Hannah Huidan Lin

Last Updated: September 29, 2016

Huidan Lin is an economist in the IMF’s European Department, where she covers monetary policy and macroeconomic outlook for the Euro Area. Previously, she worked on Portugal and Korea. Ms. Lin’s research has focused on a range of macroeconomic and finance issues on China, Euro area and the U.S., covering growth, banking, labor market, and corporate finance.

Email: HLIN@imf.org

Fluent In: Chinese.

Education:

Ph.D. in Economics, Columbia University

M.Phil. in Economics, Columbia University

B.A. in Economics, Peking University


Referee Activities:

Journal of Banking and Finance; Emerging Markets Finance and Trade; The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance


Awards and Honors:

Charles River Associates Award for the Best Paper on Corporate Finance, WFA, June 2010 (What's bank reputation worth? The effect of fraud on financial contracts and investment, with D. Paravisini)


Country work or Mission Assignment:

Euro area (current)

Portugal, Korea, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu


IMF Career:

Economist (European Department)

Economist Program (Finance Department, Asia and Pacific Department)


Field of Expertise:

Banking

Labor Economics

Macro-Financial Issues

Monetary Policy

Huidan Lin is an economist in the IMF’s European Department, where she covers monetary policy and macroeconomic outlook for the Euro Area. Previously, she worked on Portugal and Korea. Ms. Lin’s research has focused on a range of macroeconomic and finance issues on China, Euro area and the U.S., covering growth, banking, labor market, and corporate finance.

Email: HLIN@imf.org

Fluent In: Chinese.

Education:

Ph.D. in Economics, Columbia University

M.Phil. in Economics, Columbia University

B.A. in Economics, Peking University


Referee Activities:

Journal of Banking and Finance; Emerging Markets Finance and Trade; The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance


Awards and Honors:

Charles River Associates Award for the Best Paper on Corporate Finance, WFA, June 2010 (What's bank reputation worth? The effect of fraud on financial contracts and investment, with D. Paravisini)


Country work or Mission Assignment:

Euro area (current)

Portugal, Korea, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu


IMF Career:

Economist (European Department)

Economist Program (Finance Department, Asia and Pacific Department)


Field of Expertise:

Banking

Labor Economics

Macro-Financial Issues

Monetary Policy

IMF Books and Working Papers:

Unlocking Female Employment Potential in Europe : Drivers and Benefits , European Departmental Paper 16/1 , March 01, 2016

The Refugee Surge in Europe : Economic Challenges , Staff Discussion Notes No. 16/2 , January 20, 2016

Youth Unemployment in Advanced Europe: Okun’s Law and Beyond , Working Paper No. 15/5 , January 21, 2015

Youth Unemployment in Advanced Economies in Europe: Searching for Solutions , Staff Discussion Notes No. 14/11 , December 05, 2014

Determinants of Remittances : Evidence From tonga , Working Paper No. 11/18 , January 01, 2011

IMF Occasional Papers, Pamphlets, and Special Issues Papers

Unlocking Female Employment Potential in Europe: Drivers and Benefits

IMF Survey Articles

Youth Unemployment in Euro Area Requires Multipronged Solution

iMFdirect Blog Posts

The ECB’s Negative Rate Policy Has Been Effective but Faces Limits

F&D articles

Stagnation Risk

Selected Issue

Negative Interest Rate Policy: Implications for Monetary Transmission and Bank Profitability in the Euro Area

Risks from Low Growth and Inflation in the Euro Area

Potential Output in France, Germany, and Spain: An Re-Assessment

How fast can Portugal grow?

Other Published Materials

Unlocking Female Employment Potential in Europe: Drivers and Benefits

Gender Diversity in Senior Positions and Firm Performance

Publications in Journals (Refereed)

"The effect of financing constraints on risk", with D. Paravisini, Review of Finance (2013) 17 (1): 229-259.

"Foreign bank entry and firms’ access to bank credit: Evidence from China", 2011, Journal of Banking and Finance 35, 1000-1010