Rafael Ortiz Durán joined BBVA Research in July 2024, as an economist in the area of Climate Change.
He has two bachelor's degrees, one in Economics and one in Law, obtained in the Universidad de Sevilla, where he acquired a basic knowledge of economics. These degrees were complemented with an exchange program in the University of Antwerp. Subsequently, he obtained a Master's degree in Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Markets in the Barcelona School of Economics, where he learnt advanced tools for the macroeconomic analysis and econometrics, mostly focused on time series analysis.
November 15, 2024
The new release includes significant updates mainly focused on the chronic physical risk assessment, driven by a new damage function aligned with the latest research, resulting in greater projected output losses.
November 11, 2024
Biodiversity loss is more complex than reducing greenhouse gas emissions regarding definition, measurement, and impact estimation. Thus, reaching agreements on protecting natural capital is even harder than for climate change, as seen at COP16, particularly on funding.
October 28, 2024
Green jobs definition varies depending on the question to be answered. Understanding their evolution across activities, products, and skills & tasks becomes crucial for the design and deployment of the most appropriate policies.
