Antonio Fatas
Professor of Economics
Biography
Antonio Fatás is a Professor of Economics at INSEAD. He received his PhD in Economics from Harvard University. He is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic and Policy Research in London and has worked as an external consultant for international organisations such as the International Monetary Fund, the OECD and the World Bank.
He teaches the macroeconomics core course in the MBA programme, as well as different modules on the global macroeconomic environment in the Executive Education. His research focuses on the study of business cycles, fiscal policy and the economics of European integration. His articles appear in academic journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Monetary Economics, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Economic Growth, European Economic Review and Economic Policy.
He teaches the macroeconomics core course in the MBA programme, as well as different modules on the global macroeconomic environment in the Executive Education. His research focuses on the study of business cycles, fiscal policy and the economics of European integration. His articles appear in academic journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Monetary Economics, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Economic Growth, European Economic Review and Economic Policy.
Latest posts
China: Caught in the Middle-Income Trap?
A. Fatas, I. Mihov
What would it take for China to get back on its growth trajectory?
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What’s Behind the Tech Layoffs?
C. Lin, A. Fatás, H. Bresman, M. Mortensen, W. Jiang
INSEAD faculty on the state of the labour market and what’s to come for firms and employees.
China is Back: What Its Reopening Means for the World
L. Fang, C. Lin, G. Chen, X. R. Luo, B. Zhou, A. Fatás
What the world economy, businesses and investors could expect from China’s return to the fray.
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A Perfect (Macroeconomic) Storm
Antonio Fatás
The outlook for the world economy next year doesn’t inspire optimism.
Less Than Zero: The New Normal for Interest Rates?
Antonio Fatas
Will your bank pay you to borrow money?
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Is Full Employment Sustainable?
Antonio Fatas
Research shows in previous economic cycles, the U.S. has not been able to sustain a low unemployment rate.
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Should Central Banks Start Issuing Cyber-Cash?
Antonio Fatas
To move the fintech debate forward, we need to distinguish between money and payments.
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No End in Sight for the “New Normal” in Monetary Policy
Getting out of a low inflation environment is proving much harder than what we thought.
Economic Narratives for 2018 Are Too Simplistic
Concerns about rising debt and asset prices driven by central bank liquidity are overstated.
Are Investors Underpricing Current Risks?
Since the U.S. election, the risk premium has gone down, which is puzzling.
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Actually, the Stock Market Looks Cheap
Some investors fear that the recent records set by the stock market are signs of a giant bubble.
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