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Download Solution PDFWho is the next Chief Economist appointed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to replace Ms Gita Gopinath?
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Option 3 : Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas.
Key Points
- Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas was appointed as IMF Chief Economist in January 2022
- He replaced Gita Gopinath who became IMF's First Deputy Managing Director
- Gourinchas is a French economist and professor at UC Berkeley
- His research focuses on international macroeconomics and finance
- He serves as the Economic Counsellor and Director of IMF's Research Department
Additional Information
- Kristalina Georgieva:
- Bulgarian economist currently serving as IMF Managing Director
- Former CEO of World Bank (2017-2019)
- Specializes in environmental and development economics
- Not an applicant for Chief Economist position
- Oversees IMF's overall operations rather than research direction
- Joseph Stiglitz:
- Nobel Prize-winning American economist (2001)
- Former Chief Economist of World Bank (1997-2000)
- Known for critical views on IMF policies and globalization
- Professor at Columbia University
- Not affiliated with IMF in recent years
- Carmen Reinhart:
- Cuban-American economist and former World Bank Chief Economist
- Served as IMF Deputy Director (2019-2022)
- Known for work on debt crises and financial contagion
- Currently at Harvard Kennedy School
- Was considered a potential candidate but not selected
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