Daniel Garcia-Macia
Last Updated: November 7, 2025
Daniel Garcia-Macia is a Senior Economist in the Asia and Pacific Department of the IMF. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University. His research interests are in Macroeconomics, Finance, Economic Growth and Innovation.
Email: DGARCIAMACIA@imf.org
Personal WebPage: sites.google.com/view/garciamacia/
Fluent In: Catalan, French, Spanish.
Education:
Ph.D. in Economics, Stanford University, 2016
M.A. in Economics, Stanford University, 2013
M.Sc. in Economics, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, 2010
B.A. in Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2009
Country work or Mission Assignment:
Cambodia, China, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, euro area, Italy, Myanmar, United Kingdom
IMF Career:
Senior Economist, Asia and Pacific Department, 2024-...
Economist, Fiscal Affairs Department, 2021-2024
Economist, European Department, 2019-2021
Economist (EP), European Department, 2017-2018
Economist (EP), Research Department, 2016-2018
Field of Expertise:
Open Economy Macroeconomics
Macro-Financial Issues
International Macroeconomics
Energy and Environmental Economics
Monetary Policy
Public Finance