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'''Gaston Gelos''' (born '''Rafael Gaston Gelos''') is a [[Germany|German]]-[[Uruguay|Uruguayan]] [[economist]]. He joined the [[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF) in 1998 and has served as the Assistant Director of the Western Hemisphere Department since October 2022, where he was the Mission chief for [[Mexico]]. He previously served as the Assistant Director Chief of the Monetary and Macroprudential Policies Division at the IMF.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=R. Gaston Gelos |url=https://www.imf.org/external/np/CV/Pdf/702945.pdf |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=IMF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hulverscheidt |first=Claus |date=March 3, 2021 |title=Wer von Negativzinsen profitiert |language=German |work=Süddeutsche Zeitung |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/geldpolitik-negativzinsen-1.5223937 |access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref> His research includes work on capital flows, financial stability, and monetary policy, and he has been published widely in leading academic journals.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Gaston Gelos |url=https://cepr.org/about/people/gaston-gelos |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=Centre for Economic Policy Research}}</ref> In April 2023, he was appointed as the Deputy Head of the Monetary and Economic Department and Head of Financial Stability at the [[Bank for International Settlements]] (BIS) effective September 1, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 21, 2023 |title=BIS appoints Gaston Gelos as Deputy Head of the Monetary and Economic Department |url=https://www.bis.org/press/p230421.htm |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=BIS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 24, 2023 |title=People: BIS appoints deputy head of MED |work=Central Banking |url=https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/governance/people/7958565/people-bis-appoints-deputy-head-of-med |access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 21, 2023 |title=Uruguayo es nombrado en muy importante cargo en el Banco Internacional de Pagos |language=Spanish |work=El País |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/negocios/noticias/uruguayo-es-nombrado-en-muy-importante-cargo-en-el-banco-internacional-de-pagos |access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pirkl |first=Martin |date=April 21, 2023 |title=Gelos wird Leiter der Finanzstabilitätspolitik |language=German |work=Börsen-Zeitung |url=https://www.boersen-zeitung.de/personen/deutscher-wird-leiter-der-finanzstabilitaetspolitik-der-biz |access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref>
'''Gaston Gelos''' (born '''Rafael Gaston Gelos''') is a [[Germany|German]]-[[Uruguay|Uruguayan]] [[economist]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gelos wird Leiter der Finanzstabilitätspolitik - Börsen-Zeitung |url=https://www.boersen-zeitung.de/personen/deutscher-wird-leiter-der-finanzstabilitaetspolitik-der-biz |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=www.boersen-zeitung.de |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 21, 2023 |title=Uruguayo es nombrado en muy importante cargo en el Banco Internacional de Pagos |language=Spanish |work=El País |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/negocios/noticias/uruguayo-es-nombrado-en-muy-importante-cargo-en-el-banco-internacional-de-pagos |access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref> He joined the [[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF) in 1998 and has served as the Assistant Director of the Western Hemisphere Department since October 2022, where he was the Mission chief for [[Mexico]].


