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Laura Alfaro is the Warren Alpert Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Since joining Harvard in 1999, she has contributed extensively to international economics and finance, with a focus on capital flows, foreign direct investment, and sovereign debt. She served as Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy in Costa Rica from 2010–2012, taking a leave of absence from HBS. Her academic leadership includes editorial roles at the Journal of International Economics and the World Bank Research Observer, and she is Vice-President of the Latin American and Caribbean Economist Association (LACEA).
- Education: Ph.D. in Economics (UCLA), B.A. in Economics (Universidad de Costa Rica), Licenciatura (Pontificia Universidad Católica of Chile).
Her research spans international capital flows, trade, and emerging markets, with articles in leading journals like the American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, and Management Science. Recent work explores global supply chains, fiscal rules, and health policy. She has received accolades including the Dissertation Fellowship at UCLA and the Francisco Marroquin Foundation scholarship.
Awards & Honors:
- Dissertation Fellowship (UCLA)
- Francisco Marroquin Foundation scholarship
Her teaching portfolio includes MBA, doctoral, and executive education courses. She holds affiliations with institutions like the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), CEPR, and the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies.
