Alicia García-Herrero

Alicia Garcia Herrero is a Spanish economist and academic based in Hong Kong. She has been the chief economist for Asia-Pacific at French investment bank Natixis[1] and adjunct Professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology[2] (HKUST) since June 2015. She is also an adjunct professor at Sunyatsen University[3] and has recently joined insurance company AGEAS[4] as an independent board member.

Alicia Garcia Herrero
Personal details
NationalitySpanish
OccupationEconomist and academic

She has worked as a senior fellow at Brussels-based Think Tank, Bruegel[5] since 2015 and as a non-resident senior fellow at the East Asia Institute[6] of the National University of Singapore (NUS) since 2020. She is also a member of the advisory board of Madrid-based Real Instituto Elcano, Berlin-based think tank on China, MERICS[7] and Emerging Market Institute[8] of Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.[9] In addition, Alicia is an advisor to the Spanish Government on economic affairs,[10] the European Commission[11] and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority Research’s arm, the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research.[12]

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 Asia, particularly China and its impact on the rest of the world.

Finally, Alicia has published many articles in academic journals and books. Alicia is active in business TV for Bloomberg,[13] CNBC,[14] CNN,[15] Reuters,[16] etc. She has also written a wealth of Op-Eds for the Financial Times,[17] Nikkei Asia Review,[18] Project Syndicate,[19] Forbes,[20] The Korea Herald,[21] EL PAIS,[22] Les Echos,[23] Milano Finanza,[24] South China Morning Post,[25] Common Wealth Magazine[26] etc.

Education

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García-Herrero holds a PhD in Economics from George Washington University.[27] She has also conducted graduate studies in International Economics at Kiel Institute of World Economics[28] and also holds two undergraduate degrees, one in economics from Bocconi University[29] and another in business administration from the University of Burgos.[30]

Career

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García-Herrero has worked in BBVA[31] 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,[32] Alicia has also been a member of the Council of the European Central Bank Executive Board[33] and has held positions at the International Monetary Fund and at the Bank of Spain.

As regards her academic career, García-Herrero was a visiting faculty member of CEIBS[34](China), visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University[35] (Italy), adjunct professor at Lingnan University (Hong Kong), assistant professor at Universidad Carlos III (Spain), and associate professor at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid[36](Spain).

Publications

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References

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  1. ^ "Alicia García Herrero appointed Chief Economist, Asia Pacific". www.natixis.com. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  2. ^ designquest.com.hk. "Alicia Garcia Herrero | People | HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies". iems.ust.hk. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  3. ^ "ALICIA GARCÍA HERRERO Adjunct Professor - School of International Finance, NSYSU". sbf.nsysu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  4. ^ "Alicia García Herrero | Ageas". www.ageas.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  5. ^ "Alicia García-Herrero". Bruegel | The Brussels-based economic think tank. 2024-07-29. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  6. ^ "Non-resident senior fellow at the East Asia Institute". research.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  7. ^ "Dr. Alicia García-Herrero | Merics". merics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  8. ^ "Alicia García Herrero". Real Instituto Elcano (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  9. ^ Johnson, Cornell. "Alicia Garciìa Herrero". Cornell Johnson. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  10. ^ "Member of the Council of Advisors on Economic Affairs to the Spanish Government" (PDF).
  11. ^ "EU Commission advisor".
  12. ^ "HKIMR - Council of Advisers for Monetary Research". aof_site. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  13. ^ "Natixis's Garcia Herrero Expects China-U.S. Trade Truce, Bloomberg". Bloomberg News. 17 August 2018.
  14. ^ "US trade with China made it more favourable for Mexico: Analyst". www.cnbc.com. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  15. ^ El objetivo de Trump con los aranceles a China - CNN Video, retrieved 2019-03-01
  16. ^ "Hong Kong property firms scramble to lure buyers as rate hikes loom". Reuters. 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  17. ^ Barber, Tony (11 October 2016). "The pitfalls of a trade pivot to Asia, Financial Times". Financial Times.
  18. ^ "Alicia Garcia-Herrero - Nikkei Asia". asia.nikkei.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  19. ^ "Alicia García-Herrero". Project Syndicate. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  20. ^ Jones, Caroline. "Forbes Asia Investment Briefing: Natixis Expects Turkey Fallout To Continue". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  21. ^ Herald, The Korea. "The Korea Herald". www.koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  22. ^ "Artículos escritos por Alicia García Herrero". El País (in European Spanish). 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  23. ^ "Les Echos". Les Echos (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  24. ^ "Ricerca - MilanoFinanza.it". www.milanofinanza.it. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  25. ^ "Alicia Garcia-Herrero". South China Morning Post. 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  26. ^ Garcia-Herrero, Alicia (2024-01-25). Hong Kong's economic quagmire continues (Report). East Asia Forum. doi:10.59425/eabc.1706220000.
  27. ^ designquest.com.hk. "Alicia Garcia Herrero | People | HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies". iems.ust.hk. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  28. ^ "Kiel Institute - Understanding and Shaping Globalization". Kiel Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  29. ^ "Bocconi University". www.unibocconi.it. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  30. ^ "Universidad de Burgos". www.ubu.es. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  31. ^ "BBVA Research » Alicia García-Herrero". www.bbvaresearch.com. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  32. ^ "Alicia García-Herrero". www.bis.org. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  33. ^ "European Central Bank Executive Board member" (PDF).
  34. ^ "CEIBS Faculty member list".
  35. ^ "Visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University" (PDF).
  36. ^ "Universidad Autónoma de Madrid".
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