He previously served as Chief of the Monetary and Macroprudential Policies Division at the IMF.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=April 20, 2023 |title=Gaston Gelos |url=https://www.imf.org/en/Research/Researcher-CV/Author/Gelos-Gaston?AuthID=131#Background |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=IMF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hulverscheidt |first=Claus |date=March 3, 2021 |title=Wer von Negativzinsen profitiert |language=German |work=Süddeutsche Zeitung |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/geldpolitik-negativzinsen-1.5223937 |access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref> His research includes work on capital flows, financial stability, and monetary policy, and he has been published widely in leading academic journals.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Gaston Gelos |url=https://cepr.org/about/people/gaston-gelos |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=Centre for Economic Policy Research}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 26, 2016 |title=Is Europe's NPL Problem Hampering Monetary Policy? |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2016-04-26/is-europe-s-npl-problem-hampering-monetary-policy |work=Bloomberg}}</ref> In April 2023, he was appointed as the Deputy Head of the Monetary and Economic Department and Head of Financial Stability at the [[Bank for International Settlements]] (BIS) effective September 1, 2023.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=April 21, 2023 |title=BIS appoints Gaston Gelos as Deputy Head of the Monetary and Economic Department |url=https://www.bis.org/press/p230421.htm |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=BIS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 24, 2023 |title=People: BIS appoints deputy head of MED |work=Central Banking |url=https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/governance/people/7958565/people-bis-appoints-deputy-head-of-med |access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref>
== Early life and education ==
Gelos was born in [[Montevideo]], Uruguay, on January 8, 1969 and is the elder of two sons of {{ill|Sigrid Buschmann|gl}} and Rafael Gelos. He attended the [[German School of Montevideo|Deutsche Schule Montevideo]] in Uruguay and the {{ill|Goethe-Gymnasium Germersheim|de}} in [[Germersheim]], Germany and received his [[Diplom]] in economics from the [[University of Bonn]] in 1991 and 1994, respectively. He completed graduate coursework at the [[University of California, Berkeley|University of California at Berkeley]] between 1991 and 1992. In 1998, he earned his [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in economics from [[Yale University]], focusing on international economics and [[macroeconomics]].<ref name=":0" />


== Career ==
== Career ==
Gelos joined the IMF in 1998 and spent his initial years there in the Research Department before working on various countries in the Western Hemisphere Department. He was the resident representative for the IMF in Montevideo, Uruguay (2005-2007) and [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]] (2007-2010), and Mission Chief for [[Nicaragua]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Azar Gómez |first=Jorge |date=June 15, 2018 |title=Mujica y el FMI |language=Spanish |work=El País |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/opinion/ecos/mujica-y-el-fmi |access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In 2013 he became the head of the Global Financial Stability Analysis Division, where he led the work on the analytical chapters of the Global Financial Stability Report.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zschäpitz |first=Holger |date=September 30, 2016 |title=Die gefährliche Macht der Schattenbanken |language=German |work=Welt |url=https://www.welt.de/finanzen/article158455961/Die-gefaehrliche-Macht-der-Schattenbanken.html |access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref> In 2017, Gelos lead the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) for [[Japan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gelos |first=Gaston |last2=Muñoz |first2=Sònia |date=August 10, 2017 |title=Aging Japan Puts a Strain on the Financial System |url=https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2017/08/10/aging-japan-puts-a-strain-on-the-financial-system |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=IMF Blog}}</ref> Between 2017 and 2022, he headed the Monetary and Macroprudential Policies Division, leading research and policy work on monetary- and macroprudential policies and overseeing global technical assistance efforts in these areas.
In 1988, Gelos joined the IMF and spent his initial years there in the Research Department before working on various countries in the Western Hemisphere Department.<ref name=":0" /> He was the resident representative for the IMF in Montevideo, Uruguay (2005-2007) and [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]] (2007-2010), and Mission Chief for [[Nicaragua]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Azar Gómez |first=Jorge |date=June 15, 2018 |title=Mujica y el FMI |language=Spanish |work=El País |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/opinion/ecos/mujica-y-el-fmi |access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
In 2013 he became the head of the Global Financial Stability Analysis Division, where he led the work on the analytical chapters of the Global Financial Stability Report.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zschäpitz |first=Holger |date=September 30, 2016 |title=Die gefährliche Macht der Schattenbanken |language=German |work=Welt |url=https://www.welt.de/finanzen/article158455961/Die-gefaehrliche-Macht-der-Schattenbanken.html |access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Eavis |first=Peter |date=May 5, 2015 |title=Bankers and Regulators Voice Fears on Bond Market Volatility |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/06/business/dealbook/bankers-and-regulators-voice-fears-on-bond-market-volatility.html |access-date=July 10, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kunz |first=Anne |date=April 8, 2015 |title=Euro-Banken ziehen sich auf ihre Heimatmärkte zurück |language=German |work=Welt |url=https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article139285456/Euro-Banken-ziehen-sich-auf-ihre-Heimatmaerkte-zurueck.html |access-date=July 14, 2023}}</ref> In 2017, Gelos lead the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) for [[Japan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Gelos |first1=Gaston |last2=Muñoz |first2=Sònia |date=August 10, 2017 |title=Aging Japan Puts a Strain on the Financial System |url=https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2017/08/10/aging-japan-puts-a-strain-on-the-financial-system |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=IMF Blog}}</ref>
Between 2017 and 2022, he headed the Monetary and Macroprudential Policies Division, leading research and policy work on monetary- and macroprudential policies and overseeing global technical assistance efforts in these areas.


