Samuel Pienknagura
Last Updated: May 23, 2024
Samuel Pienknagura is a senior economist in the Structural and Climate Policies Division, where he is currently focused on studying the determinants of innovation in and the deployment of green technologies. Previously, he worked as senior economist in the IMF’s Western Hemisphere Department Regional Studies Division, leading several analytical chapters prepared for the Regional Economic Outlook. Before joining the IMF, he was a senior economist at the World Bank. His work focuses on a range of topics, including labor markets, international trade and the impact of macro shocks on firm dynamics. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Email: SPIENKNAGURA@imf.org
Fluent In: Spanish.
Education:
PhD in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011
M.Sc. in Economics, CEMFI, 2005
B.Sc. in Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2003
Previous Experience:
IMF, Research Department, Structural and Climate Policies Division, 2022-present
IMF, Western Hemisphere Department, Regional Studies Division, 2019-2022
World Bank, Macro and Trade Global Practice, 2017-2019
World Bank, Office of the Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2011-2017
Field of Expertise:
Labor Economics
International Trade
International Macroeconomics
Development Economics