Research at the IMF: Augustus J Panton

Augustus J Panton

Last Updated: December 13, 2023

Background

Augustus J. Panton is an Economist in the IMF's Research Department. Prior to joining the IMF, he lectured economics at the Australian National University and was an Adam Smith Fellow at George Mason University. Before then, he consulted with several institutions in the private sector. He also served as Economist in the Research Department at the Central Bank of Liberia, Senior Economist at the Liberian Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Head of the Customs Risk Management and Trade Facilitation at the Liberian Ministry of Finance. His recent research is focused on three major themes: interaction of climate and monetary policies, macro-structural reforms and climate policies, and the labor market implications of artificial intelligence. His Ph.D. in Economics from the Australian National University focused on the interaction of climate and monetary policies.

Email: APanton@imf.org

Education:

Ph.D. in Economics, Australian National University

Master of International Economics and Finance, University of Queensland

Master in Finance (1st Class-Distinction), Osmania University

Bachelor in Accounting and Economics (Summa Cum Laude & University Valedictorian), University of Liberia

Previous Experience:

IMF: Economist, Structural and Climate Policies Division, Research Department. 2022-23

IMF: Economist, Multilateral Surveillance Division, Research Department. 2021-22

Associate Lecturer of Economics: Australian National University

Graduate Teaching and Research Analyst: Australian National University

Research Consultant, Brookings Institution, USA

Economist: Research, Policy, and Planning Department--Central Bank of Liberia

Senior Economist: Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Republic of Liberia

Head of Customs Risk Management and Trade Facilitation Unit: Ministry of Finance, Republic of Liberia

FX Reserves and Investment Officer: Banking Department, Central Bank of Liberia

Awards and Honors:

Commendation for Outstanding Teaching Award (2020) | College of Bus. & Econ., Australian National University

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Education (2019) | Australian National University

Excellence in Tutoring Awards (2018) | College of Business and Economics, Australian National University

Dean’s Commendation for Academic Excellence (2016)| Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, University of Queensland, Australia

Adam Smith Fellowship (2019-20) | Mercatus Center, George Mason University

Current Position:

Economist, IMF European Department

Country work or Mission Assignment:

Hungary: Monetary, financial sector, structural and climate policies, 2024--present

Regional Surveillance: IMF's Regional Studies on Europe, 2024--present

Romania, 2023

Multilateral Surveillance: G-20 economies, 2021-22

Teaching:

Associate Lecturer in Economics, Australian National University, 2018-2020. [Taught courses in microeconomics (undergrad), macroeconomics and financial economics (postgrad), winning a 'Commendation for Outstanding Teaching Award (2020) and the ANU Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Education Award (2019)]

Adam Smith Fellow, George Mason University, 2019-2020

Others:

Research Associate, ANU Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA), Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, 2021-Present

Field of Expertise:

Open Economy Macroeconomics

Monetary Policy

International Finance

Energy and Environmental Economics

IMF Publications

Non-IMF Publications

Publications in Journals (Refereed)

Climate change and monetary policy: issues for policy design and modelling, with W. McKibbin, A. Morris and P. Wilcoxen, Oxford Review of Economic Policy 2020

Publications in Books and Conference Volumes

Twenty-five Years of Inflation Targeting in Australia: Are There Better Alternatives for the Next Twenty-five Years? with W. McKibbin, Reserved Bank of Australia, 2018

Other Published Materials

Climate Change and Monetary Policy: Dealing with Disruption, with W. McKibbin, A. Morris and P. Wilcoxen, Brookings Climate and Energy Economics Discussion Paper, November 2017

Climate Hysteresis and Monetary Policy, ANU CAMA Working Paper No.76/2020

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