Romain Ranciere
Last Updated: May 09, 2011I joined the Research Department of the I.M.F. in 2004. Before I was a researcher at CREI and an Assistant Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra. I am also a research affiliate at C.E.P.R. and a visiting Associate Professor of Economics at Paris School of Economics. My research interests are in Macroeconomics, International Finance and Economic Growth.
Email: rranciere@imf.org
Personal WebPage: http://www.romainranciere.com
Fluent In: French.
Education:
2003 Ph.D. Economics, New York University, New York
1998 M.Sc. Civil Engineering, ENPC, Paris
1994 M.A. Economics, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris
Previous Experience:
2003-2005 CREI and Univesitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. Researcher (tenure-track) and Assistant Professor of Economics
1996 - 1997 French Treasury, International Affairs Service, Paris. Assistant to the Director for Emerging Economies
1994 - 1995 CDC Capital, New York. Quantitative Analyst and Junior Trader
Awards and Honors:
2010 First Runner-up, Best French Economist under 40
Current Position:
2004- Economist, Research Department, Systemic Issues Division
Other Professional Positions:
Research Affiliate, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
Visiting Associate Professor of Economics, Paris School of Economics
Teaching:
International Finance (Ph.D, Pompeu Fabra and Paris School of Economics) Core Macro (Ph.D, Paris School of Economics), Economics Growth (Ph.D, Pompeu Fabra and Paris School of Economics), Political Economy (PhD, Pompeu Fabra) Topics on Financial Crises (PhD, Paris School of Economics), International Economics (B.A., Georgetown University)
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Income Inequality and Current Account Imbalances, Working Paper No. 12/8, January 01, 2012
A New Index of Currency Mismatch and Systemic Risk, Working Paper No. 10/263, November 01, 2010
Inequality, Leverage and Crises, Working Paper No. 10/268, November 01, 2010
Power Laws in Firm Size and Openness to Trade: Measurement and Implications, Working Paper No. 10/109, April 01, 2010
Country Insurance: The Role of Domestic Policies, Occasional Paper No. 254, April 10, 2007
The Optimal Level of International Reserves for Emerging Market Countries: Formulas and Applications, Working Paper No. 06/229, October 01, 2006
Financial Development, Financial Fragility, and Growth, Working Paper No. 05/170, August 01, 2005
Journal Articles
Decomposing the Effects of Financial Liberalization: Growth vs. Crises, joint with Aaron Tornell and Frank Westermann, Journal of Banking & Finance, Volume 30, Issue 12, December 2006, Pages 3331-3348
Financial Development, Financial Fragility, and Growth, joint with Norman Loayza, Journal of Money Credit and Banking ,Volume 38(4):1051-1076 (2006)
Macroeconomic Volatility and Welfare in Developing Countries: an Introduction , joint with Norman Loayza, Luis Sirven and Jaume Ventura, World Bank Economic Review, 21(3)343-357, 2007
Systemic Crises and Growth, joint with Aaron Tornell and Frank Westermann Quarterly Journal of Economics, February 2008
Growth and Risk at the Industry Level: The Real Effects of Financial Liberalization, joint with Andrei Levchenko and Mathias Thoenig, Journal of Development Economics, Volume 89, Issue 2, July 2009, Pages 210-222
Exchange Rate Volatility and Productivity Growth: The Role of Financial Development, joint with Philippe Aghion, Philippe Bacchetta and Kenneth Rogoff, Journal of Monetary Economics, Volume 56, Issue 4, May 2009, Pages 494-513
Currency Mismatch and Systemic Risk in Eastern Europe, joint with Aaron Tornell and Athanasios Vamvakidis, Economic Policy, Forthcoming
The Optimal Level of Reserves for Emerging Market Countries: Formulas and Applications, joint with Olivier Jeanne, Economic Journal , forthcoming
Power Laws in Firm Size and Openness to Trade, joint with Julian di Giovanni and Andrei Levchenko, Journal of International Economics, forthcoming
Other Papers, Books, Comments
Financial Liberalization, with Aaron Tornell and Frank Westermann, New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2008
I joined the Research Department of the I.M.F. in 2004. Before I was a researcher at CREI and an Assistant Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra. I am also a research affiliate at C.E.P.R. and a visiting Associate Professor of Economics at Paris School of Economics. My research interests are in Macroeconomics, International Finance and Economic Growth.
