Xavier Debrun

Xavier Debrun currently serves as an advisor in the Research Department of the National Bank of Belgium, bringing extensive expertise in fiscal policy and international economics. His academic foundation includes economics studies at the University of Namur and a Ph.D. in International Economics from the Graduate Institute in Geneva. Throughout his 20-year career at the International Monetary Fund, he held various positions in the Fiscal Affairs and Research Departments, contributing significantly to the World Economic Outlook and other flagship publications. His expertise spans international policy coordination, the economics of monetary unions, and macro-fiscal issues, with particular focus on debt sustainability assessments and fiscal policy's stabilizing role. He has maintained strong academic connections, serving as a visiting Fellow at Bruegel in 2006-07 and teaching at prestigious institutions including the University of Geneva, the University of Clermont-Auvergne, and the Catholic University of Louvain. His research has been widely disseminated through peer-reviewed journals and conference volumes, with notable contributions to fiscal policy rules, macro-fiscal forecasting, and independent fiscal institutions. As a Belgian national, he brings valuable European perspective to his work in economic policy and fiscal governance.