Frederik G Toscani
Last Updated: October 12, 2021
Frederik Toscani is a Senior Economist in the IMF's European Department, covering the Euro Area. Previously he worked in the Western Hemisphere and Fiscal Affairs Departments. He holds a Ph.D. and an M.Phil. in Economics from the University of Cambridge and a B.Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics.
Email: FTOSCANI@imf.org
Personal WebPage: https://sites.google.com/view/ftoscani/home
Fluent In: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish.
Education:
Ph.D. in Economics, 2014, University of Cambridge.
M.Phil. in Economics, 2009, with Distinction, University of Cambridge
B.Sc. in Economics, 2008, First Class Honors, London School of Economics.
Field of Expertise:
Labor Economics
Development Economics
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Euro Area Inflation after the Pandemic and Energy Shock: Import Prices, Profits and Wages , Working Paper No. 2023/131 , June 23, 2023
Targeted, Implementable, and Practical Energy Relief Measures for Households in Europe , Working Paper No. 2022/262 , December 16, 2022
A Bottom-Up Reduced Form Phillips Curve for the Euro Area , Working Paper No. 2022/260 , December 16, 2022
Natural Gas in Europe: The Potential Impact of Disruptions to Supply , Working Paper No. 2022/145 , July 19, 2022
Estimating the Employment and GDP Multiplier of Emergency Cash Transfers in Brazil , Working Paper No. 2022/055 , March 18, 2022
Commodity Cycles, Inequality, and Poverty in Latin America , Departmental Paper No 2021/009 , April 26, 2021
The Short-Term Impact of COVID-19 on Labor Markets, Poverty and Inequality in Brazil , Working Paper No. 2021/066 , March 05, 2021
Labor Market Informality and the Business Cycle , Working Paper No. 2020/256 , November 20, 2020
Informality and the Challenge of Pension Adequacy: Outlook and Reform Options for Peru , Working Paper No. 19/149 , July 11, 2019
Informality and the Challenge of Pension Adequacy: Outlook and Reform Options for Peru , Working Paper No. 19/149 , July 11, 2019
More Work to Do? Taking Stock of Latin American Labor Markets , Working Paper No. 19/55 , March 08, 2019
Explaining Inflation in Colombia: A Disaggregated Phillips Curve Approach , Working Paper No. 18/106 , May 10, 2018
The Impact of Natural Resource Discoveries in Latin America and the Caribbean : A Closer Look at the Case of Bolivia , Working Paper No. 17/27 , February 10, 2017
Winning the Oil Lottery : The Impact of Natural Resource Extraction on Growth , Working Paper No. 16/61 , March 14, 2016
The Fiscal Costs of Contingent Liabilities : A New Dataset , Working Paper No. 16/14 , February 08, 2016
Education Attainment in Public Administration Around the World : Evidence from a New Dataset , Working Paper No. 12/231 , September 21, 2012
Structural Reforms, IMF Programs and Capacity Building : An Empirical Investigation , Working Paper No. 12/232 , September 21, 2012
iMFdirect Blog Posts
Fiscal Costs of Hidden Deficits: Beware—When It Rains, It Pours
How the Commodity Boom Helped Tackle Poverty and Inequality in Latin America
F&D articles
Other Published Materials
Book Chapter: “Poverty and Inequality in Brazil and Latin America” (joint with R. Balakrishnan and M. Vargas) in A. Spilimbergo and K. Srinivasan, Brazil: Boom, Bust and the Road to Recovery, 2019, IMF, Washington DC.
IMF Research Bulletin (June 2013): “Structural Reforms, IMF Programs and Capacity Building: An Empirical Investigation” (joint with R. Arezki and M. Quintyn)
Publications in Journals (Refereed)
Other Published Materials
Frederik Toscani is a Senior Economist in the IMF's European Department, covering the Euro Area. Previously he worked in the Western Hemisphere and Fiscal Affairs Departments. He holds a Ph.D. and an M.Phil. in Economics from the University of Cambridge and a B.Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics.
Email: FTOSCANI@imf.org
Personal WebPage: https://sites.google.com/view/ftoscani/home
Fluent In: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish.
Education:
Ph.D. in Economics, 2014, University of Cambridge.
M.Phil. in Economics, 2009, with Distinction, University of Cambridge
B.Sc. in Economics, 2008, First Class Honors, London School of Economics.
Field of Expertise:
Labor Economics
Development Economics
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Euro Area Inflation after the Pandemic and Energy Shock: Import Prices, Profits and Wages , Working Paper No. 2023/131 , June 23, 2023
Targeted, Implementable, and Practical Energy Relief Measures for Households in Europe , Working Paper No. 2022/262 , December 16, 2022
A Bottom-Up Reduced Form Phillips Curve for the Euro Area , Working Paper No. 2022/260 , December 16, 2022
Natural Gas in Europe: The Potential Impact of Disruptions to Supply , Working Paper No. 2022/145 , July 19, 2022
Estimating the Employment and GDP Multiplier of Emergency Cash Transfers in Brazil , Working Paper No. 2022/055 , March 18, 2022
Commodity Cycles, Inequality, and Poverty in Latin America , Departmental Paper No 2021/009 , April 26, 2021
The Short-Term Impact of COVID-19 on Labor Markets, Poverty and Inequality in Brazil , Working Paper No. 2021/066 , March 05, 2021
Labor Market Informality and the Business Cycle , Working Paper No. 2020/256 , November 20, 2020
Informality and the Challenge of Pension Adequacy: Outlook and Reform Options for Peru , Working Paper No. 19/149 , July 11, 2019
Informality and the Challenge of Pension Adequacy: Outlook and Reform Options for Peru , Working Paper No. 19/149 , July 11, 2019
More Work to Do? Taking Stock of Latin American Labor Markets , Working Paper No. 19/55 , March 08, 2019
Explaining Inflation in Colombia: A Disaggregated Phillips Curve Approach , Working Paper No. 18/106 , May 10, 2018
The Impact of Natural Resource Discoveries in Latin America and the Caribbean : A Closer Look at the Case of Bolivia , Working Paper No. 17/27 , February 10, 2017
Winning the Oil Lottery : The Impact of Natural Resource Extraction on Growth , Working Paper No. 16/61 , March 14, 2016
The Fiscal Costs of Contingent Liabilities : A New Dataset , Working Paper No. 16/14 , February 08, 2016
Education Attainment in Public Administration Around the World : Evidence from a New Dataset , Working Paper No. 12/231 , September 21, 2012
Structural Reforms, IMF Programs and Capacity Building : An Empirical Investigation , Working Paper No. 12/232 , September 21, 2012
iMFdirect Blog Posts
Fiscal Costs of Hidden Deficits: Beware—When It Rains, It Pours
How the Commodity Boom Helped Tackle Poverty and Inequality in Latin America
F&D articles
Other Published Materials
Book Chapter: “Poverty and Inequality in Brazil and Latin America” (joint with R. Balakrishnan and M. Vargas) in A. Spilimbergo and K. Srinivasan, Brazil: Boom, Bust and the Road to Recovery, 2019, IMF, Washington DC.
IMF Research Bulletin (June 2013): “Structural Reforms, IMF Programs and Capacity Building: An Empirical Investigation” (joint with R. Arezki and M. Quintyn)