Nicolas Magud is currently a Senior Economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) since 2009. Prior to that he was an Assistant Professor of International Finance at the University of Oregon. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland at College Park. His main research interests are in open economy and closed economy macroeconomics. He focuses on fiscal policy, exchange rates, capital flows and capital controls. He also works in international trade issues.

Recent Blog Posts by Nicolas Magud

• The Missing Link Between Dutch Disease and Growth December 13th, 2010
• Is Multiple Equilibria Possible in Argentina? An update June 16th, 2009
• Is Multiple Equilibria Possible in Argentina? March 26th, 2009
• Toxic Assets: Bad Bank or Guarantees? Some Intertemporal Trade-Offs February 10th, 2009
• Latin American (and populist governments) Exogenous Twin Surpluses with Endogenous Twin Deficits February 5th, 2009
• On Argentina’s (and other Latin American countries’) Discount Factor February 3rd, 2009
• On the distributive effects of terms of trade shocks: the role of non-tradable goods January 10th, 2009
• Argentina’s crisis response: some likely effects December 22nd, 2008
• On the contractionary effects of expansionary fiscal policy, sustainability, and income distribution in Argentina (cont.) December 12th, 2008
• Argentina and the contractionary effects of expansionary fiscal policy November 18th, 2008
• Two to Tango: your savings but my expenditures; and the re-coupling of the financial channel—or: the Tango Effect Returns? October 23rd, 2008
• Is Argentina running out of funds? October 22nd, 2008
• Pro-cyclical government expenditures and commodities’ prices in Latin America (and Argentina in particular) September 8th, 2008
• Is (the Kirchners’ self-inflicted) Potential Hyperinflation Possible (Again) in Argentina? August 1st, 2008
• Macroeconomic Dynamics and (Present and Future) Income Distribution in Argentina: a Lucas’ Critique View July 21st, 2008
• On Populism in Argentina (and other Latin American Countries) June 25th, 2008
• Sub-prime Crisis: Argentina’s Consumption-Credit Variety May 28th, 2008
• Argentina: Some facts and some thoughts May 9th, 2008
• Is the Party Over in Argentina? The Market Internalizes the Political Effects of Inconsistent Macro Policies (or vice-versa?) April 23rd, 2008
• The Short-Economics behind the Conflict Government vs. Rural Sector in Argentina March 31st, 2008
• Sound Macroeconomic Policies: Better Hurry or it will be TOO Late (or how Fiscal, Monetary, and Exchange Rate Policies are Running Behind the Curve) March 22nd, 2008
• Argentina’s Way of Putting a Cap on Inflation: High Inflation ruled–out by Definition? March 7th, 2008
• Argentina 2008: Is the (already High) Inflation Rate Accelerating? February 17th, 2008
• Argentina has the chance to change its long-term growth for good—the appropriate use of fiscal expenditures January 29th, 2008