What's new:
October 2026: Glad to have contributed to the recently published IMF paper on the refinements to the EBA-Lite methodology (EBA-Lite 4.0). For those interested in external sector assessments, the paper is now available on the IMF website.
August 2026: Happy to start working with the IMF Paraguay mission team, covering external sector issues. A great chance to learn more about Paraguay’s economy and contribute to the team’s work.
July 2026: I attended this year's meeting as a member of the Copper Reference Price Advisory Committee of the Chilean Government's Budget Office. This committee along with the Non-mining GDP Advisory Committee contribute to obtain the two key parameters to elaborate the 2027 Chilean Fiscal Budget project. More details here (Spanish)
My name is David Coble and I hold a Ph.D in economics, obtained at the Department of Economics - The University of Chicago. I currently work as Economist at the International Monetary Fund in the Strategy, Policy and Review Department in Washington, DC. Previously, I worked as the Group Lead Economist of the Methodology and Quantitative Analysis Group at the Central Bank of Chile. My main research interests are Applied Macroeconomics and International Economics.
Prior to joining the Central Bank of Chile, I worked at InvestChile, the International Monetary Fund, and the Department of Economics at the University of Chile. While studying my Ph.D, I worked at the Becker Friedman Institute, the Energy Policy Institute, and the College at the University of Chicago.
My CV is available here.