Hites Ahir

Hites Ahir is a senior research officer in the IMF’s Research Department. His areas of research expertise are housing markets and forecast assessment. He previously worked at the Inter-American Development Bank where he assisted with analysis of the Southern Cone economies. He did his graduate work in economics at Johns Hopkins University.

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• Even as Global Uncertainty Surges, Economic Sentiment Remains Positive
  • Published: November 10, 2025
  • Authors: Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom, Davide Furceri
  • Summary: Amid rising geopolitical rifts and trade tensions, global economic uncertainty has surged, yet sentiment about economic prospects remains positive
• House Prices Continue to Fall as Borrowing Costs Rise
  • Published: March 15, 2023
  • Authors: Hites Ahir, Prakash Loungani, Karan Bhasin
  • Summary: Property markets should enjoy greater stability when central banks slow or pause their campaign of raising interest rates to tame inflation
• Global Economic Uncertainty Remains Elevated, Weighing on Growth
  • Published: January 26, 2023
  • Authors: Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom, Davide Furceri
  • Summary: From Brexit and US-China trade tensions to the pandemic and war, successive shocks have combined to keep uncertainty elevated
• Global Economic Uncertainty, Surging Amid War, May Slow Growth
  • Published: April 15, 2022
  • Authors: Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom, Davide Furceri
  • Summary: As the war in Ukraine unfolds, global uncertainty has surged, according to the latest reading of the World Uncertainty Index—a quarterly measure across 143 countries.
• What the Continued Global Uncertainty Means for You
  • Published: January 19, 2021
  • Authors: Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom, Davide Furceri
• Global Uncertainty Related to Coronavirus at Record High
  • Published: April 4, 2020
  • Authors: Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom, Davide Furceri
• New Index Tracks Trade Uncertainty Across the Globe
  • Published: September 9, 2019
  • Authors: Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom, Davide Furceri
• Global House Prices: Time to Worry Again?
  • Published: December 8, 2016
  • Authors: Hites Ahir, Prakash Loungani

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