Prachi Mishra
Last Updated: January 28, 2012Prachi Mishra is a Senior Economist in the Research Department at the IMF. Her research interests include international economics, macroeconomics, development economics and political economy.
Email: pmishra@imf.org
Personal WebPage: www.prachimishra.net
Fluent In: Hindi.
Education:
2004 Ph.D., Economics, Columbia University
2002 M.Phil, Economics, Columbia University
1999 M.A. Economics, Delhi School of Economics (Delhi), ranked first in the University
1997 B.A. Economics (Honors), University of Delhi
Previous Experience:
Senior Economist, Research Department, Development Macro Division, International Monetary Fund, November 2011-
Economist, Research Department, Macroeconomic Studies Division, International Monetary Fund, June 2006-
Economist (EP), Fiscal Affairs Department, Expenditure Policy Division, International Monetary Fund, June 2005- June, 2006
Economist (EP), Western Hemisphere Department, Caribbean 1, International Monetary Fund, June 2004- June, 2005
Intern, Office of the First Deputy Managing Director, Stanley Fischer, Internal Monetary Fund, May, 2001 – February, 2002
IMF Books and Working Papers:
How Effective Is Monetary Transmission in Low-Income Countries? A Survey of the Empirical Evidence, Working Paper No. 12/143, June 01, 2012
Spillover Effects of Exchange Rates: A Study of the Renminbi, Working Paper No. 12/88, March 01, 2012
How Does Trade Evolve in the Aftermath of Financial Crises?, Working Paper No. 11/3, January 01, 2011
Monetary Transmission in Low Income Countries, Working Paper No. 10/223, October 01, 2010
Protection for Free? The Political Economy of U.S. TariffSuspensions, Working Paper No. 10/211, September 01, 2010
Democracy and Reforms: Evidence from a New Dataset, Working Paper No. 10/173, July 01, 2010
A Fistful of Dollars: Lobbying and the Financial Crisis, Working Paper No. 09/287, December 01, 2009
Exchange Rates and Wages in an Integrated World, Working Paper No. 09/44, March 01, 2009
Do Interest Groups Affect U.S. Immigration Policy?, Working Paper No. 08/244, October 01, 2008
Health Aid and Infant Mortality, Working Paper No. 07/100, April 01, 2007
Policies, Enforcement, and Customs Evasion: Evidence from India, Working Paper No. 07/60, March 01, 2007
Emigration and Wages in Source Countries: Evidence from Mexico, Working Paper No. 06/86, March 01, 2006
Emigration and Brain Drain: Evidence from the Caribbean, Working Paper No. 06/25, January 01, 2006
Trade Liberalization and Wage Inequality: Evidence from India, Working Paper No. 05/20, January 01, 2005
Journal Articles
Explaining Inflation in India: The Role of Food Prices (with Devesh Roy, IFPRI), (forthcoming, Brookings-NCAER India Policy Forum)
Exchange Rates and Wages in an Integrated World (with Antonio Spilimbergo, IMF), American Economic Journal, Macroeconomics, 3, October, 2011, pp. 1-33 (IMF WP No. 09/44, CEPR DP No. 7167).
A Fistful of Dollars: Lobbying and the Financial Crisis (with Deniz Igan and Thierry Tressel, IMF), forthcoming, NBER Macro Annual, 2011, Volume 26 (IMF WP No. 09/28, NBER WP No. w17076; covered in the Guardian, BBC, New York Times, IMF Survey Online, Vox; Best Paper Award, Midwest Finance Association; Top 10 downloads in SSRN).
Do Special Interest Groups Affect Immigration? (with Anna Maria Mayda, Georgetown University and Giovanni Facchini, University of Rotterdam), Journal of International Economics, 2011, Volume 85, Issue 1, September, pp. 114-128 (IMF WP No 08/244, IZA Working Paper No. 3183, CEPR DP No. 68).
Does Health Aid Matter? (with David Newhouse, World Bank), Journal of Health Economics, 2009, Volume 28, Issue 4, July, Pages 855-872 (IMF Working Paper No.07/100).
Policies, Enforcement, and Customs Evasion: Evidence from India (with Arvind Subramanian and Petia Topalova, IMF), Journal of Public Economics, 2008, Vol 92, pp. 1907-1925 (IMF Working Paper No. 07/60).
