Alexander Copestake

Economist

International Monetary Fund

Biography

I am an economist in the Research Department at the International Monetary Fund. My research focuses on the relationships between technology, finance, trade and development. Previously, I worked at the World Bank and the Oxford Martin School. I hold undergraduate, master’s, and PhD degrees from the University of Oxford.

Disclaimer: All views expressed on this site are my own and do not necessarily reflect the position of the IMF.

Working Papers

Optimal Policy for Financial Market Tokenization

Alexander Copestake, Itai Agur

Last updated on Dec 29, 2025

Optimal Policy for Financial Market Tokenization

Integrating Fragmented Networks: Interoperability in Money and Payments

Alexander Copestake, Divya Kirti, Maria Soledad Martinez Peria, Yao Zeng

Last updated on Dec 29, 2025

Integrating Fragmented Networks: Interoperability in Money and Payments

The Crypto Cycle and Institutional Investors

Alexander Copestake, Davide Furceri, Tammaro Terracciano

Last updated on Jul 7, 2025

The Crypto Cycle and Institutional Investors

China Spillovers: Aggregate and Firm-Level Evidence

R&R at Journal of International Economics

Alexander Copestake, Melih Firat, Davide Furceri, Chris Redl

Last updated on Feb 9, 2026

China Spillovers: Aggregate and Firm-Level Evidence

AI and Services-Led Growth: Evidence from Indian Job Adverts

R&R at Journal of Human Resources

Alexander Copestake, Ashley Pople, Katherine Stapleton, Max Marczinek

Last updated on Jul 7, 2025

AI and Services-Led Growth: Evidence from Indian Job Adverts

Publications

Alexander Copestake, Matthieu Bellon, Wenzhang Zhang (2026). Supply and Demand Determinants of Heterogeneous VAT Pass-Through. National Tax Journal.

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Alexander Copestake, Anh H. Le, Brandon Tan, Evan Papageorgiou, S. Jay Peiris, Umang Rawat (2025). Macro-Financial Impacts of Foreign Digital Money. Economics Letters.

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Alexander Copestake, Julia Estefania-Flores, Davide Furceri (2024). Digitalization and Resilience. Research Policy.

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Alexander Copestake, Davide Furceri, Pablo Gonzalez-Dominguez (2022). Crypto Market Responses to Digital Asset Policies. Economics Letters.

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Alexander Copestake, Wenzhang Zhang (2022). Inputs, Networks and Quality-Upgrading: Evidence from China in India. China Economic Review.

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Alexander Copestake, Erhan Artuc, Paulo Bastos, Bob Rijkers (2022). Robots and Trade: Implications for Developing Countries. “Robots and AI: A New Economic Era” (eds. Gene M. Grossman and Lili Yan Ing), Oxon and New York: Routledge, 2022.

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