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Biography
Alicia Garcia Herrero is a Spanish economist and academicwho has been the chief economist for Asia-Pacific at French investment bank Natixis since June 2015. Beyond her work, she is an academic and has worked in Bruegel, a Think Tank based in Brussels. She is an adjunct professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and a Senior Fellow at Bruegel, and non-resident Research Fellow at Real Instituto Elcano.
Her areas of research are financial and banking issues, and monetary policy with a particular focus on emerging markets. She has also conducted extensive research on China and its impact on the rest of the world. Additionally, Herrero carries out different advisory roles for institutions such as the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research, the Asian Development Bank, and the European Commission. She is a member of the board of the Hong Kong Forum and co-founder of Bright Hong Kong.
Herrero has published many articles in academic journals and books. Her research work and opinions are quoted by the media, such as by Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, Reuters, the Financial Times and Forbes.
Education
García-Herrero holds two undergraduate degrees, one in economics from Bocconi University and another in business administration from the University of Burgos. She has also conducted graduate studies in International Economics at Kiel Institute of World Economics and holds a PhD in Economics from George Washington University.
Previous positions
García-Herrero has worked in BBVA as the chief economist for emerging markets focusing on European and Asian economic and financial issues. Prior to this she was a member of the Asian Research Program of the Bank for International Settlements,
Regarding previous academic positions, García-Herrero was a visiting faculty member of CEIBS (China), adjunct professor at Lingnan University (HKSAR), visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University (Italy), a research fellow at Elcano Royal Institute, assistant professor at Universidad Carlos III (Spain), and associate professor at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Spain).
Publications
Mexico's monetary policy communication and money markets, International Journal of Economics and Finance, 11(2), February 2019
Analyzing the impact of monetary policy on financial markets in Chile, Revista de Análisis Económico, 32(1), 2017
Financial inclusion, rather than size, is the key to tackling income inequality, Singapore Economic Review, pp. 0217-5908, 8 November 2017
China's Belt and Road Initiative: Can Europe Expect Trade Gains?, China & World Economy, 25(6), pp. 84-99, 2017
Do as I Do, and Also as I Say: Monetary Policy Impact on Brazil' s Financial Markets, Economía, 17(2), pp. 65-92, Spring 2017
The Mix of International Banks' Foreign Claims: Determinants and Implications, Journal of Banking & Finance, 31(6), pp. 1613-1631, June 2007
The Role of Global Risk Aversion in Explaining Latin American Sovereign Spreads, Journal of Asian Economics, 7(1), pp. 125-155, Fall 2006
Does China Have an Impact on Foreign Direct Investment to Latin America?, China Economic Review, Documentos de Trabajo N. º 0517, 2005