Sihwan Yang
Last Updated: January 28, 2026
Sihwan Yang is an Economist in the Economic Modeling Division of the Research Department. His primary focus involves developing the Global Dynamic Network model, a dynamic open economy model with rich input-output structure. His research agenda spans various topics in international economics and macroeconomics. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and M.A. and B.A. from Seoul National University. Prior to pursuing his Ph.D., he worked as an Economist at the Bank of Korea.
Email: syang3@imf.org
Personal WebPage: https://sites.google.com/view/sihwanyang
Fluent In: Korean.
Education:
Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, Los Angeles, 2023
M.A. in Economics, Seoul National University, 2017
B.A. in Economics, Seoul National University, 2015
B.S. in Mathematical Science, Seoul National University, 2015
Previous Experience:
Bank of Korea, Junior Economist, 2016-2018