Jorge Alvarez

Jorge Alvarez is an economist in the World Economic Studies Division of the IMF's Research Department. Previously, he worked in the Development Macroeconomics Research Division and covered Canada, Mexico and Colombia at the Western Hemisphere Department. His research primarily focuses on labor markets, capital and labor misallocation, structural transformation, and gaps in productivity and wages between sectors and firms. He holds a B.A. in economics from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University.

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• Global Inflationary Episode Offers Lessons for Monetary Policy
  • Published: October 16, 2024
  • Authors: Jorge Alvarez, Alberto Musso, Jean-Marc Natal, Sebastian Wende
  • Summary: The inflation surge followed a unique disruption to the global economy, but it still offers important lessons for central banks
• Geoeconomic Fragmentation Threatens Food Security and Clean Energy Transition
  • Published: October 3, 2023
  • Authors: Jorge Alvarez, Mehdi Benatiya Andaloussi, Martin Stuermer
  • Summary: Providing corridors for food staples and critical minerals could avert food crises and help keep the green transition on track.
• Wage-Price Spiral Risks Still Contained, Latest Data Suggests
  • Published: February 24, 2023
  • Authors: Jorge Alvarez, Niels-Jakob Hansen
  • Summary: Wage gains remain broadly in line with past episodes, which didn’t tend to lead to sustained wage-price acceleration
• Inflation to be Elevated for Longer on War, Demand, Job Markets
  • Published: April 27, 2022
  • Authors: Jorge Alvarez, Philip Barrett
  • Summary: The war in Ukraine will quicken inflation, which we now expect to remain elevated for longer than previously forecast on higher commodity costs and broader price pressures.
• Global Inflation Pressures Broadened on Food and Energy Price Gains
  • Published: January 28, 2022
  • Authors: Jorge Alvarez, Philip Barrett

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