Mehdi Raissi is a senior economist in the Fiscal Affairs Department of the IMF. He joined the Fund in 2010 and worked on several multilateral surveillance issues and a range of countries, including Italy, India, and Mexico. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Cambridge. His research interests include macro-econometric modeling, macro-fiscal linkages, and sovereign debt issues.
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Las políticas fiscales han aportado un importante sostén de emergencia para las personas y las empresas durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Son también invalorables para aumentar la preparac...
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