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Biography

Helene Poirson Ward is a Senior Economist in the IMF's European Department. Her research interests include economic growth, monetary policy and exchange rate issues, and capital markets issues.

Profile

Education

• 2009: Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder, CFA Institute

• 1998: Ph.D. (Economics), DELTA

• 1994: M.A. (Economics), DELTA

• 1993: M.Sc. (Physics and Economics), Ecole Polytechnique

Previous Experience

• Researcher, Observatoire Francais des Conjonctures Economiques. 1998-1999.

• Summer Intern, The International Monetary Fund, Washington D.C. 1997.

• Fellow, Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Fondation Saint Simon. 1996-1997

Professional Activities

• Member, CFA Institute and CFA Society of Washington DC. 2008-present.

• Member, Washington Association of Money Managers. 2007-present.

• Co-organizer, IMF's Women Economist Network (WEN). 2007-08.

Awards and Honors

• Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Fellowship. 1996

Teaching

• Assistant Professor, ENSAE. 1997-1998.

• Assistant Professor, CNAM. 1994-97.

• Teaching Assistant, Universite du Maine. 1997-1998.

IMF Career

• Senior Economist (Germany, France), European Department. 2010-present

• Senior Economist, Finance Department, Investment Unit. 2009-2010

• Senior Investment Officer, Office of the Managing Director, Investment Office, 2007-2009

• Senior Economist (India), Asia and Pacific Department, 2006-2007

• Economist (India, East Timor, Malaysia), Asia and Pacific Department, 2001-2006

• Economist Program (Research Department, European Department), 1999-2001

IMF Occasional Papers, Pamphlets, and Special Issues Papers

• Banking Equities: Risk Exposures and Fundamentals (with J. Schmittmann), IMF Working Paper (forthcoming).

• Euro Area Housing Market Vulnerabilities and Cycles (with K. Cheng), IMF Working Paper (forthcoming).

• German Productivity Growth: an Industry Perspective, IMF Working Paper (forthcoming).

• Growth Spillover Dynamics from Crisis to Recovery (with S. Weber), IMF Working Paper No. 11/218 (2011).

• “Country Study: India,” IMF Research Bulletin (June 2007).

• “Asia Rising: Patterns of Economic Development and Growth,” Chapter 2 in World Economic Outlook, Washington DC (September 2006, International Monetary Fund).

• Regional Outlook: Asia and Pacific Department, with a staff team led by J. Felman (September 2005, International Monetary Fund).

• Impact of a Renminbi Appreciation on Output and Current Accounts, Asia Pacific Department (2005, International Monetary Fund).

• “Assessing Crisis Vulnerabilities in Latin America,” (with H. Hamann, K. Kochhar, T. Lane, G. Meredith, J. Odenius, D. Ordoobadi, and D. Robinson), Chapter II in Managing Financial Crises – Recent Experience and Lessons for Latin America, by C. Collyns and G. R. Kincaid (eds.), IMF Occasional Paper 217 (2003).

• Household Sector Surveillance: A Review of Existing Methods and Application to Malaysia, Asia Pacific Department (2003, International Monetary Fund).

• A Guidance Note on Surveillance of the Corporate Sector, with C. Beaumont, K. Kang, and Y. Khatri, Asia Pacific Department (2003, International Monetary Fund).

• Bulgaria: From Stabilization to Growth (with a staff team led by Jerry Schiff), European Department (2001, International Monetary Fund).

Books

• “Monetary Policy: Communication and Transparency”, Chapter 10 in India: Managing Financial Globalization and Growth” ed. by K. Kochhar and C. Kramer (2009, International Monetary Fund).

• “Monetary Policy: Challenges from Financial Globalization”, with C. Kramer and A. Prasad, Chapter 9 in India: Managing Financial Globalization and Growth” ed. by K. Kochhar and C. Kramer (2009, International Monetary Fund).

• “Pension Reform: Spurring Financial Markets”, Chapter 5 in India: Managing Financial Globalization and Growth” ed. by K. Kochhar and C. Kramer (2009, International Monetary Fund).

• “Making Tax Policy Pro-Growth,” Chapter 9 in India Goes Global (eds. J. Schiff and C. Purfield), Washington DC (2006, International Monetary Fund).

• “External Debt and Growth: Implications for HIPCs” (with C. Patillo and L. Ricci), in Debt Relief for Poor Countries (ed. by T. Addison, H. Hansen, and F. Tarp), pp. 123-133 (2004, Palgrave-MacMillan).

