Arnaud Mehl

Arnaud Mehl serves as an adviser in the International Policy Analysis Division of the European Central Bank (ECB), a position held since 2001, while maintaining academic roles as a CEPR research fellow and Sciences Po lecturer. His institutional ecosystem includes membership on the ECB working paper editorial board, associate editorship at the Journal of International Money and Finance, and research affiliation with the Dallas Fed Globalization Institute. Prior professional experience spans the French Treasury and Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management.

Mehl's research centers on open-economy macroeconomics, international finance, and economic history, with recent work dissecting geopolitical fragmentation in global finance. His 2024-2025 publications analyze fast payment system interlinking, dominant currency pricing in services trade, and central bank digital currency transitions—all reflecting his dual focus on theoretical rigor and central banking applicability. The Geneva Report 28 (2025) establishes him as a leading voice on geopolitical tensions reshaping international monetary systems.

His scholarly impact is demonstrated through publications in Journal of Finance, Journal of Monetary Economics, and Journal of International Economics, plus the influential book How Global Currencies Work (Princeton University Press). As co-founder of globalcurrenciesdatabase.com, he provides critical infrastructure for tracking real-world currency usage patterns beyond traditional theoretical models.

Mehl's educational background features a PhD from Université Paris-Dauphine complemented by Master's degrees from Sciences-Po and ESCP Business School, with additional training at Oxford's St Antony's College. His career trajectory exemplifies the policy-academia nexus, leveraging ECB access for empirically grounded research while contributing to academic discourse through CEPR and journal editorial roles.