Atish R. Ghosh
{{Short description|Indian economist}}
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| institution = International Monetary Fund
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Harvard University (BA, MA, PhD)
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Atish Rex Ghosh (born February 21, 1964) is an international economist, who is currently the Historian of the International Monetary Fund.[http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2016/pr16161.htm Lagarde Appoints Historians to Chronicle “Defining Moments” in Fund’s History][https://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S46/05/57G39/index.xml?section=people&path=/main/news/archive/S46/05/57G39/index.xml&prev=1 Princeton news: Faculty Honor] His recent work has focused on issues related to the stability of the international monetary system, including exchange rate regimes, external balance dynamics, capital flows and capital controls, monetary and foreign exchange intervention policies, fiscal space and debt sustainability, and international policy coordination.[https://blog-imfdirect.imf.org/bloggers/atish-rex-ghosh/ iMFdirect Blog: Atish Rex Ghosh] His work on the management of cross-border capital flows, notably the role of capital controls, has played an important role in influencing the IMF's institutional position on the use of capital controls.The Economist (February 18, 2010), [http://www.economist.com/node/15546440 The IMF changes its mind on controls on capital inflows.]The Financial Times (February 22, 2010), [http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ec484786-1fcf-11df-8deb-00144feab49a.html IMF reconsiders capital controls opposition.]The Economist (April 07, 2011), [http://www.economist.com/node/18527586 The Reformation: A disjointed attempt by the IMF to refine its thinking on capital controls.]Capital Controls. Ghosh has also published numerous influential studies on international policy coordination and exchange rate regimes, including three books: [http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1557863067.html Economic Cooperation in an Uncertain World] (Wiley-Blackwell Press); [https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/exchange-rate-regimes Exchange Rate Regimes: Choices and Consequences] (MIT Press); and [https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/currency-boards-retrospect-and-prospect Currency Boards in Retrospect and Prospect] (MIT Press).[http://voxeu.org/person/atish-r-ghosh VOXEU: Atish Rex Ghosh] In addition, he is the author of [http://www.nineteenthstreetnw.com/ Nineteenth Street, NW]—a fictional novel about a global financial crash.[http://www.nineteenthstreetnw.com/aboutghosh.html Nineteenth Street, NW: About the author][https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/29/business/economy/29imf.html NY Times (Oct 28, 2010): A Novel Whose Plot Seems Oddly Familiar]
Early career
Ghosh received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University. He also holds an MSc. in Development Economics from Oxford University. Before joining the IMF, Ghosh was an Assistant Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton University.
At the IMF, Ghosh worked on the Ukrainian and Turkish economic stabilization programs in the 1990s, and has also served as Assistant Director of the Research Department where he supervised analytical work on issues related to the international monetary system.
Research and publication
Ghosh's research focuses on various aspects of domestic and international macroeconomic policy, including choices and consequences of exchange rate regimes, capital flows and capital controls, fiscal space, debt sustainability, external balance dynamics, and policy coordination. He has written and edited several books on international economic issues such as [http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1557863067.html Economic Cooperation in an Uncertain World] (Wiley-Blackwell Press, 1994), [https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/exchange-rate-regimes Exchange Rate Regimes: Choices and Consequences] (MIT Press, 2003), and [https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/currency-boards-retrospect-and-prospect Currency Boards in Retrospect and Prospect] (MIT Press, 2008). He has also published numerous articles in distinguished academic journals, such as the American Economic Review, the Economic Journal, the Journal of Monetary Economics, and the Journal of International Economics.[https://ideas.repec.org/e/pgh16.html IDEAS: Atish Ghosh] His work has received widespread media coverage, including in The Economist,The Economist (October 06, 2012), [http://www.economist.com/node/21564193 Tide Barriers: Capital Controls Would Work Better If There Were Some International Norms.]The Economist (April 30, 2009), [http://www.economist.com/node/13576264 Economic Focus: New fund, old fundamentals.] the Financial Times,Financial Times (April 15, 2016), [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/11bdca1a-02e9-11e6-99cb-83242733f755.html#axzz4D2m1AmgZ How theory frames economic policymaking] The New York Times,The New York Times (February 22, 2010), [https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/i-m-f-questions-freedom-of-capital-flows/?_r=0 I.M.F. Questions Freedom of Capital Flows.] and The Wall Street Journal.The Wall Street Journal (September 02, 2010), [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704791004575465662547079160 IMF Warns Countries of Debt Risks, Dismisses Idea of Greek Default.]The Wall Street Journal (June 02, 2015), [https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/06/02/stop-obsessing-over-debt-and-watch-growth-flourish-imf-economists-argue/ IMF Economists: Stop Obsessing Over Debt]The Wall Street Journal (June 02, 2015), [https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/06/02/imf-economists-surprising-advice-on-federal-debt-dont-worry-about-it/ IMF Economists’ Surprising Advice on Federal Debt: Don’t Worry About It.]
Ghosh was appointed as the IMF Historian by the IMF Managing Director, Christine Lagarde, on April 7, 2016. In this capacity, he will write the IMF's official history over 2000-15—a period characterized by the rise in global imbalances and surge in international capital flows, the global financial crisis, the Eurozone crisis, and the growing role of emerging and developing countries in the world economy.
Novel
Ghosh is the author of Nineteenth Street, N.W.—a fictional novel about a global financial crash. The thriller, now in its second edition, explores the threat of financial terrorism and revolves around a plan to sabotage the global currency markets.[http://www.nineteenthstreetnw.com/about19.html Nineteenth Street, N.W.][http://www.imfo.org/index.html Nineteenth Street, N.W.: Could financial crises be exploited by terrorists][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6qpPgbgrmQ The Mark News: Rex Ghosh on Nineteenth Street Northwest]
References
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External links
- http://www.nineteenthstreetnw.com/aboutghosh.html
- {{cite web|title=Most widely held works by Atish R Ghosh|url=https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr90012874/|publisher=WorldCat}}
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Category:20th-century Indian economists
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