Facundo Piguillem

Facundo Piguillem is a Professor of Economics at the Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF). His research focuses on Macroeconomics, Public Finance, Political Economy, and Government Debt. He has made significant contributions to understanding redistribution, fiscal rules, unemployment insurance, and aging economies.

His recent work includes:

• 2025: Hyperbolic Discounting with Random Gratification (Time-Inconsistent Preferences)
• 2025: Fiscal Unions with Present Biased Governments (Federal Policy Design)
• 2025: Optimal Redistribution with Government Debt (OLG Models)
• 2025: Fiscal Rules and Discretion with Risk of Default (Debt-Dependent Deficit Limits)

He has co-organized the Rome Workshop on Macroeconomics (Pizzanomics) and the Summer Workshop in Political Economy since 2012, fostering interdisciplinary research in fiscal policy and macroeconomic dynamics.