Geneviève Verdier
Last Updated: September 16, 2021
Geneviève Verdier is Mission Chief for Algeria and a Division chief in the Middle East and Central Asia Department of the IMF. She completed a PhD at the University of British Columbia. Her research interest include fiscal policy and digitalization, sovereign debt restructuring, economic growth, international macroeconomics and financial development. Prior to joining the Fund, she was an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University. She has also worked as an economist at the Bank of Canada.
Email: GVERDIER@imf.org
Fluent In: French.
Education:
PhD Economics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 2004
MA, Economics, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, 1996
BA Honours, Economics and Finance, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1995
Previous Experience:
Deputy Division Chief, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF, 2015-20
Senior Economist, Strategy, Policy and Review Department, IMF, 2013-15
Senior Economist, African Department, IMF, 2012-13
Economist, African Department, IMF, 2009-11
Economist, IMF Institute, IMF, 2006-09
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Texas A&M University, 2003-07
Economist, Bank of Canada, 1996-98
Current Position:
Division Chief, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF
Country work or Mission Assignment:
Algeria mission chief, 2020 to date
Capacity development Mission Chief in multiple countries including Ghana, Serbia, Cambodia and Sri Lanka
Ghana desk, African Department, IMF, 2011-2013
Zimbabwe desk, African Department, IMF, 2009-2011
Field of Expertise:
Public Finance
Open Economy Macroeconomics
Macro-Financial Issues
Development Economics
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Tax Evasion from Cross-Border Fraud: Does Digitalization Make a Difference? , Working Paper No. 2020/245 , November 13, 2020
From Ambition to Execution : Policies in Support of Sustainable Development Goals , Staff Discussion Notes No. 15/18 , September 22, 2015
Building a Common Future in Southern Africa , April 05, 2013
The Design of Fiscal Adjustment Strategies in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland , Working Paper No. 11/266 , November 01, 2011
In the Wake of the Global Economic Crisis: Adjusting to Lower Revenue of the Southern African Customs Union in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland , African Departmental Paper No. 11/01 , January 01, 2011
Mother, Can I trust the Government?Sustained Financial Deepening - A Political InstitutionsView , Working Paper No. 10/210 , September 01, 2010
Zimbabwe: Challenges and Policy Options after Hyperinflation , African Departmental Paper No. 10/03 , June 23, 2010
FDI Flows to Low-Income Countries: Global Drivers and Growth Implications , Working Paper No. 10/132 , June 01, 2010
Firm Productivity, Innovation and Financial Development , Working Paper No. 10/49 , February 01, 2010
A Real Model of Transitional Growth and Competitiveness in China , Working Paper No. 08/99 , April 01, 2008
Lucas vs. Lucas: On Inequality and Growth , Working Paper No. 07/17 , January 01, 2007
IMF Occasional Papers, Pamphlets, and Special Issues Papers
"Digital Government", Capitalizing on Good Times, April 2018 Fiscal Monitor, Chapter 2.
Making Public Investment More Efficient
The Fund's Lending Framework and Sovereign Debt-Further Considerations
THE FUND'S LENDING FRAMEWORK AND SOVEREIGN DEBT—PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS
THE FUND'S LENDING FRAMEWORK AND SOVEREIGN DEBT—ANNEXES
ENHANCING FINANCIAL SECTOR SURVEILLANCE IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES—BACKGROUND PAPER
iMFdirect Blog Posts
The Digital Gamble: New Technology Transforms Fiscal Policy, with V. Gaspar
F&D articles
"Public Finance Goes Digital" with S, Gupta, M. Keen and A. Shah, 2018.
"Trusting the Government" with M. Quintyn, 2010.
"The Domestic Solution" with L. Lipschitz and C. Rochon, 2009.
Other Published Materials
Books
Digital Revolutions in Public Finance, with S. Gupta, M. Keen, A. Shah (eds), 2018.
"African Finance in the 21st Century" (Marc Quintyn and Genevieve Verdier, eds), 2010, Palgrave-MacMillan.
Publications in Journals (Refereed)
Firm Productivity, Innovation and Financial Development, Southern Economic Journal, 79, 422-49 (with E. Kersting and E. Dabla-Norris)
"A Real Model of Transitional Growth and Competitiveness in China" (with L. Lipschitz and C. Rochon), Journal of Asian Economics, 22 (2011), 267-283.
"What Drives Long-Term Capital Flows: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation", Journal of International Economics, 74 (2008), 120-142.
"Inequality and Growth: Some Welfare Calculations" (with Juan-Carlos Cordoba), Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 32 (2008), 1812-29.
"Measuring Internal Trade Distances: A New Method Applied to Estimate Provincial Border Effects in Canada" (with John Helliwell), Canadian Journal of Economics, 32 (2001), 1024-41.
"Structural Influences on Participation Rates: A Canada-U.S. Comparison" (with Irene Ip and Sheryl King), Canadian Business Economics, 7 (1999), 25-41.
