Francesca Caselli

Francesca Caselli is a senior economist currently working in the euro area team of the IMF European Department. Previously she worked in the Fiscal Affairs Department in the Fiscal Monitor team and in the Research Department in the World Economic Outlook and Systemic Issues divisions contributing to several WEO analytical chapters and working on fiscal rules effectiveness. She also worked on Niger, Senegal, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Her research interests include applied econometrics, international economics, the credibility of monetary policy, and fiscal rules. Her work has been published in peer reviewed journals such as the Journal of International Economics, the European Economic Review, and in the IMF Economic Review. She holds a Ph.D. in International Economics from the Graduate Institute in Geneva.