## Marina Mendes Tavares

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### Contact and profile
- Affiliation: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Office: +1 (202) 623-8250
- E-mail: marinamendestavares@gmail.com
- Web: http://mmtecon.googlepages.com
- Date: OCTOBER 2023

### Employment (selected)
- 05/2019 – Present: Economist (RES), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- 11/2016 - 05/2019: Economist (SPR), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- 01/2014 - 11/2016: Economist (SPR - Contractual), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- 07/2011 - 12/2013: Assistant Professor, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM)
- 06/2008 – 07/2011: Research Assistant, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
- 02/2008 – 05/2008: Instructor, University of Minnesota
- 08/2007 – 12/2007: Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota
- 04/2002 – 11/2003: Research Assistant, Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES)
- 01/2001 – 12/2002: Research Assistant, MCM Consultores Associados

### Education
- Ph.D. Economics, University of Minnesota, 2011
- M.A. Economics, University of Minnesota, 2010
- M.A. National Institute for Pure and Applied Math, IMPA, 2006
- B.A. Economics, The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, 2003

### Peer-reviewed publications (selected)
- Lang, V., and Tavares, M. M., The Distribution of Gains from Globalization. The Journal of Economic Inequality (Forthcoming)
- Bluedorn, J., Hansen, N., Noureldin, D., Shibata, I., Tavares, M. M., 2023. A Transitioning to a Greener Labor Market: Cross-Country Evidence from Microdata. Energy Economics, Volume 126.
- Duval, R., Furceri, D., Lee, R., and Tavares M.M, 2023. "Market Power, Financial Constraints and Monetary Policy Transmission," AEA Papers and Proceedings, 113:99–104.
- Da-Rocha, J.M., Restuccia, D., and Tavares, M. M., 2023. Policy Distortions and Aggregate Productivity with Endogenous Establishment Level Productivity, European Economic Review, Volume 23.
- Peralta-Alva, A., Tam, X. S., Tang, X., Tavares, M.M., 2023. Taxes Revenues in Low-Income Countries, The Economic Journal, Volume 133, Issue 653, July 2023, pages 2001-2024.
- Bluedorn, J., Caselli, F., Hansen, N., Shibata, I., Tavares, M. M., 2023. Gender and Employment in the COVID-19 Recession: Evidence on “She-cessions”, Labour Economics, Volume 81, April 2023.
- Fabrizio S., D. Gomes, and M. M. Tavares. 2021. COVID-19 She-cession: The Employment Penalty of Taking Care of Young Children, COVID Economics, Volume 72.
- Da-Rocha, J.M., Tavares, M. M., and Restuccia, D., 2019. Firing Costs, Misallocation, and Aggregate Productivity, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Volume 98, Pages 60-81.

### Working papers (selected)
- Pizzinelli, C., A. Panton, M. M. Tavares, M. Cazzaniga, and L. Li, 2023. Labor Market Exposure to AI: Cross-country Differences and Distributional Implication. IMF Working Paper 23/216
- Oikonomou, M., Soh, J., Shibata, I., Pizzinelli, C., Tavares, M. M., 2023. Did the COVID-19 Recession Increase the Demand for Digital Occupations in the United States? Evidence from Employment and Vacancies Data, IMF Working Paper 2022/195. (R&R)
- Duval, R., Furceri, D., Lee, R., and Tavares M.M, 2021. "Market Power and Monetary Policy Transmission," IMF Working Paper 2021/184. (R&R)
- Fabrizio S., D. Gomes, C. Meyimdjui and M. M. Tavares. 2021. “Epidemics, Gender, and Human Capital in Developing Countries,” IMF Working Paper 2021/266.
- Malta, V., Martinez, A., and M. M., Tavares, A Quantitative Analysis of Female Employment in Senegal, IMF Working Paper, No 19/241

### Book chapters (selected)
- Kolovich, L., Malta, V., Martinez, A., and M. M., Tavares, Informality and Gender Gaps Going Hand in Hand, in The Global Informal Workforce Priorities for Inclusive Growth, edited by Corinne C. Delechat and Leandro Medina, Pages 188-2019.
- Duttagupta, R., Lizarazo, V.S., Martinez, A. L., and Tavares, M. M., Globalization and Inclusive Growth: Can they Go Hand in Hand in Developing Countries?, Getting Globalization Right. Pages 265-288, 2018, Springer.
- Cuevas, A., Karpowicz, I., Mulas-Granados, C., Soto, M., Malta, V., Tavares, M.M., The Challenges of Population Aging, Brazil: Boom, Bust and The Road to Recovery, 2018, International Monetary Fund.

