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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

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

Ermal Hitaj, Gergely Hudecz , Alexandre Lauwers
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My discussion papers

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Discussion Papers

EU fiscal rules: reform considerations

ESM

My ESM Briefs

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Debt sustainability analysis under uncertainty: mapping the past into the future