International Monetary Fund, Institute Department. Senior Economist, December 2011-December Economist, December 2006-December 2011.

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1 International Monetary Fund, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, Washington, DC. MARIO CATALAN th Street, NW Washington, DC Telephone: (202) Web Site: EMPLOYMENT HISTORY International Monetary Fund, Monetary and Capital Markets Department. Senior Economist, January 2013-Present. International Monetary Fund, Institute Department. Senior Economist, December 2011-December Economist, December 2006-December International Monetary Fund, European Department. Economist, June 2004-December Johns Hopkins University, Department of International Economics, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. Assistant Professor, July 2001-May The World Bank, Social Protection Division. Consultant, May-August The World Bank, Financial Sector Development Department. Consultant, September 1998-December The World Bank, Capital Markets Development Department. Intern, June-September University of California, Los Angeles (Extension). Adjunct Faculty, January-July University of California, Los Angeles. Teaching Assistant, September 1997-June Foundation of Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina. Research Associate, June 1993-September Newspaper Columnist, , VISITING University of Paris, Dauphine, Department of Economics. POSITIONS Visiting Professor, November MARIO CATALAN, Curriculum Vitae, Page 1 of 8

2 DEGREES Doctor of Philosophy, Economics. University of California, Los Angeles. December Candidate of Philosophy, Economics. University of California, Los Angeles. September Masters of Arts, Economics. University of California, Los Angeles. June Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Summa Cum Laude. National University of Tucumán, Argentina. April AWARDS Best Paper Award, Global Finance Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, April Dissertation Year Fellowship, Department of Economics, University of California, Los Angeles, Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Economics, University of California, Los Angeles, Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Economics, University of California, Los Angeles, Fulbright-LASPAU, Academic and Professional Programs for the Americas, Fellowship, Cronista Comercial Award in Economics, Argentina, PUBLISHED A Tradeoff between the Output and Net Foreign Asset Effects of Pension Reform, RESEARCH with Nicolas Magud. PAPERS Open Economies Review, January Market Discipline and Conflicts of Interest between Banks and Pension Funds, with Adolfo Barajas. Journal of Financial Intermediation, July Challenges for Systemic Risk Assessment in Low Income Countries, with Dimitri Demekas. Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions, March On the Optimality of Bank Capital Requirement Policy in a Macroeconomic Framework, with Eduardo Ganapolsky. Journal of Applied Economics, November Coping with Spain s Aging: Retirement Rules and Incentives, with Alexander Hoffmaister and Jaime Guajardo. Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, October MARIO CATALAN, Curriculum Vitae, Page 2 of 8

3 Dealing with Global Aging and Declining World Interest Rates: Fiscal Costs and Pension Reform in Small Open Economies, with Alexander Hoffmaister and Jaime Guajardo. Pensions: An International Journal, August Addressing the Macroeconomic Consequences of Aging in Cyprus: The Case for Pension Reform, with Alexander Hoffmaister and Jaime Guajardo. Cyprus Economic Policy Review, May Pension Funds and Corporate Governance in Developing Countries: What do We Know and What do We Need to Know?. Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, July Best Paper Award, 11 th Global Finance Conference, April Contractual Savings or Stock Market Development-Which Leads?, with Gregorio Impavido and Alberto Musalem. Journal of Applied Social Science Studies, August PUBLISHED BOOK CHAPTERS France, Germany, Italy and Spain: Explaining Differences in External Sector Performance Among Large Euro Area Countries, with Celine Allard, Luc Everaert and Silvia Sgherri. In Exchange Rate Analysis in Support of IMF Surveillance: A Collection of Empirical Studies edited by Cottarelli Carlo, Ghosh Rex, Milesi-Ferretti Gian Maria, and Charalambos Tsangarides, IMF, Pension and Corporate Governance Reforms: Are They Twins?. In Pension Fund Governance: A Global Perspective on Financial Regulation edited by John Piggott, Michael Orszag and John Evans, Edward Elgar Publishing, PUBLISHED A Macrofinancial Approach to Supervisory Standards Assessments. IMF Review POLICY PAPERS of the Financial Sector Assessment Program, August, Global Population Aging and Pension Reform. IMF Research Bulletin, Vol. 9, No. 3, September, Fiscal Institutions and the Political Economy in Israel. IMF Selected Issues Papers, CR 07/25, Chapter 1, Country Study: Spain. IMF Research Bulletin, Vol. 7, No. 3, September, Regulation, Supervision, and Governance of the Spanish Cajas, with Marina Moretti. IMF Financial Sector Assessment Program Technical Note, CR 06/215, Fiscal Policy and the External Balance in Spain, with Ruy Lama. IMF Selected Issues Papers, CR 06/213, Chapter 1, Pension Reform in Spain: Macroeconomic Impact, with Alexander Hoffmaister and Jaime Guajardo. IMF Selected Issues Papers, CR 05/57, Chapter 2, MARIO CATALAN, Curriculum Vitae, Page 3 of 8

