Sonali Das
Last Updated: April 15, 2024
Sonali Das is a deputy division chief in the IMF’s Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, where she contributes to surveillance priorities, including operationalization of the IMF’s Integrated Policy Framework. Prior to her current assignment, she was a senior economist in the Research Department, contributing to the World Economic Outlook, and in the Asia and Pacific Department, where she was the senior desk for China and a desk economist on the India, Nepal, and Fiji teams. She previously worked as SPR economist on an IMF program with Pakistan. She holds a PhD in economics from Cornell University.
Education:
Ph.D., Economics, Cornell University, 2012
M.A., Economics, McGill University, 2005
B.Sc., Hon., Economics and Statistics, University of Toronto, 2004
Previous Experience:
Research Associate, The Brookings Institution, Global Economy and Development Program, Washington DC, summer and fall 2010
Intern, Economic Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, San Francisco CA, summer 2010
Country work or Mission Assignment:
Senior Economist/Economist, China Team, Asia and Pacific Department
Economist, India and Nepal Teams, Asia and Pacific Department
SPR Economist on Pakistan Team, Strategy Unit, Strategy, Policy, and Review Department
Intern, Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Field of Expertise:
Monetary Policy
Macro-Financial Issues
International Finance
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Monetary Policy Transmission and Policy Coordination in China , Working Paper No. 2022/074 , April 29, 2022
Sectoral Shocks and Spillovers: An Application to COVID-19 , Working Paper No. 2021/204 , July 30, 2021
After-Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Prospects for Medium-Term Economic Damage , Working Paper No. 2021/203 , July 30, 2021
China’s Evolving Exchange Rate Regime , Working Paper No. 19/50 , March 07, 2019
The Effect of Leverage on Asset Sales Between Financial Institutions , Working Paper No. 17/200 , September 08, 2017
Financial Frictions, Underinvestment, and Investment Composition : Evidence from Indian Corporates , Working Paper No. 17/134 , June 08, 2017
Monetary Policy in India : Transmission to Bank Interest Rates , Working Paper No. 15/129 , June 23, 2015
Women Workers in India: Why So Few Among So Many? , Working Paper No. 15/55 , March 16, 2015
How Risky Are Banks' Risk Weighted Assets? Evidence From the Financial Crisis , Working Paper No. 12/36 , January 01, 2012
Other Published Materials
Publications in Journals (Refereed)
Publications in Books and Conference Volumes
Sonali Das is a deputy division chief in the IMF’s Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, where she contributes to surveillance priorities, including operationalization of the IMF’s Integrated Policy Framework. Prior to her current assignment, she was a senior economist in the Research Department, contributing to the World Economic Outlook, and in the Asia and Pacific Department, where she was the senior desk for China and a desk economist on the India, Nepal, and Fiji teams. She previously worked as SPR economist on an IMF program with Pakistan. She holds a PhD in economics from Cornell University.
Education:
Ph.D., Economics, Cornell University, 2012
M.A., Economics, McGill University, 2005
B.Sc., Hon., Economics and Statistics, University of Toronto, 2004
Previous Experience:
Research Associate, The Brookings Institution, Global Economy and Development Program, Washington DC, summer and fall 2010
Intern, Economic Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, San Francisco CA, summer 2010
Country work or Mission Assignment:
Senior Economist/Economist, China Team, Asia and Pacific Department
Economist, India and Nepal Teams, Asia and Pacific Department
SPR Economist on Pakistan Team, Strategy Unit, Strategy, Policy, and Review Department
Intern, Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Field of Expertise:
Monetary Policy
Macro-Financial Issues
International Finance
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Monetary Policy Transmission and Policy Coordination in China , Working Paper No. 2022/074 , April 29, 2022
Sectoral Shocks and Spillovers: An Application to COVID-19 , Working Paper No. 2021/204 , July 30, 2021
After-Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Prospects for Medium-Term Economic Damage , Working Paper No. 2021/203 , July 30, 2021
China’s Evolving Exchange Rate Regime , Working Paper No. 19/50 , March 07, 2019
The Effect of Leverage on Asset Sales Between Financial Institutions , Working Paper No. 17/200 , September 08, 2017
Financial Frictions, Underinvestment, and Investment Composition : Evidence from Indian Corporates , Working Paper No. 17/134 , June 08, 2017
Monetary Policy in India : Transmission to Bank Interest Rates , Working Paper No. 15/129 , June 23, 2015
Women Workers in India: Why So Few Among So Many? , Working Paper No. 15/55 , March 16, 2015
How Risky Are Banks' Risk Weighted Assets? Evidence From the Financial Crisis , Working Paper No. 12/36 , January 01, 2012