=== Research ===
=== Research ===
Gelos' research covers topics including capital flows, banking, [[financial stability]], and monetary policy and has been cited in ''[[The Economist]]'', ''[[Financial Times]]'', ''[[Reuters]]'', economic blogs, and global newspapers.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gaston Gelos |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1iuFLngAAAAJ&hl=en |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=scholar.google.com}}</ref> His most cited work discusses the role of transparency in shaping international investor behavior.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Menon |first=Anjana |date=August 26, 2019 |title=India’s Visibility Issues |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/et-commentary/indias-visibility-issues/ |access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref> Gelos is a [[Center for Economic and Policy Research]] (CEPR) research fellow.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
Gelos' research covers topics including capital flows, banking, [[financial stability]], and monetary policy and has been cited in ''[[The Economist]]'', ''[[Financial Times]]'', ''[[Reuters]]'', economic blogs, and global newspapers.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Shipbuilding |newspaper=The Economist |url=https://www.economist.com/special-report/2003/05/03/shipbuilding |access-date=2023-07-31 |issn=0013-0613}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fariza |first=Ignacio |date=2021-03-03 |title=Los técnicos del FMI salen en defensa de los tipos de interés negativos ocho años después: "Han funcionado" |url=https://elpais.com/economia/2021-03-03/los-tecnicos-del-fmi-salen-en-defensa-de-los-tipos-de-interes-negativos-ocho-anos-despues-de-su-estreno-han-funcionado.html |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=El País |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Johnson |first=Steve |date=2015-02-01 |title=Liquidity fears loom over fund industry |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/2e6d526e-a581-11e4-ad35-00144feab7de |access-date=2023-07-31}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Harding |first1=Robin |last2=Atkins |first2=Ralph |date=March 31, 2014 |title=Problem of banks seen as 'too big to fail' still unsolved, IMF warns |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/60f1c218-b8b2-11e3-835e-00144feabdc0 |access-date=July 14, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Economists now accept exchange-rate intervention can work |newspaper=The Economist |url=https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2022/09/29/economists-now-accept-exchange-rate-intervention-can-work |access-date=2023-07-31 |issn=0013-0613}}</ref> His most cited work discusses the role of transparency in shaping international investor behavior.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Menon |first=Anjana |date=August 26, 2019 |title=India's Visibility Issues |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/et-commentary/indias-visibility-issues/ |access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref> Gelos is a [[Center for Economic and Policy Research]] (CEPR) research fellow.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />


== External links ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
* [https://www.imf.org/en/Research/Researcher-CV/Author/Gelos-Gaston?AuthID=131#Background Profile at the International Monetary Fund]
* [https://www.imf.org/en/Research/Researcher-CV/Author/Gelos-Gaston?AuthID=131#Background Profile at the International Monetary Fund]

* [https://cepr.org/about/people/gaston-gelos Profile at the CEPR]
* [https://cepr.org/about/people/gaston-gelos Profile at the CEPR]
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1iuFLngAAAAJ&hl=en Google Scholar]
* [https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=26022361200 Gaston Gelos's publications] indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database.


