Giovanni Ganelli
Last Updated: July 17, 2020
Giovanni Ganelli, an Italian national, is a Senior Economist in the Open Economy Macroeconomics Division of the Research Department. He previously worked in the Asia and Pacific Department--including as Deputy Head of Office in the IMF's Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP) in Tokyo, senior desk for Malaysia, and mission chief for Samoa--as well as in the European, Fiscal Affairs, and Institute for Capacity Development departments. During his IMF career, Giovanni has participated in different capacity in program, surveillance, and capacity building missions to various countries and RTACs, including Albania, Czech Republic, Georgia, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Moldova, Samoa (as mission chief), Slovenia, the Joint Vienna Institute and the Singapore Training Institute. Giovanni has a PhD in Economics from the University of Warwick and an undergraduate degree in Economics and Statistics from the University of Rome "La Sapienza". His research has been published in various academic journals (including the IMF Economic Review, Journal of International Economics, Macroeconomic Dynamics and the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control) and focuses on the effects of open economy macroeconomics, fiscal policy, structural reforms, and inclusive growth.
Email: GGANELLI@imf.org
Personal WebPage: http://ideas.repec.org/e/pga55.html
Fluent In: Italian, Japanese.
Education:
2002: PhD in Economics, University of Warwick (UK).
1998: MSc in Economics, University of Warwick (UK).
1995: Laurea in Economics and Statistics, University of Rome "La Sapienza" (Italy).
Referee Activities:
Applied Financial Economics; Bulletin of Economic Research; Comparative Economic Studies; Czech Journal of Economics and Finance; Decisions in Economics and Finance; Economics Bulletin; Economic Modelling; Economic and Social Review; European Economic Review; European Journal of Finance; IMF Staff Papers; International Economics and Economic Policy; International Journal of Finance and Economics; Journal of the European Economic Association; Journal of International Economics; Journal of International Money and Finance; Journal of Macroeconomics; Journal of Money, Credit and Banking; Macroeconomic Dynamics; Oxford Economic Papers; Scottish Journal of Political Economy; The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics; The Economic Journal; The Manchester School.
Other Professional Positions:
July 2020-present: Senior Economist in the Open Economy Macroeconomics Division, Research Department.
September 2017-June 2020: Senior Economist in the Asia and Pacific Department (mission chief for Samoa; senior desk for Malaysia)
September 2015-August 2017: Deputy Head of Office, IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
August 2012-present: Senior Economist, IMF Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP), Tokyo.
November 2011-July 2012: Senior Economist, IMF Institute
Oct 2007-October 2011: Economist, IMF Institute.
November 2009-Nov 2010: Consultant, World Bank Cambodia Country Office and Visiting Lecturer, Royal University of Phnom Penh (while on leave from the Fund).
October 2003-September 2007: Economist, European and Fiscal Affairs Departments, International Monetary Fund.
2002-2003: Research Fellow, Department of Economics and Institute for International Integration Studies, Trinity College Dublin.
Field of Expertise:
Open Economy Macroeconomics