Serkan Arslanalp
Last Updated: November 20, 2022
Serkan Arslanalp has worked in several departments of the Fund (OMD, STA, APD, MCM, FAD, and AFR) on a range of diverse countries (LIC/fragile states, transition, EMs, AEs), policy areas and issues, including: strategy, bilateral, regional, and global surveillance; Fund lending operations; standards; and capacity development. His research work includes pioneering work on the investor base of sovereign debt and use of big data tools. With his colleague Takahiro Tsuda, he maintains a widely-used database on the global investor base for sovereign debt, publicly available online at the IMF. Work in the area of leading and supervision has involved mission leadership on a range of countries in Asia and Pacific and the Middle East and complex and cross-departmental work to assist over 40 countries advance on IMF data standards over the last two years. His research has been published in leading journals, including the IMF Economic Review, Japan and the World Economy, Journal of Economic Perspectives, and the Journal of Finance. Mr. Arslanalp holds an undergraduate degree in Economics and Computer Science from MIT and a PhD in Economics from Stanford University.
Email: SARSLANALP@imf.org
Fluent In: Turkish.
Education:
Stanford University, Ph.D. in Economics, 2004
MIT, M.S. in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, 1999
MIT, B.S. in Economics, 1998
MIT, B.S. in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, 1998
Previous Experience:
IMF, Office of Managing Director, 2022-
IMF, Statistics Department, 2017-22
IMF, Asia and Pacific Department, 2015-17
IMF, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, 2010-15
IMF, Fiscal Affairs Department, 2006-09
IMF, Economist Program, Fiscal Affairs Department, 2005-06
IMF, Economist Program, African Department, 2004-05
Stanford University, Teaching Assistant, 2000-04
JP Morgan Chase Bank, Istanbul, Summer Intern, 1999
MIT, Teaching Assistant, 1998-99
Froot, Dornbusch and O'Connell (FDO) Partners LLC, Boston, 1997-98
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, New York, Summer Intern 1996-98
Country work or Mission Assignment:
Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Japan, Jordan, Mongolia, Namibia, Oman, Pacific Island Countries, Rwanda, Sudan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Yemen
Teaching:
Lecturer, Istanbul School of Central Banking (ISCB), May 2015
Lecturer, IMF-Singapore Regional Training Institute (STI), May 2012
Teaching Assistant, Stanford University, 2000-04
Teaching Assistant, MIT, 1998-99
Field of Expertise:
Monetary Policy
Banking
Public Finance
Open Economy Macroeconomics
Macro-Financial Issues
International Trade
International Finance
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Benchmark-Driven Investments in Emerging Market Bond Markets: Taking Stock , Working Paper No. 20/192 , September 25, 2020
Big Data on Vessel Traffic: Nowcasting Trade Flows in Real Time , Working Paper No. 19/275 , December 13, 2019
Demographics and Interest Rates in Asia , Working Paper No. 18/172 , July 27, 2018
Resolving China’s Corporate Debt Problem , Working Paper No. 16/203 , October 14, 2016
China’s Growing Influence on Asian Financial Markets , Working Paper No. 16/173 , August 12, 2016
Emerging Market Portfolio Flows : The Role of Benchmark-Driven Investors , Working Paper No. 15/263 , December 17, 2015
Contingent Liabilities from Banks : How to Track Them? , Working Paper No. 15/255 , December 09, 2015
Portfolio Rebalancing in Japan : Constraints and Implications for Quantitative Easing , Working Paper No. 15/186 , August 03, 2015
Tracking Global Demand for Emerging Market Sovereign Debt , Working Paper No. 14/39 , March 05, 2014
Foreign Investor Flows and Sovereign Bond Yields in Advanced Economies , Working Paper No. 14/27 , February 11, 2014
Outlook for Interest Rates and Japanese Banks’ Risk Exposures under Abenomics , Working Paper No. 13/213 , October 18, 2013
