Giovanni Melina
Last Updated: April 21, 2025
Giovanni Melina is the deputy division chief of the Structural and Climate Policy division of the IMF's Research Department. He previously worked in the IMF's African Department as a senior desk economist in the Uganda team, after spending several years in the IMF's Research Department as an economist. Before joining the Fund, he worked as an Associate Professor of Macroeconomics at City University London, after obtaining a PhD in Economics from Birkbeck, University of London. His research focuses on the design of monetary and fiscal policies, climate economics, and structural issues.
Email: GMELINA@imf.org
Personal WebPage: https://ideas.repec.org/f/pme403.html
Fluent In: Italian, Spanish.
Education:
PhD in Economics at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK
Previous Experience:
Senior Economist, African Department, International Monetary Fund, USA
Economist, Research Department, International Monetary Fund, USA
Associate Professor in Macroeconomics, City University London, UK
Assistant Professor in Macroeconomics, City University London, UK
Economist, Research Department, International Monetary Fund, USA
ESRC-funded Research Fellow, University of Surrey, UK
PhD intern, International Monetary Fund, USA
Economist, HM Treasury, UK
Current Position:
Deputy Division Chief, Research Department, International Monetary Fund, USA
Other Professional Positions:
CESifo Research Network Fellow, Munich, Germany
Field of Expertise:
Monetary Policy
Public Finance
Economic Modeling
Energy and Environmental Economics
Development Economics