Rudolfs Bems

Last Updated: March 02, 2011

Rudolfs Bems

Rudolfs Bems is an Economist at the IMF Research Department since 2007. His research interests fall in the general field of International Macroeconomics. He has published articles in leading academic journals, such as the Journal of International Economics and Review of Economic Dynamics. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Stockholm School of Economics in 2005. He has also worked as an economist at the European Department of the IMF and at the Research Department of the European Central Bank.

Personal WebPage: http://sites.google.com/site/rudolfsbems/

Fluent In: Latvian, Russian.

Education:

Ph.D. in Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, 2005

M.A. in Economics, New York University, 1999

B.Sc., Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, 1997


Previous Experience:

International Monetary Fund, 2006-present

European Central Bank, 2005-2006


Referee Activities:

Journal of Political Economy; Review of Economic Dynamics; Journal of International Economics; Macroeconomic Dynamics; Journal of International Money and Finance; Baltic Journal of Economics; Journal of Economic Integration

IMF Books and Working Papers:

Gains from Anchoring Inflation Expectations: Evidence from the Taper Tantrum Shock , Working Paper No. 19/75 , March 28, 2019

Expectations' Anchoring and Inflation Persistence , Working Paper No. 18/280 , December 11, 2018

Is Inflation Domestic or Global? Evidence from Emerging Markets , Working Paper No. 18/241 , November 08, 2018

Trading on Their Terms? Commodity Exporters in the Aftermath of the Commodity Boom , Working Paper No. 16/27 , February 15, 2016

Demand for Value Added and Value-Added Exchange Rates , Working Paper No. 15/199 , September 08, 2015

The External Balance Assessment (EBA) Methodology , Working Paper No. 13/272 , December 31, 2013

Demand Spillovers and the Collapse of Trade in the Global Recession , Working Paper No. 10/142 , June 01, 2010

Exchange Rate Assessments: Methodologies for Oil Exporting Countries , Working Paper No. 09/281 , December 01, 2009

Current Account and Precautionary Savings for Exporters of Exhaustible Resources , Working Paper No. 09/33 , February 01, 2009

Macroeconomics of Migration in New Member States , Working Paper No. 08/264 , December 01, 2008

Aggregate Investment Expenditures on Tradable and Nontradable Goods , Working Paper No. 08/45 , February 01, 2008

Finance and Convergence : What’s Ahead for Emerging Europe? , Working Paper No. 07/244 , November 12, 2007

Other Published Materials

“The Role of the Composition Effect and intermediate Goods in the Great Trade Collapse,” Box in IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2010, pp 129-131 (with R. Johnson and K.-M. Yi)

“Cross-Border Labor Flows in New European Union Member States,” IMF Research Bulletin, Vol. 10, No. 1, March 2009, pp. 6-7.

“Current Account Determinants for Oil-Exporting Countries,” Box in IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2008, pp. 200-202 (with I. de Carvalho Filho)

“Cross-Border Labor Flows in New Member States: Patterns and Challenges,” IMF Regional Economic Outlook: Europe, October 2008, pp. 67-81 (with Philip Schellekens)

“Managing Rapid Financial Deepening in Emerging Europe,” IMF Regional Economic Outlook: Europe, November 2007, pp.35-48 (with Philip Schellekens)

Publications in Journals (Refereed)

“Current Account and Precautionary Savings for Exporters of Exhaustible Resources,” forthcoming in Journal of International Economics (with I. de Carvalho Filho)

“Demand Spillovers and the Collapse of Trade in the Global Recession,” IMF Economic Review, 2010, Vol. 58, No. 2, pp. 295-326 (with R. Johnson and K.-M. Yi)

“Aggregate Investment Expenditures on Tradable and Nontradable Goods,” Review of Economic Dynamics, 2008, Vol.11, No.4, pp. 852-883

“Efficiency of Slovenian Banking Sector in EU Context,” Journal for Money and Banking, 2008, Vol. 57, No. 11, pp. 82-88 (with P. Sorsa)

“US Imbalances: The Role of Technology and Policy,” Journal of International Money and Finance, 2007, Vol.26, No.4, pp. 523-545 (with L. Dedola and F. Smets)

“Trade Deficits in the Baltic States: How Long Will the Party Last?” Review of Economic Dynamics, 2006, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 179-209 (with K. Hartelius)

Rudolfs Bems

Rudolfs Bems is an Economist at the IMF Research Department since 2007. His research interests fall in the general field of International Macroeconomics. He has published articles in leading academic journals, such as the Journal of International Economics and Review of Economic Dynamics. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Stockholm School of Economics in 2005. He has also worked as an economist at the European Department of the IMF and at the Research Department of the European Central Bank.

