{ "title": "Jaebin Ahn", "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/en/research/researcher-cv/author/ahn-jaebin", "canonical": "https://www.imf.org/en/research/researcher-cv/author/ahn-jaebin", "overlayPath": "/en/research/researcher-cv/author/ahn-jaebin/index.md", "summary": "JaeBin Ahn is a Senior Economist in the Western Hemisphere Department of the IMF, where he currently covers the U.S. and Grenada desks. Prior to this position, he was in the Research department (Multilateral Surveillance Division; Open-Economy Macroeconomics Division; Systemic Issues Division) as well as in Asia and Pacific department covering Indonesia and Malaysia. From 2018 to 2022, he served as an Associate/Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University. Before joining the IMF’s Economist Program in 2011, he was a dissertation intern at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. His area of research includes international trade and finance, with particular interests in deriving macroeconomic implications from micro-level theory and evidence. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University and his M.A. in Economics and B.S. in Material Science from Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea..", "authors": [ "Jaebin Ahn" ], "sections": [ { "heading": "Biography", "content": "JaeBin Ahn is a Senior Economist in the Western Hemisphere Department of the IMF, where he currently covers the U.S. and Grenada desks. Prior to this position, he was in the Research department (Multilateral Surveillance Division; Open-Economy Macroeconomics Division; Systemic Issues Division) as well as in Asia and Pacific department covering Indonesia and Malaysia. From 2018 to 2022, he served as an Associate/Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University. Before joining the IMF’s Economist Program in 2011, he was a dissertation intern at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. His area of research includes international trade and finance, with particular interests in deriving macroeconomic implications from micro-level theory and evidence. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University and his M.A. in Economics and B.S. in Material Science from Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea.." }, { "heading": "Education", "content": "- Ph.D. in Economics, Columbia University, 2005-2011.\n\n- M.A. in Economics, Yonsei University, 2003-2005.\n\n- B.S. in Material Science, Yonsei University, 1996-2003." }, { "heading": "IMF Books and Working Papers", "content": "- Tariff Pass-Through and Import Reallocation, Working Paper No. 2026/149 , July 17, 2026\n\n- Mind the Gaps: Caribbean Trade Patterns and the Connectivity Constraint, Working Paper No. 2026/095 , May 15, 2026\n\n- Supply Chain Diversification and Resilience, Working Paper No. 2025/102 , May 23, 2025\n\n- The Role of Corporate Cash Holdings in the Transmission of Monetary Policy Tightening, Working Paper No. 2024/245 , November 22, 2024\n\n- Greenflation or Greensulation? The Case of Fuel Excise Taxes and Oil Price Pass-through, Working Paper No. 2024/153 , July 12, 2024\n\n- Knowledge Diffusion Through FDI: Worldwide Firm-Level Evidence, Working Paper No. 2024/152 , July 12, 2024\n\n- Macroeconomic Policy, Product Market Competition, and Growth: The Intangible Investment Channel, Working Paper No. 2020/025 , February 7, 2020\n\n- Work In Progress: Improving Youth Labor Market Outcomes in Emerging Market and Developing Economies, Staff Discussion Notes No. 2019/002 , January 22, 2019\n\n- Innovation and Corporate Cash Holdings in the Era of Globalization, Working Paper No. 2019/017 , January 18, 2019\n\n- Trading with China: Productivity Gains, Job Losses, Working Paper No. 2017/122 , May 23, 2017\n\n- Real Exchange Rate and External Balance: How Important Are Price Deflators?, Working Paper No. 2017/081 , March 30, 2017\n\n- From Firm-Level Imports to Aggregate Productivity: Evidence from Korean Manufacturing Firms Data, Working Paper No. 2016/162 , August 5, 2016\n\n- Reassessing the Productivity Gains from Trade Liberalization, Working Paper No. 2016/077 , March 23, 2016\n\n- Pass-Through of Imported Input Prices to Domestic Producer Prices: Evidence from Sector-Level Data, Working Paper No. 2016/023 , February 12, 2016\n\n- A Theory of Domestic and International Trade Finance, Working Paper No. 2011/262 , November 1, 2011" } ], "bullets": [ "Ph.D. in Economics, Columbia University, 2005-2011.", "M.A. in Economics, Yonsei University, 2003-2005.", "B.S. in Material Science, Yonsei University, 1996-2003.", "[Tariff Pass-Through and Import Reallocation](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2026/07/17/tariff-pass-through-and-import-reallocation-577819), Working Paper No. 2026/149 , July 17, 2026", "[Mind the Gaps: Caribbean Trade Patterns and the Connectivity Constraint](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2026/05/14/mind-the-gaps-caribbean-trade-patterns-and-the-connectivity-constraint-576030), Working Paper No. 2026/095 , May 15, 2026", "[Supply Chain Diversification and Resilience](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2025/05/23/supply-chain-diversification-and-resilience-567065), Working Paper No. 2025/102 , May 23, 2025", "[The Role of Corporate Cash Holdings in the Transmission of Monetary Policy Tightening](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2024/11/23/the-role-of-corporate-cash-holdings-in-the-transmission-of-monetary-policy-tightening-558805), Working Paper No. 2024/245 , November 22, 2024", "[Greenflation or Greensulation? The Case of Fuel Excise Taxes and Oil Price Pass-through](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2024/07/12/greenflation-or-greensulation-the-case-of-fuel-excise-taxes-and-oil-price-pass-through-551423), Working Paper No. 2024/153 , July 12, 2024", "[Knowledge Diffusion Through FDI: Worldwide Firm-Level Evidence](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2024/07/12/knowledge-diffusion-through-fdi-worldwide-firm-level-evidence-551408), Working Paper No. 2024/152 , July 12, 2024", "[Macroeconomic Policy, Product Market Competition, and Growth: The Intangible Investment Channel](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2020/02/07/macroeconomic-policy-product-market-competition-and-growth-the-intangible-investment-channel-49005), Working Paper No. 2020/025 , February 7, 2020", "[Work In Progress: Improving Youth Labor Market Outcomes in Emerging Market and Developing Economies](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/staff-discussion-notes/issues/2019/01/18/work-in-progress-improving-youth-labor-market-outcomes-in-emerging-market-and-developing-45130), Staff Discussion Notes No. 2019/002 , January 22, 2019", "[Innovation and Corporate Cash Holdings in the Era of Globalization](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2019/01/18/innovation-and-corporate-cash-holdings-in-the-era-of-globalization-46494), Working Paper No. 2019/017 , January 18, 2019", "[Trading with China: Productivity Gains, Job Losses](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2017/05/23/trading-with-china-productivity-gains-job-losses-44860), Working Paper No. 2017/122 , May 23, 2017", "[Real Exchange Rate and External Balance: How Important Are Price Deflators?](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2017/03/30/real-exchange-rate-and-external-balance-how-important-are-price-deflators-44780), Working Paper No. 2017/081 , March 30, 2017", "[From Firm-Level Imports to Aggregate Productivity: Evidence from Korean Manufacturing Firms Data](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/31/from-firm-level-imports-to-aggregate-productivity-evidence-from-korean-manufacturing-firms-44170), Working Paper No. 2016/162 , August 5, 2016", "[Reassessing the Productivity Gains from Trade Liberalization](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/31/reassessing-the-productivity-gains-from-trade-liberalization-43828), Working Paper No. 2016/077 , March 23, 2016", "[Pass-Through of Imported Input Prices to Domestic Producer Prices: Evidence from Sector-Level Data](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/31/pass-through-of-imported-input-prices-to-domestic-producer-prices-evidence-from-sector-level-43703), Working Paper No. 2016/023 , February 12, 2016", "[A Theory of Domestic and International Trade Finance](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/31/a-theory-of-domestic-and-international-trade-finance-25355), Working Paper No. 2011/262 , November 1, 2011" ], "alternates": { "markdown": "/en/research/researcher-cv/author/ahn-jaebin/index.md", "json": "/en/research/researcher-cv/author/ahn-jaebin/index.json", "bundleManifest": "/en/research/researcher-cv/author/ahn-jaebin/bundle-manifest.json" }, "generatedAtUtc": "2026-10-01T01:18:03.709Z" }