Malhar Nabar
Last Updated: July 03, 2023
Malhar Nabar is an Advisor in the IMF's European Department, where he heads the Advanced Economies Unit. In this capacity, Malhar leads the IMF team working on euro area policies. Malhar's IMF experience has spanned frontier markets (Uganda); emerging markets (China, Malaysia); advanced economies and financial centers (Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong SAR, euro area); and multilateral policies (World Economic Outlook). Prior to his current assignment, Malhar led the IMF team working on the 3-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement with Uganda from April 2022 to June 2023, successfully completing the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th reviews of the program. Earlier, Malhar headed the World Economic Studies division in the IMF's Research Department from November 2019 to April 2022, leading the team responsible for producing the World Economic Outlook (WEO). In previous roles in the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department he covered China and Japan, and was mission chief for Hong Kong, SAR. Before joining the IMF in 2009, Malhar was an Assistant Professor of Economics at Wellesley College.
Email: MNABAR@imf.org
Education:
Ph.D. in Economics, Brown University, May 2005
Master of Business (Research), Queensland University of Technology, June 2000
B.A. (Hons) Economics and History, Oxford University, July 1998
Previous Experience:
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Wellesley College, 2005-2009.
Deutsche Bank, Global Markets Research, New York: offices of Peter Hooper (Chief US Economist) and Mike Dooley (Chief Economist, Latin America); summer intern 2001, 2002, 2003.
Current Position:
Advisor, European Department, and Chief of Advanced Economies Unit; June 2023 - present
Country work or Mission Assignment:
Division Chief, African Department, and Mission Chief for Uganda, April 2022 - June 2023.
Division Chief, World Economic Studies, Research Department, November 2019 - April 2022.
Deputy Division Chief, World Economic Studies, Research Department, July 2016-November 2019
IMF Mission Chief for Hong Kong SAR, 2015-2016.
Deputy Division Chief, China Division, Asia and Pacific Department, 2015-2016.
Assistant to the Director, Asia and Pacific Department, 2014-2015.
Senior Economist, China and Japan Desks, Asia and Pacific Department, 2013-2015.
Economist, China Desk and Regional Studies Division, Asia and Pacific Department, 2009-2013.
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Domestic Amplifiers of External Shocks: Growth Accelerations and Reversals in Emerging Market and Developing Economies , Working Paper No. 19/128 , June 17, 2019
The Global Economic Recovery 10 Years After the 2008 Financial Crisis , Working Paper No. 19/83 , April 26, 2019
Growth Accelerations and Reversals in Emerging Market and Developing Economies: The Role of External Conditions , Working Paper No. 18/52 , March 12, 2018
More Slack than Meets the Eye? Recent Wage Dynamics in Advanced Economies , Working Paper No. 18/50 , March 09, 2018
Sector-Level Productivity, Structural Change, and Rebalancing in China , Working Paper No. 13/240 , November 27, 2013
China's Economy in Transition: From External to Internal Rebalancing , November 07, 2013
Enhancing China’s Medium-Term Growth Prospects : The Path to a High-Income Economy , Working Paper No. 13/204 , October 02, 2013
Investment-Led Growth in China : Global Spillovers , Working Paper No. 12/267 , November 06, 2012
An End to China’s Imbalances? , Working Paper No. 12/100 , April 01, 2012
Safeguarding Banks and Containing Property Booms : Cross-Country Evidenceon Macroprudential Policies and Lessons From Hong Kong SAR , Working Paper No. 11/284 , December 01, 2011
Targets, Interest Rates, and Household Saving in Urban China , Working Paper No. 11/223 , October 01, 2011
The Great Rebalancing Act: Can Investment Be a Lever in Asia? , Working Paper No. 11/35 , February 01, 2011
iMFdirect Blog Posts
Video (roundtable hosted by Pedro da Costa)
"The Disconnect Between Unemployment and Wages" with Gee Hee Hong, Zsoka Koczan, and Weicheng Lian
Video (roundtable hosted by David Wessel)
Video (roundtable hosted by Moritz Koch)
F&D articles
“Sino-Spending”, with Steven Barnett and Alla Myrvoda, Finance and Development, September 2012.
“A Change in Focus”, with Olaf Unteroberdoerster, Finance and Development, September 2012.
