Vitor Gaspar, a Portuguese national, is Director of the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department. Prior to joining the IMF, he held a variety of senior policy positions in Banco de Portugal, including most recently as Special Adviser. He served as Minister of State and Finance of Portugal during 2011–2013. He was head of the European Commission’s Bureau of European Policy Advisers during 2007–2010, and director-general of research at the European Central Bank from 1998 to 2004. Mr. Gaspar holds a PhD and a post-doctoral agregado in Economics from Universidade Nova de Lisboa. He has also studied at Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

Latest posts:

• Global Debt Reaches a Record $226 Trillion
• Fiscal Policy for an Uncertain World
• When It Comes to Public Finances, Credibility Is Key
• Coming Together
• A Proposal to Scale Up Global Carbon Pricing
• Tailoring Government Support
• Giving Everyone a Fair Shot
• Asia-Pacific, the Gigantic Domino of Climate Change
• Government Support Is Vital as Countries Race to Vaccinate
• Fiscal Policy for an Unprecedented Crisis
• Public Investment for the Recovery
• Fiscal Policies for a Transformed World
• State-Owned Enterprises in the Time of COVID-19
• Fiscal Policies to Contain the Damage from COVID-19
• Fiscal Policies to Protect People During the Coronavirus Outbreak
• Fiscal Policies to Curb Climate Change
• Getting Real on Meeting Paris Climate Change Commitments
• High Debt Hampers Countries’ Response to a Fast-Changing Global Economy
• Tackling Corruption in Government
• How Much Should You Save for Retirement?
• The Wealth of Nations: Governments Can Better Manage What They Own and Owe
• Give Today’s Children a Chance
• The Digital Accelerator: Revving Up Government in Asia
• Steering the World Toward More Cooperation, Not Less
• The Digital Gamble: New Technology Transforms Fiscal Policy
• Taxes, Debt and Development: A One-Percent Rule to Raise Revenues in Africa
• Inequality: Fiscal Policy Can Make the Difference
• Two to Tango—Inflation Management in Unusual Times
• Five Keys to a Smart Fiscal Policy
• Designed for Growth: Taxation and Productivity
• Big Bad Actors: A Global View of Debt
• The Whole Can Be Greater Than the Sum of its Parts
• An Argument for Paying Down Public Debt
• Act Now, Act Together
• Imagine What Fiscal Policy Could Do For Innovation
• Climate Change: How To Price Paris
• Corruption: A Hidden Tax on Growth
• How to Manage the Commodity Roller Coaster
• Uncertain Times, Difficult Choices
• Act Local, Solve Global: The $5.3 Trillion Energy Subsidy Problem
• Measure to Measure: The Effect of Fiscal Policy on Growth and Stability
• Fiscal Policy And Structural Reform
• Dams And Dikes For Public Finances
• Smart Fiscal Policy Will Help Jobs