Alfonzo Irrarrazabal, MSc, MA, PhD, is a Professor or Economics at BI Norwegian School of Economics. His primary research interests are: macroeconomics, asset pricing, corporate finance, and commodities. His work has been published in The Review of Economics and Statistics, the Journal of Political Economy, and the Journal of International Economics, among others. Prior to joining BI Norwegian Business School, he served as a visiting scholar ar the University of Chicago Booth, an Assistant Professor at the University of Oslo, and as a Senior Economist at Norges Bank.