Gaston Gelos
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| Born | January 8, 1969 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Nationality | German, Uruguayan |
| Institution | Bank for International Settlements International Monetary Fund |
| Field | International finance, Macroeconomics |
| Alma mater | University of Bonn Yale University |
Gaston Gelos (born Rafael Gaston Gelos) is a German-Uruguayan economist. He joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1998 and has served as the Assistant Director of the Western Hemisphere Department since October 2022, where he was the Mission chief for Mexico. He previously served as the Assistant Director Chief of the Monetary and Macroprudential Policies Division at the IMF.[1][2] His research includes work on capital flows, financial stability, and monetary policy, and he has been published widely in leading academic journals.[3] In April 2023, he was appointed as the Deputy Head of the Monetary and Economic Department and Head of Financial Stability at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) effective September 1, 2023.[4][5][6][7]
Early life and education
Gelos was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, on January 8, 1969 and is the elder of two sons of and Rafael Gelos. He attended the Deutsche Schule Montevideo in Uruguay and the in Germersheim, Germany and received his Diplom in economics from the University of Bonn in 1991 and 1994, respectively. He completed graduate coursework at the University of California at Berkeley between 1991 and 1992. In 1998, he earned his PhD in economics from Yale University, focusing on international economics and macroeconomics.[1]
Career
Gelos joined the IMF in 1998 and spent his initial years there in the Research Department before working on various countries in the Western Hemisphere Department. He was the resident representative for the IMF in Montevideo, Uruguay (2005-2007) and Buenos Aires, Argentina (2007-2010), and Mission Chief for Nicaragua.[8][1] In 2013 he became the head of the Global Financial Stability Analysis Division, where he led the work on the analytical chapters of the Global Financial Stability Report.[9] In 2017, Gelos lead the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) for Japan.[10] Between 2017 and 2022, he headed the Monetary and Macroprudential Policies Division, leading research and policy work on monetary- and macroprudential policies and overseeing global technical assistance efforts in these areas.
Research
Gelos' research covers topics including capital flows, banking, financial stability, and monetary policy and has been cited in The Economist, Financial Times, Reuters, economic blogs, and global newspapers.[1][11] His most cited work discusses the role of transparency in shaping international investor behavior.[12] Gelos is a Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) research fellow.[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "R. Gaston Gelos" (PDF). IMF. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ↑ Hulverscheidt, Claus (March 3, 2021). "Wer von Negativzinsen profitiert". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved July 2, 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Gaston Gelos". Centre for Economic Policy Research. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ↑ "BIS appoints Gaston Gelos as Deputy Head of the Monetary and Economic Department". BIS. April 21, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ↑ "People: BIS appoints deputy head of MED". Central Banking. April 24, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ↑ "Uruguayo es nombrado en muy importante cargo en el Banco Internacional de Pagos". El País (in Spanish). April 21, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Pirkl, Martin (April 21, 2023). "Gelos wird Leiter der Finanzstabilitätspolitik". Börsen-Zeitung (in German). Retrieved July 2, 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Azar Gómez, Jorge (June 15, 2018). "Mujica y el FMI". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved July 2, 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Zschäpitz, Holger (September 30, 2016). "Die gefährliche Macht der Schattenbanken". Welt (in German). Retrieved July 2, 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Gelos, Gaston; Muñoz, Sònia (August 10, 2017). "Aging Japan Puts a Strain on the Financial System". IMF Blog. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ↑ "Gaston Gelos". scholar.google.com. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ↑ Menon, Anjana (August 26, 2019). "India's Visibility Issues". The Economic Times. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
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