Mitali Das
Last Updated: December 07, 2017Mitali Das is a Deputy Division Chief in the Strategy, Policy and Review Department of the IMF where she supervises the operation and extension of external balance assessment methodologies to frontier and developing economies. She is an author of the IMF's External Balance Assessment (EBA) methodology and was the Co-Chair of the IMF's 2015 External Sector Report. Previously, she worked on G-20 issues including the Mutual Assessment Program (MAP) and led the Fund's analytical work on the labor share of income.
Prior to joining the IMF, Ms. Das was an Associate Professor at Columbia University (1998-2006), Harvard University (2001-2002), Dartmouth College (2006) and the University of California at Davis (2007-09). Her research interests are Inequality, Technology, External Balance and Econometrics. Ms. Das received her Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Email: mdas@imf.org
Education:
Ph.D in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T), Cambridge Massachusetts
A.B. in Economics and International Relations, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley MA, summa cum laude
Other Professional Positions:
Assistant Professor of Economics, Columbia University, New York NY, 1998 - 2001
Assistant Professor, Harvard University, Institute of Quantitative Social Sciences, Cambridge MA, 2001 - 2002
Associate Professor of Economics, Columbia University, New York NY, 2003 - 06
Visiting Associate Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College, Hanover NH, 2005 - 06
Associate Professor of Economics, University of California Davis CA, tenured, 2006 - 09
Country work or Mission Assignment:
People's Republic of China, 2012 (Staff Visit), 2012 (Article IV Consultation)
Japan (2013), Article IV Consultation
Work in progress:
A New Framework for the Assessment of External Sustainability, with Olivier Blanchard (first draft prepared)
Competing Models of Valuation Effects in the Assessment of External Sustainability, with M. Vargas (preliminary)
The External Adjustment in Spain, work in progress
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IMF Books and Working Papers:
The Exposure to Routinization: Labor Market Implications for Developed and Developing Economies, Working Paper No. 18/135, June 13, 2018
Why Is Labor Receiving a Smaller Share of Global Income? Theory and Empirical Evidence, Working Paper No. 17/169, July 24, 2017
F&D articles
“The End of Cheap Labor” (with P. N’Diaye), Finance and Development, June 2013, Vol. 50, 2
Selected Issue
Other Published Materials
2015 External Sector Report, IMF Policy Paper, August 2015
The External Position in Malaysia: Past and Future Evolution, in "Malaysia and Its Economic Achievements", edited by A. Mourmouras and N. Sheridan, forthcoming
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Publications in Journals (Refereed)
“The Initial Impact of the Crisis on Emerging Market Countries”, with Olivier Blanchard and Hamid Faruqee, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Spring 2010, 263-323
“Income Inequality: The Aftermath of Stock Market Liberalization in Emerging Markets”, with S. Mohapatra, Journal of Empirical Finance, Volume 10, 217-248
Publications in Books and Conference Volumes
Income Inequality: The Aftermath of Stock Market Liberalization in Emerging Markets, with S. Mohapatra, in "Emerging Markets", Richard Roll (editor), International Library of Critical Writings, 2002
Has China Reached the Lewis Turning Point? in "China’s Economy in Transition: From External to Domestic Rebalancing", edited by A. Singh, P. N’Diaye and M. Nabar, 2013
Mitali Das is a Deputy Division Chief in the Strategy, Policy and Review Department of the IMF where she supervises the operation and extension of external balance assessment methodologies to frontier and developing economies. She is an author of the IMF's External Balance Assessment (EBA) methodology and was the Co-Chair of the IMF's 2015 External Sector Report. Previously, she worked on G-20 issues including the Mutual Assessment Program (MAP) and led the Fund's analytical work on the labor share of income.
