James Yetman

James Yetman

Principal Economist
Monetary and Economic Department, Economics and Financial Markets for Asia and the Pacific

James joined the BIS in May 2008 and is based at the Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific in Hong Kong. He conducts research of relevance to central banks in the region. Previous posts include Assistant Professor at the School of Economics and Finance at the University of Hong Kong (2001-08) and Research Economist for the Bank of Canada (1998-2001). He also spent shorter periods with the European Central Bank, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. After attaining a BSc (Hons) from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and an MA at the University of British Columbia, he completed his PhD in Economics at Queen's University in Canada.

Fields of interest

  • Macroeconomics
  • International economics

43 items
Sep 2022

by Eli M Remolona and James Yetman

in International Journal of Central Banking
October 2021

by James Yetman and Mathias Drehmann

in International Journal of Central Banking
April 2020

by James Yetman and Rasmus Fatum

in Journal of International Money and Finance
December 2018

by Aaron Mehrotra and James Yetman

in International Journal of Central Banking
August 2017

by James Yetman

in Canadian Journal of Economics
March 2019

by James Yetman and K Miyajima

in Applied Economics
August 2018

by James Yetman and K Miyajima

in IMF Working Papers
June 2018

by Aaron Mehrotra and James Yetman

in Economics Letters
April 2018

by James Yetman

in Central Reserve Bank of Peru Working Paper 2018-003
December 2017

by James Yetman

in Monetary policy and financial stability in a world of low interest rates