Romain Ranciere Research

Contact Information:

Office Address: 700 19th Street, NW Washington , DC 20431 , USA
Telephone:              +1(202)6238675       
E-mail: rranciere at imf.org

Skype: romainranciere

Current Employment: Economist, Research Department, International Monetary Fund

Other Affiliation: Centre for Economic Policy Research, London. CEPR
 
 
Research Interests: International Finance, Economic Growth, Banking.
 
 
Education: NYU: Ph.D., Economics, 2003; Ecole Normale Superieure: M.A. Economics, 1994
 
 
Previous Employement: C.R.E.I. and Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2003-2005); French Treasury (1996-1997); CDC Capital, New York (1994-1995)
 
CV    International Finance Part II (HEC)

Working Papers

The Optimal Level of Reserves for Emerging Market Countries: Formulas and Applications, joint with Olivier Jeanne  Latest Version, (January, 2008)
 
Exchange Rate Volatility and Productivity Growth: The Role of Financial Development, joint with Philippe Aghion, Philippe Bacchetta and Kenneth Rogoff, Latest Version(January, 2008) 
 
The Overhang Hangover, joint with Jean Imbs Latest Version (July, 2007)

Banks, Liquidity Crises and Economic Growth, joint with Alejandro Gaytan, Latest Version, Supplemental Appendix (September, 2006)

Journal Publications

Growth and Risk at the Industry Level: The Real Effects of Financial Liberalization, joint with Andrei Levchenko and Mathias Thoenig,
Latest Version, Journal of Development Economics, Forthcoming

 

Systemic Crises and Growth, joint with Aaron Tornell and Frank Westermann
Quarterly Journal of Economics, February 2008, Latest Version Extended Appendix

 
Financial Development, Financial Fragility, and Growth, joint with Norman Loayza, Journal of Money Credit and Banking,Volume 38(4):1051-1076 (2006) Latest Version

Decomposing the Effects of Financial Liberalization: Growth vs. Crises, joint with Aaron Tornell and Frank Westermann, Journal of Banking and Finance,Volume30, Issue 12December 2006, Pages 3331-3348 Latest Version
 
Macroeconomic Volatility and Welfare in Developing Countries: an Introduction , joint with Norman Loayza, Luis Sirven and Jaume Ventura World Bank Economic Review,  21(3)343-357, 2007 Latest Version
Other Publications
 
Financial Liberalization, with Aaron Tornell and Frank Westermann, New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, Forthcoming Latest Version 

Country Insurance, with Torbjorn Becker, Olivier Jeanne, Paolo Mauro, Jonathan Ostry, Ocasional Paper 255, International Monetary Fund Latest Version