معرفی
Ivan Alfaro is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Finance at BI Norwegian Business School, where he has been employed since 2017. His academic background includes a PhD from The Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business (2017), an MBA from INCAE Business School (2007), and a B.S. from Galileo University (2005).
Research Focus
Alfaro's research examines how financial frictions amplify and propagate uncertainty shocks in macroeconomics. His work analyzes:
- The disproportionate impact of uncertainty on financially constrained firms
- Dynamic interactions between real economic variables and financial markets
- General equilibrium effects of uncertainty shocks
- Persistence mechanisms in business cycles
Publication Trends
His research consistently focuses on uncertainty dynamics in finance, with recent work demonstrating how financial constraints magnify uncertainty's economic impact. His 2023 Journal of Political Economy article represents a culmination of research presented at numerous conferences since 2016.
Contact Information
Primary contact: ivan.alfaro@bi.no
