Vitor Gaspar
Director of Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF,
Vitor Gaspar, a Portuguese national, is Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department of the International Monetary Fund. Prior to joining the IMF, he held a variety of senior policy positions in Banco de Portugal, including most recently as Special Adviser. He served as Minister of State and Finance of Portugal during 2011-2013. He was head of the European Commission’s Bureau of European Policy Advisers during 2007-2010 and director-general of research at the European Central Bank from 1998 to 2004. Mr. Gaspar holds a Ph.D. and a post-doctoral agregado in Economics from Universidade Nova de Lisboa; he also studied at Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
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Rewriting the rulebook of the EU fiscal framework
How should EU fiscal rules be reformed to better address current economic realities?
Structural Reforms: dynamic growth impact and policy challenges
What are the beneficial effects of product market reforms? What progress have Spain and Italy made in the past years and what challenges do they still