Etienne B. Yehoue (PhD, Harvard University) is a senior economist in the European Department at the International Monetary Fund. He concomitantly teaches at the Georgetown University in Washington D.C. His research interests include monetary and financial economics, public-private partnerships in infrastructure, and economic growth. He was awarded the Sidney R. Knafel Prize at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University in 2003 and was the Sidney R. Knafel Fellow at the Center from 2003 to 2004. He has worked for the Center for International Development and was the Policy Chair for the African Caucus at Harvard University.