Alexander Raabe

Applied International Macroeconomist

Indonesia

About

Experience

  • Asian Development Bank (ADB) (On-site)
    • Senior Country Economist
      Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    • Economist
      May 2023 - Oct 2025 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      ■ Spearheaded research on climate and biodiversity finance in support of mobilizing private sector funding ■ Produced the climate finance chapter for the inaugural 2024 ADB Asia-Pacific Climate Report ■ Directed the finance chapter production for the annual Asian Economic Integration Report ■ Organized multiple conferences for 100 officials each on best practices to resolve non-performing loans ■ Led a team of 7 consultants to design and launch a machine-learning based tool to forecast crises

  • Economist at ESM - European Stability Mechanism
    Nov 2020 - May 2023 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    ■ Launched the research agenda on macro-climate risks and organized research seminars ■ Developed the ESM’s climate strategy and coordinated its implementation ■ Coordinated the production and review process of country risk reports ■ Drafted quarterly country risk reports covering debt sustainability, real, external and fiscal developments ■ Led a team of 3 creating an analytical tool to assess the fiscal policy mix ■ Investigated spillovers from Emerging Markets to the Euro Area ■ Produced papers on the international role of the euro and the renminbi

  • Senior Research Associate | Globalization of Real Estate Research Network at University of Zurich
    Aug 2018 - Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    ■ Created and taught a new graduate level course on the globalization of real estate markets ■ Directed the compilation of databases on international residential and Swiss commercial real estate prices ■ Launched a working paper series ■ Co-organized first summer school on the globalization of real estate markets ■ Lectured "Macroeconomics"

  • PhD Intern | Financial Stability Department, Macro-Financial Imbalances Division at Bank of England
    Jul 2017 - Feb 2018 · 8 mos

    ■ Produced a research paper (published in IMF Economic Review, 2023)

  • Research Analyst | African Department at International Monetary Fund
    Jun 2013 - May 2015 · 2 yrs

    ■ Led meetings with the National Statistical Service of Ghana for credit program negotiation ■ Applied macroeconomic scenario analysis to advise Beninese authorities on investment scaling-up ■ Drafted analytical reports on external stability for Article IV consultations ■ Researched financial stability risks of cross-border banking for presentation at a high-level conference ■ Co-authored cross-country reports on fiscal space, investment scaling-up and constraints to economic growth ■ Managed the macroeconomic databases of 4 countries for projections and scenario analysis ■ Launched a project group on the political economy of structural reforms with findings presented to management ■ Co-authored cross-country reports on fiscal space, investment scaling-up, efficiency of infrastructure investments and constraints to economic growth