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Antonio Fatás

Affiliation: INSEAD

Antonio Fatás is professor of Economics at INSEAD. He is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic and Policy Research in London and has worked as external consultant for international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund, the OECD and the World Bank.

He teaches the macroeconomics core course in the MBA program as well as different modules on the global macroeconomic environment in Executive Education. His research is focused on the study of business cycles, fiscal policy and the economics of European integration. His articles appear in academic journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Monetary Economics, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Economic Growth, European Economic Review or Economic Policy.

Professor Fatás earned his M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University, and M.S. from Universidad de Valencia.

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Antonio Fatás's Latest Articles | 65

The Overvalued Euro

Feb 9, 2012| 

Over the last months the Euro has drifted from about 1.45 USD to below 1.30 and some commentators see this as the sign of the decline of the Euro, driven by all... Read »

New Treaty, Same Old Flaws

Jan 31, 2012| 

The European Union member states (with the exception of the UK and the Czech Republic) agreed yesterday to a new Treaty on “Stability, Coordination and Governance”.... Read »

A Matter of Faith (in Markets)

Jan 27, 2012| 

Alan Greenspan contributed yesterday to the Financial Times debate about Capitalism in Crisis. The title of his article was “Meddle with the market at your... Read »

What We Do with the Debt Matters

Jan 25, 2012| 

Here is a follow up to my previous blog entry on the meaning of gross debt. Paul Krugman thinks that I went too far when I argued that there is no need to worry... Read »

No Need to Deleverage Gross Debt

Jan 20, 2012| 

The McKinsey Global Institute has produced a new report with the title “Debt and deleveraging: Uneven progress on the path to growth”. The report discusses... Read »

ECB: Assets=Liabilities

Jan 17, 2012| 

Statistics released today about the ECB balance sheet show that Euro banks have a record level of deposits at the ECB (about €500 billion). The press tends to... Read »

Bazookas, Bailouts and Fiscal Policy

Jan 11, 2012| 

As a result of the financial crisis, economic policy both in Europe and the US has been driven by announcements of plans that involved large sums of funding provided... Read »

Financial Repression German Style

Jan 9, 2012| 

Last weekend I attended the American Economic Association meetings in Chicago where I had been asked to discuss a paper on historical lessons lessons on government... Read »

Learning from 2011, Hoping for a Better 2012

Jan 4, 2012| 

Here is a summary of two very interesting articles that look back at the economic developments in 2011, what we have learned and what to look forward in 2012. Charles... Read »

Debt Does Not Matter. Spending and Taxes Do

Jan 2, 2012| 

Paul Krugman makes the point that government debt matters less than most people think because in some cases we simply owe money to ourselves. He is right and what... Read »

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