Patrizia Tumbarello
Last Updated: April 15, 2009
Patrizia Tumbarello is a Senior Economist in the Asia and Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund. She is the Desk Economist for Australia and Papua New Guinea. Her previous assignments included Vietnam, other transitional economies, and emerging markets. Her current research interests are: Exchange Rate Assessment in Resource-rich Countries, and Financial Sector Vulnerabilities.
Email: ptumbarello@imf.org
Fluent In: French, Italian.
Education and Awards:
2000: Ph.D., Financial Economics and Capital Markets, Università di Roma Tor Vergata
1996-97: Harvard University, Special Student, Department of Economics
1995: Post master level degree: Economics of Financial and Capital markets, Received a certificate with distinction.
1994: M.A., Economics, Coripe Piemonte, Turin, Italy,
1992: Laurea Summa Cum Laude, Università di Roma La Sapienza
Dissertations:
Ph.d.: Does the Equity Premium Matter? Social Security Reform Under Uncertainty
M.A.: The 1992-93 European Financial Crisis: The Role of Rational Expectations in Financial Markets
Laurea: The Monetary Policy of British India, 1852-1931, in Italian
Academic Reference:
Prof. Dale Jorgenson (djorgenson@harvard.edu)
IMF Career:
February 2009–present, Desk Economist for Australia, Asia and Pacific Department
March 2008–present, Desk Economist for Papua New Guinea, Asia and Pacific Department
June 2005–February 2008: Vietnam Desk Economist, Asia and Pacific Department
2000-May 2005: Economist, Trade Policy Division, Policy Development and Review Department
1999: Economist Program, Desk for Algeria and Morocco, Middle Eastern Department
Country work/Mission Assignment :
Australia (February 2009-present)
Papua New Guinea (March 2008-present)
Vietnam (June 2005-February 2008)
The Gambia (February 2005-April 2005)
Albania (January 2003-August 2004)
Moldova (September 2000-December 2002)
Morocco (November 1999-May 2000)
Algeria (June 1999-November 1999)
Work in Progress:
Determinants of Current Account and Exchange Rate Assessment for Oil-Exporting Countries in Asia, draft available
"Where Does Vietnam Stand in the Asian Production Network?", draft available
"Much Ado About Nothing? Exchange rate Movements and Asian Trade Competitiveness: A Sectoral Approach", (with Emanuele Baldacci), draft available
"Threshold Effects between Growth and Inflation in Asian Countries", draft available
"An Empirical Analysis of the Validity of the Fallacy of Composition among Primary Commodities in Sub-Saharan Africa" (co-authored with Jennifer Steele), draft available
Referee Activities:
Journal of Economic Integration
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Australian Bank and Corporate Sector Vulnerabilities--An International Perspective, Working Paper No. 09/223, October 01, 2009
Are Regional Trade Agreements in Asia Stumbling or Building Blocks? Some Implications for the Mekong-3 Countries, Working Paper No. 07/53, March 01, 2007
Regional Trade Integration and WTO Accession: Which is the Right Sequencing? An Application to the CIS, Working Paper No. 05/94, May 01, 2005
IMF Reports
"Regional Trade Integration in Asia", Box 2, Asia and Pacific Regional Update, January 2006
Morocco—Recent Economic Developments, SM/00/105 (Chapters on the external sector and poverty)
Other Publications
The Italian Pension Reform: A Case for Notional Accounts, Mimeo, 1997, Harvard University.
The Pro-cyclicality of the Maastrich Fiscal Criteria: A Critique, 1995, Università di Roma La Sapienza
Patrizia Tumbarello is a Senior Economist in the Asia and Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund. She is the Desk Economist for Australia and Papua New Guinea. Her previous assignments included Vietnam, other transitional economies, and emerging markets. Her current research interests are: Exchange Rate Assessment in Resource-rich Countries, and Financial Sector Vulnerabilities.
Email: ptumbarello@imf.org
Fluent In: French, Italian.
Education and Awards:
2000: Ph.D., Financial Economics and Capital Markets, Università di Roma Tor Vergata
1996-97: Harvard University, Special Student, Department of Economics
1995: Post master level degree: Economics of Financial and Capital markets, Received a certificate with distinction.
1994: M.A., Economics, Coripe Piemonte, Turin, Italy,
1992: Laurea Summa Cum Laude, Università di Roma La Sapienza
Dissertations:
Ph.d.: Does the Equity Premium Matter? Social Security Reform Under Uncertainty
M.A.: The 1992-93 European Financial Crisis: The Role of Rational Expectations in Financial Markets
Laurea: The Monetary Policy of British India, 1852-1931, in Italian
Academic Reference:
Prof. Dale Jorgenson (djorgenson@harvard.edu)
IMF Career:
February 2009–present, Desk Economist for Australia, Asia and Pacific Department
March 2008–present, Desk Economist for Papua New Guinea, Asia and Pacific Department
June 2005–February 2008: Vietnam Desk Economist, Asia and Pacific Department
2000-May 2005: Economist, Trade Policy Division, Policy Development and Review Department
1999: Economist Program, Desk for Algeria and Morocco, Middle Eastern Department
Country work/Mission Assignment :
Australia (February 2009-present)
Papua New Guinea (March 2008-present)
Vietnam (June 2005-February 2008)
The Gambia (February 2005-April 2005)
Albania (January 2003-August 2004)
Moldova (September 2000-December 2002)
Morocco (November 1999-May 2000)
Algeria (June 1999-November 1999)
Work in Progress:
Determinants of Current Account and Exchange Rate Assessment for Oil-Exporting Countries in Asia, draft available
"Where Does Vietnam Stand in the Asian Production Network?", draft available
"Much Ado About Nothing? Exchange rate Movements and Asian Trade Competitiveness: A Sectoral Approach", (with Emanuele Baldacci), draft available
"Threshold Effects between Growth and Inflation in Asian Countries", draft available
"An Empirical Analysis of the Validity of the Fallacy of Composition among Primary Commodities in Sub-Saharan Africa" (co-authored with Jennifer Steele), draft available
Referee Activities:
Journal of Economic Integration
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Australian Bank and Corporate Sector Vulnerabilities--An International Perspective, Working Paper No. 09/223, October 01, 2009
Are Regional Trade Agreements in Asia Stumbling or Building Blocks? Some Implications for the Mekong-3 Countries, Working Paper No. 07/53, March 01, 2007
Regional Trade Integration and WTO Accession: Which is the Right Sequencing? An Application to the CIS, Working Paper No. 05/94, May 01, 2005
IMF Reports
"Regional Trade Integration in Asia", Box 2, Asia and Pacific Regional Update, January 2006
Morocco—Recent Economic Developments, SM/00/105 (Chapters on the external sector and poverty)
Other Publications
The Italian Pension Reform: A Case for Notional Accounts, Mimeo, 1997, Harvard University.
The Pro-cyclicality of the Maastrich Fiscal Criteria: A Critique, 1995, Università di Roma La Sapienza