Galip Kemal Ozhan
Last Updated: October 22, 2025
Galip Kemal Ozhan is an Economist in the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund and one of the authors of the World Economic Outlook. He is also an associate editor of the International Journal of Central Banking and a Research Economist at the NBER. Prior to his current position, he worked at the Brookings Institution, the University of St Andrews, and the Bank of Canada. His main research interests are in international finance, macroeconomics, and monetary economics. His research has been recognized with a National Science Foundation Award, the Young Economist Award by the European Economics Association, and the Best Paper Award by the Money, Macro and Finance Research Group in the United Kingdom.
Personal WebPage: galipkemalozhan.com
Fluent In: Turkish.
Education:
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2016
M.Sc. in Finance, Imperial College London, U.K., 2010
M.A. in Economics, Bilkent University, Turkey, 2009
B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, Turkey, 2007
Previous Experience:
Senior Economist, Bank of Canada, ON, Canada, 2019 - 2023
Assistant Professor of Economics, University of St. Andrews, U.K., 2016 - 2019
Research Associate, Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., 2012 - 2013
Referee Activities:
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, Canadian Journal of Economics, Economic Journal, Economic Modelling, Economica, IMF Economic Review, International Journal of Central Banking, Journal of Banking & Finance, Journal of International Economics, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of Macroeconomics, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Review of Economic Dynamics, Review of International Economics, Scottish Journal of Political Economy
Editorial Activities:
Associate Editor, International Journal of Central Banking
Professional Activities:
Ph.D. Dissertation Committee Member (External), University of Washington, since 2022
Visiting Scholar, National Bank of Poland, 2018
Visiting Scholar, Bank of Finland, 2017
Research Consultant, CIGI, 2016-2017
Awards and Honors:
National Science Foundation Award No. 2317089, 2023 - 2026
Young Economist Award, European Economic Association, 2016
Best Paper Award, 48th Money, Macro and Finance Research Group, 2016
Ieke van den Burg Prize, European Systemic Risk Board (shortlist), 2016
Current Position:
Economist, International Monetary Fund, 2023 -
Other Professional Positions:
Research Economist, NBER, 2023 -
Teaching:
Monetary Policy (University of St. Andrews, EC5605, Postgraduate), 2017, 2018, 2019
Financial Intermediation (University of St. Andrews, EC5608, Postgraduate), 2017, 2018, 2019
Field of Expertise:
International Macroeconomics
International Finance
Monetary Policy