@jdostry

Professor of Economics, Global Affairs & Public Policy at University of Toronto; Fellow at CEPR; Former IMF Deputy Research Director & Acting Director for Asia

munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/jonathan-ostry
Joined April 2022
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My latest piece in Project Syndicate on how whipsaw trade policies affect foreign direct investment. project-syndicate.org/commen…

Whipsaw Trade Policy Is Depressing Foreign Direct Investment

Jonathan D. Ostry shares new research showing that unpredictability reduces FDI more than three times as much as tariffs do.

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VoxEU
@voxeuJun 18
Trade restrictions, trade policy uncertainty and FDI flows Hites Ahir @IMFNews, Luca Bettarelli @unipa_it, Davide Furceri @IMFNews @unipa_it, Francesco Frangiamore @unipa_it, Jonathan D. Ostry @jdostry @UofT @Bruegel_org @CDHoweInstitute, Francesco Scianna @unipa_it ow.ly/yBhB50Ze59f
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Interesting piece on tariffs and the macroeconomy in today's @WSJ wsj.com/economy/do-tariffs-c…

Do Tariffs Cause Inflation? New Studies Offer Surprising Answer

A blow to consumer and business demand likely explains why tariffs’ impact on inflation is limited.

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My latest piece on the importance of Canada staying the course on greening its economy and contributing to global decarbonization efforts
Project Syndicate
@ProSyn8 Mar 2025
When it comes to climate policy, backsliding is to be expected. But the current revolt against green policies offers some important lessons for the next Canadian prime minister, writes @jdostry. bit.ly/3Dwb04U
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I am very pleased to have joined Canada’s foremost public policy think tank.
C.D. Howe Institute
@CDHoweInstitute7 Mar 2025
Please join us in welcoming @UofT Professor @jdostry as a Senior Fellow! With his three decades of service at the IMF and on the economics faculty at Georgetown University, @jdostry brings deep expertise on international macroeconomics to the Institute. cdhowe.org/our-people/jonath…
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#SUERFpolicybrief “Assessing the effect of policy restrictions on #internationaltrade: A New Dataset and Policy Implications" by Julia E Flores, @DavideFurceri, Swarnali Hannan (IMF), @jdostry (University of Toronto), Andrew Rose (NUS Business School) 📄tinyurl.com/4dapcy8d
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CEPR
@cepr_org1 Feb 2025
New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP19900 Environmental Kuznets Curve and Green #Regulation Luca Bettarelli @unipa_it, Davide Furceri @IMFNews @unipa_it, @LounganiPrakash, @jdostry org, Loredana Pisano @unipa_it ow.ly/bKcc50URbBi #CEPR_DE #CEPR_IMF #econtwitter
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My piece in today's @globeandmail on how to improve Canada's productivity performance. theglobeandmail.com/business…

Opinion: Canada must embrace structural reforms to solve its productivity problem

This country shares with Europe the reality of moribund productivity, especially compared with the United States, whose economy has been the envy of all

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Delighted to have joined the University of Toronto's faculty as Professor of Economics, Global Affairs and Public Policy, cross-appointed to the Munk School and the Department of Economics @econuoft .
Munk School@munkschool4 Sep 2024
Prof. Jonathan Ostry @jdostry, a globally reputed changemaker, joins as Professor, cross-appointed to the Munk School & @econuoft after decades @IMF. At #UofT, he’ll continue research on global economic issues & teach courses on inequality and growth. 🔗bit.ly/3z6iFoq
Image of professor Jonathan Ostry at an IMF meeting

ALT Image of professor Jonathan Ostry at an IMF meeting

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More honesty is needed about what structural economic reforms can, and cannot, deliver. See my Op-Ed in todays @FT. ft.com/content/edd8714b-aafe…

We need a better blueprint for structural reform

Governments should be honest about the fact that liberalisation creates losers as well as winners

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Bruegel@Bruegel_org24 Oct 2023
🆕Recessions, the energy mix and environmental policy Pragyan Deb, Davide Furceri, @jdostry and Nour Tawk highlight that recessions result in permanent increases in energy efficiency and in the share of renewables in total electricity Read now ⤵️ bruegel.org/working-paper/re…

Recessions, the energy mix and environmental policy

This paper highlights that recessions result in permanent increases in energy efficiency and in the share of renewables in total electricity.

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Please join if you are able. It will be livestreamed, too.
European University Institute@EUI_EU26 Sep 2023
❓ Is there an alternative to #neoliberalism? 🌐 Join economist and Nobel Prize winner, Professor @JosephEStiglitz, in his lecture on post-neoliberal globalisation. 📚 📅 Thursday, 28 September | 14:00 - 15:30 CEST ⏰ Sign up here 👉 loom.ly/AALCM5A @EUI_Schuman
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Simon Lloyd@splloyd_econ22 Sep 2023
New @BoE_Research SWP: "Granular Banking Flows and Exchange-Rate Dynamics" with Balduin Bippus and Daniel Ostry. In the paper, we document the granular origins and causal effects of cross-border flows for FX dynamics. @CamEcon, @janewayinst 1/n bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/…
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Politics, as well as economics, matter when making climate policy. See my Op-Ed in today’s @FT: ft.com/content/5a8a34b0-d973…

Politics, as well as economics, matter when making climate policy

The social impact of measures taken is as important as their efficiency

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An interesting perspective on the IMF and capital controls from former RBA Deputy Governor Stephen Grenville, published by the @LowyInstitute. Worth a read! lowyinstitute.org/the-interp…

Taming international capital flows

Emerging economies have borne the brunt of “easy money” economics, but past wisdom is catching up.

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Please join for what should be an interesting discussion on the future of the international financial architecture. The event will be streamed live here: youtube.com/user/PetersonIns…
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CEPR
@cepr_org1 Feb 2023
New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP17853 Retaliation through Temporary Trade Barriers Davide Furceri @IMFNews, @jdostry @Georgetown, Chris Papageorgiou @IMFNews, @PaulineWibaux @CEPII_Paris ow.ly/sk7p50MGvE4 #CEPR_IMF
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IMF
@IMFNews24 Jan 2023
The rapid rise in global shipping costs was a canary in the coal mine for inflation, writes @jdostry. Read his new article in F&D for more. bit.ly/3XPrSIk
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Max Lawson@maxlawsontin18 Jan 2023
Over the last decade, the richest 1% captured half of all new wealth. Since the beginning of the 2020's, this has accelerated to almost two thirds. 2/9
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