Tamon Asonuma
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Biography
Tamon Asonuma is an Economist in the Systemic Issue Division in the IMF Research Department. Before joining the Research Department, he worked in the Strategy Review and Policy Department contributing to series of the IMF Policy Papers on sovereign debt restructurings and sovereign-bank linkages, and involving in many debt restructuring cases (Greece, Myanmar, Belize, Cyprus) as an expert. He holds a PhD in Economics from Boston University and his research interests are in macroeconomics, international finance, and public finance. He is particularly interested in sovereign debt and financial crises, and exchange rate regime. He has published in several academic journals, among which the Journal of the European Economic Association, Journal of Asian Economics, Review of Development Economics, Asian Development Review.
Profile
Education
- PhD in Economics, 2011, Boston University
- MA in Economics, 2005, Keio University
- BA in Economics, 2003, Keio University
Referee Activities
- Journal of the European Economic Association, Journal of International Money and Finance, Japanese Economic Review, Pacific Economic Review, Asian Development Review, Journal of Asian Economics
Current Position
- Economist, Systemic Issues Division, Research Department, 12/2015-present
IMF Career
- Economist, Strategy Policy and Review Department, Debt Policy Division 9/2013-11/2015
- Economist Program (EP), Strategy Policy and Review Department, Debt Policy Division, 3/2012-8/2013
- Economist Program (EP), African Department, Southern II Division, South Africa desk, 9/2010-2/2012
Field of Expertise
- International Finance
- Open Economy Macroeconomics
- Public Finance
IMF Publications
IMF Books and Working Papers
- Trade Dynamics in Sovereign Debt Crises, Working Paper No. 2025/240 , November 14, 2025
- Costs of Sovereign Defaults: Restructuring Strategies, Bank Distress and the Capital Inflow-Credit Channel, Working Paper No. 2019/069 , March 25, 2019
- Belize's 2016-17 Sovereign Debt Restructuring - Third Time Lucky?, Working Paper No. 2018/121 , May 22, 2018
- Sovereign Debt Restructurings in Grenada: Causes, Processes, Outcomes, and Lessons Learned, Working Paper No. 2017/171 , July 24, 2017
- Sovereign Bond Prices, Haircuts and Maturity, Working Paper No. 2017/119 , May 22, 2017
- Trade Costs of Sovereign Debt Restructurings: Does a Market-Friendly Approach Improve the Outcome?, Working Paper No. 2016/222 , November 15, 2016
- Serial Sovereign Defaults and Debt Restructurings, Working Paper No. 2016/066 , March 16, 2016
- Sovereign Defaults, External Debt, and Real Exchange Rate Dynamics, Working Paper No. 2016/037 , February 25, 2016
- Is Banks’ Home Bias Good or Bad for Public Debt Sustainability?, Working Paper No. 2015/044 , February 27, 2015
- Sovereign Debt Restructurings in Belize: Achievements and Challenges Ahead, Working Paper No. 2014/132 , July 22, 2014
- Building a Common Future in Southern Africa, , April 5, 2013
- Welfare Effects of Monetary Integration: The Common Monetary Area and Beyond, Working Paper No. 2012/136 , May 1, 2012
Other Published Materials
- “Welfare Effects of Monetary Integration: the Common Monetary Area and Beyond” edited by Joannes Mongardini, Chapter 5 in Building a Common Future in Southern Africa: Challenges and Opportunities, International Monetary Fund, April 2013