IMF Publications

IMF Books and Working Papers

• Distributional Effects of Monetary Policy, Working Paper No. 2021/201 , July 30, 2021

• Unconventional Monetary Policies in Emerging Markets and Frontier Countries, Working Paper No. 2021/014 , January 22, 2021

• Managing External Volatility: Policy Frameworks in Non-Reserve Issuing Economies, Working Paper No. 2020/288 , December 18, 2020

• Caught in the Crosswinds: The Experiences of Selected Economies Responding to External Volatility with Multiple Policy Levers, Working Paper No. 2020/225 , November 8, 2020

• Risk Exposures and Financial Spillovers in Tranquil and Crisis Times: Bank-Level Evidence, Working Paper No. 2013/142 , June 5, 2013

• Growth Spillover Dynamics From Crisis to Recovery, Working Paper No. 2011/218 , September 1, 2011

• Challenges to Monetary Policy from Financial Globalization: The Case of India, Working Paper No. 2008/131 , May 1, 2008

• Financial Market Implications of India’s Pension Reform, Working Paper No. 2007/085 , April 1, 2007

• The Tax System in India: Could Reform Spur Growth?, Working Paper No. 2006/093 , April 1, 2006

• What Are the Channels Through Which External Debt Affects Growth?, Working Paper No. 2004/015 , January 1, 2004

• External Debt and Growth, Working Paper No. 2002/069 , April 1, 2002

• How Do Countries Choose their Exchange Rate Regime?, Working Paper No. 2001/046 , May 1, 2001

• The Impact of Intersectoral Labor Reallocationon Economic Growth, Working Paper No. 2000/104 , June 1, 2000

• Factor Reallocation and Growth in Developing Countries, Working Paper No. 2000/094 , June 1, 2000

• Economic Security, Private Investment, and Growth in Developing Countries, Working Paper No. 1998/004 , January 1, 1998

IMF Country Reports

• "Toward a Growth-Oriented Tax System for France," Chapter II in IMF Country Report No. 11/212 (2011).

• “Malaysia’s Resilience to Unanticipated Shocks: Initial Results” (with N. Tamirisa), IMF Selected Issues paper SM/02/301, Supplement 1 (2002).

• “Bulgaria’s Growth Experience and Prospects” (with M. DeBroeck and T. Feyzioglu), IMF Selected Issues Paper SM/01/89 (2001).

Other Published Materials

• Asset Allocation under a Broadened Investment Mandate: Preliminary Considerations, with a staff team led by T. Krueger, IMF Board Paper, mimeo (September 2010, International Monetary Fund).

• Managing the Fund's Endowment: Spend-Out Policies and Equity Investment Approaches Most Likely to Ensure Sustainability, with J. Schmittmann, Finance Department (May 2010, International Monetary Fund).

• Effects of Bear Market Episodes on Asset Returns and Implications for Long-Term Investment Strategies, with A. Attie, mimeo (September 2009, International Monetary Fund).

Non-IMF Publications

Publications in Journals (Refereed)

• "External Debt and Growth" (with C. Pattillo and L. Ricci), Review of Economics and Institutions, North America, 2, oct. 2011.

• “Financial Market Implications of India’s Pension Reforms,” International Finance Review, Chapter 20, Vol. 8, in Asia-Pacific Financial Markets: Integration, Innovation, and Challenges, pp. 425-443 (2007).

• “Through What Channels Does External Debt Affect Growth” (with C. Pattillo and L. Ricci), Brookings Trade Forum 2003, pp. 229-258 (2004, Brookings Institution).

• “Labor Markets in Hard-Peg Transition Countries” (with S. George, E. Lundback, L. Moers, and J. Schiff), Baltic Economic Trends ( September 2002).

• “The Impact of Intersectoral Reallocation on Growth in Developing Countries,” Journal of African Economies, v10, n1, pp. 37-63 (March 2001).

• “Le Role des Contraintes de Demande dans la Croissance (The Role of Demand Constraints in Growth. With English Summary),” Revue d’Economie du Développement, v0, n3, pp. 81-111 (September 1999).

Other Published Materials

• Le Deficit de Croissance: Quel Role pour une Reforme Fiscale?, www.telos-eu.com (forthcoming).

• Can Germany Be Europe's Engine of Growth? (with S. Weber), www.voxeu.org (15 August 2011).

• Financial Market Implications of Pension Reforms: Opening-Up India's Pension Sector to Private Fund Managers," BSensex, Vol. 1 (3), pp. 9-11 (August-September 2007).

• “Country Study: India,” IMF Research Bulletin (June 2007).

• “High Debt Levels Hurt Productivity and Growth” (with C. Patillo and L. Ricci), IMF Survey (October 2004, International Monetary Fund).

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