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Cristian Alonso

Cristian Alonso is an economist in the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department. He is currently working on issues pertaining to consumption, income, and gender inequality, labor markets, and fiscal policy. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University.

Latest Posts:

How Artificial Intelligence Could Widen the Gap Between Rich and Poor Nations
The Economic Cost of Devaluing “Women’s Work”

List of Blogs by Cristian Alonso

Artificial intelligence

How Artificial Intelligence Could Widen the Gap Between Rich and Poor Nations

December 2, 2020

Cristian Alonso, Siddharth Kothari, Sidra Rehman

New technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, big data, and networks are expected to revolutionize production processes, but they could also have a major impact on developing economies.

Gender diversity

The Economic Cost of Devaluing “Women’s Work”

October 15, 2019

Kristalina Georgieva, Cristian Alonso, Era Dabla-Norris, Kalpana Kochhar