Alex Ho

Alex Ho serves as an Economist at the International Monetary Fund's African Department, where he has worked since joining through the Economist Program in September 2014. Prior to his IMF role, he spent five and a half years at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. After earning his PhD from Boston University, he has built an impressive career studying financial market development, inequality, and macro-financial linkages. His research contributions include studies on financial contagion in Asian markets during global turmoil and the relationship between inflation, financial developments, and wealth distribution. As part of the IMF's Western Hemisphere Department team, he has contributed to significant research on economic development, including work on human capital's role in Latin American growth. His expertise spans monetary economics, financial market spillovers, and the intersection of financial development and inequality, reflecting his commitment to understanding how financial systems impact economic outcomes and wealth distribution.