Paolo Mauro, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics since December 2014, worked at the International Monetary Fund for 20 years—the last ten in managerial positions in the research, fiscal affairs, and African departments. He was assistant director and division chief for the East African Community countries, mission chief for Tanzania (2012–14), and assistant director and division chief in the fiscal operations division working on IMF-supported programs in Europe (2007–12). His current research focuses primarily on fiscal policy and growth in emerging-market economies.
