Yannick Kalantzis

Director of Macroeconomic Analysis and Forecasting

Yannick Kalantzis

Yannick Kalantzis is Director of Microeconomic Analysis and Forecasting in the Directorate General Statistics, Economics and International. Previously, he was Head of the Euro Area Outlook Division and a Senior Economist in the International Macroeconomics Division. Before joining the Banque de France in 2010, he was an economist at the French Treasury. His research covers various topics in macroeconomics and international macroeconomics.

Current Position

Director of Macroeconomic Analysis and Forecasting

Previous Position

Head of the Euro Area Outlook Division, Banque de France (2015−2018)
Deputy Head of the Euro Area Outlook Division, Banque de France (2014−2015)
Senior Economist, International Macroeconomic Division, Banque de France (2010−2014)
Deputy Head of the Macroeconomic Policy and International Risks Division, French Treasury (2007−2010)

Diplomas

PhD in Economics, ENPC−PSE (2006)
Masters degree in Economics, École Polytechnique−EHESS−Paris X University (2002)
Graduate engineering programme, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (1999-2002)
Masters degree, École Polytechnique (1996-1999)

Research Interest

Macroeconomics, international economics

Contact

yannick.kalantzis@banque-france.fr
+33 (0)1 42 92 36 84
Banque de France, 46-1405 DCPM, 75049 Paris Cedex 01, France

Academic Publications

Articles

Financial fragility in small open economies: firm balance sheets and the sectoral structure” (2015), Review of Economic Studies, 82 (3).
Optimal Exchange Rate Policy in a Growing Semi-Open Economy” (2014), IMF Economic Review, 62 (1), with Philippe Bacchetta and Kenza Benhima.
Capital Controls with International Reserve Accumulation: Can this Be Optimal?” (2013), American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 5 (3), with Philippe Bacchetta and Kenza Benhima.
Wage and Productivity differentials in Japan. The Role of Labor Market Mechanisms” (2012), LABOUR: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, 26 (4), with Ryo Kambayashi and Sébastien Lechevalier.
Désindustrialisation et crise financière dans une économie émergente” (2005), Revue Économique 56 (3)

Others

“The appreciating renminbi” (2013), Vox column, January 9, with Philippe Bacchetta and Kenza Benhima.
“Unconventional monetary policies, an appraisal” (2009). with A. Bouveret, A. Brahmi, A. Olmedo, and S. Sorbe, Trésor Eco n°56, DG Trésor (reprinted in Économie et prévision, n°190–191, 2009).
“Financial fragility in emerging market countries: firm balance sheets and the productive structure” (2005), PSE Working Paper, 2005-17.