### Policy papers and IMF contributions (selected)
- Budina and others. 2023. Structural Reforms to Accelerate Growth, Ease Policy Trade-offs, and Support the Green Transition in Emerging Market and Developing Economies. Staff Discussion Note SDN/2023/007. International Monetary Fund, Washington D.C.
- Jaumotte, F., Yi, J., Medici, A., Oikonomou, M., Pizzinelli, C., Shibata I., Soh, J., Tavares, M. M., Digitalization During the COVID-19 Crisis: Implications for Productivity and Labor Markets in Advanced Economies, IMF Staff Discussion Note No. 23/03
- Bluedorn, J., Hansen, N., Noureldin, D., Shibata, I., Tavares, M. M., A Greener Labor Market: Employment, Policies, and Economic Transformation, International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook, Chapter 3, April 2022
- Duval, R., Yi, J., Li, L., Oikonomou, M., Pizzinelli, C., Shibata I., Sozzi, A., Tavares, M. M., Labor Market Tightness in Advanced Economies, IMF Staff Discussion Note No. 22/01
- Bluedorn, J., Caselli, F., Hansen, N., Shibata, I., Mondragon, J., Tavares, M. M., Recession and Recoveries in Labor Markets: Patterns, Policies, and Responses to the COVID-19 Shock, International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook, Chapter 3, April 2021
- Ufuk A., Wenjie, C., Diez, J. F., Duval, R., Engler, P., Fan, J., Maggi, C., Tavares, M. M., Schwarz, A., Shibata, I., Villegas-Sanchez, C., Rising Corporate Market Power : Emerging Policy Issues, IMF Staff Discussion Note No. 21/01
- Barrett, P., Bogmans, C., Carton, B., Eugster J., Jaumotte, F., Mohommad, A., Pugacheva, E., Tavares, M. M., and S. Voigts, Mitigating Climate Change—Growth and Distribution Friendly Strategies, International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook, Chapter 3, October 2020
- Diez, F., Duval, R., Maggi, C., Ji, Y., Shibata, I., and M. M. Tavares, Options to Support the Income of Informal Workers During COVID-19, Special Series on COVID-19, International Monetary Fund, May 2020
- International Monetary Fund, Enhancing Access to Opportunities, G20 Paper, May 2020.
- Drozd, L., and M. M. Tavares, Responding to COVID-19: A Note, Working Papers Research Department Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, WP 20-14, April 2020
- Fabrizio, S, A Fruttero, D Gurara, L Kolovich, V Malta, M. M., Tavares and N Tchelishvili (2020), “Women in the Labor Force: The Role of Fiscal Policies”, IMF Staff Discussion Note No. 20/03
- International Monetary Fund, Building Resilience in Developing Countries Vulnerable to Large Natural Disasters, Policy Paper No 19/020

### Other professional writing and blogs (selected)
- Jaumotte, F., Oikonomou, M., Pizzinelli, C., Tavares, M. M., How Pandemic Accelerated Digital Transformation in Advanced Economies, IMF Blog, March 2023
- Bluedorn, J., Caselli, F., Hansen, N., Shibata, I., Tavares, M. M., The Unequal Effects of Labor Market Reallocation, VOXEU.org Column, October 2022
- Duval, R., Oikonomou, M., and M. M., Tavares, Tight Job Market is a Boon for Workers but Could Add to Inflation Risks, IMF Blog, March 2022
- Duval, R., Furceri, D., and M. M., Tavares, Taming Market Power Could (also) Help Monetary Policy, IMF Blog, July 2021
- Fabrizio, S., Gomes, D. B., and Tavares, M. M., COVID-19: The Moms’ Emergency, IMF Blog, April 2021
- Georgieva, K., Fabrizio, S., Lim, C. H., and Tavares, M. M., The COVID-19 Gender Gap, IMF Blog, July 2020
- Lang, F.V., and Tavares, M.M., How the Gains of Globalization are distributed, VOXEU.org Column, April 2018

### Presentations and invited seminars (selected)
- 2023 – AEA Meetings, Bank of England, European Commission, ILO, IMF-WB-OECD Conference.
- 2022 – Bocconi University, Central Reserve Bank of Peru, Central Bank of Colombia, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Universidad de Los Andes, Universidad del Rosario – Colombia, Universidad del Pacifico – Peru, CEPR Macroeconomic and Growth Meeting, Lubra Macro, Bank of Canada.
- 2021 – IMF Spring Meetings, Analytical Corner, Washington DC, RES COVID-19 Knowledge Burst, Bank of England, Joint Vienna Institute, Society of Economics of the Households, Escola de Economia de São Paulo – FGV.
- 2020 – IMF-WB-OECD Conference on Structural Reforms, IMF-World Bank Gender Group, IMF Seminar, IMF Annual Meetings, Analytical Corner, Washington DC, Intituto Automono do Mexico (ITAM).
- 2019 – QSPS Workshop, Utah, USA, Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory SAET, Ischia Italy, University Tamaulipas, Taumalipas, Mexico
- Earlier presentations at CSAE Oxford, OECD, CEPII, Federal Reserve Banks, and multiple universities.

### Teaching and training (selected)
- Instructor, Internal Economics Training Course — The Application of the Heterogeneous Agent Model (HAM) in Policy Analysis, IMF: November 2017; May 2018; November 2018; November 2021; November 2022
- Instructor, External Economic Training Course — UN Women and AFRITAC, Gender and Macroeconomics, October 2020
- Instructor, Seminar in Macroeconomics and Advanced Macroeconomics, ITAM: Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013
- Instructor, Principle of Microeconomics, University of Minnesota, Fall 2008

### Conference and seminar organization
- 2023 4th Joint IMF-OECD-World Bank Conference on Structural Reforms
- 2020 3rd Joint IMF-OECD-World Bank Conference on Structural Reforms
- 2017 IMF Annual Meetings seminar: “Towards 2030: Trends, Opportunities, Challenges and Policies for Inclusive Growth”
- 2017 Workshop on Macroeconomic Policy and Income Inequality, IMF
- 2015 Workshop on Macroeconomic Policy and Income Inequality, IMF
- 2014 Workshop on Macroeconomic Policy and Income Inequality, IMF

### Languages and computer skills
- Languages: Portuguese (Native), Spanish (Fluent), English (Fluent)
- Computer skills: Fortran, Stata, and Matlab

### References (listed)
- Professor Fatih Guvenen, (612)625-2533, guvenen@umn.edu, Department of Economics, University of Minnesota
- Professor Chris Phelan, (612)626-0767, cphelan@umn.edu
- Professor Alessandra Fogli, (612)625-3399, afogli@umn.edu

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