Romain Svartzman’s research focuses on: (i) The macrofinancial implications of climate and biodiversity transition scenarios, including geopolitical factors related to the supply of critical minerals and the use of nature-economy models by policymakers; (ii) The design and governance of monetary-fiscal coordination mechanisms to navigate these transition scenarios, including work on central banks’ collateral, sovereign debt management, and time horizon of monetary policy.
He holds a PhD in ecological macroeconomics from McGill University (Canada), a Master’s degree in Finance from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and a degree in Economics and Law of Climate Change from FLACSO Argentina.
Previously, Romain worked as a Senior Economist for the Banque de France (until 2024); an Environmental Risk Management Officer for the International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group); and an investor in green technologies for a French venture capital firm.
