Charles Vellutini, Managing Director

Taxation, Aid Effectiveness, Trade Policy
Charles Vellutini specialises in macro-economic policy, aid strategies, programme evaluation and private sector development. In these areas, he has led or participated in missions in more than 30 developing countries, transition economies and new European member states, mainly for governments and leading funding agencies. He leads ECOPA’s consulting projects for private companies. Charles has a strong track record in strategic consulting for governments and companies, as well as in economic modelling (econometric models; general and partial equilibrium models). He is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Toulouse, where he teaches macroeconomics and development economics at Master's level. His recent publications (in The Journal of Development Economics; Economics Letters and Revue Française d’Economie) have focused on development economics and the effectiveness of aid. He graduated from HEC and received his PhD in Economics with highest honours from Université Panthéon-Sorbonne with a thesis entitled 'Economic integration, growth and convergence'.