Christian Mumssen

Christian Mumssen is Director of the Strategy, Policy, and Review Department of the International Monetary Fund. In this capacity, he leads the IMF’s work on institutional strategy, policy design, and review of operations. Mr. Mumssen has previously served as Chief of Staff in the Office of the Managing Director, Deputy Director of the Finance Department, and Director of the IMF’s Europe Office in Brussels and Paris. He holds a Master’s in Economics from the London School of Economics and a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Oxford.

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• The Energy Shock Is Testing Government Budgets
  • Published: June 18, 2026
  • Authors: Era Dabla-Norris, Christian Mumssen, Rodrigo Valdés, Daria Zakharova
  • Summary: New policy tracker shows many governments pursuing costly responses to fuel and food price hikes, leaving less room to address future challenges
• Global Imbalances: Old Questions, New Answers?
  • Published: April 6, 2026
  • Authors: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Christian Mumssen
  • Summary: Widening global current account imbalances are best addressed by simultaneous domestic policy adjustments. Industrial policy and tariffs offer a costly fix with unreliable effects on imbalances.
• How Fragile States Can Gain by Strengthening Institutions and Core Capacities
  • Published: March 18, 2026
  • Authors: Paul M. Bisca, Alexei Miksjuk, Christian Mumssen, Gaëlle Pierre
  • Summary: The costs of fragility are high, but judicious economic policies can help foster trust and support economic stability and growth
• Stepping Up to Meet Low-Income Countries’ Pandemic Recovery Needs
  • Published: July 26, 2021
  • Authors: Christian Mumssen, Seán Nolan

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