Florence Jaumotte
Last Updated: February 5, 2026
Florence Jaumotte is Division Chief of the Structural and Climate Policies Division in the Research Department. Her research interests include: open-economy macroeconomics, economic growth, inequality, labor markets, and climate. She holds a Master in Economics from the University of Namur in Belgium and a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University.
Email: FJAUMOTTE@imf.org
Fluent In: French, Spanish.
Education:
Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard University, 2000
License et maitrise en sciences economiques et sociales, Universite de Namur, 1994
Previous Experience:
Acting Division Chief, Research Department, Structural and Climate Policies Division, IMF, 2022-2023
Deputy Division Chief, Research Department, Multilateral Surveillance Division, IMF, 2017-2022
Senior Economist, Research Department, Multilateral Surveillance Division, IMF, 2011-2017
Senior Economist, European Department, Euro 2 Division and Euro Area and EU Policies Division, IMF, 2008-2011
Senior Economist/Economist, Research Department, World Economic Studies Division, IMF, 2005-2008
Economist, Economics Directorate, Country Studies Branch, OECD, 2005
Economist, Economics Directorate, Structural Policies Analysis, OECD, 2002-2005
Economist Program, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF, 2001-2002
Economist Program, Middle Eastern Department, IMF, 2000-2001
Researcher, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales, Universite Catholique de Lounvain-la-Neuve, Belgique, 1994-1995
Current Position:
Division Chief, Research Department, Structural and Climate Policies Division, IMF, 2023-present