Caterina Seghini
Macroeconomist and modeler at the Macroeconomic and Forecasting Division

Current Position
Caterina Seghini is a macroeconomist and modeler at the Banque de France in the Macroeconomic and Forecasting Division. She develops and uses semi-structural macroeconomic models for economic forecasting. Her research focuses on modeling the impact of climate risks and public policies on sovereign debt sustainability. She is also an external lecturer in macroeconomics at ESSEC Business School.
Previous Position
- Visiting PhD Student at Paris School of Economics (2024)
- Visiting Researcher at Banque de France, Climate Economics Unit (2023)
- Teaching Assistant at Geneva School of Economics and Management, University of Geneva (2019 – 2024)
Diplomas
- PhD in Finance, Swiss Finance Institute – University of Geneva (2018 – 2024)
- MSc in Economics, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (2016 – 2018)
- BSc in Economics, University of Pavia (2013 – 2016)
Research Interests
Environmental economics, Public finance, Macroeconomic modeling, Fiscal and monetary policy
Contact
caterina.seghini@banque-france.fr
+33 (0)1 42 92 33 50
Banque de France, S4A-1376 DGSEI-DCPM-SEMAP, 75049 Paris Cedex 01
Academic Publications
- “Sovereign debt sustainability, the carbon budget and climate damages”, dans Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper, 2024, No. 24-15.
- “The Green Transition and Public Finances”, avec S. Dees, dans Banque de France Working Paper, 2024, No. 949
- “The Green Transition and Public Finances: Balancing climate mitigation and fiscal sustainability”, avec S. Dees, dans VoxEU Column, août 2024.
- “Climate and sovereign debt sustainability: A literature review”, SSRN Working Paper, 2024.