Deniz Igan

Deniz Igan is the Chief of the IMF Research Department’s World Economic Studies Division. Between 2021 and 2024, she was the Head of Macroeconomic Analysis at the Bank for International Settlements. Prior to that, she held various positions at the IMF, including as co-editor of the IMF Research Perspectives, an advisor to the editor for the IMF's Finance & Development magazine, and a recurring contributor to the Global Financial Stability Report, the World Economic Outlook, and the IMF-FSB Early Warning Exercise. Her research interests include macro-financial linkages, financial crises, real estate markets, and the political economy of financial regulation. Her work has been published in academic journals including policy-oriented volumes and presented widely in conferences and workshops. Deniz is a CEPR Research Fellow, an EUI Young Policy Leaders Fellow, an expert panelist at Zillow’s House Price Expectations Survey, and a recipient of the IMF Research Award for her innovative work on risks in real estate markets for the Early Warning Exercise and of best paper awards from the Midwest Finance Association and the American Real Estate Society.