Other Published Materials
Geneviève Verdier is Mission Chief for Algeria and a Division chief in the Middle East and Central Asia Department of the IMF. She completed a PhD at the University of British Columbia. Her research interest include fiscal policy and digitalization, sovereign debt restructuring, economic growth, international macroeconomics and financial development. Prior to joining the Fund, she was an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University. She has also worked as an economist at the Bank of Canada.
Email: GVERDIER@imf.org
Fluent In: French.
Education:
PhD Economics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 2004
MA, Economics, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, 1996
BA Honours, Economics and Finance, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1995
Previous Experience:
Deputy Division Chief, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF, 2015-20
Senior Economist, Strategy, Policy and Review Department, IMF, 2013-15
Senior Economist, African Department, IMF, 2012-13
Economist, African Department, IMF, 2009-11
Economist, IMF Institute, IMF, 2006-09
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Texas A&M University, 2003-07
Economist, Bank of Canada, 1996-98
Current Position:
Division Chief, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF
Country work or Mission Assignment:
Algeria mission chief, 2020 to date
Capacity development Mission Chief in multiple countries including Ghana, Serbia, Cambodia and Sri Lanka
Ghana desk, African Department, IMF, 2011-2013
Zimbabwe desk, African Department, IMF, 2009-2011
Field of Expertise:
Public Finance
Open Economy Macroeconomics
Macro-Financial Issues
Development Economics
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Tax Evasion from Cross-Border Fraud: Does Digitalization Make a Difference? , Working Paper No. 2020/245 , November 13, 2020
From Ambition to Execution : Policies in Support of Sustainable Development Goals , Staff Discussion Notes No. 15/18 , September 22, 2015
Building a Common Future in Southern Africa , April 05, 2013
The Design of Fiscal Adjustment Strategies in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland , Working Paper No. 11/266 , November 01, 2011
In the Wake of the Global Economic Crisis: Adjusting to Lower Revenue of the Southern African Customs Union in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland , African Departmental Paper No. 11/01 , January 01, 2011
Mother, Can I trust the Government?Sustained Financial Deepening - A Political InstitutionsView , Working Paper No. 10/210 , September 01, 2010
Zimbabwe: Challenges and Policy Options after Hyperinflation , African Departmental Paper No. 10/03 , June 23, 2010
FDI Flows to Low-Income Countries: Global Drivers and Growth Implications , Working Paper No. 10/132 , June 01, 2010
Firm Productivity, Innovation and Financial Development , Working Paper No. 10/49 , February 01, 2010
A Real Model of Transitional Growth and Competitiveness in China , Working Paper No. 08/99 , April 01, 2008
Lucas vs. Lucas: On Inequality and Growth , Working Paper No. 07/17 , January 01, 2007
IMF Occasional Papers, Pamphlets, and Special Issues Papers
"Digital Government", Capitalizing on Good Times, April 2018 Fiscal Monitor, Chapter 2.
Making Public Investment More Efficient
The Fund's Lending Framework and Sovereign Debt-Further Considerations
THE FUND'S LENDING FRAMEWORK AND SOVEREIGN DEBT—PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS
THE FUND'S LENDING FRAMEWORK AND SOVEREIGN DEBT—ANNEXES
ENHANCING FINANCIAL SECTOR SURVEILLANCE IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES—BACKGROUND PAPER
iMFdirect Blog Posts
The Digital Gamble: New Technology Transforms Fiscal Policy, with V. Gaspar
F&D articles
"Public Finance Goes Digital" with S, Gupta, M. Keen and A. Shah, 2018.
"Trusting the Government" with M. Quintyn, 2010.
"The Domestic Solution" with L. Lipschitz and C. Rochon, 2009.
Other Published Materials
Books
Digital Revolutions in Public Finance, with S. Gupta, M. Keen, A. Shah (eds), 2018.
"African Finance in the 21st Century" (Marc Quintyn and Genevieve Verdier, eds), 2010, Palgrave-MacMillan.
Publications in Journals (Refereed)
Firm Productivity, Innovation and Financial Development, Southern Economic Journal, 79, 422-49 (with E. Kersting and E. Dabla-Norris)
"A Real Model of Transitional Growth and Competitiveness in China" (with L. Lipschitz and C. Rochon), Journal of Asian Economics, 22 (2011), 267-283.
"What Drives Long-Term Capital Flows: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation", Journal of International Economics, 74 (2008), 120-142.
"Inequality and Growth: Some Welfare Calculations" (with Juan-Carlos Cordoba), Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 32 (2008), 1812-29.
"Measuring Internal Trade Distances: A New Method Applied to Estimate Provincial Border Effects in Canada" (with John Helliwell), Canadian Journal of Economics, 32 (2001), 1024-41.
"Structural Influences on Participation Rates: A Canada-U.S. Comparison" (with Irene Ip and Sheryl King), Canadian Business Economics, 7 (1999), 25-41.