I am currently a research economist at the Institut Français d'Économie (IFE) - ex-CEPII, focusing on macro-financial issues including financial stability, monetary policy, emerging countries and sovereign debt.
PhD in Economics defended in July 2025 : "Monetary Policy Financial Instability and Multilateral Governance" under the supervision of Cécile Couharde and Aurélien Saïdi
Research
Publications
P. Aguilar Pérez (2025), Global Spillovers of US Monetary Policy: New Insights from the Remittance Channel, Review of World Economics Working Paper & Published version accesible here
P. Aguilar Pérez (2025), Monetary Policy and Life Insurance Profitability: Bancassurance's Edge in a Low-Yield World, The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice Working Paper & Published version accesible here
P. Aguilar Pérez (2026), Gatekeepers of the Market? IMF Surveillance and Sovereign Access to Global Finance, The Review of International Organizations Working Paper & Published version accesible here
Working papers
Work in progress
P. Aguilar Pérez, T. Jacquet, A. Salmon (Forthcoming) Local Buffers to Climate Shocks : Remittances vs. Credit in Mexican Municipalities Work in progress
P. Aguilar Pérez, E. Monnet, F. Morvillier, A. Chennard (Forthcoming in 2026) Absorbing International Shocks through Central Banks: A New Database on Central Bank Balance Sheets
P. Aguilar Pérez, E. Monnet, (Forthcoming in 2026) Central Bank Balance Sheets and Financial Crises: New Historical Evidence from Advanced and Emerging Economies since 1900
Global weighted central bank assets, share and composition (1800-2024)
Note : Data from 1800-2024 including 153 Central Banks. Source : P. Aguilar Pérez, E. Monnet, F. Morvillier, A. Chenard (Upcoming in 2026) Absorbing International Shocks through Central Banks: A New Database on Central Bank Balance Sheets
Composition of assets by income levels (1900-2024)
Note : Data from 1900-2024 including 153 Central Banks. Source : P. Aguilar Pérez, E. Monnet, F. Morvillier, A. Chenard (Upcoming in 2026) Absorbing International Shocks through Central Banks: A New Database on Central Bank Balance Sheets
Languages
Spanish Native
French Native
English Fluent (C1 IELTS)
Russian Beginner (A2 level)
Skills
R Advanced
Python Advanced
STATA Advanced
EVIEWS Proficient
Econometrics - Time series, Panel data, Non linear econometrics, Vector autoregression (VAR), Local projections, Difference-in-differences
Geoconomics -GIS data, shapefiles
Web scraping
Data analysis
Excellent communication
Experience drafting policy briefings
Blog and policy
Shiny App - Cumulative inflation tool
(More info on Monetary Policy Shocks in the research section)
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