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Abstract

Speakers authored two thematic chapters in the World Economic Outlook (WEO), October 2024 and presented it in webinar.

The two chapters presented were:-

• Chapter 2: The Great Tightening: Insights from the Recent Inflation Episode
• Chapter 3: Understanding the Social Acceptability of Structural Reforms

About the Speakers

Mr. Nicholas Ari Sander

Nick Sander is an economist in the Economic Modelling Division of the IMF Research Department. Before joining the Fund, Nick was a Senior Economist at the Bank of Canada and at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. His research focuses on production networks and understanding the macroeconomic effects of supply shocks. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of California – Berkeley.

Mr. Hippolyte Weneyam Balima

Hippolyte Balima is an economist in the World Economic Studies Division of the IMF's Research Department. He has previously worked on IMF programs, bilateral surveillance, and capacity development in the Middle East and Central Asia, as well as in the Monetary and Capital Markets Departments. Before joining the IMF, he worked at the World Bank in the Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice. Hippolyte's research has been published in several academic journals, including the Journal of Development Economics, European Economic Review, and IMF Economic Review, and he has contributed to various IMF policy publications. He holds a Ph.D. from CERDI, France.