Yan Carriere-Swallow
Last Updated: February 07, 2024
Yan Carrière-Swallow is Deputy Division Chief in the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department, where he serves as mission chief for Timor-Leste and deputy mission chief for Japan. His research interests span topics in international macroeconomics and digitalization, with a focus on emerging markets and their policies. Prior to joining the IMF in 2012, he was an economist at the Central Bank of Chile in Santiago.
Email: YCSWALLOW@imf.org
Personal WebPage: https://sites.google.com/view/yancswallow
Fluent In: French, Spanish.
Field of Expertise:
Monetary Policy
Macro-Financial Issues
International Macroeconomics
IMF Books and Working Papers:
State-Dependent Exchange Rate Pass-Through , Working Paper No. 2023/086 , April 28, 2023
Inflation and Monetary Policy in a Low-Income and Fragile State: The Case of Guinea , Working Paper No. 2023/084 , April 21, 2023
Shipping Costs and Inflation , Working Paper No. 2022/061 , March 25, 2022
Macrofinancial Causes of Optimism in Growth Forecasts , Working Paper No. 2021/275 , November 12, 2021
Towards a Global Approach to Data in the Digital Age , Staff Discussion Notes No. 2021/005 , October 06, 2021
India’s Approach to Open Banking: Some Implications for Financial Inclusion , Working Paper No. 2021/052 , February 26, 2021
The Economics and Implications of Data : An Integrated Perspective , Departmental Paper No. 19/16 , September 23, 2019
Challenges for Central Banking : Perspectives from Latin America , October 05, 2018
No Pain, All Gain? Exchange Rate Flexibility and the Expenditure-Switching Effect , Working Paper No. 18/213 , September 28, 2018
The Macroeconomic Effects of Fiscal Consolidation in Emerging Economies: Evidence from Latin America , Working Paper No. 18/142 , June 13, 2018
Disagreement about Future Inflation: Understanding the Benefits of Inflation Targeting and Transparency , Working Paper No. 18/24 , January 25, 2018
Monetary Policy Credibility and Exchange Rate Pass-Through , Working Paper No. 16/240 , December 13, 2016
Central Banking in Latin America : The Way Forward , Working Paper No. 16/197 , September 30, 2016
U.S. Monetary Policy Normalization and Global Interest Rates , Working Paper No. 16/195 , September 29, 2016
Global Financial Conditions and Monetary Policy Autonomy , Working Paper No. 16/108 , June 08, 2016
Capital Account Policies in Chile Macro-financial considerations along the path to liberalization , Working Paper No. 13/107 , May 14, 2013
IMF Country Reports
"Indonesia: 2023 Article IV Consultation", Country Report No. 2023/221.
"Indonesia: 2022 Article IV Consultation", Country Report No. 2022/084.
"Guinea: 2021 Article IV Consultation", Country Report No. 2021/146.
"Guinea: Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility", Country Report No. 2020/218.
"Guinea: Fourth Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement", Country Report No. 2020/111.
"Argentina: First Review under the Stand-By Arrangement", Country Report No. 2018/297.
"Argentina: Request for Stand-By Arrangement", Country Report No. 2018/219.
IMF Occasional Papers, Pamphlets, and Special Issues Papers
"Digital Money Across Borders: Macro-Financial Implications", Policy Paper No. 2020/050.
iMFdirect Blog Posts
"How Soaring Shipping Costs Raise Prices Around the World", March 28, 2022.
"Higher Shipping Costs May Lift Asia’s Low Inflation", December 22, 2021.
"Needed—A Global Approach to Data in the Digital Age", October 26, 2021.
"The Economics of Data", September 23, 2019.
"How Flexible Exchange Rates Helped Latin America Adjust to Commodity Price Shocks", May 17, 2017.
"To Hike or Not to Hike? Monetary Policy in Latin America During Fed Liftoff", October 21, 2015.
F&D articles
"Let's Build a Better Data Economy" (with Vikram Haksar), March 2021.
"Stacking Up Financial Inclusion Gains in India" (with Vikram Haksar and Manasa Patnam), July 2021.
