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Ermal Hitaj

Principal Economist, Economic Risk Analysis

Ermal Hitaj is a Principal Economist in the Economic Risk Analysis division at the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). Before joining the ESM, he worked as an economist at the International Monetary Fund.

Mr Hitaj holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland – College Park.

His current research field is macroeconomics, with a focus on debt sustainability analysis, fiscal rules, and macroeconomic stability in monetary unions.

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My blog entries

Interest rates
Debt sustainability
Bonds
Financial markets
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Economic Risk Analysis
Economic and Market Analysis
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Gergely Hudecz
Alexandre Lauwers

Higher interest rates attract investors to euro area sovereign debt but pose challenges for public finances

My discussion papers

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EU fiscal rules: reform considerations