## IPPEI SHIBATA ## Source details **Canonical URL:** [IPPEI SHIBATA](https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/cv/pdfs/ippei-shibata.pdf) ## Other formats - [Markdown version](/-/media/files/cv/pdfs/ippei-shibata.pdf.md) - [Structured JSON version](/-/media/files/cv/pdfs/ippei-shibata.pdf.json) --- ### Profile and Contact - Profile updated in September 2022 - Address: 700 19th Street NW, Washington D.C. 20431 - Tel: 202-623-0568 - Email: ishibata@imf.org - Personal Website: https://sites.google.com/site/ippeishibata/ - Hobby: Soccer ### Education - PhD in Economics, University of Chicago, 2016 - Committee: Robert Shimer (Chair), Steven Davis, Loukas Karabarbounis - Research Fields: Applied Macroeconomics, Labor Market - MA in Economics, New York University, 2009 - BA in Liberal Arts, Soka University of America, 2007 ### Positions at the IMF - Economist, Research Department, Structural and Climate Policies Division: Sep. 2019- Present - Contributed to 2 Staff Discussion Notes and 2 World Economic Outlook Chapters. - Economist (EP), Western Hemisphere Department, Caribbean 3 Division: Mar. 2018-Sep. 2019 - Guyana and Suriname: Real, Monetary, and Financial Sectors, BoP, Structural Issues, 3 AIV missions and 2 Staff Visits. - Economist (EP), Strategy, Policy and Review Department, Macro Policy Division: Sep. 2016-Mar. 2018 - SPR Economist for Liberia: BoP and External Sector Files: Participated in 3 Review Missions and 1 Staff Visit. Contributed to FinTech SDN and Spillover Note. - Summer Intern, Asia Pacific Department, Japan Team, summer 2013 - IMF working paper: “Is Labor Market Mismatch a Big Deal in Japan?” ### Research — Working Papers - "Did the COVID-19 Recession Increase the Demand for Digital Occupations in the United States? Evidence from Employment and Vacancies Data" (with Jiaming Soh, Myrto Oikonomou, Carlo Pizzinelli, and Marina M. Tavares). submitted IMF Working Paper No. 2022/195 - “Transitioning to a Greener Labor Market: Cross-Country Evidence from Microdata.” (with John Bluedorn, Niels-Jakob Hansen, Diaa Noureldin, and Marina M. Tavares). R&R at Energy Economics. IMF Working Paper 2022/146. - “From Polluting to Green Jobs: A Seamless Transition in the U.S.?” (with Katharina Bergant and Rui Mano). submitted. IMF Working Paper 2022/129. - “The Distributional Impacts of Worker Reallocation: Evidence from Europe” submitted (with John C Bluedorn, Francesca Caselli, Niels-Jakob H Hansen, Marina M. Tavares). IMF Working Paper No. 2022/124. - "Preferences for Reforms: Endowments vs. Beliefs" submitted (with Romain A Duval, Yi Ji, Chris Papageorgiou, and Antonio Spilimbergo). IMF Working Paper No. 2022/033. - "Has COVID-19 Induced Labor Market Mismatch? Evidence from the US and the UK" R&R at Labour Economics (with Carlo Pizzinelli). IMF Working Paper No. 2022/005. - “Gender and Employment in the COVID-19 Recession: Cross Country Evidence on “She-cessions” R&R at Labour Economics (with John C Bluedorn, Francesca G Caselli, Niels-Jakob H Hansen, and Marina M. Tavares). IMF Working Paper No. 2021/095. - “Labor Market Dynamics: A Hidden Markov Approach”, (Job Market Paper), Revise and Resubmit at Journal of European Economic Association. IMF Working Paper No. 19/282. - “Labor Market Reform Options to Boost Employment in South Africa” (with Romain Duval and Yi Ji). IMF Working Paper No. 2021/165. ### Publications - "Reassessing Classification Errors in the Analysis of Labor Market Dynamics", Labour Economics. 2022, 102252. - “Can Fintech Foster Competition in the Banking System in Latin America and the Caribbean?”. Latin American Journal of Central Banking (LAJCB). 2022, Vol 3. Issue 2:100061. (with Pablo Bejar, Kotaro Ishi, Takuji Komatsuzaki, Jasmin Sin, and Suchanan Tambunlertchai). - "Fiscal Policy Multipliers in Small States.", Economía (LACEA). (with Ali Alichi and Kadir Tanyeri). 2021, Vol 21. Issue 2: 69-114. - "The Distributional Impact of Recessions: the Global Financial Crisis and the COVID-19 Pandemic Recession". Journal of Economics and Business. 2021 Vol 115:105971. - “Is Labor Market Mismatch a Big Deal in Japan?”, B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics. 2020 Vol 20: Issue 2: 1-28 (Contributions Tier, Lead Article). ### IMF Policy Papers and Contributions - "A Greener Labor Market: Employment, Policies, and Economic Transformation" (2022) IMF World Economic Outlook April 2022 Chapter 3 (with John Bluedorn, Diaa , Niels-Jakob Hansen, Diaa Noureldin, and Marina M. Tavares). - "Labor Market Tightness in Advanced Economies" (2022) IMF Staff Discussion Notes 2022/1 (with Romain A Duval ; Yi Ji ; Longji Li ; Myrto Oikonomou ; Carlo Pizzinelli Alessandra Sozzi ; Marina M. Tavares). - "Recessions and Recoveries in Labor Markets: Patterns, Policies, and Responses to the COVID-19 Shock" (2021) IMF World Economic Outlook April 2021 Chapter 3 (with John Bluedorn, Francesca Caselli, Wenjie Chen, Niels-Jakob Hansen, Jorge Mondragon, and Marina M. Tavares). - "Rising Corporate Market Power : Emerging Policy Issues" (2021). IMF Staff Discussion Notes (with Ufuk Akcigit ; Wenjie Chen ; Federico J Diez ; Romain A Duval ; Philipp Engler ; Jiayue Fan ; Chiara Maggi ; Marina Mendes Tavares ; Daniel A Schwarz ; Carolina Villegas-Sánchez). - "Spillovers from US Government Spending Shocks: Impact on External Positions" IMF Spillover Notes Issue 10; Featured in October 2017 WEO Chap 4 Box 4.1 (with Adina Popescu) - “Exchange Rate Passthrough in Suriname”. Selected Issues Paper, IMF Country Report No. 19/392 ### Other Work Experience and Academic Roles - Research Assistant, University of Chicago, 2012-13 - (Thomas Chaney, Rafael Lopes de Melo, and Steven Davis): Helped create Economic Policy Uncertainty Index for Japan. - Teaching Assistant, University of Chicago, 2013-2014 - Courses: Microeconomics 1: Honors (Victor Lima), Econometrics A (Shaikh Azeem), Labor Market and Macro (PhD) (Rafael Lopes de Melo), Microeconomics 1 (Alessandra Voena), Microeconomics 2 (Richard Van Wheelden), Macroeconomics 1 (Rafael Lopes de Melo), Topics in Applied Macroeconomics (Robert Shimer) - Research Associate, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, 2009-2010 (Todd Clark) - Estimated Bayesian VAR, Helped economists with research and pre-FOMC meetings, day-to-day policy tasks. - Referee Activities: AEJ Macro (2), Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, Econometric Reviews, Review of Economic Dynamics, and European Economic Reviews ### Skills and Languages - Computer Skills: Stata, Matlab, Mathematica, RATS, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel - Languages: English (fluent), Japanese (native), Chinese-Mandarin (basic), Spanish (very basic) --- _Source: https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/cv/pdfs/ippei-shibata.pdf_