Other Published Materials
October 2020 WEO Chapter 1: A Long and Difficult Ascent (with Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti)
April 2020 WEO Chapter 1: The Great Lockdown (with Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti)
Publications in Journals (Refereed)
Publications in Books and Conference Volumes
Malhar Nabar is an Advisor in the IMF's European Department, where he heads the Advanced Economies Unit. In this capacity, Malhar leads the IMF team working on euro area policies. Malhar's IMF experience has spanned frontier markets (Uganda); emerging markets (China, Malaysia); advanced economies and financial centers (Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong SAR, euro area); and multilateral policies (World Economic Outlook). Prior to his current assignment, Malhar led the IMF team working on the 3-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement with Uganda from April 2022 to June 2023, successfully completing the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th reviews of the program. Earlier, Malhar headed the World Economic Studies division in the IMF's Research Department from November 2019 to April 2022, leading the team responsible for producing the World Economic Outlook (WEO). In previous roles in the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department he covered China and Japan, and was mission chief for Hong Kong, SAR. Before joining the IMF in 2009, Malhar was an Assistant Professor of Economics at Wellesley College.
Email: MNABAR@imf.org
Education:
Ph.D. in Economics, Brown University, May 2005
Master of Business (Research), Queensland University of Technology, June 2000
B.A. (Hons) Economics and History, Oxford University, July 1998
Previous Experience:
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Wellesley College, 2005-2009.
Deutsche Bank, Global Markets Research, New York: offices of Peter Hooper (Chief US Economist) and Mike Dooley (Chief Economist, Latin America); summer intern 2001, 2002, 2003.
Current Position:
Advisor, European Department, and Chief of Advanced Economies Unit; June 2023 - present
Country work or Mission Assignment:
Division Chief, African Department, and Mission Chief for Uganda, April 2022 - June 2023.
Division Chief, World Economic Studies, Research Department, November 2019 - April 2022.
Deputy Division Chief, World Economic Studies, Research Department, July 2016-November 2019
IMF Mission Chief for Hong Kong SAR, 2015-2016.
Deputy Division Chief, China Division, Asia and Pacific Department, 2015-2016.
Assistant to the Director, Asia and Pacific Department, 2014-2015.
Senior Economist, China and Japan Desks, Asia and Pacific Department, 2013-2015.
Economist, China Desk and Regional Studies Division, Asia and Pacific Department, 2009-2013.
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Domestic Amplifiers of External Shocks: Growth Accelerations and Reversals in Emerging Market and Developing Economies , Working Paper No. 19/128 , June 17, 2019
The Global Economic Recovery 10 Years After the 2008 Financial Crisis , Working Paper No. 19/83 , April 26, 2019
Growth Accelerations and Reversals in Emerging Market and Developing Economies: The Role of External Conditions , Working Paper No. 18/52 , March 12, 2018
More Slack than Meets the Eye? Recent Wage Dynamics in Advanced Economies , Working Paper No. 18/50 , March 09, 2018
Sector-Level Productivity, Structural Change, and Rebalancing in China , Working Paper No. 13/240 , November 27, 2013
China's Economy in Transition: From External to Internal Rebalancing , November 07, 2013
Enhancing China’s Medium-Term Growth Prospects : The Path to a High-Income Economy , Working Paper No. 13/204 , October 02, 2013
Investment-Led Growth in China : Global Spillovers , Working Paper No. 12/267 , November 06, 2012
An End to China’s Imbalances? , Working Paper No. 12/100 , April 01, 2012
Safeguarding Banks and Containing Property Booms : Cross-Country Evidenceon Macroprudential Policies and Lessons From Hong Kong SAR , Working Paper No. 11/284 , December 01, 2011
Targets, Interest Rates, and Household Saving in Urban China , Working Paper No. 11/223 , October 01, 2011
The Great Rebalancing Act: Can Investment Be a Lever in Asia? , Working Paper No. 11/35 , February 01, 2011
iMFdirect Blog Posts
Video (roundtable hosted by Pedro da Costa)
"The Disconnect Between Unemployment and Wages" with Gee Hee Hong, Zsoka Koczan, and Weicheng Lian
Video (roundtable hosted by David Wessel)
Video (roundtable hosted by Moritz Koch)
F&D articles
“Sino-Spending”, with Steven Barnett and Alla Myrvoda, Finance and Development, September 2012.
“A Change in Focus”, with Olaf Unteroberdoerster, Finance and Development, September 2012.
Other Published Materials
October 2020 WEO Chapter 1: A Long and Difficult Ascent (with Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti)
April 2020 WEO Chapter 1: The Great Lockdown (with Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti)