Luca Fornaro

Luca Fornaro is a Senior Researcher at the Center for Research in International Economics (CREI), Adjunct Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), and Affiliated Professor at the Barcelona School of Economics. He holds additional affiliations as a Research Affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and has served as a Visiting Scholar at the Bank of England, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, and Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

His research focuses on International Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics, with significant contributions to understanding global inflation dynamics, monetary policy frameworks, financial crises, and international capital flows. Recent work examines the intersection of climate policy and monetary systems, supply-side constraints in fiscal policy, and the challenges of monetary cooperation during global economic disruptions.

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals consistent engagement with

• Monetary policy transmission mechanisms
• Global spillovers and policy coordination
• Structural economic transformations
• Supply-demand imbalances
• Financial stability considerations

His work frequently appears in top-tier journals including the American Economic Review and The Review of Economic Studies.

Fornaro maintains active research collaborations with leading economists including G. Benigno, M. Wolf, and F. Romei. His methodological approach combines theoretical modeling with empirical analysis of global economic phenomena.