Macro-Finance Research Initiative

Macro-Finance Research Initiative

The primary goal of RIEF’s Macro-Finance Research Initiative is to support research in topics that belongs to the interception between macroeconomics and finance. Macro-finance is a broad field focus on the interception between macroeconomics and corporate finance and asset pricing.

Directors

DirectorAntony Anyosa

I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Finance at Wharton. My research interests are in the intersection of Macroeconomics and Finance and, in general, between empirics and theory.

DirectorMarco Ortiz

He has a Ph.D. in Economics and a Master in Research in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (England). He specializes in topics related to macroeconomic theory, and monetary and exchange rate policy.

Research Associate

Research AssociateRafael Nivin

I have a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. My research interests are Macroeconomics, Finance, and Econometrics.​

Research AssociateHamilton Galindo

I have a Ph.D. in Finance from Arizona State University. My research is at the intersection of macroeconomics and finance, with a special focus on monetary policy and corporate finance, the links between financial markets and macroeconomics, and the investment of heterogeneous firms.

Research Assistants

  • Annie Caballero
  • Rodney Menezes
  • Joel Uzuriaga
  • David Limpe
  • Gabriel Santiago
  • Carlos Guevara

Working Papers

RIEF | Macro-Finance Initiative | Working Paper

Evaluating Growth-at-Risk as a tool for monitoring macro-financial risks in the Peruvian economy (May 2021)

Diego Chicana & Rafael Nivin 

Topics: Growth-at-risk, financial stability


Events

The Summer School in Economics and Finance 2022 (details coming soon)!