Carlo Cottarelli is Director of the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department. He was previously with the Research Department of the Bank of Italy. In his IMF career he has been Deputy Director of the European Department and the Policy Development and Review Department. He has written papers on fiscal and monetary policy and edited books on inflation, monetary policy, and exchange rates.

Recent Blog Posts by Carlo Cottarelli

• Signs of Fiscal Progress: Will It Be Enough? July 18th, 2012
• Making Goldilocks Happy – Finding the Right Balance for Public Spending April 20th, 2012
• Fiscal Adjustment: Too Much of a Good Thing? January 30th, 2012
• Fiscal Glass Is Half Full: Some Reasons for Optimism September 21st, 2011
• Postcard From Sao Paulo: The Latest Global Fiscal News – and Some of It’s Actually Good June 21st, 2011
• Tax Matters for Developing Countries April 22nd, 2011
• Shifting Gears: Where the Rubber Meets the Fiscal Road April 13th, 2011
• The Long and the Short of It—Government Debt Plans in 2011 and Beyond February 1st, 2011
• How to Bake a (Cr)edible Medium-term Fiscal Pie November 4th, 2010
• Ten Commandments for Fiscal Adjustment in Advanced Economies June 24th, 2010
• Fair and Substantial – Taxing the Financial Sector April 26th, 2010
• Balancing Fiscal Support with Fiscal Solvency November 19th, 2009
• Post-Crisis: What Should Be the Goal of a Fiscal Exit Strategy? November 16th, 2009