Trade Liberalization and Wage Inequality: Evidence from India, (with Utsav Kumar, University of Maryland), Review of Development Economics, 2008, Vol. 12, Issue 2, pp. 291-311 (IMF Working Paper No. 05/20.)
Emigration and Wages in Source Countries: Evidence from Mexico, Journal of Development Economics, 2007, no. 82, pp. 180-199 (IMF WP No. 06/86).
Stolper-Samuelson is Dead and Other Crimes of Both Theory and Data (with Donald Davis, Columbia University), in Ann Harrison eds. Globalization and Poverty: University of Chicago Press and the National Bureau of Economic Research, March, 2007.
Emigration and Brain-Drain: Evidence from the Caribbean, The B.E. Journals in Economic Analysis & Policy, Berkeley Electronic Press, 2007, Vol. 7, Issue 1 (Topics), Article 24, (IMF Working Paper No. 06/25, covered in the BBC).
Other IMF Publications
Reforming Center-Province Relations in Lao P.D.R., Selected Issues Paper, Article IV Consultation (SM/06/81)
Other Papers, Books, Comments
The Dynamics of Firm Lobbying (with William Kerr and William Lincoln), Vox, November 22, 2011-11-24
Did Anti-Regulation Lobbying Fuel the Subprime Crisis? (with Deniz Igan), Vox, August 11, 2011
Making Friends (with Deniz Igan, IMF), Finance and Development, June, 2011, Volume 48.
Free Governments, Good Policies (with Paola Giuliano, UCLA and Antonio Spilimbergo, IMF), Finance and Development, March 2011, Vol 48, No. 1.
Lobbying and the Financial Crisis (with Deniz Igan and Thierry Tressel), Vox, January 27, 2010.
Do Financial Crises Have Lasting Effects on Trade? (with Abdul Abiad, and Petia Topalova, IMF), World Economic Outlook, October, 2010, Chapter 4.
Seven Questions About Political Influence and the Financial Crisis (with Deniz Igan and Thierry Tressel, IMF), IMF Research Bulletin, December, 2009, Vol 10, No. 4.
How Does Globalization Affect Developing Countries (with Petia Topalova), IMF Research Bulletin, September, 2007, Vol 8, No. 3.
Prachi Mishra is a Senior Economist in the Research Department at the IMF. Her research interests include international economics, macroeconomics, development economics and political economy.
Email: pmishra@imf.org
Personal WebPage: www.prachimishra.net
Fluent In: Hindi.
Education:
2004 Ph.D., Economics, Columbia University
2002 M.Phil, Economics, Columbia University
1999 M.A. Economics, Delhi School of Economics (Delhi), ranked first in the University
1997 B.A. Economics (Honors), University of Delhi
Previous Experience:
Senior Economist, Research Department, Development Macro Division, International Monetary Fund, November 2011-
Economist, Research Department, Macroeconomic Studies Division, International Monetary Fund, June 2006-
Economist (EP), Fiscal Affairs Department, Expenditure Policy Division, International Monetary Fund, June 2005- June, 2006
Economist (EP), Western Hemisphere Department, Caribbean 1, International Monetary Fund, June 2004- June, 2005
Intern, Office of the First Deputy Managing Director, Stanley Fischer, Internal Monetary Fund, May, 2001 – February, 2002
IMF Books and Working Papers:
How Effective Is Monetary Transmission in Low-Income Countries? A Survey of the Empirical Evidence, Working Paper No. 12/143, June 01, 2012
Spillover Effects of Exchange Rates: A Study of the Renminbi, Working Paper No. 12/88, March 01, 2012
How Does Trade Evolve in the Aftermath of Financial Crises?, Working Paper No. 11/3, January 01, 2011
Monetary Transmission in Low Income Countries, Working Paper No. 10/223, October 01, 2010
Protection for Free? The Political Economy of U.S. TariffSuspensions, Working Paper No. 10/211, September 01, 2010
Democracy and Reforms: Evidence from a New Dataset, Working Paper No. 10/173, July 01, 2010
A Fistful of Dollars: Lobbying and the Financial Crisis, Working Paper No. 09/287, December 01, 2009
Exchange Rates and Wages in an Integrated World, Working Paper No. 09/44, March 01, 2009
Do Interest Groups Affect U.S. Immigration Policy?, Working Paper No. 08/244, October 01, 2008
Health Aid and Infant Mortality, Working Paper No. 07/100, April 01, 2007
Policies, Enforcement, and Customs Evasion: Evidence from India, Working Paper No. 07/60, March 01, 2007
Emigration and Wages in Source Countries: Evidence from Mexico, Working Paper No. 06/86, March 01, 2006
Emigration and Brain Drain: Evidence from the Caribbean, Working Paper No. 06/25, January 01, 2006
Trade Liberalization and Wage Inequality: Evidence from India, Working Paper No. 05/20, January 01, 2005
Journal Articles
Explaining Inflation in India: The Role of Food Prices (with Devesh Roy, IFPRI), (forthcoming, Brookings-NCAER India Policy Forum)
Exchange Rates and Wages in an Integrated World (with Antonio Spilimbergo, IMF), American Economic Journal, Macroeconomics, 3, October, 2011, pp. 1-33 (IMF WP No. 09/44, CEPR DP No. 7167).