4 WORKING PAPERS Bank Capital and Lending: An Extended Framework and Evidence of Nonlinearity, with Alexander Hoffmaister, Cicilia Anggadewi Harun, and Ndari Suryaningsih. International Monetary Fund, IMF Working Paper No. 252, November Endogenous Bank Runs, mimeo. Department of Economics, University of California, Los Angeles, October The Duration of Employment and Unemployment in Tucumán, mimeo. B.A. Honors Thesis, National University of Tucumán. Cronista Comercial Award in Economics, Argentina. April ACADEMIC AND People s Bank of China, Technical Discussion on Modelling Systemic POLICY Macrofinancial Risks, Beijing, China, January PRESENTATIONS European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Germany, September University of Paris, Dauphine, 13 th International Workshop on Pension and Saving, Paris, France, May Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain, May American University, Conference in Honor of Arnold Harberger, Washington DC, October Central Bank of Brazil, Research Department, February University of Brasilia and Catholic University of Brasilia (joint seminar), Brasilia, Brazil, February World Pensions and Investments Forum, OECD-World Pensions Council, The Case for Increased Pension Fund Activism: A Global Economy Perspective, Paris, France, December Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Employment, Paris, France, November Minerva Lecture on Macroeconomic Stabilization, The George Washington University s Institute of Brazilian Business and Public Management Issues, Washington DC, October 2009 and October USAID-HED Roundtable on Relevance in the Teaching of Economics, Washington DC, May University of Paris, Dauphine, 6 th Saving, Paris, France, April International Workshop on Pension and United States Department of the Treasury, Developing Deeper, More Liquid Local Capital Markets, Washington DC, February Bank of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel, November National University of Tucumán, Argentina, August MARIO CATALAN, Curriculum Vitae, Page 4 of 8

5 NBER Summer Institute, Workshops on Social Security, Public Economics and Aging, Cambridge, Massachusetts, July Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Inter-American Development Bank, Toward Better Banking in Latin America, Washington DC, September Ministry of Economy and Finance, Madrid, Spain, October 2004 and March International Monetary Fund, Washington DC; European Department, September 2004; Institute Department, March 2007, March 2010, and August 2011; Western Hemisphere Department, October Global Finance Association, 2004 Meetings on Global Corporate Governance, Las Vegas, Nevada, April The World Bank, Pension Reform Group, Washington DC, October Johns Hopkins University, SAIS - Western Hemisphere Program. Argentina s Convertibility Plan: From Creative Destruction to Destructive Creativity, Washington DC, April 2002; and Is There any Hope for Argentina?, October George Washington University, Department of Economics, Washington DC, November Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Insurance and Risk Management Department, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January Bank for International Settlements, Basel, Switzerland, January Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, February Johns Hopkins University, SAIS, Department of International Economics, Washington DC, February 2001 and November Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 2000 and Puebla, Mexico, October INVITED North American Pensions Summit 2015, Marcus Evans event, Do Pension PRESENTATIONS Funds Contribute to Financial Stability, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September AT CORPORATE EVENTS Latin American Private Wealth Management Summit 2014, Marcus Evans event, Panamá city, Panamá, September 2014 (Keynote speaker). Latin American Private Wealth Management Summit 2013, Marcus Evans event, Panamá city, Panamá, September 2013 (Keynote speaker). UBS Global Asset Management Investment Seminar, Macro-Prudential Policy: It is Primetime, Chicago, Illinois, October MARIO CATALAN, Curriculum Vitae, Page 5 of 8

6 UBS Global Asset Management Investment Seminar, Global Imbalances, Population Aging and Pension Reform, Chicago, Illinois, October Latin American Pensions and Investments Summit 2009, Marcus Evans event, Acapulco, Mexico, March PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES At The International Monetary Fund, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, Senior Economist. January 2013-Present. Participated in the implementation of the IMF Financial Sector Assessment Program, assessing risks to financial stability. Co-founder of the network of central banks on Modelling Systemic Financial-macro Risks. Organized second meeting of the network in Washington DC, December Conducted stress tests and stability assessments in the following countries: Tanzania (Deputy Chief), September 2017-April 2018, China, July 2016-November 2017, Netherlands, February 2016-November 2016, Guatemala, October 2013-April 2014, Albania, July 2013-December 2013, Argentina, January 2013-June Led and participated in Technical Assistance missions on Strengthening Stress Testing Capacity in the following countries: Indonesia, September 2015, Albania, September 2013, Nicaragua, June Delivered presentations on Implementing a Framework to Stress Test Banks in the following World Bank courses: 12 th Overview Course of Financial Sector Issues: Building Financial Sectors that Support Development (May 2015), 13 th Overview Course of Financial Sector Issues: Promoting Stable and Inclusive Financial Systems (May 2016). 14 th Overview Course of Financial Sector Issues: Finance and Risk in a Global Environment (June 2017) Delivered a course on Financial Stability, Systemic Risk and Macroprudential Policy in Austria (April 2016). At The International Monetary Fund, Institute Department, Economist and Senior Economist. December 2006-Present. Prepared and delivered courses and seminars. Macroeconomic Diagnostics in Washington DC (April 2007, April 2008, March 2009, March 2010, March 2011, and May 2012), Singapore (May 2008), and Brazil (September 2009); Macroeconomic Management and Financial Issues in Singapore (July 2007); MARIO CATALAN, Curriculum Vitae, Page 6 of 8

