Federico Diez
Last Updated: October 17, 2022
Federico J. Díez is a senior economist at the Asia and Pacific Department. Prior to joining APD, he was at the Structural Reforms Unit in the Research Department. Before joining the Fund, he was an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Email: FDIEZ@imf.org
Personal WebPage: https://sites.google.com/site/federicojdiez
Fluent In: Spanish.
Education:
PhD in Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Previous Experience:
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Economist, 2009-2017.
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Adjunct Lecturer, 2016-2017.
Field of Expertise:
Open Economy Macroeconomics
International Trade
Labor Economics
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Insolvency Prospects Among Small-and-Medium-Sized Enterprises in Advanced Economies : Assessment and Policy Options , Staff Discussion Notes No. 2021/002 , April 02, 2021
Rising Corporate Market Power : Emerging Policy Issues , Staff Discussion Notes No. 2021/001 , March 15, 2021
Rising Corporate Market Power : Emerging Policy Issues , Staff Discussion Notes No. 2021/001 , March 15, 2021
Global Declining Competition , Working Paper No. 19/82 , April 26, 2019
Global Market Power and its Macroeconomic Implications , Working Paper No. 18/137 , June 15, 2018
Dominant Currency Paradigm: A New Model for Small Open Economies , Working Paper No. 17/264 , November 22, 2017
IMF Occasional Papers, Pamphlets, and Special Issues Papers
"The Rise of Corporate Market Power and its Macroeconomic Effects", April 2019 World Economic Outlook, Chapter 2
iMFdirect Blog Posts
"How to Keep Corporate Power in Check", with Romain Duval, 2019.
"The Rise of Corporate Giants", with Daniel Leigh, 2018.
Publications in Journals (Refereed)
“Supporting SMEs during COVID-19: The Case for Targeted Equity Injections,” with Romain Duval and Chiara Maggi. Economics Letters, 2022.
“Global Declining Competition,” with Jiayue Fan and Carolina Villegas-Sánchez. Journal of International Economics, 2021
“Dominant Currency Paradigm,” with Gita Gopinath, Emine Boz, Camila Casas, Pierre- Olivier Gourinchas, and Mikkel Plagborg-Møller. American Economic Review, 2020.
"Core Competencies, Matching, and the Structure of Foreign Direct Investment," with Alan Spearot. Canadian Journal of Economics, 2014.
"The Asymmetric Effects of Tariffs on Intra-Firm Trade and Offshoring Decisions." Journal of International Economics, 2014.
Publications in Books and Conference Volumes
"Firms in International Trade", with Alan Spearot and Jesse Mora. Forthcoming in Handbook of International Trade and Transportation, Bruce Blonigen and Wes Wilson (eds.), Edward Elgar Press, 2017.
"Productivity and Export Market Participation: Evidence from Colombia", with Camila Casas and Alejandra González. Forthcoming (in Spanish) in Ensayos sobre Crecimiento Económico en Colombia, edited by the Banco de la República (Colombian Central Bank), 2017.
Other Published Materials
"Global Market Power and its Macroeconomic Implications", with Daniel Leigh and Suchanan Tambunlertchai, VoxEU, 2018.
"The Effects of a Stronger Dollar on U.S. Prices", with Gita Gopinath. FRB Boston Current Policy Perspectives No. 15-9, 2015.
"The Great Recession, Entrepreneurship, and Productivity Performance." FRB Boston Current Policy Perspectives Series, No. 14-8, 2014.
"The Emerging Market Economies in Times of Taper-Talk and Actual Tapering." FRB Boston Current Policy Perspectives Series, No. 14-6, 2014.
"The Competitiveness of U.S. Manufacturing", with Gita Gopinath. FRB Boston Current Policy Perspectives Series, No. 14-3, 2014.
"The Onshoring Myth?", with Gita Gopinath. Project Syndicate, 2014.
"Domestic and Foreign Announcements on Unconventional Monetary Policy and Exchange Rates", with Ignacio Presno. FRB Boston Public Policy Brief Series, No. 13-7, 2013.
