
Galip Kemal Ozhan
Senior Economist
- Ph.D. in Economics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (2016)
- M.A. in Economics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (2013)
- M.Sc. in Finance, Imperial College London, U.K. (2010)
- M.A. in Economics, Bilkent University, Turkey (2009)
- B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, Turkey (2007)
Bio
Galip Kemal Ozhan is a Senior Economist at the Bank of Canada. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Washington, an M.Sc. in Finance from Imperial College London, and an M.A. in Economics and a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University, Turkey. He worked as a research associate at the Brookings Institution from January 2012 to September 2013, and as an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of St Andrews from September 2016 to August 2019. His main research interests are in international finance, macroeconomics, and monetary economics. His research has been recognized with the 2016 Young Economist Award by the European Economics Association, and the 2016 Best Paper Award by the Money, Macro and Finance Research Group in the United Kingdom.
Staff analytical notes
Staff working papers
International Economic Sanctions and Third-Country Effects
We study the transmission and third-country effects of international sanctions. A sanctioned country’s losses are mitigated, and the sanctioning country’s losses amplified, if a third country does not join the sanctions, but the third country benefits from not joining.News-Driven International Credit Cycles
This paper examines the implications of positive news about future asset values that turn out to be incorrect at a later date in an open economy model with banking. The model captures the patterns of bank credit and current account dynamics in Spain between 2000 and 2010. The model finds that the use of unconventional policies leads to a milder bust.Interest Rate Uncertainty as a Policy Tool
We study a novel policy tool—interest rate uncertainty—that can be used to discourage inefficient capital inflows and to adjust the composition of external account between shortterm securities and foreign direct investment (FDI).Journal publications
Refereed journals
- “News-Driven International Credit Cycles,” Journal of Macroeconomic 70 (December 2021): 103372.
- “Financial Intermediation, Resource Allocation, and Macroeconomic Interdependence,” Journal of Monetary Economics, 115 (November 2020): 265-278.
Other
Book chapters
- “The Growth Debate Redux” in K. Dervis¸ and H. Kharas (eds), Growth, Convergence and Income Distribution: The Road from the Brisbane G-20 Summit, Brookings Institution Press, Washington, D.C., November 2014.
- “Unconventional Monetary Policy and Its Reflections on the Global Economy” (with Izak Atiyas and Fuat Keyman) in K. Dervis¸ and H. Kharas (eds), Think Tank 20: The G-20 and Central Banks in the New World of Unconventional Monetary Policy, Brookings Institution Press, Washington, D.C., August 2013.
Op-Eds
- “Fiscal Multipliers” (with Domenico Lombardi), Longitude, March 2013.
- “Buying Time by Buying Bonds” (with Kemal Dervis¸ and Karim Foda), Brookings Up Front, September 2012.