Patrizia Tumbarello
Last Updated: March 05, 2012
Patrizia Tumbarello is the Unit Chief of the Pacific Islands Unit in the Asia and Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund. She is the mission chief for the Solomon Islands. Her previous assignments included Australia, emerging markets (Vietnam, Algeria and Morocco) and low-income countries (Albania, Moldova, Timor Leste), including few Pacific Islands (Kiribati, Papua New Guinea and Samoa), program and surveillance cases.
Email: ptumbarello@imf.org
Fluent In: French, Italian.
Education:
2000: Ph.D., Economics and Capital Markets, Università di Roma Tor Vergata
1996-98: 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
Refereed Activities:
Journal of Economic Integration
Country work or Mission Assignment:
Solomon Islands-Mission Chief (August 2011-Present)
Australia (February 2009-August 2011)
Kiribati-Mission Chief (December 2009-August 2011)
Samoa (July 2009-January 2010)
Papua New Guinea (March 2008-November 2009)
Timor Leste (May 2009-November 2009)
Vietnam (June 2005-February 2008)
Albania (January 2003-August 2004)
Moldova (September 2000-December 2002)
Morocco (November 1999-May 2000)
Algeria (June 1999-November 1999)
IMF Career:
August 2011-present: Mission Chief for Solomon Islands, Asia and Pacific Department
February 2009–July 2011, Senior Desk Economist for Australia, Asia and Pacific Department
December 2009-July 2011, Mission Chief for Kiribati, Asia and Pacific Department
March 2008–March 2009, Senior 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
Others:
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
Prof. Dale Jorgenson (djorgenson@harvard.edu)
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Are the Asia and Pacific Small States Different from Other Small States?, Working Paper No. 13/123, May 22, 2013
Global and Regional Spillovers to Pacific Island Countries, Working Paper No. 12/154, June 01, 2012
What Drives House Prices in Australia? A Cross-Country Approach, Working Paper No. 10/291, December 01, 2010
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 Country Reports
Fiscal Policy in Commodity Exporting Countries, Box 1.8 APD, 2010, Regional Economic Outlook
Australian Household Vulnerabilities, 2009, Australia: Selected Issues
"Regional Trade Integration in Asia", Box 2, Asia and Pacific Regional Update, January 2006
Moldova—Recent Economic Developments, Country report 01/22
Morocco—Recent Economic Developments, SM/00/105 (Chapters on the external sector and poverty)
Media Publications
Australian, New Zealand Banks Remain Sound During Global Crisis, IMF Survey, January 22, 2010
High Food, Fuel Prices a Threat Where Protection Limited, IMF Survey, October 21, 2008
Joining WTO Will Boost Vietnam's Economy, January 29, 2007
'Noodle Bowl' Risk of Trade Pact Overlap, June 25, 2007
Regional Integration and WTO Accession: What's the Right Sequencing for the CIS? September 2005
Other/Non-IMF Publications
The Italian Pension Reform: A Case for Notional Accounts, Mimeo, 1997, Harvard University.
Pro-cyclicality of Maastrich Fiscal Criteria: A Critique, 1995, Università di Roma La Sapienza
Patrizia Tumbarello is the Unit Chief of the Pacific Islands Unit in the Asia and Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund. She is the mission chief for the Solomon Islands. Her previous assignments included Australia, emerging markets (Vietnam, Algeria and Morocco) and low-income countries (Albania, Moldova, Timor Leste), including few Pacific Islands (Kiribati, Papua New Guinea and Samoa), program and surveillance cases.
Email: ptumbarello@imf.org
Fluent In: French, Italian.
Education:
2000: Ph.D., Economics and Capital Markets, Università di Roma Tor Vergata
1996-98: 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
Refereed Activities:
Journal of Economic Integration
Country work or Mission Assignment:
Solomon Islands-Mission Chief (August 2011-Present)
Australia (February 2009-August 2011)
Kiribati-Mission Chief (December 2009-August 2011)
Samoa (July 2009-January 2010)
Papua New Guinea (March 2008-November 2009)
Timor Leste (May 2009-November 2009)
Vietnam (June 2005-February 2008)
Albania (January 2003-August 2004)
Moldova (September 2000-December 2002)
Morocco (November 1999-May 2000)
Algeria (June 1999-November 1999)
IMF Career:
August 2011-present: Mission Chief for Solomon Islands, Asia and Pacific Department
February 2009–July 2011, Senior Desk Economist for Australia, Asia and Pacific Department
December 2009-July 2011, Mission Chief for Kiribati, Asia and Pacific Department
March 2008–March 2009, Senior 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
Others:
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
Prof. Dale Jorgenson (djorgenson@harvard.edu)
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Are the Asia and Pacific Small States Different from Other Small States?, Working Paper No. 13/123, May 22, 2013
Global and Regional Spillovers to Pacific Island Countries, Working Paper No. 12/154, June 01, 2012
What Drives House Prices in Australia? A Cross-Country Approach, Working Paper No. 10/291, December 01, 2010
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 Country Reports
Fiscal Policy in Commodity Exporting Countries, Box 1.8 APD, 2010, Regional Economic Outlook
Australian Household Vulnerabilities, 2009, Australia: Selected Issues
"Regional Trade Integration in Asia", Box 2, Asia and Pacific Regional Update, January 2006
Moldova—Recent Economic Developments, Country report 01/22
Morocco—Recent Economic Developments, SM/00/105 (Chapters on the external sector and poverty)
Media Publications
Australian, New Zealand Banks Remain Sound During Global Crisis, IMF Survey, January 22, 2010
High Food, Fuel Prices a Threat Where Protection Limited, IMF Survey, October 21, 2008
Joining WTO Will Boost Vietnam's Economy, January 29, 2007
'Noodle Bowl' Risk of Trade Pact Overlap, June 25, 2007
Regional Integration and WTO Accession: What's the Right Sequencing for the CIS? September 2005
Other/Non-IMF Publications
The Italian Pension Reform: A Case for Notional Accounts, Mimeo, 1997, Harvard University.
Pro-cyclicality of Maastrich Fiscal Criteria: A Critique, 1995, Università di Roma La Sapienza