Daniel Gros (born 1955) is a German

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...

who currently serves as the director of the Institute for European Policymaking (IEP) at

Bocconi University Bocconi University or Università Bocconi (formally known in Italian language, Italian as ''Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi'' – Luigi Bocconi Commercial University) is a private university in Milan, Italy. The university is consistently ...

. From 2000 to 2020, Gros was the director of the

Centre for European Policy Studies The Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) is a leading think tank based in Brussels, Belgium. It was established in 1983. Its primary tasks are to conduct rigorous, evidence-based policy research on European and global issues, to serve as a ...

(CEPS), a European think tank. His current research primarily focuses on EU economic policy, specifically on the impact of the euro on capital and labour markets, as well as on the international role of the euro, especially in Central and Eastern Europe. He also monitors the transition towards market economies and the process of

enlargement of the European Union The European Union (EU) has expanded a number of times throughout its history by way of the accession of new member state of the European Union, member states to the Union. To join the EU, a state needs to fulfil economic and political condit ...

towards the east.

Early life and education

Gros was born and raised in Germany. He attended the University of Rome where he received a ''

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in Economia e Commercio.'' He also received his PhD in economics from the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chic ...

in 1984.

Career

Gros has previously worked for the

International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution funded by 191 member countries, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is regarded as the global lender of las ...

from 1983 to 1986, served as an Economic Advisor to the Directorate General II of the

European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the primary Executive (government), executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with a number of European Commissioner, members of the Commission (directorial system, informall ...

from 1988 to 1990 co-authoring the study targeted to design the Euro, and served as an advisor to the

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it ...

from 1998 to 2005. He has also taught at the

College of Europe The College of Europe (; ; ) is a post-graduate institute of European studies with three campuses in Bruges, Belgium; Warsaw, Poland; and Tirana, Albania. The College of Europe in Bruges was founded in 1949 as a result of the 1948 Congress of ...

(campus of Natolin) and at numerous other universities throughout Europe including the Catholic University of Leuven, the

Goethe University Frankfurt Goethe University Frankfurt () is a public research university located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was founded in 1914 as a citizens' university, which means it was founded and funded by the wealthy and active liberal citizenry of Frankfurt ...

University of Basel The University of Basel (Latin: ''Universitas Basiliensis''; German: ''Universität Basel'') is a public research university in Basel, Switzerland. Founded on 4 April 1460, it is Switzerland's oldest university and among the world's oldest univ ...

, the

Kiel Institute for the World Economy The Kiel Institute for the World Economy (, or IfW Kiel) is an independent, non-profit economic research institute and think tank based in Kiel, Germany. In 2017, it was ranked as one of the top 50 most influential think tanks in the world and w ...

and the

Central European University Central European University (CEU; , ) is a private research university in Vienna. The university offers graduate and undergraduate programs in the social sciences and humanities, which are accredited in Austria and the United States. The univ ...

. He is editor of ''Economie Internationale'' and of ''International Finance''. He also writes commentaries for

Project Syndicate ''Project Syndicate'' is an international nonprofit media organization that publishes and syndicates commentary and analysis on a variety of global topics. All opinion pieces are published on the ''Project Syndicate'' website, and also distribu ...

, an international not-for-profit newspaper syndicate and association of newspapers.

Other activities

European Systemic Risk Board The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) is a group established on 16 December 2010 in response to the euro area crisis. It is tasked with the macro-prudential oversight of the financial system within the European Union in order to contribute to ...

(ESRB), Member of the Advisory Scientific Committee * Centre for Economic and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM), Member of the Advisory Board *

International Finance International finance (also referred to as international monetary economics or international macroeconomics) is the branch of monetary economics, monetary and macroeconomics, macroeconomic interrelations between two or more countries. Internation ...

, Member of the Editorial Board * Intereconomics – Review of European Economic Policy, Member of the Advisory Board *

World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international non-governmental organization, international advocacy non-governmental organization and think tank, based in Cologny, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German ...

(WEF), Member of the Europe Policy Group (since 2017)Europe Policy Group

. * Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Member on the International Advisory Council (2003-2006)

References

External links

Column archive
at '' CEPS''
Column archive
at

Column archive
at '' Vox EU''
Column archive
at ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

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CV of Daniel Gros
at the Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE)
"Resolving the European Sovereign Debt Crisis"
Presentation by Daniel Gros, CFO Insight Magazine, October 2012 {{DEFAULTSORT:Gros, Daniel Living people German economists Academic staff of the College of Europe Sapienza University of Rome alumni University of Chicago alumni German male non-fiction writers 1955 births