Shengzu Wang
Last Updated: December 28, 2012
Mr. Wang is an economist currently at the European Department of the IMF. Since joining the Fund, he has worked on economic policy and IMF surveillance/program issues covering a variety of advanced and emerging market economies, namely Euro area, Australia, China, Pacific islands, and East Africa. His research work has been focusing on international and development economics, including exchange rate, capital flows, and macro-financial linkages. His publications appear on several refereed journals such as Journal of Development Economics and Review of International Economics, as well as IMF Staff Discussion Notes and Working Paper series. Before joining the Fund in 2009 he was a faculty member of Fudan University, China. Mr. Wang holds a PhD in economics from McGill University.
Email: swang2@imf.org
Personal WebPage: http://ideas.repec.org/e/pwa199.html
Fluent In: Chinese.
Education:
PhD in Economics, McGill University, 2008
MA in Economics, University of British Columbia, 2003
BA in International Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1999
Previous Experience:
Assistant Professor in Economics, Fudan University, Sep 2008 to Aug. 2009
IMF Career:
Economist, Advanced Economy Unit, European Department, Sep. 2012 - present
Economist, Strategy Unit, Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, Mar. 2011 to Aug. 2012
Economist, Divsion 7, Asia and Pacific Department, Sep. 2009 to Feb. 2011
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Internationalization of Emerging Market Currencies--A Balance Between Risks and Rewards, Staff Discussion Notes No. 11/17, October 19, 2011
Financial Deepening and International Monetary Stability, Staff Discussion Notes No. 11/16, October 19, 2011
Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanisms in Pacific Island Countries, Working Paper No. 11/96, April 01, 2011
What Drives House Prices in Australia? A Cross-Country Approach, Working Paper No. 10/291, December 01, 2010
Publications in Refereed Journals
Other IMF Publications
"Criteria for Broadening the SDR Currency Basket", IMF Board Paper, September 2011.
“Fiscal Policy in Commodity-Exporting Countries” (with P. Tumbarello et. al), Box 1.8, Regional Economic Outlook: Asia and Pacific, International Monetary Fund, October 2010.
Other Papers, Books, Comments
“Optimal Monetary Policy Rules in A Simple Stochastic Macro Model: China's Evidence” (with S. Guo et.al) in J. Handa and S.G. Kahsay, Studies in East Asian Economies: Capital Flows, Exchange Rates and Monetary Policy, Routledge, London 2011.
Mr. Wang is an economist currently at the European Department of the IMF. Since joining the Fund, he has worked on economic policy and IMF surveillance/program issues covering a variety of advanced and emerging market economies, namely Euro area, Australia, China, Pacific islands, and East Africa. His research work has been focusing on international and development economics, including exchange rate, capital flows, and macro-financial linkages. His publications appear on several refereed journals such as Journal of Development Economics and Review of International Economics, as well as IMF Staff Discussion Notes and Working Paper series. Before joining the Fund in 2009 he was a faculty member of Fudan University, China. Mr. Wang holds a PhD in economics from McGill University.
Email: swang2@imf.org
Personal WebPage: http://ideas.repec.org/e/pwa199.html
Fluent In: Chinese.
Education:
PhD in Economics, McGill University, 2008
MA in Economics, University of British Columbia, 2003
BA in International Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1999
Previous Experience:
Assistant Professor in Economics, Fudan University, Sep 2008 to Aug. 2009
IMF Career:
Economist, Advanced Economy Unit, European Department, Sep. 2012 - present
Economist, Strategy Unit, Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, Mar. 2011 to Aug. 2012
Economist, Divsion 7, Asia and Pacific Department, Sep. 2009 to Feb. 2011
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Internationalization of Emerging Market Currencies--A Balance Between Risks and Rewards, Staff Discussion Notes No. 11/17, October 19, 2011
Financial Deepening and International Monetary Stability, Staff Discussion Notes No. 11/16, October 19, 2011
Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanisms in Pacific Island Countries, Working Paper No. 11/96, April 01, 2011
What Drives House Prices in Australia? A Cross-Country Approach, Working Paper No. 10/291, December 01, 2010
Publications in Refereed Journals
Other IMF Publications
"Criteria for Broadening the SDR Currency Basket", IMF Board Paper, September 2011.
“Fiscal Policy in Commodity-Exporting Countries” (with P. Tumbarello et. al), Box 1.8, Regional Economic Outlook: Asia and Pacific, International Monetary Fund, October 2010.
Other Papers, Books, Comments
“Optimal Monetary Policy Rules in A Simple Stochastic Macro Model: China's Evidence” (with S. Guo et.al) in J. Handa and S.G. Kahsay, Studies in East Asian Economies: Capital Flows, Exchange Rates and Monetary Policy, Routledge, London 2011.
