## Katharina Bergant

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### Personal
- Phone: +1 202 215 9923
- Email: kbergant@imf.org
- Nationality: Austrian and Italian
- Languages: German (Native), English, Spanish, Italian (Fluent), French (Intermediate)

### Education
- 09/2018-07/2019: Research Fellowship, Harvard University  
  - Supervisor: Carmen Reinhart
- 09/2015-06/2019: PhD Economics, Trinity College Dublin  
  - Grattan Scholar  
  - Dissertation: Five Essays in Financial Economics  
  - Supervisor: Philip R. Lane
- 09/2014-07/2015: MSc Economics, Trinity College Dublin  
  - With Distinction  
  - Dissertation: External Adjustment and the Crisis  
  - Supervisor: Philip R. Lane
- 10/2011-07/2014: BSc Management and Economics, University of Innsbruck  
  - GPA: 3.8/4.0 (Top 2% of class)

### Professional Experience
- Current: International Monetary Fund, Economist
- 09/2022 – now: Research Department
- 04/2021-09/2022: Western Hemisphere Department (USA and Bahamas Team)
- 09/2019-03/2021: Research Department

Other professional experiences
- 07/2017-08/2018: Research Analyst and PhD Trainee, European Central Bank (full time)
- 09/2016-06/2017: Visiting Researcher, Central Bank of Ireland (full time)
- 03/2012-06/2017: Academic Teaching - Trinity College Dublin and University of Innsbruck
- 03/2012-06/2017: Research Assistance - Philip Lane, Agustin Bénétrix, Viral Acharya

### Research Interests
- International Macroeconomics
- Monetary Economics
- Financial Economics

### Peer-reviewed papers
- Stock-Flow Adjustment during the Global Financial Crisis  
  - Journal of International Money and Finance, 2021
- The Anatomy of the Transmission of Macroprudential Regulation  
  - with V. Acharya, M. Crosignani, T. Eisert, and F. McCann  
  - Journal of Finance, 2022
- Dampening Global Financial Shocks in Emerging Markets  
  - with F. Grigoli, N.J. Hansen, and D. Sandri  
  - Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2023
- Policy Packages and Policy Space: Lessons from COVID-19  
  - with K. Forbes  
  - European Economic Review, 2023
- Cross-border Spillovers: How US Financial Conditions affect M&As Around the World  
  - with P. Mishra and R. Rajan  
  - AEJ Macroeconomics, conditionally accepted

### Papers in re-submission process
- Cross-Border Investment in Emerging Market Bonds: Stylized Facts and Security-Level Evidence from Europe  
  - with G.M. Milesi Ferretti and Martin Schmitz
- International capital flows at the security level: evidence from the ECB's Asset Purchase Program  
  - with Martin Schmitz
- From Polluting to Green Jobs: A Seamless Transition in the U.S.  
  - with R. Mano and I. Shibata

### Working Papers
- Redrawing the Landscape of Cross-Border Flow Restrictions: Modern Tools and Historical Perspectives  
  - with A. Fernandez, K. Teoh, and M. Uribe  
  - NBER WP and CEPR DP
- Winning the War? New Evidence on the Measurement and the Determinants of Poverty in the United States  
  - with A. Medici and A. Weber  
  - IMF Working Paper
- Modeling the U.S. Climate Agenda: Macro-Climate Trade-offs and Considerations  
  - with P. Barrett, J. Chateau, and R. Mano  
  - IMF Working Paper
- Forbearance Patterns in the Post-Crisis Period  
  - with T. Kockerols  
  - IMF Working Paper

### Other Publications
- Inflation and Bank Profits: Monetary Policy Trade-offs  
  - with M. Hakamada, D. Kirti, and R. Mano  
  - IMF Staff Discussion Note 01/2025
- Macroprudential Policy during COVID-19: The Role of Policy Space  
  - with K. Forbes  
  - Chapter 4 in the book "Macro-financial Stability Policies in a Globalized World"
- Dampening Global Financial Shocks in Emerging Markets: Can Macroprudential Regulation Help?  
  - with F. Grigoli, N.J. Hansen, and D. Sandri  
  - World Economic Outlook, Chapter 3, April 2020
- Quantitative Easing and Portfolio Rebalancing: Micro Evidence from Irish Resident Banks  
  - Central Bank of Ireland Economic Letters
- International financial flows and the Eurosystem’s asset purchase programme: evidence from BoP and security by security data  
  - with M. Schmitz  
  - Chapter of IFC Bulletin “Are post-crisis statistical initiatives completed”?

### Presentations
- Selected academic seminars: Bank for International Settlements, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve Board, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, International Monetary Fund, Austrian National Bank, Bank of Spain, Central Bank of Ireland, University of Vienna, University of Bonn, Erasmus University Rotterdam, IESE Barcelona, King’s College London, George Washington University, University of Copenhagen.
- Selected conferences: NBER Summer Institute (2018,2019,2025), Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association (2018, 2019, 2023, 2025), several NBER and CEPR meetings (mainly International Macroeconomics and Finance), IBEFA and CEBRA Annual meetings, and many more.

### Other services to the profession
- Scientific committee of several conferences, such as Stanford’s Global Capital Allocation Project conference and IBEFA meetings
- Refereeing for top peer-reviewed journals, such as AEJ Macro and the Journal of International Economics

### Prizes and Grants
- PhD: Grattan Scholarship, FIW Award for best PhD thesis, CEPS Best Paper Award, TRISS Project Award, AFA and EEA PhD Grants.
- MSc: Whately Scholarship
- BSc: Scholarship for Excellent Academic Achievement, TOP PERFORMER group, BTV going Europe award

### Other
- Computer Skills  
  - Basic Knowledge: SQL, Access, Linux, Matlab  
  - Advanced Knowledge: Microsoft Office, svn, R, STATA, LaTeX

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