Economics
Tabellini Close to Italian Finance Minister Post, Sources Say
- Monetary policy expert is a professor at Milan’s Bocconi
- New government could be short-lived, elections likely in fall
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Italian economist Guido Tabellini is said to be premier-designate Carlo Cottarelli’s choice for finance minister in the new government, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
Tabellini, 62, has been professor of economics since 1994 at Milan’s Bocconi University, where he was rector from November 2008 to September 2012, according to his online resume. His areas of expertise are macroeconomics and monetary policy.