Niels-Jakob Hansen
Niels-Jakob Hansen is an economist in the Western Hemisphere Department. Previously, he was in the World Economic Studies Division of the Research Department contributing to the chapters of the World Economic Outlook. He also worked in the IMF’s Asia Pacific Department and Finance Department. He has participated in missions to Korea, Cambodia, Czech Republic, and San Marino. He has also contributed to the Fund’s surveillance work on the United States and worked on issues related to Fund finances. His research interests include monetary policy, public policy, and labor market issues, and he has published in the Review of Economic Studies, IMF Economic Review, Labor Economics, Journal of Health Economics, and Journal of Economic Inequality. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Institute for International Economic Studies at Stockholm University, an MPhil in Economics from University of Cambridge, and an MSc in Economics from University of Copenhagen (cand polit).
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Europe’s Inflation Outlook Depends on How Corporate Profits Absorb Wage Gains
- Published: June 26, 2023
- Authors: Niels-Jakob Hansen, Frederik Toscani, Jing Zhou
- Summary: Higher prices so far mostly reflect increases in profits and import costs, but labor costs are picking up
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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
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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.
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Why Basic Science Matters for Economic Growth
- Published: October 6, 2021
- Authors: Philip Barrett, Niels-Jakob Hansen, Jean-Marc Natal, Diaa Noureldin
- Summary: Public investment in basic research will pay for itself.
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Monetary Policy for all? Inequality and the Conduct of Monetary Policy
- Published: September 30, 2020
- Authors: Niels-Jakob Hansen, Alessandro Lin, Rui C. Mano
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