Nikola Spatafora
Last Updated: October 21, 2009
Nikola Spatafora is Senior Economist in the Research Department, Development Macroeconomics Division, of the IMF. Previously he worked in the European Department and the Fiscal Affairs Department. His research interests include: Economic Growth and Development; Remittances; and FDI.
Email: nspatafora@imf.org
Fluent In: Italian.
Education and Awards:
Yale University, Ph.D. in Economics (1997)
Oxford University, B.A. in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (First-Class Honours) (1991)
1994-97, Robert M. Leylan Prize Fellowship, Yale University; Sasakawa Fellowship in International Economics.
1993, Distinction in M.Phil. final exams, Yale University.
1991-93, Einaudi Foundation (Turin, Italy) Fellowship
Referee Activities:
American Economic Review, Economic Journal, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Population Economics, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Review of Economic Studies.
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Commodity Terms of Trade: The History of Booms and Busts, Working Paper No. 09/205, September 01, 2009
Asia Rising: A Sectoral Perspective, Working Paper No. 07/130, June 01, 2007
Oil Shocks and External Balances, Working Paper No. 07/110, May 01, 2007
The Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate in a Commodity Exporting Country: The Case of Russia, Working Paper No. 03/93, May 01, 2003
Macroeconomic and Sectoral Effects of Terms-of-Trade Shocks - The Experience of the Oil-Exporting Developing Countries, Working Paper No. 99/134, October 01, 1999
Other IMF Publications
"Globalization, Commodity Prices, and Developing Countries," World Economic Outlook, April 2008.
"The Changing Dynamics of the Global Business Cycle," World Economic Outlook, October 2007.
"Asia Rising: Patterns of Economic Development and Growth," World Economic Outlook, September 2006.
"Oil Prices and Global Imbalances," World Economic Outlook, April 2006.
"Building Institutions," World Economic Outlook, September 2005.
"Workers' Remittances and Economic Development," World Economic Outlook, April 2005.
"How Will Demographic Change Affect the Global Economy?" World Economic Outlook, September 2004.
"China’s Emergence and Its Impact on the Global Economy," World Economic Outlook, April 2004.
"Growth and Institutions," World Economic Outlook, April 2003.
Other Publications
"Remittances: Transaction Costs, and Informality," Journal of Development Economics, June 2008.
Nikola Spatafora is Senior Economist in the Research Department, Development Macroeconomics Division, of the IMF. Previously he worked in the European Department and the Fiscal Affairs Department. His research interests include: Economic Growth and Development; Remittances; and FDI.
Email: nspatafora@imf.org
Fluent In: Italian.
Education and Awards:
Yale University, Ph.D. in Economics (1997)
Oxford University, B.A. in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (First-Class Honours) (1991)
1994-97, Robert M. Leylan Prize Fellowship, Yale University; Sasakawa Fellowship in International Economics.
1993, Distinction in M.Phil. final exams, Yale University.
1991-93, Einaudi Foundation (Turin, Italy) Fellowship
Referee Activities:
American Economic Review, Economic Journal, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Population Economics, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Review of Economic Studies.
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Commodity Terms of Trade: The History of Booms and Busts, Working Paper No. 09/205, September 01, 2009
Asia Rising: A Sectoral Perspective, Working Paper No. 07/130, June 01, 2007
Oil Shocks and External Balances, Working Paper No. 07/110, May 01, 2007
The Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate in a Commodity Exporting Country: The Case of Russia, Working Paper No. 03/93, May 01, 2003
Macroeconomic and Sectoral Effects of Terms-of-Trade Shocks - The Experience of the Oil-Exporting Developing Countries, Working Paper No. 99/134, October 01, 1999
Other IMF Publications
"Globalization, Commodity Prices, and Developing Countries," World Economic Outlook, April 2008.
"The Changing Dynamics of the Global Business Cycle," World Economic Outlook, October 2007.
"Asia Rising: Patterns of Economic Development and Growth," World Economic Outlook, September 2006.
"Oil Prices and Global Imbalances," World Economic Outlook, April 2006.
"Building Institutions," World Economic Outlook, September 2005.
"Workers' Remittances and Economic Development," World Economic Outlook, April 2005.
"How Will Demographic Change Affect the Global Economy?" World Economic Outlook, September 2004.
"China’s Emergence and Its Impact on the Global Economy," World Economic Outlook, April 2004.
"Growth and Institutions," World Economic Outlook, April 2003.
Other Publications
"Remittances: Transaction Costs, and Informality," Journal of Development Economics, June 2008.