Amid the unprecedented challenges unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) faced a pressing need: have intelligent tools to anticipate and manage risks threatening the economic and fiscal stability of the region. In response to this need, FISLAC (Fiscal Sustainability for Latin American and Caribbean Countries) was born, an … [Read more...] about First Year of FISLAC: Transforming Fiscal Sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean
Matheo Arellano M
Matheo Arellano is MSc. in Economics from Universidad Eafit and economist with emphasis in financial and international economics from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Cali). He is a consultant in the Fiscal Management Division of the IDB, working on developing macro-fiscal general equilibrium models, the estimation of prudent debt levels, and the calibration of fiscal rules. Before joining the IDB, Matheo was associated with the economics department of Universidad Eafit as a research assistant participating in several consulting projects and was also a treasury analyst in equities and bonds for a banking institution in Colombia. His areas of interest are macroeconomics, fiscal sustainability, development, and economic growth.
The Fiscal Puzzle of the Ukraine War for Latin America and the Caribbean
The war in Ukraine has produced a significant increase in energy costs that will likely delay the fiscal consolidation efforts already put in place by several governments in the region. This supply shock is also likely to fuel inflation and higher interest rates, adding further pressure on governments trying to service their debts. Higher domestic and global inflation has … [Read more...] about The Fiscal Puzzle of the Ukraine War for Latin America and the Caribbean