Rudolfs Bems
Last Updated: March 02, 2011
Rudolfs Bems is an Economist at the IMF Research Department since 2007. His research interests fall in the general field of International Macroeconomics. He has published articles in leading academic journals, such as the Journal of International Economics and Review of Economic Dynamics. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Stockholm School of Economics in 2005. He has also worked as an economist at the European Department of the IMF and at the Research Department of the European Central Bank.
Personal WebPage: http://sites.google.com/site/rudolfsbems/
Fluent In: Latvian, Russian.
Education:
Ph.D. in Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, 2005
M.A. in Economics, New York University, 1999
B.Sc., Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, 1997
Previous Experience:
International Monetary Fund, 2006-present
European Central Bank, 2005-2006
Referee Activities:
Journal of Political Economy; Review of Economic Dynamics; Journal of International Economics; Macroeconomic Dynamics; Journal of International Money and Finance; Baltic Journal of Economics; Journal of Economic Integration
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IMF Books and Working Papers:
Demand Spillovers and the Collapse of Trade in the Global Recession, Working Paper No. 10/142, June 01, 2010
Exchange Rate Assessments: Methodologies for Oil Exporting Countries, Working Paper No. 09/281, December 01, 2009
Other Published Materials
“The Role of the Composition Effect and intermediate Goods in the Great Trade Collapse,” Box in IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2010, pp 129-131 (with R. Johnson and K.-M. Yi)
“Cross-Border Labor Flows in New European Union Member States,” IMF Research Bulletin, Vol. 10, No. 1, March 2009, pp. 6-7.
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Publications in Journals (Refereed)
“Current Account and Precautionary Savings for Exporters of Exhaustible Resources,” forthcoming in Journal of International Economics (with I. de Carvalho Filho)
“Demand Spillovers and the Collapse of Trade in the Global Recession,” IMF Economic Review, 2010, Vol. 58, No. 2, pp. 295-326 (with R. Johnson and K.-M. Yi)
Rudolfs Bems is an Economist at the IMF Research Department since 2007. His research interests fall in the general field of International Macroeconomics. He has published articles in leading academic journals, such as the Journal of International Economics and Review of Economic Dynamics. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Stockholm School of Economics in 2005. He has also worked as an economist at the European Department of the IMF and at the Research Department of the European Central Bank.
Personal WebPage: http://sites.google.com/site/rudolfsbems/
Fluent In: Latvian, Russian.
Education:
Ph.D. in Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, 2005
M.A. in Economics, New York University, 1999
B.Sc., Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, 1997
Previous Experience:
International Monetary Fund, 2006-present
European Central Bank, 2005-2006
Referee Activities:
Journal of Political Economy; Review of Economic Dynamics; Journal of International Economics; Macroeconomic Dynamics; Journal of International Money and Finance; Baltic Journal of Economics; Journal of Economic Integration
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Demand Spillovers and the Collapse of Trade in the Global Recession, Working Paper No. 10/142, June 01, 2010
Exchange Rate Assessments: Methodologies for Oil Exporting Countries, Working Paper No. 09/281, December 01, 2009
Current Account and Precautionary Savings for Exporters of Exhaustible Resources, Working Paper No. 09/33, February 01, 2009
Macroeconomics of Migration in New Member States, Working Paper No. 08/264, December 01, 2008
Aggregate Investment Expenditures on Tradable and Nontradable Goods, Working Paper No. 08/45, February 01, 2008
Finance and Convergence : What’s Ahead for Emerging Europe?, Working Paper No. 07/244, November 12, 2007
The External Balance Assessment (EBA) Methodology, Working Paper No. 13/272, December 31, 2013
Other Published Materials
“The Role of the Composition Effect and intermediate Goods in the Great Trade Collapse,” Box in IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2010, pp 129-131 (with R. Johnson and K.-M. Yi)
“Cross-Border Labor Flows in New European Union Member States,” IMF Research Bulletin, Vol. 10, No. 1, March 2009, pp. 6-7.
“Current Account Determinants for Oil-Exporting Countries,” Box in IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2008, pp. 200-202 (with I. de Carvalho Filho)
“Cross-Border Labor Flows in New Member States: Patterns and Challenges,” IMF Regional Economic Outlook: Europe, October 2008, pp. 67-81 (with Philip Schellekens)
“Managing Rapid Financial Deepening in Emerging Europe,” IMF Regional Economic Outlook: Europe, November 2007, pp.35-48 (with Philip Schellekens)
Publications in Journals (Refereed)
“Current Account and Precautionary Savings for Exporters of Exhaustible Resources,” forthcoming in Journal of International Economics (with I. de Carvalho Filho)
“Demand Spillovers and the Collapse of Trade in the Global Recession,” IMF Economic Review, 2010, Vol. 58, No. 2, pp. 295-326 (with R. Johnson and K.-M. Yi)
“Aggregate Investment Expenditures on Tradable and Nontradable Goods,” Review of Economic Dynamics, 2008, Vol.11, No.4, pp. 852-883
“Efficiency of Slovenian Banking Sector in EU Context,” Journal for Money and Banking, 2008, Vol. 57, No. 11, pp. 82-88 (with P. Sorsa)
“US Imbalances: The Role of Technology and Policy,” Journal of International Money and Finance, 2007, Vol.26, No.4, pp. 523-545 (with L. Dedola and F. Smets)
“Trade Deficits in the Baltic States: How Long Will the Party Last?” Review of Economic Dynamics, 2006, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 179-209 (with K. Hartelius)