## Helene Poirson Ward ## Source details **Canonical URL:** [Helene Poirson Ward](https://www.imf.org/en/research/researcher-cv/author/poirson-helene) ## Other formats - [Markdown version](/en/research/researcher-cv/author/poirson-helene/index.md) - [Structured JSON version](/en/research/researcher-cv/author/poirson-helene/index.json) - [Bundle manifest](/en/research/researcher-cv/author/poirson-helene/bundle-manifest.json) ## Bibliographic details - Authors: Helene Poirson Ward --- ### 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](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2021/07/30/distributional-effects-of-monetary-policy-461841), Working Paper No. 2021/201 , July 30, 2021 - [Unconventional Monetary Policies in Emerging Markets and Frontier Countries](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2021/01/22/unconventional-monetary-policies-in-emerging-markets-and-frontier-countries-50013), Working Paper No. 2021/014 , January 22, 2021 - [Managing External Volatility: Policy Frameworks in Non-Reserve Issuing Economies](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2020/12/18/managing-external-volatility-policy-frameworks-in-non-reserve-issuing-economies-49944), 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](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2020/11/08/caught-in-the-crosswinds-the-experiences-of-selected-economies-responding-to-external-49860), Working Paper No. 2020/225 , November 8, 2020 - [Risk Exposures and Financial Spillovers in Tranquil and Crisis Times: Bank-Level Evidence](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/31/risk-exposures-and-financial-spillovers-in-tranquil-and-crisis-times-bank-level-evidence-40635), Working Paper No. 2013/142 , June 5, 2013 - [Growth Spillover Dynamics From Crisis to Recovery](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/31/growth-spillover-dynamics-from-crisis-to-recovery-25249), Working Paper No. 2011/218 , September 1, 2011 - [Challenges to Monetary Policy from Financial Globalization: The Case of India](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/31/challenges-to-monetary-policy-from-financial-globalization-the-case-of-india-21980), Working Paper No. 2008/131 , May 1, 2008 - [Financial Market Implications of India’s Pension Reform](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/31/financial-market-implications-of-indias-pension-reform-20606), Working Paper No. 2007/085 , April 1, 2007 - [The Tax System in India: Could Reform Spur Growth?](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/31/the-tax-system-in-india-could-reform-spur-growth-19057), Working Paper No. 2006/093 , April 1, 2006 - [What Are the Channels Through Which External Debt Affects Growth?](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/30/what-are-the-channels-through-which-external-debt-affects-growth-17021), Working Paper No. 2004/015 , January 1, 2004 - [External Debt and Growth](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/30/external-debt-and-growth-15714), Working Paper No. 2002/069 , April 1, 2002 - [How Do Countries Choose their Exchange Rate Regime?](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/30/how-do-countries-choose-their-exchange-rate-regime-4064), Working Paper No. 2001/046 , May 1, 2001 - [The Impact of Intersectoral Labor Reallocationon Economic Growth](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/30/the-impact-of-intersectoral-labor-reallocationon-economic-growth-3604), Working Paper No. 2000/104 , June 1, 2000 - [Factor Reallocation and Growth in Developing Countries](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/30/factor-reallocation-and-growth-in-developing-countries-3583), Working Paper No. 2000/094 , June 1, 2000 - [Economic Security, Private Investment, and Growth in Developing Countries](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/30/economic-security-private-investment-and-growth-in-developing-countries-2456), 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). --- ## Content in this bundle - **Hélène Poirson Ward, CFA** - [Hélène Poirson Ward, CFA (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/cv/pdfs/helene-poirson.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"} - [Hélène Poirson Ward, CFA (PDF)](/-/media/files/cv/pdfs/helene-poirson.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"} --- _Source: https://www.imf.org/en/research/researcher-cv/author/poirson-helene_