Tracking Global Demand for Advanced Economy Sovereign Debt , Working Paper No. 12/284 , December 03, 2012
Public Capital and Growth , Working Paper No. 10/175 , July 01, 2010
IMF Country Reports
Federated States of Micronesia: 2016 Staff Visit Concluding Statement, Nov. 2016
Marshall Islands: 2016 Article IV Staff Report, IMF Country Report No. 16/260, Jul. 2016
China: 2015 Article IV Staff Report, Box 3, IMF Country Report No. 15/234, Aug. 2015
Japan: 2014 Article IV Staff Report, IMF Country Report No. 14/236, July 2014
Japan: 2013 Article IV Staff Report, IMF Country Report No. 13/253, August 2013
Belgium: 2013 Financial Stability Assessment, Box 2, IMF Country Report No. 13/124, May 2013
Japan: 2012 Financial Stability Assessment, IMF Country Report No. 12/210, August 2012
Spain: 2012 Financial Stability Assessment, Box 3, IMF Country Report No. 12/137, June 2012
Jordan: 2010 Article IV Staff Report, IMF Country Report No. 10/297, September 2010
Ukraine: Second Review under the Stand-By Arrangement, Country Report No. 09/270, September 2009
Ukraine: First Review under the Stand-By Arrangement, Country Report No. 09/173, June 2009
Ukraine: Request for Stand-by Arrangement, IMF Country Report No. 08/384, December 2008
Bangladesh: 2008 Article IV Staff Report, IMF Country Report No. 08/334, October 2008
Belarus: 2008 Article IV Consultation, September 2008
Bangladesh: Request for Emergency Assistance—Staff Report, IMF Country Report No. 08/138, April 2008
Sudan: Midyear Review Under the 2006 Staff-Monitored Program, Nov. 2006
Belarus: 2006 Article IV Staff Report, IMF Country Report No. 06/314, Aug. 2006
Yemen: Staff Report for the 2006 Article IV Consultation, May 2006
IMF Occasional Papers, Pamphlets, and Special Issues Papers
IMF Policy Paper: Guidance Note for the Use of Third-Party Indicators in Fund Reports, Sep. 2018
IMF Policy Paper: Use of Third-Party Indicators in Fund Reports, Nov. 2017
IMF Survey Articles
iMFdirect Blog Posts
Dollar Dominance and the Rise of Nontraditional Reserve Currencies, June 1, 2022
Brave New World: Tracking Trade from Space, November 2, 2021
US Dollar Share of Global Foreign Exchange Reserves Drops to 25-Year Low, May 5, 2021
Who Wins and Who Loses As China Rebalances?, May 12 2016
Heat Wave: Rising Financial Risks in the United States, October 10, 2014
U.S. Interest Rates: The Potential Shock Heard Around the World, May 21, 2014
The Trillion Dollar Question: Who Owns Emerging Market Government Debt, March 5, 2014
F&D articles
Other Published Materials
Books
Publications in Journals (Refereed)
Other Published Materials
"Resolving China’s Corporate Debt Problem" (2017) with co-authors, VoxChina, September 2017
Serkan Arslanalp has worked in several departments of the Fund (OMD, STA, APD, MCM, FAD, and AFR) on a range of diverse countries (LIC/fragile states, transition, EMs, AEs), policy areas and issues, including: strategy, bilateral, regional, and global surveillance; Fund lending operations; standards; and capacity development. His research work includes pioneering work on the investor base of sovereign debt and use of big data tools. With his colleague Takahiro Tsuda, he maintains a widely-used database on the global investor base for sovereign debt, publicly available online at the IMF. Work in the area of leading and supervision has involved mission leadership on a range of countries in Asia and Pacific and the Middle East and complex and cross-departmental work to assist over 40 countries advance on IMF data standards over the last two years. His research has been published in leading journals, including the IMF Economic Review, Japan and the World Economy, Journal of Economic Perspectives, and the Journal of Finance. Mr. Arslanalp holds an undergraduate degree in Economics and Computer Science from MIT and a PhD in Economics from Stanford University.
Email: SARSLANALP@imf.org
Fluent In: Turkish.
