Areas of Expertise

  • European Union
  • European economic affairs
  • Euro area
  • International policy coordination

Short Bio

Shahin Vallée is a senior research fellow in DGAP´s Center for Geopolitics, Geoeconomics, and Technology. Prior to that, he was a senior fellow in DGAP’s Alfred von Oppenheim Center for the Future of Europe.

Until June 2018, Vallée was a senior economist for Soros Fund Management, where he worked on a wide range of political and economic issues. He also served as a personal advisor to George Soros. Prior to that, he was the economic advisor to Emmanuel Macron at the French Ministry for the Economy and Finance, where he focused on European economic affairs. Between 2012 and 2014, Vallée was the economic advisor to President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy. This experience has put him at the heart of European economic policy discussions since 2012, in particular on issues related to the euro area and international policy coordination (IMF, G20). Having started his career working for social investment vehicles and entrepreneurship in Africa, he has also worked as a visiting fellow at Bruegel, a Brussels-based economic think tank, and as an economist for a global investment bank in London.

Vallée is currently completing a PhD in political economy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He holds a master’s degree from Columbia University in New York, a degree in public affairs from Sciences Po in Paris, and an undergraduate degree in econometrics from the Sorbonne.

Languages

English, French, Portuguese

 

[Last updated: January 2023]

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Publications

Screenshot of Emmanuel Macron (L), President of the Republic, and Angela Merkel (R), Federal Chancellor of Germany, propose a 500 billion euro recovery plan, a Franco-German initiative on economic recovery following the coronavirus crisis.

Pushing the EU to a Hamiltonian Moment

Germany’s Court Ruling and the Need to Build a Fiscal Capacity Force a Constitutional Debate
Prof. Dr. Daniela Schwarzer
Shahin Vallée
Policy Brief
Image: Press conference of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, Margrethe Vestager and Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-Presidents of the European Commission

Options for a European Recovery Fund

Raising funds outside of the EU budget would be far more expedient and flexible, whereas doing it inside the EU budget would probably set a more important precedent and pave the way for further expansion down the line.
Shahin Vallée
Commentary
Olaf SCHOLZ, German Federal Minister for Finance shaking hands with Christine LAGARDE, President of the European Central Bank.

Time for a Corona Fund

How a Coalition of Willing Member States Can Shore Up the EU Economy
Shahin Vallée
Policy Brief

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