JAMUS JEROME LIM Apt 7301 St Regis Saadiyat Abu Dhabi UAE +971 (56) 420 2538 (cell) [email protected] (email) http://jamus.name (web) Citizenship: Singapore EDUCATION 9/2014–6/2015 Harvard University Cambridge, MA 9/2012–current Postdoc, Safra Research Lab (Topic: Political Economics) ALM, Extension Studies (Concentration: History) 9/2001–6/2006 University of California Santa Cruz, CA 3/2002–9/2006 PhD, International Economics (Fields: Intl Finance, Trade, Development) MA, Politics (Fields: Intl Finance, Trade, Development) 9/1999–7/2000 London School of Economics London, England MSc, Economics (Concentration: International Economics) 6/1996–12/1998 University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba, Australia BBus, Economics (First Class Hons) (Major: Economics, Minor: Computer Studies) 1/1989–12/1993 Raffles Institution/Raffles Junior College Singapore ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 10/2014–present Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Lead Economist, Strategy Unit Lead global macroeconomic monitoring, modeling & analysis, providing tactical & strategic inputs for allocation of multi-hundred-billion dollar portfolio Primary contributor to unit’s monitoring, analysis & research on global macro, macro- finance, and forex issues, with coverage of all major developed and emerging economies Oversee small research teams for special research projects, resulting in twofold increase in research output 7/2012–10/2014 The World Bank Washington, DC 9/2007–6/2012 Senior Economist, Development Prospects Group Economist (Young Professional) Led research efforts averaging 3 refereed journal, flagship report, and working paper articles/year, relative to department average of 1, raising group’s research profile in international macro forecasting & analysis Provided policy advisory to clients in Mideast (Syria, Jordan, UAE), Africa (Egypt, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe), and Asia (South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore) Secured research funding of $268K in competitive grants, supporting multi-year research projects in development economics research 8/2006–8/2007 Centre College Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Economics Danville, KY Taught 5 distinct courses in macroeconomics, international economics, and development, receiving strong evaluations of teaching quality Mentored 2 students in research projects, compared to faculty average of 1, resulting in coauthored published works alongside regular research output 7/2002–9/2002 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Singapore 9/2000–9/2001 Research Associate, Regional Economic Studies Generated research resulting in 5 presentations and publications on regional conference circuit, relative to team average of 1, establishing institute’s reputation in information technology policy 3/1999–8/1999 J.P. Morgan Singapore Analyst, Emerging Markets Sales, Trading & Research Provided operational and mid-office support for proprietary fixed income/equities trading, contributing to twofold improvement in equities section performance REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS “Foreign Bank Behavior During Financial Crises”, Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking (forthcoming) (with J. Adams-Kane & J. Caballero) “The Effect of Quantitative Easing on Financial Flows to Developing Countries”, Journal of International Money and Finance 68(1): 331–57 (Nov 2016) (with S. Mohapatra) “Fiscal Policy Challenges in Developing Economies”, in World Bank, Global Economic Prospects: Having Fiscal Space and Using It, Washington, DC: The World Bank, pp. 119–54 (2015) (with A. Ahmed, R. Huidrom, A. Kose, S. Kurlat & F. Ohnsorge) “Institutional and Structural Determinants of Investment Worldwide”, Journal of Macroeconomics 41(1): 160–77 (Sep 2014) “Trade Openness Reduces Growth Volatility When Countries are Well Diversified”, Canadian Journal of Economics 46(2): 765–90 (May 2013) (with M. Haddad, C. Pancaro & C. Saborowski) “The Emerging Pattern of Global Investment”, in World Bank, Global Development Horizons: Capital for the Future: Saving and Investment in an Interdependent World, Washington, DC: The World Bank, pp. 17–59 (2013) “Bilateral M&A Activity from the Global South”, North American Journal of Economics and Finance 23(3): 345–64 (Dec 2012) (with M. Dailami & S. Kurlat) “China’s SME Development Strategies in the Context of a National Innovation System”, ADB Institute Research Papers, no. 73, pp. 1–38 (Nov 2008) (with T. Kanamori & T. Yang) “Crisis, Contagion, and East Asian Stock Markets”, Review of Pacific Basin Markets and Policies 7(1): 119–51 (Mar 2004) (with T. Yang) Information Technology in Asia: New Development Paradigms, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (2002) (ed. with S.Y. Chia) Total: 3 theses, 1 edited volume, 27 refereed journal articles, 13 book chapters, 5 official reports, multiple op-eds SELECTED ACADEMIC AND NONACADEMIC HONORS 11/2010–present Marquis Who’s Who in America New Providence, NJ Biography Citation 3/2001–6/2006 University of California Washington, DC Washington Center Graduate Fellowship 9/1999–6/2000 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Singapore Tun Dato Tan Cheng Lock Masters Scholarship 12/1997 Economics Society of Australia Brisbane, Australia Best Business Graduate in Economics Prize VOLUNTEER, COMMUNITY & MILITARY SERVICE Chronicle of Life Foundation (President); International Economics Network (Principal); University of California Grad Student Commons Governance Board (President); Singapore Armed Forces (Service Medic, Rank: Corporal) LANGUAGES & PROFICIENCIES Languages: English (Native), Mandarin (Fluent), Hokkien (Basic), Arabic, French (Survival) Programming: Basic, C, Pascal; Markups: HTML, LATEX; Math/Stat: eViews, Matlab, R, SAS, Shazam, STATA NONACADEMIC CERTIFICATIONS & EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES American Mensa (Member); Wine & Spirit Education Trust (Int & Adv Certificate in Wines & Spirits); Yamaha Contempo Music School (Drumming Grade 2); Raffles Rugby (Merit Award for Sports Performance); Singapore Taekwondo Federation (Black Belt); Raffles 2101 Scout Troop (Venture Scout) Additional publication details and references available on request .