Professor Stephany Griffith Jones Economist
Welcome to the website of Professor Stephany Griffith Jones (BA Chile, PhD Cambridge), who is currently Executive Director of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University
An economist working on global capital flows, with special reference to flows to emerging markets; macro-economic management of capital flows in Latin America, Eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa; proposals for international measures to diminish volatility of capital flows and reduce likelihood of currency crises; analysis of national and international capital markets. Proposals for international financial reform
Recent research: Derivatives and hedge funds; sovereign wealth funds; the sub-prime crisis and its' impact on developing countries; the impact of Basel II on developing countries.
I was one of the key collaborators on the UN's World Economic and Social Survey 2005 which focuses on financing for development. The full report and a summary are available on the UN website. This report led to the book International Finance and Development which was co-authored with Jose Antonio-Ocampo and Jan Kregel.
I am currently leading work on GDP-Linked bonds, which has included a major meeting at the IMF Spring Meetings 2006. Find more details here