Publications in Journals (Refereed)
Publications in Books and Conference Volumes
Yan Carrière-Swallow is Deputy Division Chief in the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department, where he serves as mission chief for Timor-Leste and deputy mission chief for Japan. His research interests span topics in international macroeconomics and digitalization, with a focus on emerging markets and their policies. Prior to joining the IMF in 2012, he was an economist at the Central Bank of Chile in Santiago.
Email: YCSWALLOW@imf.org
Personal WebPage: https://sites.google.com/view/yancswallow
Fluent In: French, Spanish.
Field of Expertise:
Monetary Policy
Macro-Financial Issues
International Macroeconomics
IMF Books and Working Papers:
State-Dependent Exchange Rate Pass-Through , Working Paper No. 2023/086 , April 28, 2023
Inflation and Monetary Policy in a Low-Income and Fragile State: The Case of Guinea , Working Paper No. 2023/084 , April 21, 2023
Shipping Costs and Inflation , Working Paper No. 2022/061 , March 25, 2022
Macrofinancial Causes of Optimism in Growth Forecasts , Working Paper No. 2021/275 , November 12, 2021
Towards a Global Approach to Data in the Digital Age , Staff Discussion Notes No. 2021/005 , October 06, 2021
India’s Approach to Open Banking: Some Implications for Financial Inclusion , Working Paper No. 2021/052 , February 26, 2021
The Economics and Implications of Data : An Integrated Perspective , Departmental Paper No. 19/16 , September 23, 2019
Challenges for Central Banking : Perspectives from Latin America , October 05, 2018
No Pain, All Gain? Exchange Rate Flexibility and the Expenditure-Switching Effect , Working Paper No. 18/213 , September 28, 2018
The Macroeconomic Effects of Fiscal Consolidation in Emerging Economies: Evidence from Latin America , Working Paper No. 18/142 , June 13, 2018
Disagreement about Future Inflation: Understanding the Benefits of Inflation Targeting and Transparency , Working Paper No. 18/24 , January 25, 2018
Monetary Policy Credibility and Exchange Rate Pass-Through , Working Paper No. 16/240 , December 13, 2016
Central Banking in Latin America : The Way Forward , Working Paper No. 16/197 , September 30, 2016
U.S. Monetary Policy Normalization and Global Interest Rates , Working Paper No. 16/195 , September 29, 2016
Global Financial Conditions and Monetary Policy Autonomy , Working Paper No. 16/108 , June 08, 2016
Capital Account Policies in Chile Macro-financial considerations along the path to liberalization , Working Paper No. 13/107 , May 14, 2013
IMF Country Reports
"Indonesia: 2023 Article IV Consultation", Country Report No. 2023/221.
"Indonesia: 2022 Article IV Consultation", Country Report No. 2022/084.
"Guinea: 2021 Article IV Consultation", Country Report No. 2021/146.
"Guinea: Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility", Country Report No. 2020/218.
"Guinea: Fourth Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement", Country Report No. 2020/111.
"Argentina: First Review under the Stand-By Arrangement", Country Report No. 2018/297.
"Argentina: Request for Stand-By Arrangement", Country Report No. 2018/219.
IMF Occasional Papers, Pamphlets, and Special Issues Papers
"Digital Money Across Borders: Macro-Financial Implications", Policy Paper No. 2020/050.
iMFdirect Blog Posts
"How Soaring Shipping Costs Raise Prices Around the World", March 28, 2022.
"Higher Shipping Costs May Lift Asia’s Low Inflation", December 22, 2021.
"Needed—A Global Approach to Data in the Digital Age", October 26, 2021.
"The Economics of Data", September 23, 2019.
"How Flexible Exchange Rates Helped Latin America Adjust to Commodity Price Shocks", May 17, 2017.
"To Hike or Not to Hike? Monetary Policy in Latin America During Fed Liftoff", October 21, 2015.
F&D articles
"Let's Build a Better Data Economy" (with Vikram Haksar), March 2021.
"Stacking Up Financial Inclusion Gains in India" (with Vikram Haksar and Manasa Patnam), July 2021.