Era Dabla-Norris
Era Dabla-Norris is a Deputy Director in the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department, where she leads the work on the IMF flagship report, the Fiscal Monitor and the work on Fiscal Policy and AI. Previously she was in the Asia Pacific Department as mission chief for Vietnam, where she also led the work on fiscal and productivity issues in the region. Prior to this, she was a Division Chief in the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department, working on debt, structural reforms and productivity, fiscal spillovers, and demographic change. Since joining the IMF, she has worked on a range of advanced, emerging market, and low-income countries and published in the Journal of Monetary Economics, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Development Economics, among others. She is the editor of the book Debt and Entanglements. Her research has also been profiled regularly in leading global newspapers and magazines such as The Economist, Financial Times, Bloomberg, BBC, and CNN. She is a contributing member of the Global Futures Council of the World Economic Forum. Era holds a Master’s degree from the Delhi School of Economics, India, and a PhD from the University of Texas.
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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
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War Shock Requires Disciplined Fiscal Reaction
- Published: April 15, 2026
- Authors: Krzysztof Bankowski, Natasha X Che, Era Dabla-Norris, Rodrigo Valdés
- Summary: Middle East conflict intensifies global uncertainty at a time of strained public finances, underscoring the need for policies that preserve future stability
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Spending Smarter to Boost Growth
- Published: October 7, 2025
- Authors: Era Dabla-Norris, Davide Furceri, Zsuzsa Munkacsi, Galen Sher
- Summary: Spending more efficiently and reallocating public funds toward investment and innovation can be a powerful growth strategy
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Fiscal Rules Foster Stability as Spending Pressures Grow
- Published: September 25, 2025
- Authors: Era Dabla-Norris, Raphael Lam, Francisco Roch
- Summary: Prudent anchors, corrective mechanisms, and supportive institutions can help countries comply with their fiscal rules and commit to sound public finances
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Debt is Higher and Rising Faster in 80 Percent of Global Economy
- Published: May 29, 2025
- Authors: Era Dabla-Norris, Davide Furceri
- Summary: Fiscal Policy under mounting uncertainty means government budgets need resilience—particularly in countries whose economic weight makes them influence global trends
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Rising Global Debt Requires Countries to Put their Fiscal House in Order
- Published: April 23, 2025
- Authors: Era Dabla-Norris, Vitor Gaspar, Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro
- Summary: Amid heightened uncertainty, policymakers will need to deal with complex trade-offs between debt, slower growth, and new spending pressures
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How to Build Public Support for Energy Subsidy and Pension Reforms
- Published: April 16, 2025
- Authors: Era Dabla-Norris, Davide Furceri, Mauricio Soto
- Summary: Public approval is crucial for carrying out difficult reforms that can help countries lower debt and increase growth
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Global Public Debt Is Probably Worse Than it Looks
- Published: October 15, 2024
- Authors: Era Dabla-Norris, Davide Furceri, Raphael Lam, Jeta Menkulasi
- Summary: Elevated risks to public debt call for enduring and carefully designed fiscal adjustments
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Political Parties of all Stripes are Pushing for Higher Government Spending
- Published: September 16, 2024
- Authors: Era Dabla-Norris, Enrico Di Gregorio, Yongquan Cao
- Summary: Large fiscal deficits and elevated debt levels call for greater fiscal prudence, but political forces are pulling in the opposite way
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Fiscal Policy Can Help Broaden the Gains of AI to Humanity
- Published: June 17, 2024
- Authors: Era Dabla-Norris, Ruud de Mooij
- Summary: The AI transition will require stronger social safety nets, investment in education, and tax systems that support human workers and mitigate inequality
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Why Our World Needs Fiscal Restraint in Biggest-Ever Election Year
- Published: April 17, 2024
- Authors: Era Dabla-Norris, Vitor Gaspar, Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro, Jiae Yoo
- Summary: Governments should stay the course on fiscal consolidation amid mounting debt.
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Industrial Policy Is Not a Magic Cure for Slow Growth
- Published: April 10, 2024
- Authors: Era Dabla-Norris, Daniel Garcia-Macia, Vitor Gaspar, Li Liu
- Summary: It can be tempting for countries to turn to industrial policy, but a policy mix supporting innovation more broadly can help boost economic growth
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Countries Must Contain Global Warming While Keeping Debt in Check
- Published: October 2, 2023
- Authors: Era Dabla-Norris, Ruud de Mooij, Raphael Lam, Christine Richmond
- Summary: Managing the climate transition calls for a fiscal balancing act with the right mix of policies.
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Support for Climate Action Hinges on Public Understanding of Policy
- Published: February 10, 2023
- Authors: Bo Li, Era Dabla-Norris, Krishna Srinivasan
- Summary: Novel survey shows how concerned people are about climate change, how they view mitigation polices, and what drives support for climate action
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Asia's Productivity Needs a Boost That Digitalization Can Provide
- Published: January 10, 2023
- Authors: Antoinette M. Sayeh, Era Dabla-Norris, Tidiane Kinda
- Summary: Amid slowing global growth, promoting technological adoption and closing digital divides can help the region boost aggregate productivity and economic output
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How to Tax in Asia’s Digital Age
- Published: September 14, 2021
- Authors: Era Dabla-Norris, Andrew Hodge, Dinar Prihardini
- Summary: New global reforms will change where tech giants pay taxes in Asia and make the international tax system more robust.
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Teleworking is Not Working for the Poor, the Young, and the Women
- Published: July 7, 2020
- Authors: Mariya Brussevich, Era Dabla-Norris, Salma Khalid
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A “New Deal” for Informal Workers in Asia
- Published: April 30, 2020
- Authors: Era Dabla-Norris
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The Declining Fortunes of the Young
- Published: February 27, 2020
- Authors: Era Dabla-Norris, Carlo Pizzinelli, Jay Rappaport
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The Economic Cost of Devaluing “Women’s Work”
- Published: October 15, 2019
- Authors: Kristalina Georgieva, Cristian Alonso, Era Dabla-Norris, Kalpana Kochhar
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How Much Should You Save for Retirement?
- Published: January 16, 2019
- Authors: David Amaglobeli, Era Dabla-Norris, Vitor Gaspar
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Women, Technology, and the Future of Work
- Published: November 16, 2018
- Authors: Era Dabla-Norris, Kalpana Kochhar
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The Case for Fiscal Policy to Support Structural Reforms
- Published: March 13, 2017
- Authors: Angana Banerji, Era Dabla-Norris, Romain Duval, Davide Furceri
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How Lowering Trade Barriers Can Revive Global Productivity and Growth
- Published: June 20, 2016
- Authors: Era Dabla-Norris, Romain Duval
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Growth’s Secret Weapon: The Poor and the Middle Class
- Published: June 15, 2015
- Authors: Era Dabla-Norris, Kalpana Kochhar, Evridiki Tsounta
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What Advanced Economies Can Do to Rise Above the “New Mediocre”
- Published: March 30, 2015
- Authors: Era Dabla-Norris, Vikram Haksar, Kalpana Kochhar
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A Big Step Forward for Bolstering Financial Inclusion
- Published: January 28, 2015
- Authors: David Marston, Era Dabla-Norris, D. Filiz Unsal
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Why Education Policies Matter for Equality
- Published: September 8, 2014
- Authors: Era Dabla-Norris
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The Time is Nigh: How Reforms Can Bring Back Productivity Growth in Emerging Markets
- Published: December 18, 2013
- Authors: Era Dabla-Norris, Kalpana Kochar
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