[[Category:21st-century German economists]]
== References ==
[[Category:1969 births]]
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Gaston Gelos
Born (1969-01-08) January 8, 1969 (age 55)
Montevideo, Uruguay
NationalityGerman, Uruguayan
Academic career
FieldInternational finance, Macroeconomics
InstitutionBank for International Settlements
International Monetary Fund
Alma materUniversity of Bonn, Yale University
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

Gaston Gelos (born Rafael Gaston Gelos) is a German-Uruguayan economist.[1][2] He joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1998 and has served as the Assistant Director of the Western Hemisphere Department since October 2022, where he was the Mission chief for Mexico.

He previously served as Chief of the Monetary and Macroprudential Policies Division at the IMF.[3][4] His research includes work on capital flows, financial stability, and monetary policy, and he has been published widely in leading academic journals.[5][6] In April 2023, he was appointed as the Deputy Head of the Monetary and Economic Department and Head of Financial Stability at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) effective September 1, 2023.[7][8]

Career

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In 1988, Gelos joined the IMF and spent his initial years there in the Research Department before working on various countries in the Western Hemisphere Department.[3] He was the resident representative for the IMF in Montevideo, Uruguay (2005-2007) and Buenos Aires, Argentina (2007-2010), and Mission Chief for Nicaragua.[9][3]

In 2013 he became the head of the Global Financial Stability Analysis Division, where he led the work on the analytical chapters of the Global Financial Stability Report.[10][11][12] In 2017, Gelos lead the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) for Japan.[13]

Between 2017 and 2022, he headed the Monetary and Macroprudential Policies Division, leading research and policy work on monetary- and macroprudential policies and overseeing global technical assistance efforts in these areas.

Research

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Gelos' research covers topics including capital flows, banking, financial stability, and monetary policy and has been cited in The Economist, Financial Times, Reuters, economic blogs, and global newspapers.[14][15][16][3][17][18] His most cited work discusses the role of transparency in shaping international investor behavior.[19] Gelos is a Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) research fellow.[3][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Gelos wird Leiter der Finanzstabilitätspolitik - Börsen-Zeitung". www.boersen-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  2. ^ "Uruguayo es nombrado en muy importante cargo en el Banco Internacional de Pagos". El País (in Spanish). April 21, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Gaston Gelos". IMF. April 20, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  4. ^ Hulverscheidt, Claus (March 3, 2021). "Wer von Negativzinsen profitiert". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Gaston Gelos". Centre for Economic Policy Research. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "Is Europe's NPL Problem Hampering Monetary Policy?". Bloomberg. April 26, 2016.
  7. ^ "BIS appoints Gaston Gelos as Deputy Head of the Monetary and Economic Department". BIS. April 21, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  8. ^ "People: BIS appoints deputy head of MED". Central Banking. April 24, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  9. ^ Azar Gómez, Jorge (June 15, 2018). "Mujica y el FMI". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  10. ^ Zschäpitz, Holger (September 30, 2016). "Die gefährliche Macht der Schattenbanken". Welt (in German). Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  11. ^ Eavis, Peter (May 5, 2015). "Bankers and Regulators Voice Fears on Bond Market Volatility". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  12. ^ Kunz, Anne (April 8, 2015). "Euro-Banken ziehen sich auf ihre Heimatmärkte zurück". Welt (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  13. ^ Gelos, Gaston; Muñoz, Sònia (August 10, 2017). "Aging Japan Puts a Strain on the Financial System". IMF Blog. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  14. ^ "Shipbuilding". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  15. ^ Fariza, Ignacio (2021-03-03). "Los técnicos del FMI salen en defensa de los tipos de interés negativos ocho años después: "Han funcionado"". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  16. ^ Johnson, Steve (2015-02-01). "Liquidity fears loom over fund industry". Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  17. ^ Harding, Robin; Atkins, Ralph (March 31, 2014). "Problem of banks seen as 'too big to fail' still unsolved, IMF warns". Financial Times. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  18. ^ "Economists now accept exchange-rate intervention can work". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  19. ^ Menon, Anjana (August 26, 2019). "India's Visibility Issues". The Economic Times. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
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