Mehdi Benatiya Andaloussi

Mehdi Benatiya Andaloussi is an economist in the World Economic Outlook Division of the IMF’s Research Department. Previously, he worked in country teams of the Western Hemisphere Department and the Middle East and Central Asia Department. His research is in applied econometrics, with a focus on commodities and energy economics. He obtained his Ph.D. from Columbia University.

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• Industrial Policy Can Lift Productivity—but Comes With Risks and Trade-offs
  • Published: November 25, 2025
  • Authors: Shekhar Aiyar, Mehdi Benatiya Andaloussi
  • Summary: Potential gains in targeted sectors and overall are not guaranteed and depend on careful policy design and implementation
• Housing is One Reason Not All Countries Feel Same Pinch of Higher Interest Rates
  • Published: April 8, 2024
  • Authors: Mehdi Benatiya Andaloussi, Nina Biljanovska, Alessia De Stefani, Rui C. Mano
  • Summary: Effects may be delayed in some countries: if interest rates remain higher for longer, homeowners will likely feel their effects as mortgage rates adjust
• Geoeconomic Fragmentation Threatens Food Security and Clean Energy Transition
  • Published: October 3, 2023
  • Authors: Jorge Alvarez, Mehdi Benatiya Andaloussi, Martin Stuermer
  • Summary: Providing corridors for food staples and critical minerals could avert food crises and help keep the green transition on track.
• World Economic Outlook Shows Economies Facing High Uncertainty
  • Published: April 19, 2023
  • Authors: Mehdi Benatiya Andaloussi, Chiara Maggi
  • Summary: The Chart of the Week brings together our economic forecasts, which reveal weaker growth amid an uncertain outlook with high downside risks
• Healing the Pandemic’s Economic Scars Demands Prompt Action
  • Published: May 17, 2022
  • Authors: Mehdi Benatiya Andaloussi, Lone Engbo Christiansen, Ashique Habib, Davide Malacrino

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