper No. 10/219, September 01, 2010
Regional Financial Integration in the GCC, Working Paper No. 10/90, April 01, 2010
Estimating The Inflation-Growth Nexus - A Smooth Transition Model, Working Paper No. 10/76, March 01, 2010
The Role of Financial Variables in Predicting Economic Activity in the Euro Area, Working Paper No. 09/241, November 01, 2009
Regional Financial Integration in the Caribbean: Evidence from Financial and Macroeconomic Data, Working Paper No. 09/139, July 01, 2009
Books
The Macroeconomics of the Arab States of the Gulf, with G. Fayad and A. Prasad, Oxford University Press, under contract.
Journal Articles
Other/Non-IMF Publications
Raphael Espinoza is an Economist in the Research Department (Systemic Issues Division) at the IMF. His research focus is on international macroeconomics, development macroeconomics, and asset pricing. He is currently a member of the Spain mission team, and previously he worked on the Dominican Republic, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. Before joining the IMF, he was an Economist at the ECB, focusing on the US economy, and he worked on fiscal policy at the French Treasury.
Email: respinoza@imf.org
Personal WebPage: http://oxford.academia.edu/raphaelespinoza
Fluent In: French, Spanish.
Education:
PhD in Economics, University of Oxford, 2009
Ingenieur des Ponts et Chaussees (MSc. in Applied Mathematics), 2004
Previous Experience:
Economist, Strategy, Policy and Review Department, Strategy Unit for Low Income Countries, IMF, 2010-2011
Economist, Middle East and Central Asia Department, Gulf Cooperation Council Division, IMF, 2008-2010
Economist, International Environment Division, European Central Bank, 2007-2008
Visiting Lecturer in Development Economics, University of Buckingham, 2006
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Monetary Transaction Costs and the Term Premium, Working Paper No. 13/85, April 03, 2013
Optimal Oil Production and the World Supply of Oil, Working Paper No. 12/294, December 17, 2012
As You Sow So Shall You Reap: Public Investment Surges, Growth, and Debt Sustainability in Togo, Working Paper No. 12/127, May 01, 2012
Monetary Policy Transmission in the GCC Countries, Working Paper No. 12/132, May 01, 2012
Spillovers to Low-Income Countries: Importance of Systemic Emerging Markets, Working Paper No. 12/49, February 01, 2012
Probabilities of Default and the Market Price of Risk in a Distressed Economy, Working Paper No. 11/75, April 01, 2011
How Strong are Fiscal Multipliers in the GCC? An Empirical Investigation, Working Paper No. 11/61, March 01, 2011
Nonperforming Loans in the GCC Banking System and their Macroeconomic Effects, Working Paper No. 10/224, October 01, 2010
Recent Credit Stagnation in the MENA Region: What to Expect? What Can Be Done?, Working Paper No. 10/219, September 01, 2010
Regional Financial Integration in the GCC, Working Paper No. 10/90, April 01, 2010
Estimating The Inflation-Growth Nexus - A Smooth Transition Model, Working Paper No. 10/76, March 01, 2010
The Role of Financial Variables in Predicting Economic Activity in the Euro Area, Working Paper No. 09/241, November 01, 2009
Regional Financial Integration in the Caribbean: Evidence from Financial and Macroeconomic Data, Working Paper No. 09/139, July 01, 2009
Books
The Macroeconomics of the Arab States of the Gulf, with G. Fayad and A. Prasad, Oxford University Press, under contract.