Matthieu Bellon
Last Updated: August 03, 2022

Matthieu Bellon is an Economist in the Fiscal Affairs Department of the IMF where he has been working on fiscal issues in low-income and emerging countries in Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. His research focuses on climate change adaptation, public economics, and the dynamics of firms and households in response to technology or policy shocks. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University.
Email: MBELLON@imf.org
Personal WebPage: https://matthieubellon.com/
Fluent In: French.
Education:
Ph.D. in Economics, Columbia University, May 2016
Master of Science in Economics, Paris School of Economics, May 2010
Diplôme d’ingénieur (Master of Science), ENSAE Paris, May 2010
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Economic Principles for Integrating Adaptation to Climate Change into Fiscal Policy , Staff Climate Note No 2022/001 , March 23, 2022
Fiscal Policies to Address Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific : Opportunities and Challenges , Departmental Paper No. 2021/007 , March 24, 2021
The Role of Market Structure and Timing in Determining VAT Pass-Through , Working Paper No. 2021/061 , March 05, 2021
Household Consumption Volatility and Poverty Risk: Case Studies from South Africa and Tanzania , Working Paper No. 20/51 , March 06, 2020
Digitalization to Improve Tax Compliance: Evidence from VAT e-Invoicing in Peru , Working Paper No. 19/231 , November 01, 2019
Regional Growth Spillovers in Sub-Saharan Africa , Working Paper No. 19/160 , July 24, 2019
Regional Spillovers in Sub-Saharan Africa : Exploring Different Channels , Spillover Notes No. 18/01 , August 01, 2018
iMFdirect Blog Posts
F&D articles
Africa Comes Together, 2018, joint with F.Arizala and M.MacDonald
Selected Issue
Haiti: Selected Issues - Social Protection Spending, 2020, joint with F.Lambert
Haiti: Selected Issues - Energy Sector Reform, 2020, joint with R.Ghayad
Other Published Materials
Podcast: Electronic Invoicing Reform in Peru Paying Off, 2019, joint with S.Khalid

Matthieu Bellon is an Economist in the Fiscal Affairs Department of the IMF where he has been working on fiscal issues in low-income and emerging countries in Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. His research focuses on climate change adaptation, public economics, and the dynamics of firms and households in response to technology or policy shocks. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University.
Email: MBELLON@imf.org
Personal WebPage: https://matthieubellon.com/
Fluent In: French.
Education:
Ph.D. in Economics, Columbia University, May 2016
Master of Science in Economics, Paris School of Economics, May 2010
Diplôme d’ingénieur (Master of Science), ENSAE Paris, May 2010
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Economic Principles for Integrating Adaptation to Climate Change into Fiscal Policy , Staff Climate Note No 2022/001 , March 23, 2022
Fiscal Policies to Address Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific : Opportunities and Challenges , Departmental Paper No. 2021/007 , March 24, 2021
The Role of Market Structure and Timing in Determining VAT Pass-Through , Working Paper No. 2021/061 , March 05, 2021
Household Consumption Volatility and Poverty Risk: Case Studies from South Africa and Tanzania , Working Paper No. 20/51 , March 06, 2020
Digitalization to Improve Tax Compliance: Evidence from VAT e-Invoicing in Peru , Working Paper No. 19/231 , November 01, 2019
Regional Growth Spillovers in Sub-Saharan Africa , Working Paper No. 19/160 , July 24, 2019
Regional Spillovers in Sub-Saharan Africa : Exploring Different Channels , Spillover Notes No. 18/01 , August 01, 2018
iMFdirect Blog Posts
F&D articles
Africa Comes Together, 2018, joint with F.Arizala and M.MacDonald
Selected Issue
Haiti: Selected Issues - Social Protection Spending, 2020, joint with F.Lambert
Haiti: Selected Issues - Energy Sector Reform, 2020, joint with R.Ghayad
Other Published Materials
Podcast: Electronic Invoicing Reform in Peru Paying Off, 2019, joint with S.Khalid