Monica Tran-Xuan
Last Updated: October 21, 2024
Monica Tran-Xuan is an Economist (Economist Program) at the Systemic Issues Division in the Research Department. She held a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Minnesota and a B.S. in Mathematics and Economics from Carroll University. Her current work focuses on fiscal policies in open economies and in the presence of inequality.
Email: mtran-xuan@imf.org
Personal WebPage: https://www.monicatranxuan.com
Fluent In: Vietnamese.
Education:
Ph.D. Economics, University of Minnesota, 2020
M.A. Economics, University of Minnesota, 2017
B.S. Mathematics and Economics (summa cum laude), Carroll University, 2014
Previous Experience:
Visiting Scholar, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 2022 - 2024
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University at Buffalo (SUNY), 2020 - 2024
Research Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, 2016 - 2020
Dissertation Intern, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 2019
Dissertation Fellow, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, 2017
Teaching Assistant, Macroeconomic Theory (Ph.D.) and Numerical Methods, University of Minnesota, 2015 - 2016
Referee Activities:
Economics Letters, Journal of International Economics, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
Awards and Honors:
Best Paper Nomination in Macroeconomics, Winter School by the Delhi School of Economics and the Econometric Society, 2020
Summer Economics Fellowship, American Economic Association, 2017
Distinguished Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota, 2016
Morton and Artice Silverman Fellowship , University of Minnesota, 2015
Bert and Susan Hill Gross Fellowship, University of Minnesota, 2014
Field of Expertise:
Public Finance
Open Economy Macroeconomics
International Macroeconomics
International Finance
Publications in Journals (Refereed)
Optimal Redistributive Policy in Debt Constrained Economies, Journal of International Economics (2023)
Will the U.S. Velocity of Money Step up Again? New Evidence from the Random Walk Hypothesis, Undergraduate Economic Review (2014)
Monica Tran-Xuan is an Economist (Economist Program) at the Systemic Issues Division in the Research Department. She held a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Minnesota and a B.S. in Mathematics and Economics from Carroll University. Her current work focuses on fiscal policies in open economies and in the presence of inequality.
Email: mtran-xuan@imf.org
Personal WebPage: https://www.monicatranxuan.com
Fluent In: Vietnamese.
Education:
Ph.D. Economics, University of Minnesota, 2020
M.A. Economics, University of Minnesota, 2017
B.S. Mathematics and Economics (summa cum laude), Carroll University, 2014
Previous Experience:
Visiting Scholar, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 2022 - 2024
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University at Buffalo (SUNY), 2020 - 2024
Research Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, 2016 - 2020
Dissertation Intern, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 2019
Dissertation Fellow, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, 2017
Teaching Assistant, Macroeconomic Theory (Ph.D.) and Numerical Methods, University of Minnesota, 2015 - 2016
Referee Activities:
Economics Letters, Journal of International Economics, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
Awards and Honors:
Best Paper Nomination in Macroeconomics, Winter School by the Delhi School of Economics and the Econometric Society, 2020
Summer Economics Fellowship, American Economic Association, 2017
Distinguished Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota, 2016
Morton and Artice Silverman Fellowship , University of Minnesota, 2015
Bert and Susan Hill Gross Fellowship, University of Minnesota, 2014
Field of Expertise:
Public Finance
Open Economy Macroeconomics
International Macroeconomics
International Finance
Publications in Journals (Refereed)
Optimal Redistributive Policy in Debt Constrained Economies, Journal of International Economics (2023)
Will the U.S. Velocity of Money Step up Again? New Evidence from the Random Walk Hypothesis, Undergraduate Economic Review (2014)