Dr. Sebnem Kalemli Ozcan

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Biography

Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan is the Schreiber Family Professor of Economics at Brown University and the Director of the Global Linkages Lab. She is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and a Research Fellow at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). Her academic journey includes a role as co-editor of the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, and she has served on economic advisory panels for the New York Federal Reserve Bank and the Bank for International Settlements. Previously, she has held positions such as Duisenberg Fellow at the European Central Bank and Lead Economist at the World Bank, focusing on the Middle East and North Africa region. With significant expertise in economic policy, she has acted as a Senior Policy Advisor at the International Monetary Fund and has been an elected member of the Council on Foreign Relations. In 2008, she was awarded the Marie Curie International Reintegration Grant for her research on European financial integration, which aims to address reverse brain drain. Her research interests are primarily centered around the impact of global trade and financial linkages on economic fluctuations and growth. Additionally, Kalemli-Ozcan has contributed to notable publications, discussing financial crises and economic risks associated with authoritarian regimes.

Research Interests

Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics