Itai Agur
Last Updated: September 3, 2025
Itai Agur is a Senior Economist at the Macro-Financial Division of the IMF's Research Department. Previously, he worked at the IMF’s Strategy, Policy and Review Department, where he joined IMF missions to Canada and Mongolia, and the IMF’s Singapore Regional Training Institute. Prior to joining the IMF, he worked at the Research Department of the Dutch Central Bank and the European Central Bank. His research centers on fintech, payment systems, and macro-financial interactions and has been published in both policy and academic outlets, including the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Monetary Economics, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Financial Stability, and Emerging Markets Review, among others. He is an Associate Editor of the IMF Economic Review. His work has earned him the European Economic Association’s Young Economist Award and the Arrow Award for Junior Economists. He holds a PhD from the European University Institute.
Email: IAGUR@imf.org
Personal WebPage: https://itaiagur.weebly.com
Fluent In: Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Spanish.
Education:
European University Institute, PhD
University of Amsterdam, MSc & BSc
Previous Experience:
Dutch Central Bank (2008-2011)
European Central Bank (2003-2004)
Editorial Activities:
IMF Economic Review, Associate Editor.
Awards and Honors:
The European Economic Association's Young Economist Award, 2007.
The Arrow Award for Young Economists, 2008
Country work or Mission Assignment:
Mongolia (2016-17)
Canada (2015-16)
Teaching:
IMF courses taught in Fiji, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam (2011-2015)
IMF Career:
Research Department (2018 - )
Strategy, Policy and Review Department (2015-2017)
Singapore Regional Training Institute (2011-2015)
Others:
Fintech (additional field of expertise)
Field of Expertise:
Monetary Policy
Banking
Macro-Financial Issues