Education:
Stanford University, Ph.D. in Economics, 2004
MIT, M.S. in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, 1999
MIT, B.S. in Economics, 1998
MIT, B.S. in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, 1998
Previous Experience:
IMF, Office of Managing Director, 2022-
IMF, Statistics Department, 2017-22
IMF, Asia and Pacific Department, 2015-17
IMF, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, 2010-15
IMF, Fiscal Affairs Department, 2006-09
IMF, Economist Program, Fiscal Affairs Department, 2005-06
IMF, Economist Program, African Department, 2004-05
Stanford University, Teaching Assistant, 2000-04
JP Morgan Chase Bank, Istanbul, Summer Intern, 1999
MIT, Teaching Assistant, 1998-99
Froot, Dornbusch and O'Connell (FDO) Partners LLC, Boston, 1997-98
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, New York, Summer Intern 1996-98
Country work or Mission Assignment:
Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Japan, Jordan, Mongolia, Namibia, Oman, Pacific Island Countries, Rwanda, Sudan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Yemen
Teaching:
Lecturer, Istanbul School of Central Banking (ISCB), May 2015
Lecturer, IMF-Singapore Regional Training Institute (STI), May 2012
Teaching Assistant, Stanford University, 2000-04
Teaching Assistant, MIT, 1998-99
Field of Expertise:
Monetary Policy
Banking
Public Finance
Open Economy Macroeconomics
Macro-Financial Issues
International Trade
International Finance
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Benchmark-Driven Investments in Emerging Market Bond Markets: Taking Stock , Working Paper No. 20/192 , September 25, 2020
Big Data on Vessel Traffic: Nowcasting Trade Flows in Real Time , Working Paper No. 19/275 , December 13, 2019
Demographics and Interest Rates in Asia , Working Paper No. 18/172 , July 27, 2018
Resolving China’s Corporate Debt Problem , Working Paper No. 16/203 , October 14, 2016
China’s Growing Influence on Asian Financial Markets , Working Paper No. 16/173 , August 12, 2016
Emerging Market Portfolio Flows : The Role of Benchmark-Driven Investors , Working Paper No. 15/263 , December 17, 2015
Contingent Liabilities from Banks : How to Track Them? , Working Paper No. 15/255 , December 09, 2015
Portfolio Rebalancing in Japan : Constraints and Implications for Quantitative Easing , Working Paper No. 15/186 , August 03, 2015
Tracking Global Demand for Emerging Market Sovereign Debt , Working Paper No. 14/39 , March 05, 2014
Foreign Investor Flows and Sovereign Bond Yields in Advanced Economies , Working Paper No. 14/27 , February 11, 2014
Outlook for Interest Rates and Japanese Banks’ Risk Exposures under Abenomics , Working Paper No. 13/213 , October 18, 2013
Tracking Global Demand for Advanced Economy Sovereign Debt , Working Paper No. 12/284 , December 03, 2012
Public Capital and Growth , Working Paper No. 10/175 , July 01, 2010
IMF Country Reports
Federated States of Micronesia: 2016 Staff Visit Concluding Statement, Nov. 2016
Marshall Islands: 2016 Article IV Staff Report, IMF Country Report No. 16/260, Jul. 2016
China: 2015 Article IV Staff Report, Box 3, IMF Country Report No. 15/234, Aug. 2015
Japan: 2014 Article IV Staff Report, IMF Country Report No. 14/236, July 2014
Japan: 2013 Article IV Staff Report, IMF Country Report No. 13/253, August 2013
Belgium: 2013 Financial Stability Assessment, Box 2, IMF Country Report No. 13/124, May 2013
Japan: 2012 Financial Stability Assessment, IMF Country Report No. 12/210, August 2012
Spain: 2012 Financial Stability Assessment, Box 3, IMF Country Report No. 12/137, June 2012
Jordan: 2010 Article IV Staff Report, IMF Country Report No. 10/297, September 2010
Ukraine: Second Review under the Stand-By Arrangement, Country Report No. 09/270, September 2009
Ukraine: First Review under the Stand-By Arrangement, Country Report No. 09/173, June 2009
Ukraine: Request for Stand-by Arrangement, IMF Country Report No. 08/384, December 2008
Bangladesh: 2008 Article IV Staff Report, IMF Country Report No. 08/334, October 2008
Belarus: 2008 Article IV Consultation, September 2008
Bangladesh: Request for Emergency Assistance—Staff Report, IMF Country Report No. 08/138, April 2008
Sudan: Midyear Review Under the 2006 Staff-Monitored Program, Nov. 2006
Belarus: 2006 Article IV Staff Report, IMF Country Report No. 06/314, Aug. 2006
Yemen: Staff Report for the 2006 Article IV Consultation, May 2006
IMF Occasional Papers, Pamphlets, and Special Issues Papers
IMF Policy Paper: Guidance Note for the Use of Third-Party Indicators in Fund Reports, Sep. 2018
IMF Policy Paper: Use of Third-Party Indicators in Fund Reports, Nov. 2017
IMF Survey Articles
iMFdirect Blog Posts
Dollar Dominance and the Rise of Nontraditional Reserve Currencies, June 1, 2022
Brave New World: Tracking Trade from Space, November 2, 2021
US Dollar Share of Global Foreign Exchange Reserves Drops to 25-Year Low, May 5, 2021
Who Wins and Who Loses As China Rebalances?, May 12 2016
Heat Wave: Rising Financial Risks in the United States, October 10, 2014
U.S. Interest Rates: The Potential Shock Heard Around the World, May 21, 2014
The Trillion Dollar Question: Who Owns Emerging Market Government Debt, March 5, 2014
F&D articles
Other Published Materials
Books
Publications in Journals (Refereed)
Other Published Materials
"Resolving China’s Corporate Debt Problem" (2017) with co-authors, VoxChina, September 2017