Biography

Alicia Garcia Herrero is the Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis. She also serves as Senior Fellow at the Brussels- based European think-tank BRUEGEL and a non-resident Senior Follow at the East Asian Institute (EAI) of the National University Singapore (NUS). Alicia is also Adjunct Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Finally, Alicia is a Member of the Council of Advisors on Economic Affairs to the Spanish Government and an advisor to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s research arm (HKIMR) among other advisory and teaching positions.

Alicia is very active in international media (BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC and CNN) as well as social media (LinkedIn and Twitter). As a recognition, Alicia was included in the TOP Voices in Economy and Finance by LinkedIn in 2017 and #6 Top Social Media Leader by Refinitiv in 2020.

PUBLICATIONS

1. What determines global sentiment towards China’s Belt and Road Initiative? Economic and Political Studies, September 1, 2024
2. How Does China Conduct Industrial Policy: Analyzing Words Versus Deeds, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, Volume 24, article number 10, (2024)
3. Promotion of high-capacity broadband in the face of increasing global stress, Telecommunications Policy, November 22, 2023
4. The War in Ukraine: Economic impact on Asia, Economic Diplomacy, Volume 1 (2023) - Issue 1 (September 2023), Co-authored.
5. Will the Belt and Road Initiative Be Another Casualty of the Pandemic?, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, November 11, 2022
6. China’s State-Owned Enterprises and Competitive Neutrality, World Economics Journal, Vol.22 (1), (co-authored), 2021.
7. Europe in the Midst of China-US Strategic Economic Competition: What Are the European Union’s Options? Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, Vo.17 (4), 2019.
8. How Does China Fare on the Russian Market? Implications for the European Union, Russian Journal of Economics, Vol.5 (4), (co-authored), 2019.
9. The Regulatory Arbitrage and Window Dressing in Shadow Banking: The Example of Chinese Wealth Management Product, Economics and Political Studies, Vol.7 (3), (co-authored), 2019.
10. Mexico’s Monetary Policy Communication and Money Markets, International Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol.11 (2), (co-authored), 2019.
11. China’s Aging Problem Will Be Much More Serious When Urbanization is Completed, The China Leadership Monitor (CLM), May 30, 2024
12. The Geoeconomics of the US and China: From Co-Dependence to Increasing Bifurcation, a chapter in the book The Transatlantic Community and China in the Age of Great Power Rivalry: From Partners to Adversaries, Routledge, 2024
13. Potential Geoeconomic and Geopolitical Consequences of an Expanded BRICS, CESifo EconPol Forum 1 / 2024 January Volume 25
14. China and WTO reform: What to expect, KPMG Audit Committee Quarterly, IV/2023, pp.18-23, December 2023
15. China’s central role in the globalization and slowbalization trends, The Economists Voice, November 2023