7 Financial Market Analysis in United Arab Emirates (April 2007), Austria (September 2007 and September 2008), Korea (April 2009), and South Africa (June 2011); Finance for Macroeconomists in Washington DC (May 2009, May 2010, May 2011, and March 2012); Financial Markets and New Instruments in Singapore (December 2009), and Brazil (January 2010, February 2011, and February 2012); Economic Policies for Financial Stability in Korea (March 2010) and Singapore (August 2010), and United Arab Emirates (June 2012); Extracting Information from Financial Markets in Washington DC, for IMF staff (March 2011 and April 2012); Macro-Fiscal Modeling and Analysis in Austria (March 2012). Led a team to develop capacity for financial stability assessment in the Middle East Region, acting as mission chief, United Arab Emirates (June 2012). At The University of Paris, Dauphine, Visiting Professor. November Developed and delivered lectures on The Macroeconomic Effects of Population Aging and Pension Reform. At The International Monetary Fund, European Department, Economist. June 2004-December Responsible for the macroeconomic surveillance of the Spanish economy. Participated actively in the IMF financial sector assessment program for Spain, evaluating the governance and regulation of savings banks. At The Johns Hopkins University, Department of International Economics, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. Assistant Professor of International Economics. July 2001-May Delivered courses on International Monetary Theory, Macroeconomic Policy in Latin America, Macroeconomic Theory, and Quantitative International Financial Markets. At The University of California, Los Angeles (Extension). Adjunct Faculty. January-July Developed and instructed a course on principles of economics. At The University of California, Los Angeles. Teaching Assistant. September 1997-June Led discussion sections for introductory and intermediate microeconomics and international economics. At The World Bank, Social Protection Division. Consultant. May-August Conducted research studies on pension and corporate governance reforms. At The World Bank, Financial Sector Development Department. Consultant. September 1998-December Conducted research studies on the macroeconomic role of institutional investors. At The World Bank, Capital Markets Development Department. Summer Intern. June-September Conducted statistical and econometric analysis on contractual savings institutions. MARIO CATALAN, Curriculum Vitae, Page 7 of 8

8 At The Foundation of Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina. Research Associate. June 1993-September Conducted statistical and econometric analysis for regional and economic policy oriented studies. As Newspaper Contributor , Wrote articles on economic and social policy issues published in La Gaceta, Siglo XXI and El Periódico, Tucumán, Argentina. PUBLIC President of the Graduate Economic Association, University of California, SERVICE Los Angeles. July 1998-July Discussant: Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (October 2003); Global Financial Association (April 2004); University of Paris, Dauphine (April 2008); Washington Area Finance Association, Annual Meetings (April 2008); IMF Research Conference on Macroeconomic Challenges Facing Low Income Countries (July 2013). Referee - Journal Articles: Journal of International Economics; Journal of Development Economics; Economic Modelling; World Development; Journal of Pension Economics and Finance; Emerging Markets Finance and Trade; Cuadernos de Economía; Czech Journal of Economics and Finance; Trimestre Economico; Scottish Journal of Political Economy; Book Proposal: Blackwell Publishing. REFERENCES Professor Carlos Végh, Department of International Economics, Johns Hopkins University (SAIS). cvegh1@jhu.edu; Tel: (202) Professor Arnold Harberger, Department of Economics, UCLA. harberger@econ.ucla.edu; Tel: (310) Ratna Sahay, Deputy Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund. rsahay@imf.org; Tel: (202) Jorge Roldós, Assistant Director, Western Hemisphere Department, International Monetary Fund. jroldos@imf.org; Tel: (202) PERSONAL INFORMATION Languages: fluent in English and Spanish. Computing Skills: proficient in E-Views, Stata, Gauss, Rats, and Matlab. Citizenship: Argentina. MARIO CATALAN, Curriculum Vitae, Page 8 of 8