Narek Karapetyan is an economist, trainer, and PhD in Economics with around 10 years of professional experience in public policy, macroeconomics, and research.
He currently works at the Joint Vienna Institute as a Macroeconomist and Lecturer, specializing in fiscal policy. In cooperation with the International Monetary Fund and other international institutions, he contributes to the development and delivery of training programs for government officials from countries across Europe, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia.
Narek Karapetyan also leads a research program at the Amberd Research Center. Previously, he served as Head of the Fiscal and Monetary Policy Coordination Division at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Armenia and taught at the Armenian State University of Economics.
He has worked as an expert for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), as well as within a number of international and local development programs.
He is a graduate of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, USA, where he completed the Tavitian Scholarship Program.
His areas of expertise include macroeconomics, public finance, fiscal policy, and economic development policy.
