Oya Celasun - Curriculum Vitae

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• Authors: Oya Celasun

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Education

• Ph.D. Economics, University of Maryland at College Park, May 2001. Dissertation: “Price Setting Behavior and Inflation Dynamics in Small Open Economies” Advisors: Guillermo A. Calvo, Harry H. Kelejian, Carmen M. Reinhart. Fields of Specialization: Open Economy Macroeconomics, Econometrics.

• M.A. Economics, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, 1995.

• B.S. Industrial Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 1992.

Referee Activities

• Journal of Political Economy, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Economies of Transition, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of Macroeconomics, Journal of Development Economics.

Awards and Honors

• Central Bank of Turkey, Young Economist Award, 2001.

• Graduate Assistantship, University of Maryland, 1996-2001.

• Fulbright Fellowship, 1995.

Current Position

• Division Chief, Research Department, World Economic Studies Division, IMF, 2015/12-present.

Other Professional Positions

• Visiting Researcher, Research Department, Central Bank of Turkey, 2006/03.

• Summer Intern, IMF, Washington, D.C., 1999.

• Summer Intern, World Bank, Washington D.C., 1997, 1998.

• Auditor, Falkens Revision, Copenhagen, 1992/10-1993/05.

Country Work or Mission Assignment

• Uruguay, United States, Canada, Chile, Islamic Republic of Iran, Qatar.

Teaching

• Teaching Assistant: Econometrics (graduate level), University of Maryland, Fall 1997-Spring 2000.

• Instructor: Probability and Statistics (undergraduate level), University of Maryland, Fall 1996-Spring 1997.

IMF Career

• Deputy Division Chief, Research Department, World Economic Studies Division, IMF, 2015/03-2015/12.

• Mission Chief for Uruguay and Assistant to the Director, Western Hemisphere Department, Southern II Division, IMF, 2012/10-2014/02.

• Deputy Division Chief, Western Hemisphere Department, North America Division, IMF, 2011/04-2012/10.

• Senior Economist, Western Hemisphere Department, North America Division, IMF, 2008/12-2011/03.

• Economist, Research Department, Macroeconomic Studies Division, IMF, 2008/05-2008/11.

• Economist (Temporary Assignment Program), Finance Department, IMF, 2007/06-2008/04.

• Economist, Research Department, Macroeconomic Studies Division, IMF, 2002/10-2007/06.

• Economist, Middle Eastern Department, IMF, 2001/10-2002/09.

IMF Publications

IMF Books and Working Papers

• Cars and the Green Transition: Challenges and Opportunities for European Workers, Working Paper No. 2023/116 , June 2, 2023

• Targeted, Implementable, and Practical Energy Relief Measures for Households in Europe, Working Paper No. 2022/262 , December 16, 2022

• Surging Energy Prices in Europe in the Aftermath of the War: How to Support the Vulnerable and Speed up the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels, Working Paper No. 2022/152 , July 29, 2022

• Supply Bottlenecks: Where, Why, How Much, and What Next?, Working Paper No. 2022/031 , February 17, 2022

• An Evaluation of World Economic Outlook Growth Forecasts, 2004–17, Working Paper No. 2021/216 , August 6, 2021

• Trading on Their Terms? Commodity Exporters in the Aftermath of the Commodity Boom, Working Paper No. 2016/027 , February 15, 2016

• Fiscal Policy in Latin America: Lessons and Legacies of the Global Financial Crisis, Staff Discussion Notes No. 2015/006 , April 30, 2015

• The U.S. Manufacturing Recovery: Uptick or Renaissance?, Working Paper No. 2014/028 , February 12, 2014

• Commodity Prices and Inflation Expectations in the United States, Working Paper No. 2012/089 , March 1, 2012

• How Does Public External Debt Affect Corporate Borrowing Costs In Emerging Markets?, Working Paper No. 2009/266 , December 1, 2009

• On the Properties of Various Estimators for Fiscal Reaction Functions, Working Paper No. 2006/182 , July 1, 2006

• Primary Surplus Behavior and Risks to Fiscal Sustainability in Emerging Market Countries: A "Fan-Chart" Approach, Working Paper No. 2006/067 , March 1, 2006

• Obstacles to Disinflation: What is the Role of Fiscal Expectations?, Working Paper No. 2004/111 , June 1, 2004

• Sticky Inflation and the Real Effects of Exchange Rate Based Stabilization, Working Paper No. 2003/151 , July 1, 2003

• Exchange Rate Regime Considerations in an Oil Economy: The Case of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Working Paper No. 2003/026 , March 4, 2003

• Would "Cold Turkey" Work in Turkey?, Working Paper No. 2003/049 , March 1, 2003

• An Analysis of Money Demand and Inflation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Working Paper No. 2002/205 , December 1, 2002

• Nominal Exchange Rate Anchoring Under Inflation Inertia, Working Paper No. 2002/030 , February 1, 2002

Other Published Materials

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