IMF RESEARCHER

Divya Kirti

Last Updated: November 14, 2025

Divya Kirti

Divya Kirti is a Senior Economist in the Asia and Pacific Department at the International Monetary Fund. Previously, he worked in the Research Department and the Middle East and Central Asia Department. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University. His research focuses on financial intermediation and the relationship between finance and innovation. His work has been published in leading journals including the Review of Financial Studies, the Journal of Financial Intermediation and the Journal of Banking & Finance, and covered by media outlets such as the New York Times, Financial Times, and Bloomberg.

Personal WebPage: https://sites.google.com/site/divyakirti/

Fluent In: Hindi.

Education:

Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard University

BA in Economics and Mathematics, Cornell University


Referee Activities:

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Review of Financial Studies

Journal of Economic Theory

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Journal of Financial Intermediation

IMF Economic Review

Journal of Banking and Finance

International Journal of Central Banking

Journal of Financial Services Research

Journal of Empirical Finance

Economic & Political Weekly


Field of Expertise:

Banking

Macro-Financial Issues