Jarkko Turunen is a Senior Economist in the Western Hemisphere Department of the IMF. He was previously in the Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, working on crisis countries and various policy issues, including conditionality, international trade, and jobs and growth. Before joining the Fund, he was a Principal Economist at the European Central Bank. Latest Post:

• Warning—Falling (U.S. Treasury) Objects
• U.S. Monetary Policy: 3-2-1, Interest Rate Liftoff!
• The U.S. Housing Market’s Road to Recovery