Chief Economist · Macroeconomic Policy · Keynote Speaker
Elena Vasquez
Former IMF Senior Economist. Now advising central banks and finance ministries on monetary policy, financial stability, and structural reform.
Research
Peer-reviewed papers, policy briefs, and working papers.
2024 — IMF Economic Review
«Monetary Tightening in Emerging Markets: Distributional Effects and Structural Vulnerabilities»
2022 — Journal of Economic Policy
«Inflation Expectations After Covid: Evidence from 32 OECD Countries»
2021 — ECB Working Paper Series
«Heterogeneous Agent Models and the Transmission of Monetary Shocks Through the Housing Market»
2019 — World Bank Policy Research
«Fiscal Space and Sovereign Risk in Post-Crisis Economies: A Panel Study»
Experience
2020 — Now
Geneva / Remote
Chief Economist — Independent
Advisory mandates with three central banks, two finance ministries, and the OECD Economic Policy Committee. Keynote speaker at Davos WEF, ECB Forum, and Peterson Institute.
2013 — 2020
Washington, D.C.
Senior Economist — IMF
Led the Southern Europe desk. Contributed to Article IV consultations for Spain, Portugal, and Greece during the sovereign debt recovery. Co-author of the 2018 World Economic Outlook chapter on productivity divergence.
2009 — 2013
London, UK
PhD Economics — London School of Economics
Dissertation: «Fiscal Multipliers Under Heterogeneous Expectations». Awarded the Economica Prize for best doctoral thesis in Economics.
Get in Touch
Open to advisory mandates, speaking engagements, and research collaborations. Fluent in English, Spanish, and French.