Distinguished Expert in International Economic Statistics and Measurement
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The International Monetary FundJennifer Ribarsky serves as Deputy Division Chief in the Real Sector Division of the IMF's Statistics Department since 2018, bringing over 25 years of expertise in national accounts and balance of payments statistics. Her career spans prestigious institutions, including leadership roles at the OECD as Section Chief of Sectoral National Accounts and various positions at the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, where she served as Deputy Division Chief of the Balance of Payments Division and Chief of the Investment, Foreign Trade and Prices Branch in the National Accounts Division. Her significant contributions include co-chairing the Eurostat-OECD Task Force on Land and other Nonfinancial Assets and editing crucial compilation guides on Land Estimation and Inventories. Currently, she co-chairs the Marketing Assets Task Team for the 2025 System of National Accounts implementation and focuses on measuring globalization, digitalization, and other aspects of statistical methodology for official statistics. Ribarsky's expertise is evidenced through her numerous publications, including working papers, guidance notes, and contributions to the Guide to Measuring Global Production, establishing her as a leading authority in international economic statistics and measurement methodology.