Publications By Author

Title: Policies to Achieve Spain’s Climate Objectives: Spain

Author: Capelle, Damien ; Kirti, Divya ; Lariau, Ana ; Pierri, Nicola ; Shibata, Ippei ; Villegas Bauer, German

Series: Selected Issues Paper No. 2025/079

Date: June 13, 2025

Subject: Carbon tax Climate policy Environment Greenhouse gas emissions Taxes

Title: Spain’s Productivity Gap Vis-à-Vis Europe and the United States: Diagnosis and Remedies

Author: Shibata, Ippei

Series: Selected Issues Paper No. 2025/077

Date: June 13, 2025

Subject: Production Productivity

Title: The Impact of Reduced Commuting on Labor Supply and Household Welfare: A Post-Pandemic Analysis

Author: Ji, Yi ; Oikonomou, Myrto ; Pizzinelli, Carlo ; Shibata, Ippei ; Mendes Tavares, Marina

Series: Working Paper No. 2024/094

Date: May 3, 2024

Title: Dissecting the Decline in Average Hours Worked in Europe

Author: Astinova, Diva ; Duval, A Romain ; Hansen, H Niels-Jakob ; Park, Ben ; Shibata, Ippei ; Toscani, G Frederik

Series: Working Paper No. 2024/002

Date: January 12, 2024

Subject: Gender Labor Labor force participation Labor markets Labor supply Population and demographics Women

Title: Optimal Fiscal Path Considerations: Portugal

Author: Shibata, Ippei ; Tulin, Volodymyr

Series: Selected Issues Paper No. 2023/045

Date: July 11, 2023

Subject: Financial services Fiscal consolidation Fiscal policy Fiscal stance Government debt management International organization Monetary policy Public financial management (PFM) Real interest rates

Title: Labor Market and Digitalization in Portugal

Author: Shibata, Ippei

Series: Selected Issues Paper No. 2023/047

Date: July 11, 2023

Subject: COVID-19 Digitalization Employment Health International organization Labor Labor markets Monetary policy Technology

Title: Inflation in Portugal: Recent Trends, Drivers, and Risks

Author: Dybczak, Kamil ; Shibata, Ippei

Series: Selected Issues Paper No. 2023/044

Date: July 10, 2023

Subject: Commodity prices Energy prices Inflation International organization Labor Monetary policy Oil prices Prices Wages

Title: Digitalization During the COVID-19 Crisis: Implications for Productivity and Labor Markets in Advanced Economies

Author: Jaumotte, Florence ; Li, Longji ; Medici, Andrea ; Oikonomou, Myrto ; Pizzinelli, Carlo ; Shibata, Ippei ; Soh, Jiaming ; Mendes Tavares, Marina

Series: Staff Discussion Notes No. 2023/003

Date: March 13, 2023

Subject: COVID-19 Digitalization Economic sectors Financial crises Health Labor Labor markets Labor productivity Production Technology Total factor productivity

Title: The Divergent Dynamics of Labor Market Power in Europe

Author: Diez, J Federico ; Malacrino, Davide ; Shibata, Ippei

Series: Working Paper No. 2022/247

Date: December 9, 2022

Title: Did the COVID-19 Recession Increase the Demand for Digital Occupations in the United States? Evidence from Employment and Vacancies Data

Author: Soh, Jiaming ; Oikonomou, Myrto ; Pizzinelli, Carlo ; Shibata, Ippei ; Mendes Tavares, Marina

Series: Working Paper No. 2022/195

Date: September 23, 2022

Subject: COVID-19 Economic growth Economic recession Employment Health Labor Labor markets Population and demographics