Rodrigo Valdes

Rodrigo Valdes

Director, Fiscal Affairs Department
International Monetary Fund
  • Coauthor
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Joint papers with Christopher

About

Rodrigo Valdes is a Chilean economist who became Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department at the International Monetary Fund in October 2025, having previously led the IMF’s Western Hemisphere Department from 2023. He served as Chile’s Minister of Finance from 2015 to 2017 and held senior roles including Director of Research at the Central Bank of Chile, and he earned his PhD in economics from MIT. He is a coauthor with Christopher Neilson and Eduardo Engel on ‘Chile’s Fiscal Rule as Social Insurance.’

Background

  • Fiscal policy
  • Macroeconomics
  • Monetary policy
  • Public finance

Education

  • PhD, Economics · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  • BA, Economics · Universidad de Chile

Career

  • Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund (2025-present)
  • Director, Western Hemisphere Department, International Monetary Fund (2023-2025)
  • Minister of Finance, Government of Chile (2015-2017)
  • Director of Research / Chief Economist, Central Bank of Chile

Joint work with Christopher

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