Divya Kirti
Last Updated: November 14, 2025

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