Email: rranciere@imf.org
Personal WebPage: http://www.romainranciere.com
Fluent In: French.
Education:
2003 Ph.D. Economics, New York University, New York
1998 M.Sc. Civil Engineering, ENPC, Paris
1994 M.A. Economics, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris
Previous Experience:
2003-2005 CREI and Univesitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. Researcher (tenure-track) and Assistant Professor of Economics
1996 - 1997 French Treasury, International Affairs Service, Paris. Assistant to the Director for Emerging Economies
1994 - 1995 CDC Capital, New York. Quantitative Analyst and Junior Trader
Awards and Honors:
2010 First Runner-up, Best French Economist under 40
Current Position:
2004- Economist, Research Department, Systemic Issues Division
Other Professional Positions:
Research Affiliate, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
Visiting Associate Professor of Economics, Paris School of Economics
Teaching:
International Finance (Ph.D, Pompeu Fabra and Paris School of Economics) Core Macro (Ph.D, Paris School of Economics), Economics Growth (Ph.D, Pompeu Fabra and Paris School of Economics), Political Economy (PhD, Pompeu Fabra) Topics on Financial Crises (PhD, Paris School of Economics), International Economics (B.A., Georgetown University)
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Income Inequality and Current Account Imbalances, Working Paper No. 12/8, January 01, 2012
A New Index of Currency Mismatch and Systemic Risk, Working Paper No. 10/263, November 01, 2010
Inequality, Leverage and Crises, Working Paper No. 10/268, November 01, 2010
Power Laws in Firm Size and Openness to Trade: Measurement and Implications, Working Paper No. 10/109, April 01, 2010
Country Insurance: The Role of Domestic Policies, Occasional Paper No. 254, April 10, 2007
The Optimal Level of International Reserves for Emerging Market Countries: Formulas and Applications, Working Paper No. 06/229, October 01, 2006
Financial Development, Financial Fragility, and Growth, Working Paper No. 05/170, August 01, 2005
Journal Articles
Decomposing the Effects of Financial Liberalization: Growth vs. Crises, joint with Aaron Tornell and Frank Westermann, Journal of Banking & Finance, Volume 30, Issue 12, December 2006, Pages 3331-3348
Financial Development, Financial Fragility, and Growth, joint with Norman Loayza, Journal of Money Credit and Banking ,Volume 38(4):1051-1076 (2006)
Macroeconomic Volatility and Welfare in Developing Countries: an Introduction , joint with Norman Loayza, Luis Sirven and Jaume Ventura, World Bank Economic Review, 21(3)343-357, 2007
Systemic Crises and Growth, joint with Aaron Tornell and Frank Westermann Quarterly Journal of Economics, February 2008
Growth and Risk at the Industry Level: The Real Effects of Financial Liberalization, joint with Andrei Levchenko and Mathias Thoenig, Journal of Development Economics, Volume 89, Issue 2, July 2009, Pages 210-222
Exchange Rate Volatility and Productivity Growth: The Role of Financial Development, joint with Philippe Aghion, Philippe Bacchetta and Kenneth Rogoff, Journal of Monetary Economics, Volume 56, Issue 4, May 2009, Pages 494-513
Currency Mismatch and Systemic Risk in Eastern Europe, joint with Aaron Tornell and Athanasios Vamvakidis, Economic Policy, Forthcoming
The Optimal Level of Reserves for Emerging Market Countries: Formulas and Applications, joint with Olivier Jeanne, Economic Journal , forthcoming
Power Laws in Firm Size and Openness to Trade, joint with Julian di Giovanni and Andrei Levchenko, Journal of International Economics, forthcoming
Other Papers, Books, Comments
Financial Liberalization, with Aaron Tornell and Frank Westermann, New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2008