John Bluedorn

John Bluedorn is a Deputy Division Chief in the Regional Analytics and Strategy Division of the Middle East and Central Asia Department. Previously, he has been a deputy chief on the World Economic Outlook (WEO) and a senior economist in the Structural Reforms Unit in the Research Department, a member of the IMF’s euro area team in the European Department, and worked on the WEO as an economist, contributing to a number of chapters. Before joining the IMF, he was a professor at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom, after a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Oxford. Mr. Bluedorn has published on a range of topics in international finance, macroeconomics, and development. He holds a PhD from the University of California at Berkeley.

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• Middle East Conflict Risks Reshaping the Region’s Economies
  • Published: December 1, 2023
  • Authors: John Bluedorn, Taline Koranchelian
  • Summary: The IMF is revising its outlook for the region and stands ready to step up needed support
• How Managing Inflation Expectations Can Help Economies Achieve a Softer Landing
  • Published: October 4, 2023
  • Authors: Silvia Albrizio, John Bluedorn
  • Summary: Expectations increasingly drive inflation dynamics. Improvements in monetary policy frameworks can better inform people’s inflation expectations and thereby help reduce inflation at lower output cost.
• Wage-Price Spiral Risks Appear Contained Despite High Inflation
  • Published: October 5, 2022
  • Authors: John Bluedorn
  • Summary: Analysis suggests a sustained acceleration of wages and prices is unlikely
• The Right Labor Market Policies Can Ease the Green Jobs Transition
  • Published: April 13, 2022
  • Authors: John Bluedorn, Niels-Jakob Hansen
  • Summary: Measures include job training, tax credits for lower-income workers, green infrastructure and R&D investment push, and a carbon tax.
• Working Out the Differences: Labor Policies for a Fairer Recovery
  • Published: March 31, 2021
  • Authors: John Bluedorn
• COVID-19 Hits the Poor Harder, but Scaled-Up Testing Can Help
  • Published: December 3, 2020
  • Authors: Allan Dizioli, Michal Andrle, John Bluedorn
• Making Economies More Resilient to Downturns
  • Published: May 18, 2020
  • Authors: John Bluedorn, Wenjie Chen
• An Early View of the Economic Impact of the Pandemic in 5 Charts
  • Published: April 6, 2020
  • Authors: John Bluedorn, Gita Gopinath, Damiano Sandri
• Widening Gaps: Regional Inequality within Advanced Economies
  • Published: October 9, 2019
  • Authors: John Bluedorn, Weicheng Lian, Natalija Novta, Yannick Timmer
• Making the Euro Area More Resilient Before the Next Recession Hits
  • Published: June 17, 2019
  • Authors: Shekhar Aiyar, John Bluedorn, Romain Duval
• Unlimited Opportunities: Creating More Jobs for Young People in Emerging Market and Developing Economies
  • Published: January 22, 2019
  • Authors: Christine Lagarde, John Bluedorn
• Sluggish Business Investment in the Euro Area: The Roles of Small and Medium Enterprises and Debt
  • Published: August 4, 2016
  • Authors: Christian Ebeke, John Bluedorn
• Banking Union Before Euro Adoption: Flak Jacket or Straitjacket?
  • Published: August 19, 2015
  • Authors: John Bluedorn, Anna Ilyina, Plamen Iossifov
• Euro Area: An Unbalanced Rebalancing?
  • Published: July 22, 2014
  • Authors: John Bluedorn, Shengzu Wang
• Are Emerging Markets Still On the Receiving End?
  • Published: April 3, 2014
  • Authors: Aseel Almansour, AQIB ASLAM, John Bluedorn, Rupa Duttagupta
• Are Emerging Markets Adjusting to a New Normal?
  • Published: April 1, 2014
  • Authors: Aseel Almansour, AQIB ASLAM, John Bluedorn, Rupa Duttagupta

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