Alfonso Ugarte

Dr. Alfonso Ugarte is a Principal Economist at Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA. His current responsibilities include the development, calibration and updating of several econometric models that are used as inputs by the other departments of BBVA, with a special focus on Country-Risk issues and on cross-country, panel-data analysis.
He also provides support in the analysis of financial systems and financial markets in emerging and developing markets.
He has previously held an Adjunct-Professor position in Pompeu Fabra University, where he has taught Econometrics and Corporate Finance, and several other courses as a Teaching Assistant.
Dr. Ugarte holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Universidad de Los Andes in Colombia, Master of Science and PhD in Economics & Management (Summa Cum Laude) both from Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona.