IMF RESEARCHER

Hannah HuidanLin

Last Updated: September 29, 2016

Huidan Lin is an economist in the IMF’s European Department, where she covers monetary policy and macroeconomic outlook for the Euro Area. Previously, she worked on Portugal and Korea. Ms. Lin’s research has focused on a range of macroeconomic and finance issues on China, Euro area and the U.S., covering growth, banking, labor market, and corporate finance.

Email: HLIN@imf.org

Fluent In: Chinese.

Education:

Ph.D. in Economics, Columbia University

M.Phil. in Economics, Columbia University

B.A. in Economics, Peking University


Referee Activities:

Journal of Banking and Finance; Emerging Markets Finance and Trade; The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance


Awards and Honors:

Charles River Associates Award for the Best Paper on Corporate Finance, WFA, June 2010 (What's bank reputation worth? The effect of fraud on financial contracts and investment, with D. Paravisini)


Country work or Mission Assignment:

Euro area (current)

Portugal, Korea, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu


IMF Career:

Economist (European Department)

Economist Program (Finance Department, Asia and Pacific Department)


Field of Expertise:

Banking

Labor Economics

Macro-Financial Issues

Monetary Policy