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Senior Fellow

Eswar Prasad

Eswar Prasad

Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development
New Century Chair in International Trade and Economics

Eswar Prasad holds the New Century Chair in International Trade and Economics. He is the Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy at Cornell University and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He was previously head of the Financial Studies Division and the China Division at the IMF.



Expertise

Macroeconomics of financial globalization; monetary and exchange rate policies in emerging markets; China and India

Background

Current Positions
Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy, Cornell University; Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research; Research Fellow, IZA (Institute for the Study of Labor), Bonn, Germany

Past Positions

Division Chief, Financial Studies Division, Research Department, IMF, 2005-2006; Division Chief, China Division, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF, 2002-2004; Assistant to the Director, Research Department, IMF, 2000-2002; Senior Economist, IMF, 1998-2000; Economist, IMF, September 1990-1998

Education

Ph.D. (1992) University of Chicago; M.A. (1986) Brown University; B.A. (1985) University of Madras, India

“As emerging markets grow, [they will be able to] play a more significant role in improving global economic governance so long as they employ good policies and intensify reforms that contributed to their resilience during the global recession.”


Research and Commentary

Save to My PortfolioWill China's Yuan Rival the Dollar?February 08, 2012The Wall Street Journal
Save to My PortfolioThe Role of the Renminbi in the Global Monetary SystemFebruary 2012The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioIndia Must Not Let Slip Its Moment for ReformDecember 18, 2011Financial Times
Save to My PortfolioEuro Crisis Kills G-20 ProgressNovember 07, 2011The Daily Beast
Save to My PortfolioG-20 Is at Its Best When the Stakes Are HighestNovember 02, 2011The New York Times
Save to My PortfolioWhy the Global Economic Recovery is in Trouble September 19, 2011Financial Times
Save to My PortfolioRethinking Central Banking September 2011The Committee on International Economic and Policy Reform
Save to My PortfolioRole Reversal in Global Finance August 27, 2011The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioChina's Approach to Economic Development and Industrial PolicyJune 15, 2011U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
Save to My PortfolioRebalancing the U.S.-China RelationshipJanuary 17, 2011The Brookings Institution

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