Personal WebPage: http://sites.google.com/site/rudolfsbems/

Fluent In: Latvian, Russian.

Education:

Ph.D. in Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, 2005

M.A. in Economics, New York University, 1999

B.Sc., Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, 1997


Previous Experience:

International Monetary Fund, 2006-present

European Central Bank, 2005-2006


Referee Activities:

Journal of Political Economy; Review of Economic Dynamics; Journal of International Economics; Macroeconomic Dynamics; Journal of International Money and Finance; Baltic Journal of Economics; Journal of Economic Integration

IMF Books and Working Papers:

Gains from Anchoring Inflation Expectations: Evidence from the Taper Tantrum Shock , Working Paper No. 19/75 , March 28, 2019

Expectations' Anchoring and Inflation Persistence , Working Paper No. 18/280 , December 11, 2018

Is Inflation Domestic or Global? Evidence from Emerging Markets , Working Paper No. 18/241 , November 08, 2018

Trading on Their Terms? Commodity Exporters in the Aftermath of the Commodity Boom , Working Paper No. 16/27 , February 15, 2016

Demand for Value Added and Value-Added Exchange Rates , Working Paper No. 15/199 , September 08, 2015

The External Balance Assessment (EBA) Methodology , Working Paper No. 13/272 , December 31, 2013

Demand Spillovers and the Collapse of Trade in the Global Recession , Working Paper No. 10/142 , June 01, 2010

Exchange Rate Assessments: Methodologies for Oil Exporting Countries , Working Paper No. 09/281 , December 01, 2009

Current Account and Precautionary Savings for Exporters of Exhaustible Resources , Working Paper No. 09/33 , February 01, 2009

Macroeconomics of Migration in New Member States , Working Paper No. 08/264 , December 01, 2008

Aggregate Investment Expenditures on Tradable and Nontradable Goods , Working Paper No. 08/45 , February 01, 2008

Finance and Convergence : What’s Ahead for Emerging Europe? , Working Paper No. 07/244 , November 12, 2007

Other Published Materials

“The Role of the Composition Effect and intermediate Goods in the Great Trade Collapse,” Box in IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2010, pp 129-131 (with R. Johnson and K.-M. Yi)

“Cross-Border Labor Flows in New European Union Member States,” IMF Research Bulletin, Vol. 10, No. 1, March 2009, pp. 6-7.

“Current Account Determinants for Oil-Exporting Countries,” Box in IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2008, pp. 200-202 (with I. de Carvalho Filho)

“Cross-Border Labor Flows in New Member States: Patterns and Challenges,” IMF Regional Economic Outlook: Europe, October 2008, pp. 67-81 (with Philip Schellekens)

“Managing Rapid Financial Deepening in Emerging Europe,” IMF Regional Economic Outlook: Europe, November 2007, pp.35-48 (with Philip Schellekens)

Publications in Journals (Refereed)

“Current Account and Precautionary Savings for Exporters of Exhaustible Resources,” forthcoming in Journal of International Economics (with I. de Carvalho Filho)

“Demand Spillovers and the Collapse of Trade in the Global Recession,” IMF Economic Review, 2010, Vol. 58, No. 2, pp. 295-326 (with R. Johnson and K.-M. Yi)

“Aggregate Investment Expenditures on Tradable and Nontradable Goods,” Review of Economic Dynamics, 2008, Vol.11, No.4, pp. 852-883

“Efficiency of Slovenian Banking Sector in EU Context,” Journal for Money and Banking, 2008, Vol. 57, No. 11, pp. 82-88 (with P. Sorsa)

“US Imbalances: The Role of Technology and Policy,” Journal of International Money and Finance, 2007, Vol.26, No.4, pp. 523-545 (with L. Dedola and F. Smets)

“Trade Deficits in the Baltic States: How Long Will the Party Last?” Review of Economic Dynamics, 2006, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 179-209 (with K. Hartelius)