TengTeng Xu

Last Updated: December 01, 2022

TengTeng Xu

TengTeng Xu is a senior economist in the Asia Pacific Department at the IMF, where she is a senior desk on the Japan team and mission chief for Nauru. Previously, she served as a senior desk on both the India and Bhutan teams. She participated in the Financial Sector Assessment Programs (FSAP) of Germany, Spain and Poland in the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, including leading the risk analysis team for the Poland FSAP. She also worked on the IMF Program on Romania in the European Department. Prior to joining the IMF, Ms. Xu was a senior analyst in the International Economic Analysis Department at the Bank of Canada, covering China and Japan. She also worked at the Inter-American Development Bank, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Cambridge, and an M.Phil. in Economics and a B.A. (First Class Honours) in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Oxford.

Fluent In: Chinese.

Education:

Ph.D. Economics, University of Cambridge, 2011

M.Phil. Economics, University of Oxford, 2007

B.A. (First Class Honours) Mathematics and Statistics, University of Oxford, 2005


Previous Experience:

Bank of Canada, Senior Analyst, International Economic Analysis Department, 2011-2013

Inter-American Development Bank, Consultant, Research Department, 2009-2010

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Consultant, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, 2007

Morgan Stanley, Economist Intern, Economics Research Department, 2007

Goldman Sachs, Intern, Economics Research Department (2006), Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (2005)


Country work or Mission Assignment:

Nauru Article IV, 2022 - Present (Mission Chief)

Japan Article IV, 2022 - Present

India Article IV, 2020 - 2022

Bhutan Article IV, 2020 - 2022

Poland Financial Sector Assessment Program, 2017 - 2019

Spain Financial Sector Assessment Program, 2016 - 2017

Germany Financial Sector Assessment Program, 2015 - 2016

Indonesia Technical Assistance, 2015 - 2016

Romania Article IV and Program Reviews, 2013 - 2015


IMF Career:

Asia Pacific Department, Economist, 2020-Present

Monetary and Capital Markets Department, Economist, 2015-2020

European Department, Economist, 2013-2015

Asia-Pacific Department, Summer Intern, 2008


Field of Expertise:

Banking

Macro-Financial Issues

International Finance

Economic Modeling

IMF Books and Working Papers:

Financial Sector and Economic Growth in India , Working Paper No. 2022/137 , July 08, 2022

Corporate Sector Resilience in India in the Wake of the COVID-19 Shock , Working Paper No. 2021/278 , November 19, 2021

State-Level Health and Economic Impact of COVID-19 in India , Working Paper No. 2021/279 , November 19, 2021

Interconnectedness and Contagion Analysis: A Practical Framework , Working Paper No. 19/220 , October 11, 2019

Bank Profitability and Financial Stability , Working Paper No. 19/5 , January 11, 2019

Interconnectedness of Global Systemically-Important Banks and Insurers , Working Paper No. 17/210 , September 29, 2017

Wage Moderation in Crises : Policy Considerations and Applications to the Euro Area , Staff Discussion Notes No. 15/22 , November 17, 2015

What Drives China's Interbank Market? , Working Paper No. 09/189 , September 01, 2009

IMF Country Reports

Poland FSAP Technical Note: Stress Testing and Systemic Risk Analysis, IMF Country Report No. 19/120, 2019.

Poland FSAP: Financial System Stability Assessment, IMF Country Report No. 19/39, 2019.

Spain FSAP Technical Note: Determinants of Bank Profitability, IMF Country Report No. 17/339, 2017.

Spain FSAP Technical Note: Interconnectedness and Spillover Analysis in Spain’s Financial System, IMF Country Report No. 17/344, 2017.

Spain FSAP: Financial System Stability Assessment, IMF Country Report No. 17/321, 2017

Germany FSAP Technical Note: Stress Testing the Banking and Insurance Sectors, IMF Country Report No. 16/191, 2016.

Germany FSAP: Financial System Stability Assessment, IMF Country Report No. 16/189, 2016

Romania: Staff Report for the 2015 Article IV Consultation, IMF Country Report No. 15/79, 2015

Romania: First and Second Reviews Under the Stand-By Arrangement, IMF Country Report No. 14/87, 2014

IMF Occasional Papers, Pamphlets, and Special Issues Papers

Exchange Rate Pass-Through and Inflation Targeting, Romania Article IV Selected Issues Papers, 2015.

Benefits of Boosting Quality Public Infrastructure Spending in Romania, Romania Article IV Selected Issues Papers, 2015.

Cutting Labor Taxes in A Constrained Budget Environment, Romania Article IV Selected Issues Papers, 2015.

TengTeng Xu

TengTeng Xu is a senior economist in the Asia Pacific Department at the IMF, where she is a senior desk on the Japan team and mission chief for Nauru. Previously, she served as a senior desk on both the India and Bhutan teams. She participated in the Financial Sector Assessment Programs (FSAP) of Germany, Spain and Poland in the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, including leading the risk analysis team for the Poland FSAP. She also worked on the IMF Program on Romania in the European Department. Prior to joining the IMF, Ms. Xu was a senior analyst in the International Economic Analysis Department at the Bank of Canada, covering China and Japan. She also worked at the Inter-American Development Bank, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Cambridge, and an M.Phil. in Economics and a B.A. (First Class Honours) in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Oxford.

