Alexander F. Tieman

Alexander F. Tieman is deputy division chief in the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department. In this capacity he co-manages a division consisting of about 20 economists and support staff. In addition, Alexander works on various cross country and analytical projects. Alexander’s 18 year experience at the IMF include work on program and surveillance countries; financial sector surveillance and stress testing; and a field assignment as IMF Resident Representative in Skopje, North Macedonia. Prior to joining the Fund, he lectured in microeconomics at the Vrije University and Tinbergen Institute in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and worked at the research department of the Dutch Central Bank. He has a PhD in microeconomics from the Vrije University/Tinbergen Institute in the Netherlands.