Gabriel Devoto
Last Updated: February 9, 2026
Gabriel Devoto is an Economist (Economist Program) at the Systemic Issues Division in the Research Department. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Minnesota and a B.S. in Economics from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Argentina). His research focuses on Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics and International Economics.
Email: gdevoto@imf.org
Personal WebPage: https://gabrieldevoto.com
Fluent In: Spanish.
Education:
PhD. in Economics, University of Minnesota, 2025
M.A. in Economics, University of Minnesota, 2024
M.S. in Economics, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Argentina), 2018
B.S. in Economics, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Argentina), 2016
Previous Experience:
Research Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, 2021 - 2024
Teaching and Writing Assistant, University of Minnesota, 2020 - 2024
Teaching Assistant, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Argentina), 2017-2019
Teaching Assistant, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Argentina), 2019
Referee Activities:
Review of World Economics
Awards and Honors:
Distinguished Writing Assistant in International Trade, University of Minnesota, 2025
CLA Graduate Fellowship, University of Minnesota, 2019
Research Fellowship, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 2017–2018
Merit-Based Scholarship, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 2013–2016
Current Position:
Economist, Systemic Issues Division, Research Department
Seminar Presentation:
Conference of the Society for the Advance of Economic Theory, 2024 and 2025
RIEF Annual Conference, 2025
Minnesota–Wisconsin International/Macro Student Workshop, 2022 and 2024
Work in progress:
Aggregate Capital and Informality in High Inflation Economies
Foreign Exchange Interventions with Noisy Traders
Why Don’t Firms Export More in Argentina?
Field of Expertise:
International Macroeconomics
Monetary Policy