Klodiana Istrefi
Economist, Monetary Policy Research Division
Klodiana Istrefi has been an economist in the Monetary Policy Research Division at the Banque de France since 2014. She holds a PhD in Economics from Goethe University Frankfurt (2016). Previously she worked as a senior economist at the Bank of Albania. Her current work focuses on studying uncertainty as perceived by market participants with regard to monetary policy. Her primary fields of interest are: monetary economics, international economics, applied macroeconomics, macromodelling.
Current Position
Economist, Monetary Policy Research Division
Previous Position
Researcher, Centre of Excellence SAFE, Frankfurt.
Senior Economist, Research Department, Bank of Albania.
Diplomas
- PhD in Economics, Goethe University Frankfurt
- Masters degree in Economics and Psychology, Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne University & Paris Descartes University
- MSc in European Economic Studies, University of Tirana & University of Bamberg
Research Interest
Monetary economics, international economics, applied macroeconomics, macromodelling
Contact
- klodiana.istrefi@banque-france.fr
- +33 (0)1 42 92 33 38
- Banque de France, 41-1422 POMONE, 75049 Paris Cedex 01, France
Academic Publications
Articles
- Subjective Interest Rate Uncertainty and the Macroeconomy: A Cross-country Analysis (2017) with Sarah Mouabbi, Journal of International Money and Finance
Others
- Perceived FOMC: The Making of Hawks, Doves and Swingers (2018) with Michael Bordo, NBER Working Paper No. 24650
- Perceived FOMC: The Making of Hawks, Doves and Swingers, with M. Bordo in "Hawks and Doves: Deeds and Words - Economics and Politics of Monetary Policymaking" (ed. Eijffinger S., Masciandaro D.), CEPR Press, London, 2018, pg 41-61