Alessandro Rebucci

Alessandro Rebucci is a Professor of Finance and Economics at Johns Hopkins University, holding joint appointments in the Carey Business School and the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences' Economics Department. He is an NBER Research Associate (IFM Program), CEPR Research Fellow (IMF Programme), and ABFER Fellow. His research focuses on international finance, macroeconomics, and macrofinance, with publications in top journals like the Journal of International Economics and Review of Financial Studies.

He has held policy roles at the International Monetary Fund (1998–2008) and Inter-American Development Bank (2008–2013), and served as a Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve and Bank for International Settlements. His work examines monetary policy transmission, capital flows, financial crises, and macrofinancial stability. Notable contributions include analyzing China’s monetary policy impact, the valuation of US Treasuries, and household portfolio dynamics during crises.

Rebucci advises journals like the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking and organizes conferences such as the Geoeconomics event covered by the Financial Times. His Young Leader Award from the Council for the United States and Italy recognizes his policy-relevant scholarship. He also contributes to VoxEU.org, FT Alphaville, and chairs the Academic Board of Advisors for the Factor Investing Group.

His research themes include:

• Global financial linkages and policy transmission
• Cross-border capital flow dynamics
• Quantitative easing effects on housing markets
• Crisis modeling and macroprudential policies

Recent work explores geoeconomic tensions, the role of official reserves, and pandemic-era policy responses. He collaborates on datasets like capital control measures and GVAR model parameters, emphasizing empirical rigor and policy relevance.