Federico J. Díez is a senior economist at the Asia and Pacific Department. Prior to joining APD, he was at the Structural Reforms Unit in the Research Department. Before joining the Fund, he was an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Email: FDIEZ@imf.org
Personal WebPage: https://sites.google.com/site/federicojdiez
Fluent In: Spanish.
Education:
PhD in Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Previous Experience:
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Economist, 2009-2017.
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Adjunct Lecturer, 2016-2017.
Field of Expertise:
Open Economy Macroeconomics
International Trade
Labor Economics
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Insolvency Prospects Among Small-and-Medium-Sized Enterprises in Advanced Economies : Assessment and Policy Options , Staff Discussion Notes No. 2021/002 , April 02, 2021
Rising Corporate Market Power : Emerging Policy Issues , Staff Discussion Notes No. 2021/001 , March 15, 2021
Rising Corporate Market Power : Emerging Policy Issues , Staff Discussion Notes No. 2021/001 , March 15, 2021
Global Declining Competition , Working Paper No. 19/82 , April 26, 2019
Global Market Power and its Macroeconomic Implications , Working Paper No. 18/137 , June 15, 2018
Dominant Currency Paradigm: A New Model for Small Open Economies , Working Paper No. 17/264 , November 22, 2017
IMF Occasional Papers, Pamphlets, and Special Issues Papers
"The Rise of Corporate Market Power and its Macroeconomic Effects", April 2019 World Economic Outlook, Chapter 2
iMFdirect Blog Posts
"How to Keep Corporate Power in Check", with Romain Duval, 2019.
"The Rise of Corporate Giants", with Daniel Leigh, 2018.
Publications in Journals (Refereed)
“Supporting SMEs during COVID-19: The Case for Targeted Equity Injections,” with Romain Duval and Chiara Maggi. Economics Letters, 2022.
“Global Declining Competition,” with Jiayue Fan and Carolina Villegas-Sánchez. Journal of International Economics, 2021
“Dominant Currency Paradigm,” with Gita Gopinath, Emine Boz, Camila Casas, Pierre- Olivier Gourinchas, and Mikkel Plagborg-Møller. American Economic Review, 2020.
"Core Competencies, Matching, and the Structure of Foreign Direct Investment," with Alan Spearot. Canadian Journal of Economics, 2014.
"The Asymmetric Effects of Tariffs on Intra-Firm Trade and Offshoring Decisions." Journal of International Economics, 2014.
Publications in Books and Conference Volumes
"Firms in International Trade", with Alan Spearot and Jesse Mora. Forthcoming in Handbook of International Trade and Transportation, Bruce Blonigen and Wes Wilson (eds.), Edward Elgar Press, 2017.
"Productivity and Export Market Participation: Evidence from Colombia", with Camila Casas and Alejandra González. Forthcoming (in Spanish) in Ensayos sobre Crecimiento Económico en Colombia, edited by the Banco de la República (Colombian Central Bank), 2017.
Other Published Materials
"Global Market Power and its Macroeconomic Implications", with Daniel Leigh and Suchanan Tambunlertchai, VoxEU, 2018.
"The Effects of a Stronger Dollar on U.S. Prices", with Gita Gopinath. FRB Boston Current Policy Perspectives No. 15-9, 2015.
"The Great Recession, Entrepreneurship, and Productivity Performance." FRB Boston Current Policy Perspectives Series, No. 14-8, 2014.
"The Emerging Market Economies in Times of Taper-Talk and Actual Tapering." FRB Boston Current Policy Perspectives Series, No. 14-6, 2014.
"The Competitiveness of U.S. Manufacturing", with Gita Gopinath. FRB Boston Current Policy Perspectives Series, No. 14-3, 2014.
"The Onshoring Myth?", with Gita Gopinath. Project Syndicate, 2014.
"Domestic and Foreign Announcements on Unconventional Monetary Policy and Exchange Rates", with Ignacio Presno. FRB Boston Public Policy Brief Series, No. 13-7, 2013.