James A. Haley, Background
James Haley joined CIGI as director, global economy program, in January 2012, and oversees the research direction of the program and related activities. He has served in a number of positions in Canada’s Department of Finance, most recently as general director of the Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch. At the Department of Finance, James gained considerable international experience, including co-chairing the G20 working group on rebalancing global demand and representing Canada in various international fora.
From 2003 to 2006, James was research director in the International Department of the Bank of Canada, where he advised the governor and deputy governor on international economic and financial market developments, external imbalances, International Monetary Fund (IMF) reform and related policy issues, and liaised with counterparts at other major central banks. From 1993 to 1996, he was a senior economist in the Research and European II Departments of the IMF.
James credits legendary Canadian-born economist John Kenneth Galbraith with first piquing his interest in economics. Having followed Galbraith’s Age of Uncertainty television series in the late 1970s, James is today struck by the parallels between the period in which he began studying economics and the present global instability.
James obtained his B.A. in economics from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, and received his post-graduate training in economics at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.
A lecturer on international finance and macroeconomics at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, in his time away from research, James enjoys reading, fly fishing and sharing a love of classical music with his family.
Notable Media & Presentations
- Haley, James A. (2012). “Greece’s moment of truth and the G20’s challenge,” The Globe and Mail. February 21
- Provided commentary to The Globe and Mail on possibility of a G20 intervention in the European debt crisis, February 19, 2012.
- Provided commentary to The Canadian Press on general tariff rates between Canada and the United States, October 19, 2011.
Selected Publications
- Haley, James and Jonathan T. Fried (2010). “Crisis Prevention: Lessons from Emerging Markets for Advanced Economies.” In International Monetary and Financial Law: The Global Crisis, edited by Mario Giovanoli and Degio Devos. Oxford University Press.
- Haley, James (2009). “Nominal Anchors, Global Adjustment and the IMF.” Paper for G20 Workshop on the Global Economy, co-hosted by the Reserve Bank of India and the Bank of England.
In the News
- EU unlikely to get much help from G20, Kevin Carmichael, The Globe and Mail, February 19, 2012
