Ari Aisen
Last Updated: January 24, 2012
Ari Aisen is the Resident Representative of the International Monetary Fund in Tajikistan. His current research interests include Development Economics, Inflation Stabilization, Macroeconomic Effects of Political Business Cycles, Econometric Analysis applied to Open Economy Macroeconomics and Political Economy.
Email: AAISEN@imf.org
Fluent In: Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.
Education:
2003: PhD in Economics, University of California (UCLA).
1999: MSc in Economics, University of California (UCLA).
1998: MSc in Economics, Hebrew Univ. Jerusalem (Israel).
1992: BA in Economics, University of Sao Paulo (Brazil).
Awards and Honors:
UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2002-2003.
Golda Meir Award, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2001.
Other Professional Positions:
2009-2010: Central Bank of Chile, Head of International Surveillance Team, Financial Stability Division
2007-2009: Central Bank of Chile, Senior Economist, Department of Short-Term Forecasting
2005-2007: International Monetary Fund, Economist, Asia-Pacific Department
2004-2005: Economist, Monetary and Financial Systems Department, International Monetary Fund.
2003-2004: Economist, Western Hemisphere Department, International Monetary Fund.
1999-2002: Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, UCLA.
1996-1998: Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
1993-1997: External Consultant in Brazil and Indonesia studying developments in the tin market, Wong Metals Company.
Others:
"The Political Economy of Seigniorage" (with Francisco Jose Veiga), Revise-and-resubmit Journal of Development Economics.
"Does Political Instability Lead to Higher Inflation? A Panel Data Analysis" (with Francisco Jose Veiga), Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, 2006, Volume 38 Number 5.
"Money-based vs. Exchange-Rate-Based Stabilization: Is There Room for Political Opportunism?", IMF Staff Paper, June 2007 (Forthcoming)
"Political Instability and Inflation Volatility" (with Francisco Jose Veiga), IMF Working Paper WP/06/212.
"The Political Economy of Seigniorage" (with Francisco Jose Veiga), IMF Working Paper WP/05/175.
"Does Political Instability Lead to Higher Inflation? A Panel Data Analysis" (with Francisco Jose Veiga), IMF Working Paper WP/05/49.
"Money-Based vs. Exchange-Rate-Based Stabilization: Is There Space for Political Opportunism?", IMF Working Paper WP/04/94.
"Interest Rate Policy, Exchange Rate, Sterilization and Inflation: Israel 1991-1996", Hebrew University of Jerusalem, mimeo 1998.
"Do Budget Deficits Affect Interest Rates in Emerging Markets?" (with David Hauner)
"Political Instability and Growth" (with Rabin Hattari)
"Seigniorage and Political Business Cycles: Panel Data Evidence" (with Francisco Jose Veiga)