Giovanni Melina
Last Updated: December 17, 2025
Giovanni Melina is Deputy Division Chief in the Regional Analytics and Strategy Division of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department, where he supports country surveillance and policy engagement across the region. He previously served as Deputy Division Chief in the IMF’s Research Department, where he led analytical work on the macroeconomic implications of artificial intelligence, new labor market trends, and energy policies. Earlier, he worked in the IMF’s African Department as Senior Desk Economist for Uganda, where he was closely involved in the monitoring of the IMF-supported program, after spending several years in the IMF’s Research Department as an economist. Before joining the Fund, he was Associate Professor of Macroeconomics at City, University of London, after earning a PhD in Economics from Birkbeck, University of London.
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:
Deputy Division Chief, Research Department, International Monetary Fund, USA
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