A Fistful of Dollars: Lobbying and the Financial Crisis (with Deniz Igan and Thierry Tressel, IMF), forthcoming, NBER Macro Annual, 2011, Volume 26 (IMF WP No. 09/28, NBER WP No. w17076; covered in the Guardian, BBC, New York Times, IMF Survey Online, Vox; Best Paper Award, Midwest Finance Association; Top 10 downloads in SSRN).
Do Special Interest Groups Affect Immigration? (with Anna Maria Mayda, Georgetown University and Giovanni Facchini, University of Rotterdam), Journal of International Economics, 2011, Volume 85, Issue 1, September, pp. 114-128 (IMF WP No 08/244, IZA Working Paper No. 3183, CEPR DP No. 68).
Does Health Aid Matter? (with David Newhouse, World Bank), Journal of Health Economics, 2009, Volume 28, Issue 4, July, Pages 855-872 (IMF Working Paper No.07/100).
Policies, Enforcement, and Customs Evasion: Evidence from India (with Arvind Subramanian and Petia Topalova, IMF), Journal of Public Economics, 2008, Vol 92, pp. 1907-1925 (IMF Working Paper No. 07/60).
Trade Liberalization and Wage Inequality: Evidence from India, (with Utsav Kumar, University of Maryland), Review of Development Economics, 2008, Vol. 12, Issue 2, pp. 291-311 (IMF Working Paper No. 05/20.)
Emigration and Wages in Source Countries: Evidence from Mexico, Journal of Development Economics, 2007, no. 82, pp. 180-199 (IMF WP No. 06/86).
Stolper-Samuelson is Dead and Other Crimes of Both Theory and Data (with Donald Davis, Columbia University), in Ann Harrison eds. Globalization and Poverty: University of Chicago Press and the National Bureau of Economic Research, March, 2007.
Emigration and Brain-Drain: Evidence from the Caribbean, The B.E. Journals in Economic Analysis & Policy, Berkeley Electronic Press, 2007, Vol. 7, Issue 1 (Topics), Article 24, (IMF Working Paper No. 06/25, covered in the BBC).
Other IMF Publications
Reforming Center-Province Relations in Lao P.D.R., Selected Issues Paper, Article IV Consultation (SM/06/81)
Other Papers, Books, Comments
The Dynamics of Firm Lobbying (with William Kerr and William Lincoln), Vox, November 22, 2011-11-24
Did Anti-Regulation Lobbying Fuel the Subprime Crisis? (with Deniz Igan), Vox, August 11, 2011
Making Friends (with Deniz Igan, IMF), Finance and Development, June, 2011, Volume 48.
Free Governments, Good Policies (with Paola Giuliano, UCLA and Antonio Spilimbergo, IMF), Finance and Development, March 2011, Vol 48, No. 1.
Lobbying and the Financial Crisis (with Deniz Igan and Thierry Tressel), Vox, January 27, 2010.
Do Financial Crises Have Lasting Effects on Trade? (with Abdul Abiad, and Petia Topalova, IMF), World Economic Outlook, October, 2010, Chapter 4.
Seven Questions About Political Influence and the Financial Crisis (with Deniz Igan and Thierry Tressel, IMF), IMF Research Bulletin, December, 2009, Vol 10, No. 4.
How Does Globalization Affect Developing Countries (with Petia Topalova), IMF Research Bulletin, September, 2007, Vol 8, No. 3.