Luis M. Cubeddu
Last Updated: July 20, 2020
Luis Cubeddu is Assistant Director in the IMF’s Western Hemisphere Department and Mission Chief for Argentina. Previously, he led the Research Department's Multilateral Surveillance Division and Open Economy Macroeconomics Division, where he was in charge of overseeing the production of the annual External Sector Report. During much of his Fund career he has focused on the surveillance and analysis of emerging market economies, including in the context of IMF programs. Prior to joining the Fund, Mr. Cubeddu was assistant professor at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona Spain. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and is a native of Venezuela.
Fluent In: Spanish.
Education:
Ph.D., Economics. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. 1990-95
B.S., Mathematical Sciences. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. 1984-88
Previous Experience:
Assistant Professor, Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain. 1995-96
Visiting Professor, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA), Venezuela. 1992
Editorial Activities:
Advisor to the Editor, IMF Finance and Development.
IMF Books and Working Papers:
External Financing Risks: How Important is the Composition of the International Investment Position? , Working Paper No. 2021/020 , January 29, 2021
Dominant Currencies and External Adjustment , Staff Discussion Note No. 20/05 , July 20, 2020
The External Balance Assessment Methodology: 2018 Update , Working Paper No. 19/65 , March 19, 2019
Latin America : New Challenges to Growth and Stability , December 23, 2014
Emerging Markets in Transition: Growth Prospects and Challenges , Staff Discussion Notes No. 14/6 , June 12, 2014
Latin America : Vulnerabilities Under Construction? , Working Paper No. 12/193 , July 01, 2012
The Intragenerational Redistributive Effects of Unfunded Pension Programs , Working Paper No. 98/180 , December 01, 1998
Pension Developments and Reforms in Transition Economies , Working Paper No. 98/151 , October 01, 1998
iMFdirect Blog Posts
Taming the Currency Hype, August 2019 (with Adler and Gopinath)
Global Imbalances: Avoiding a Tragedy of the Commons, July 2017 (with Adler)
Revisiting the Paradox of Capital: The Reversal of Uphill Flows, March 2017 (with Boz and Obstfeld)
Latin America and the Caribbean: Dealing with Another Food Price Shock, October 2012.
Latin America: Vulnerabilities Under Construction?, May 2012.
Today’s Information is Ammunition for Tomorrow, January 2011.
Other Published Materials
Dominant Currencies and External Adjustment, IMF Staff Discussion Note, July 2020.
2019 External Sector Report, The Dynamics of External Adjustment, July 2019.
2018 External Sector Report, Tackling Global Imbalances amid Rising Trade Tensions, July 2018.
2017 External Sector Report. July 2017.
2019 G-20 Report on Strong, Sustainable, Balanced, and Inclusive Growth, October, 2019
Publications in Journals (Refereed)
Publications in Journals (Referred)
Laying a lasting foundation for Latin America’s mortgage market”, America’s Quarterly, Fall 2012.
Publications in Books and Conference Volumes
Pension Developments and Reform in Transition Economies, Chapter in Book: Reforming the Social Security System: An international Perspective, International Meeting Proceedings, Rome 1998 (with M. Cangiano and C. Cottarelli).
Luis Cubeddu is Assistant Director in the IMF’s Western Hemisphere Department and Mission Chief for Argentina. Previously, he led the Research Department's Multilateral Surveillance Division and Open Economy Macroeconomics Division, where he was in charge of overseeing the production of the annual External Sector Report. During much of his Fund career he has focused on the surveillance and analysis of emerging market economies, including in the context of IMF programs. Prior to joining the Fund, Mr. Cubeddu was assistant professor at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona Spain. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and is a native of Venezuela.
Fluent In: Spanish.
Education:
Ph.D., Economics. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. 1990-95
B.S., Mathematical Sciences. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. 1984-88
Previous Experience:
Assistant Professor, Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain. 1995-96
Visiting Professor, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA), Venezuela. 1992
Editorial Activities:
Advisor to the Editor, IMF Finance and Development.
IMF Books and Working Papers:
External Financing Risks: How Important is the Composition of the International Investment Position? , Working Paper No. 2021/020 , January 29, 2021
Dominant Currencies and External Adjustment , Staff Discussion Note No. 20/05 , July 20, 2020
The External Balance Assessment Methodology: 2018 Update , Working Paper No. 19/65 , March 19, 2019
Latin America : New Challenges to Growth and Stability , December 23, 2014
Emerging Markets in Transition: Growth Prospects and Challenges , Staff Discussion Notes No. 14/6 , June 12, 2014
Latin America : Vulnerabilities Under Construction? , Working Paper No. 12/193 , July 01, 2012
The Intragenerational Redistributive Effects of Unfunded Pension Programs , Working Paper No. 98/180 , December 01, 1998
Pension Developments and Reforms in Transition Economies , Working Paper No. 98/151 , October 01, 1998
iMFdirect Blog Posts
Taming the Currency Hype, August 2019 (with Adler and Gopinath)
Global Imbalances: Avoiding a Tragedy of the Commons, July 2017 (with Adler)
Revisiting the Paradox of Capital: The Reversal of Uphill Flows, March 2017 (with Boz and Obstfeld)
Latin America and the Caribbean: Dealing with Another Food Price Shock, October 2012.
Latin America: Vulnerabilities Under Construction?, May 2012.
Today’s Information is Ammunition for Tomorrow, January 2011.
Other Published Materials
Dominant Currencies and External Adjustment, IMF Staff Discussion Note, July 2020.
2019 External Sector Report, The Dynamics of External Adjustment, July 2019.
2018 External Sector Report, Tackling Global Imbalances amid Rising Trade Tensions, July 2018.
2017 External Sector Report. July 2017.
2019 G-20 Report on Strong, Sustainable, Balanced, and Inclusive Growth, October, 2019
G20 Background Note on Global Imbalances, June 2019
Publications in Journals (Refereed)
Publications in Journals (Referred)
Laying a lasting foundation for Latin America’s mortgage market”, America’s Quarterly, Fall 2012.
Publications in Books and Conference Volumes
Pension Developments and Reform in Transition Economies, Chapter in Book: Reforming the Social Security System: An international Perspective, International Meeting Proceedings, Rome 1998 (with M. Cangiano and C. Cottarelli).