Dr. Stijn Claessens

Biography

Stijn Claessens is a Lecturer at the Yale School of Management. He has an extensive background in financial and economic policy, including serving as the Deputy Head of the Monetary Economics Department of the Bank for International Settlements, where he led policy-based analyses on financial sector issues and represented the BIS externally. His previous roles comprise positions at the World Bank from 1987 to 2006, Assistant Director in the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund from 2007 to 2014, and Senior Adviser at the Federal Reserve Board between 2015 and early 2017. Claessens has taught at several prestigious institutions including New York University and the University of Amsterdam. He holds a PhD from the Wharton School and a Master's degree from there as well. Claessens has authored and edited several notable publications on banking and financial stability, such as "Bank Failures Contagion" and "Money, Capital Reforms: 2023 Banking Turmoil."

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