James P Walsh
Last Updated: December 20, 2023
James P. Walsh. Mr. Walsh is an Advisor in the European Department and mission chief for the Republic of Türkiye. His previous assignments at the IMF include seven years in the Fund's Monetary and Capital Markets Department, and country surveillance work on various emerging markets in all regions of the world, including China and India. His analytical work has covered macro-financial linkages, inflation, financing infrastructure investment, and systemic financial risks and is co-author of a book on Asian financial systems. He also worked in the IMF’s policy design department, assessing the IMF’s surveillance of developing economies. He has a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago and a BA in economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Email: JWALSH@imf.org
Fluent In: Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Spanish.
Education:
2001: Ph.D., Economics, University of Chicago
1994: B.A., University of Pennsylvania, magna cum laude with special honors in Economics.
Country work or Mission Assignment:
China (2013, December 2014-Present)
FSAP Mission Chief, Azerbaijan (May 2014-July 2015)
Mission Chief, Tuvalu (January 2011 - July 2013)
India (January 2010 - January 2013)
Argentina (September 2009 - January 2010)
Chile (December 2005 - September 2009)
Romania (May 2004 - December 2005)
Nicaragua (March 2003 - May 2004)
Paraguay (October 2002 - March 2003)
Angola (February 2002 - October 2002)
Lesotho (October 2001 - October 2002)
IMF Career:
Deputy Division Chief, Monetary and Capital Markets Department (October 2013-Present)
Mission Chief, Asia Pacific Department (Tuvalu), January 2011 - July 2013
Senior Economist, Asia Pacific Department (India), January 2010 - Present
Senior Economist, Western Hemisphere Department (Argentina), September 2008-January 2010
Economist, Western Hemisphere Department (Chile), December 2005 - September 2008
Economist, Policy Development and Review Department (PRGF Operations Division), October 2003 - December 2005
Economist Program, Policy Development and Review Department, October 2002-October 2003
Economist Program, African Department (October 2001-October 2002)
IMF Books and Working Papers:
The Future of Asian Finance , August 18, 2015
The Fiscal and Welfare Impacts of Reforming Fuel Subsidies in India , Working Paper No. 13/128 , May 29, 2013
Inflation and Income Inequality : Is Food Inflation Different? , Working Paper No. 12/147 , June 01, 2012
Financing Infrastructure in India : Macroeconomic Lessons and Emerging Market Case Studies , Working Paper No. 11/181 , August 01, 2011
Reconsidering the Role of Food Prices in Inflation , Working Paper No. 11/71 , April 01, 2011
Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment: A Sectoral and Institutional Approach , Working Paper No. 10/187 , August 01, 2010
The Global Financial Crisis: Explaining Cross-Country Differences in the Output Impact , Working Paper No. 09/280 , December 01, 2009
Factor Model for Stress-testing with a Contingent Claims Model of the Chilean Banking System , Working Paper No. 08/89 , April 01, 2008
Review of the 2002 Conditionality Guidelines , September 07, 2005
IMF Country Reports
2010 India Article IV Staff Report
2008 Chile Article IV Staff Report
2007 Chile Article IV Staff Report
2006 Chile Article IV Staff Report
Romania: First Review Under Stand By Arrangement
Nicaragua: Fifth and Sixth Reviews under PRGF
Nicargua: Fourth Review under PRGF
Nicaragua: Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries - Completion Point Document
Nicaragua: First and Second Reviews under PRGF
2001 Lesotho Article IV Staff Report and Second Review under PRGF
IMF Occasional Papers, Pamphlets, and Special Issues Papers
Global Financial Regulatory Reform: Implications for Latin America
James P. Walsh. Mr. Walsh is an Advisor in the European Department and mission chief for the Republic of Türkiye. His previous assignments at the IMF include seven years in the Fund's Monetary and Capital Markets Department, and country surveillance work on various emerging markets in all regions of the world, including China and India. His analytical work has covered macro-financial linkages, inflation, financing infrastructure investment, and systemic financial risks and is co-author of a book on Asian financial systems. He also worked in the IMF’s policy design department, assessing the IMF’s surveillance of developing economies. He has a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago and a BA in economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Email: JWALSH@imf.org
Fluent In: Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Spanish.
Education:
2001: Ph.D., Economics, University of Chicago
1994: B.A., University of Pennsylvania, magna cum laude with special honors in Economics.
Country work or Mission Assignment:
China (2013, December 2014-Present)
FSAP Mission Chief, Azerbaijan (May 2014-July 2015)
Mission Chief, Tuvalu (January 2011 - July 2013)
India (January 2010 - January 2013)
Argentina (September 2009 - January 2010)
Chile (December 2005 - September 2009)
Romania (May 2004 - December 2005)
Nicaragua (March 2003 - May 2004)
Paraguay (October 2002 - March 2003)
Angola (February 2002 - October 2002)
Lesotho (October 2001 - October 2002)
IMF Career:
Deputy Division Chief, Monetary and Capital Markets Department (October 2013-Present)
Mission Chief, Asia Pacific Department (Tuvalu), January 2011 - July 2013
Senior Economist, Asia Pacific Department (India), January 2010 - Present
Senior Economist, Western Hemisphere Department (Argentina), September 2008-January 2010
Economist, Western Hemisphere Department (Chile), December 2005 - September 2008
Economist, Policy Development and Review Department (PRGF Operations Division), October 2003 - December 2005
Economist Program, Policy Development and Review Department, October 2002-October 2003
Economist Program, African Department (October 2001-October 2002)
IMF Books and Working Papers:
The Future of Asian Finance , August 18, 2015
The Fiscal and Welfare Impacts of Reforming Fuel Subsidies in India , Working Paper No. 13/128 , May 29, 2013
Inflation and Income Inequality : Is Food Inflation Different? , Working Paper No. 12/147 , June 01, 2012
Financing Infrastructure in India : Macroeconomic Lessons and Emerging Market Case Studies , Working Paper No. 11/181 , August 01, 2011
Reconsidering the Role of Food Prices in Inflation , Working Paper No. 11/71 , April 01, 2011
Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment: A Sectoral and Institutional Approach , Working Paper No. 10/187 , August 01, 2010
The Global Financial Crisis: Explaining Cross-Country Differences in the Output Impact , Working Paper No. 09/280 , December 01, 2009
Factor Model for Stress-testing with a Contingent Claims Model of the Chilean Banking System , Working Paper No. 08/89 , April 01, 2008
Review of the 2002 Conditionality Guidelines , September 07, 2005
IMF Country Reports
2010 India Article IV Staff Report
2008 Chile Article IV Staff Report
2007 Chile Article IV Staff Report
2006 Chile Article IV Staff Report
Romania: First Review Under Stand By Arrangement
Nicaragua: Fifth and Sixth Reviews under PRGF
Nicargua: Fourth Review under PRGF
Nicaragua: Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries - Completion Point Document
Nicaragua: First and Second Reviews under PRGF
2001 Lesotho Article IV Staff Report and Second Review under PRGF
IMF Occasional Papers, Pamphlets, and Special Issues Papers
Global Financial Regulatory Reform: Implications for Latin America