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Francesco Saraceno

Deputy Department Director, OFCE-Sciences Po
Francesco Saraceno

Francesco Saraceno is Deputy Department Director at OFCE-Sciences Po. He holds Ph.Ds in Economics from Columbia University and La Sapienza University of Rome. His main research interests include the relationship between inequality and macroeconomic performance, European macroeconomic policies, and the interaction between structural reforms, fiscal and monetary policies. He published in several international journals.

In 2000 he became member of the Council of Economic Advisors for the Italian Prime Minister's Office. In 2002 he moved to Paris to work at Sciences-Po Paris where he is responsible for economics classes of the Master of European Affairs and teaches international and European macroeconomics. He also is Academic Director of the Sciences Po-Northwestern European Affairs Program. He is member of the Scientific Board for the LUISS Institute for European Policy and Analysis (LEAP), where he also teaches European macroeconomics. He regularly does consulting and executive trainings. He advises the International Labour Organization (ILO) on macroeconomic policies and employment. He maintains a blog on European matters, and regularly intervenes in the public debate on the EU economy.