Christian Bogmans

Christian Bogmans serves as a senior economist in the Commodities Unit of the IMF's Research Department. Prior to joining the IMF, he was an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Birmingham in the UK. He has a PhD in Economics from Tilburg University. His research has covered a range of issues related to international trade, climate change and the energy transition, food insecurity, productivity, and more recently the economic impacts of AI.

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• AI Needs More Abundant Power Supplies to Keep Driving Economic Growth
  • Published: May 13, 2025
  • Authors: Christian Bogmans, Patricia Gomez-Gonzalez, Giovanni Melina, Sneha Thube
  • Summary: The power-hungry technology requires policies to help expand electricity supplies, incentivize alternative sources, and help contain price surges
• Global Food Prices to Remain Elevated Amid War, Costly Energy, La Niña
  • Published: December 9, 2022
  • Authors: Christian Bogmans, Andrea Pescatori, Ervin Prifti
  • Summary: Interest-rate hikes have eased price pressures, but the weather, war and material costs could keep food prices elevated for longer
• War-Fueled Surge in Food Prices to Hit Poorer Nations Hardest
  • Published: March 16, 2022
  • Authors: Christian Bogmans, Jeff Kearns, Andrea Pescatori, Ervin Prifti
• Four Facts about Soaring Consumer Food Prices
  • Published: June 24, 2021
  • Authors: Christian Bogmans, Andrea Pescatori, Ervin Prifti
• A Greener Future Begins with a Shift to Coal Alternatives
  • Published: December 8, 2020
  • Authors: Christian Bogmans, Claire Mengyi Li
• Global Carbon Emissions Are on the Rise Again
  • Published: December 5, 2019
  • Authors: Christian Bogmans, Akito Matsumoto, Andrea Pescatori
• Falling Costs Make Wind, Solar More Affordable
  • Published: April 26, 2019
  • Authors: Christian Bogmans
• The Challenge of Moderate Commodity Prices in Latin America
  • Published: March 25, 2019
  • Authors: Christian Bogmans
• Chart of the Week: A Bumpy Road Ahead for Electric Cars
  • Published: August 13, 2018
  • Authors: Christian Bogmans, Lama Kiyasseh

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