Fluent In: Chinese.

Education:

Ph.D. Economics, University of Cambridge, 2011

M.Phil. Economics, University of Oxford, 2007

B.A. (First Class Honours) Mathematics and Statistics, University of Oxford, 2005


Previous Experience:

Bank of Canada, Senior Analyst, International Economic Analysis Department, 2011-2013

Inter-American Development Bank, Consultant, Research Department, 2009-2010

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Consultant, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, 2007

Morgan Stanley, Economist Intern, Economics Research Department, 2007

Goldman Sachs, Intern, Economics Research Department (2006), Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (2005)


Country work or Mission Assignment:

Nauru Article IV, 2022 - Present (Mission Chief)

Japan Article IV, 2022 - Present

India Article IV, 2020 - 2022

Bhutan Article IV, 2020 - 2022

Poland Financial Sector Assessment Program, 2017 - 2019

Spain Financial Sector Assessment Program, 2016 - 2017

Germany Financial Sector Assessment Program, 2015 - 2016

Indonesia Technical Assistance, 2015 - 2016

Romania Article IV and Program Reviews, 2013 - 2015


IMF Career:

Asia Pacific Department, Economist, 2020-Present

Monetary and Capital Markets Department, Economist, 2015-2020

European Department, Economist, 2013-2015

Asia-Pacific Department, Summer Intern, 2008


Field of Expertise:

Banking

Macro-Financial Issues

International Finance

Economic Modeling

IMF Books and Working Papers:

Financial Sector and Economic Growth in India , Working Paper No. 2022/137 , July 08, 2022

Corporate Sector Resilience in India in the Wake of the COVID-19 Shock , Working Paper No. 2021/278 , November 19, 2021

State-Level Health and Economic Impact of COVID-19 in India , Working Paper No. 2021/279 , November 19, 2021

Interconnectedness and Contagion Analysis: A Practical Framework , Working Paper No. 19/220 , October 11, 2019

Bank Profitability and Financial Stability , Working Paper No. 19/5 , January 11, 2019

Interconnectedness of Global Systemically-Important Banks and Insurers , Working Paper No. 17/210 , September 29, 2017

Wage Moderation in Crises : Policy Considerations and Applications to the Euro Area , Staff Discussion Notes No. 15/22 , November 17, 2015

What Drives China's Interbank Market? , Working Paper No. 09/189 , September 01, 2009

IMF Country Reports

Poland FSAP Technical Note: Stress Testing and Systemic Risk Analysis, IMF Country Report No. 19/120, 2019.

Poland FSAP: Financial System Stability Assessment, IMF Country Report No. 19/39, 2019.

Spain FSAP Technical Note: Determinants of Bank Profitability, IMF Country Report No. 17/339, 2017.

Spain FSAP Technical Note: Interconnectedness and Spillover Analysis in Spain’s Financial System, IMF Country Report No. 17/344, 2017.

Spain FSAP: Financial System Stability Assessment, IMF Country Report No. 17/321, 2017

Germany FSAP Technical Note: Stress Testing the Banking and Insurance Sectors, IMF Country Report No. 16/191, 2016.

Germany FSAP: Financial System Stability Assessment, IMF Country Report No. 16/189, 2016

Romania: Staff Report for the 2015 Article IV Consultation, IMF Country Report No. 15/79, 2015

Romania: First and Second Reviews Under the Stand-By Arrangement, IMF Country Report No. 14/87, 2014

IMF Occasional Papers, Pamphlets, and Special Issues Papers

Exchange Rate Pass-Through and Inflation Targeting, Romania Article IV Selected Issues Papers, 2015.

Benefits of Boosting Quality Public Infrastructure Spending in Romania, Romania Article IV Selected Issues Papers, 2015.

Cutting Labor Taxes in A Constrained Budget Environment, Romania Article IV Selected Issues Papers, 2015.

Publications in Journals (Refereed)

Money Market Rates and Retail Interest Regulation in China (with N. Porter), International Journal of Central Banking, vol. 12(1), Mar 2016

China's Emergence in the World Economy and Business Cycles in Latin America (with A. Cesa-Bianchi, M.H. Pesaran and A. Rebucci), Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association Economia, Volume 12, Number 2, Spring 2012

Other Published Materials

Business Cycle Effects of Credit Shocks in a DSGE Model with Firm Defaults (with M.H. Pesaran), Bank of Canada Working Papers 13-19, Jun 2013.

The Role of Credit in International Business Cycles, Bank of Canada Working Papers 12-36, Nov 2012.

Is China the new center for offshoring of IT and ICT-enabled services? (with D. Van Welsum), OECD Digital Economy Papers No.128, Mar 2007.