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Elisa Parisi-Capone

Elisa Parisi-Capone is a senior economist for Finance & Banking and Western Europe. Her areas of research include the economics of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) with a special focus on periphery countries and intra-EMU imbalances. Her coverage also focuses on banking regulation and capital markets from a systemic risk perspective in addition to securitizations, credit derivatives and structured finance—her analysis on the subject has been cited by the financial press and the Congressional Oversight Panel. Previously, Elisa spent two years as a financial markets analyst at the Swiss Federal Finance Administration in Berne, Switzerland. Elisa holds a master's degree in economics from New York University and a Lizentiat in economics from the University of Zurich, Switzerland.

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Thomas Grennes is a professor of economics at the North Carolina State University and a former visiting faculty member at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga. His research has dealt with various aspects of international economics, including open economy macroeconomics, international finance, and international trade in agricultural products. Recent research topics have included macroeconomic aspects of the Great Moderation, offshore outsourcing, sovereign wealth funds, and the relationship between government debt and economic growth. Earlier work dealt with emerging market issues in the Baltic countries and Russia and trade and macro policies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Economic history topics include the Columbian Exchange of plants and animals, the effects on food markets of introducing mechanical refrigeration, and the integration of Tsarist Russia into the world grain market. When he is not involved in economics, he enjoys mountain hiking.

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