## Carolina Osorio Buitron

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: Carolina Osorio Buitron

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### Biography

Carolina Osorio-Buitron is an Economist in the IMF's Research Department. She holds a PhD and Masters in Economics from the University of Oxford. Her research interests include open economy macroeconomics, financial economics and labor economics. Before joining the IMF, Carolina worked as an Economist in the Central Bank of Colombia.

### Profile

### Education

- Ph.D. in Economics - University of Oxford, UK (2013). Dissertation “Towards a New Theory of Financial Intermediation” (Professors David Vines and Thomas Noe).

- M.Phil. Economics - University of Oxford, UK (2009).

- MSc. Economics – Universidad De los Andes, Colombia (2005).

- B.A. Economics – Universidad De los Andes, Colombia (2002).

### Previous Experience

- Central Bank of Colombia – Economist (2004- 2007); Monetary and Reserves Affairs.

### Current Position

- Economist, Research Department

### IMF Career

- Research Department (RES): Economist, Open Economy Division (2017- present)

- Research Department (RES): Economist, Multilateral Surveillance Division (2014-17)

- European Department (EUR): Economist, Other Advanced Economies Unit (2012-14)

- Asia and Pacific Department (APD): Summer Intern, Regional Studies Division (2010)

### IMF Publications

### IMF Books and Working Papers

- [Tax Reform, Subsidies, and Labor Supply: Lessons from Türkiye](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2025/09/19/tax-reform-subsidies-and-labor-supply-lessons-from-trkiye-570548), Working Paper No. 2025/187 , September 19, 2025

### F&D articles

- ["Power from the People", March 2015, Vol. 52, No. 1](https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2015/03/pdf/jaumotte.pdf)

### Selected Issues

- ["The Housing Market in Israel".](https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2014/cr1448.pdf)

### Other Published Materials

- [Gendered Taxes: The Interaction of Tax Policy with Gender Equality](https://www.imf.org/-/media/Files/Publications/WP/2022/English/wpiea2022026-print-pdf.ashx)

- [Tax Policy for Inclusive Growth after the Pandemic](https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/SPROLLs/-/media/C4AFB4FA90DF4665BFAE643ADFD.ashx)

- [Gender Equality and COVID-19](https://www.imf.org/-/media/Files/Publications/covid19-special-notes/en-special-series-on-covid-19-gender-equality-and-covid-19.ashx)

### Non-IMF Publications

### Publications in Journals (Refereed)

- ["Tipping the scale? The workings of monetary policy through trade" (with G. Adler), 2020. Rev Int Econ. 00:1–16](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/roie.12469)

- [“Inequality: traditional drivers and the role of union power” (with F. Jaumotte), 2019. Oxford Econ. Papers.](https://academic.oup.com/oep/advance-article/doi/10.1093/oep/gpz024/5374828)

- [“Policy mix and the US trade balance” (with G. Adler), 2018. International Finance.](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/infi.12334?af=R)

- [“Inflation Dynamics in Asia: Causes, Changes and Spillovers from China” (with F. Unsal), 2013. Journal of Asian Economies, 24, pp 26-40.](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1049007812000954)

- [“A Proposal on Macro-prudential Regulation”, 2011. Revista Ensayos sobre Politica Economica, No. 64](http://www.scielo.org.co/pdf/espe/v29nspe64/v29n64a08.pdf)

### Publications in Books and Conference Volumes

- [“The Optimal Monetary Policy Instrument, Inflation vs. Asset Price Targeting, and Financial Stability”, (with C. Goodhart and D. Tsomocos), in Twenty Years of Inflation Targeting: Lessons Learned and Future Prospects. Eds D. Cobham, Ø. Eitrheim and S. Gerlach, Cambridge University Press, 2010.](http://www.cambridge.org/aus/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521768184)

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## Content in this bundle

- **Gender Equality and COVID-19**
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- **wpiea2022026-print-pdf — Section: Determinants of Gender Gap in Hours Worked (and Box 1 concluded)**
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  - [wpiea2022026-print-pdf — Section: Determinants of Gender Gap in Hours Worked (and Box 1 concluded) (PDF)](/-/media/files/publications/wp/2022/english/wpiea2022026-print-pdf.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}

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