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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 | 71

Germany and the Benefits of the Euro

May 6, 2012| 

Since the launch of the Euro, there has always been a question about the benefits that Germany could enjoy of sharing a currency with other countries. While for... Read »

Euro and US Coordinating Austerity

Apr 30, 2012| 

To add yet one more perspective on how significant the shift to austerity among advanced economies has been since 2009, I decided to add the Euro series to a chart... Read »

Convergence in US-EU Labor Markets

Apr 13, 2012| 

Out of the many signs that the US economic recovery is not as strong as previous ones, the variable that possibly best demonstrates the weakness of the recovery... Read »

The Euro Divorce

Apr 3, 2012| 

Arnab Das and Nouriel Roubini write today in the Financial Times a commentary suggesting that Euro members should get a divorce (they call it an “amicable... Read »

The Great Wall and Chinese Reforms

Mar 26, 2012| 

Last week China’s Vice Premier Li Kequiang mentioned that reforms in China have now entered “a crucial stage and cannot be delayed.” And a few... Read »

The Missing Long-Term Perspective on Government Debt

Mar 16, 2012| 

When looking at the challenges of government debt in Europe the severity of the problem can look very different depending on the perspective one takes. If we focus... Read »

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 »

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