Serkan Arslanalp
Last Updated: November 20, 2022
Serkan Arslanalp has worked in several departments of the Fund (OMD, STA, APD, MCM, FAD, and AFR) on a range of diverse countries (LIC/fragile states, transition, EMs, AEs), policy areas and issues, including: strategy, bilateral, regional, and global surveillance; Fund lending operations; standards; and capacity development. His research work includes pioneering work on the investor base of sovereign debt and use of big data tools. With his colleague Takahiro Tsuda, he maintains a widely-used database on the global investor base for sovereign debt, publicly available online at the IMF. Work in the area of leading and supervision has involved mission leadership on a range of countries in Asia and Pacific and the Middle East and complex and cross-departmental work to assist over 40 countries advance on IMF data standards over the last two years. His research has been published in leading journals, including the IMF Economic Review, Japan and the World Economy, Journal of Economic Perspectives, and the Journal of Finance. Mr. Arslanalp holds an undergraduate degree in Economics and Computer Science from MIT and a PhD in Economics from Stanford University.
Email: SARSLANALP@imf.org
Fluent In: Turkish.
Education:
Stanford University, Ph.D. in Economics, 2004
MIT, M.S. in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, 1999
MIT, B.S. in Economics, 1998
MIT, B.S. in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, 1998
Previous Experience:
IMF, Office of Managing Director, 2022-
IMF, Statistics Department, 2017-22
IMF, Asia and Pacific Department, 2015-17
IMF, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, 2010-15
IMF, Fiscal Affairs Department, 2006-09
IMF, Economist Program, Fiscal Affairs Department, 2005-06
IMF, Economist Program, African Department, 2004-05
Stanford University, Teaching Assistant, 2000-04
JP Morgan Chase Bank, Istanbul, Summer Intern, 1999
MIT, Teaching Assistant, 1998-99
Froot, Dornbusch and O'Connell (FDO) Partners LLC, Boston, 1997-98
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, New York, Summer Intern 1996-98
Country work or Mission Assignment:
Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Japan, Jordan, Mongolia, Namibia, Oman, Pacific Island Countries, Rwanda, Sudan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Yemen
Teaching:
Lecturer, Istanbul School of Central Banking (ISCB), May 2015
Lecturer, IMF-Singapore Regional Training Institute (STI), May 2012
Teaching Assistant, Stanford University, 2000-04
Teaching Assistant, MIT, 1998-99
Field of Expertise:
Monetary Policy
Banking
Public Finance
Open Economy Macroeconomics
Macro-Financial Issues
International Trade
International Finance