Prior to joining the IMF, Ms. Das was an Associate Professor at Columbia University (1998-2006), Harvard University (2001-2002), Dartmouth College (2006) and the University of California at Davis (2007-09). Her research interests are Inequality, Technology, External Balance and Econometrics. Ms. Das received her Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Email: mdas@imf.org
Education:
Ph.D in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T), Cambridge Massachusetts
A.B. in Economics and International Relations, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley MA, summa cum laude
Other Professional Positions:
Assistant Professor of Economics, Columbia University, New York NY, 1998 - 2001
Assistant Professor, Harvard University, Institute of Quantitative Social Sciences, Cambridge MA, 2001 - 2002
Associate Professor of Economics, Columbia University, New York NY, 2003 - 06
Visiting Associate Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College, Hanover NH, 2005 - 06
Associate Professor of Economics, University of California Davis CA, tenured, 2006 - 09
Country work or Mission Assignment:
People's Republic of China, 2012 (Staff Visit), 2012 (Article IV Consultation)
Japan (2013), Article IV Consultation
Work in progress:
A New Framework for the Assessment of External Sustainability, with Olivier Blanchard (first draft prepared)
Competing Models of Valuation Effects in the Assessment of External Sustainability, with M. Vargas (preliminary)
The External Adjustment in Spain, work in progress
IMF Books and Working Papers:
The Exposure to Routinization: Labor Market Implications for Developed and Developing Economies, Working Paper No. 18/135, June 13, 2018
Why Is Labor Receiving a Smaller Share of Global Income? Theory and Empirical Evidence, Working Paper No. 17/169, July 24, 2017
The External Balance Assessment (EBA) Methodology, Working Paper No. 13/272, December 31, 2013
Chronicle of a Decline Foretold : Has China Reached the Lewis Turning Point?, Working Paper No. 13/26, January 29, 2013
F&D articles
“The End of Cheap Labor” (with P. N’Diaye), Finance and Development, June 2013, Vol. 50, 2
Selected Issue
Other Published Materials
2015 External Sector Report, IMF Policy Paper, August 2015
The External Position in Malaysia: Past and Future Evolution, in "Malaysia and Its Economic Achievements", edited by A. Mourmouras and N. Sheridan, forthcoming
2014 Pilot External Sector Report, IMF Multilateral Policy Issues Report
“India Sustainability Report”, Prepared for the G-20 Mutual Assessment Program (MAP), 2011
“Japan Sustainability Report”, Prepared for the G-20 Mutual Assessment Program (MAP), 2011
Publications in Journals (Refereed)
“The Initial Impact of the Crisis on Emerging Market Countries”, with Olivier Blanchard and Hamid Faruqee, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Spring 2010, 263-323
“Income Inequality: The Aftermath of Stock Market Liberalization in Emerging Markets”, with S. Mohapatra, Journal of Empirical Finance, Volume 10, 217-248
"Semiparametric Analysis with Grouped Dependent Variables and Application to Physicians' Provision of Charity Care", Journal of Business and Economics Statistics, 26, 446-459
"Estimation of Sample Selection Models”, with Whitney Newey and Francis Vella, Review of Economic Studies, 2003, Volume 70, 33-58
“Functional Coefficient Instrumental Variables Models," with Z. Cai, H. Xiong and X.Wu, Journal of Econometrics, 2006, 133, 207-241
“Instrumental Variables Estimators for Nonparametric Models with Discrete Endogenous Regressors”, Journal of Econometrics, 2004, Volume 124, 335-361
“Simple Estimators for Nonparametric Panel Data Models with Sample Attrition”, Journal of Econometrics, 2003, Volume 120, 1, 159-180
“Estimation of a Panel Data Model with Insufficient Exclusion Restrictions”, Journal of Econometrics, 2001, Volume 114, 2, 297-328
“The Inter-generational link in Income Inequality: evidence from Adoptions”, with T. Sjogren, Economics Letters, 2001, Volume 75, 55-60
“Prescriber Intent, Off-label Usage and the Early Discontinuation of Antidepressants”, with J. Pomerantz, E. Berndt, S. Finkelstein et. al, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2003, Volume 65(3), 395-404
Publications in Books and Conference Volumes
Income Inequality: The Aftermath of Stock Market Liberalization in Emerging Markets, with S. Mohapatra, in "Emerging Markets", Richard Roll (editor), International Library of Critical Writings, 2002
Has China Reached the Lewis Turning Point? in "China’s Economy in Transition: From External to Domestic Rebalancing", edited by A. Singh, P. N’Diaye and M. Nabar, 2013
My Policies or Yours- Have OECD Agricultural Policies Affected Incomes in Developing Countries: Comment, (2007) in "Globalization and Poverty", edited by Ann Harrison, University of Chicago Press
Japan: Imbalances in Major Surplus Economies in "Rebalancing the Global Economy" edited by H. Faruqee and K. Srinivasan, May 2013, International Monetary Fund.
India: Imbalances in Major Deficit Economies in "Rebalancing the Global Economy" edited by H. Faruqee and K. Srinivasan, May 2013, International Monetary Fund