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Virgilio Zurita is a financial economist working in the field of asset pricing and investments. He obtained his Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business. Dr Zurita’s papers have been published in Management Science and the Review of Asset Pricing Studies.  He has presented at leading conferences including the annual meetings at the Western Finance Association, SFS Finance Cavalcade, and the American Economic Association.

 He has also been featured in the Financial Times. He has prior professional experience at the Central Bank of Argentina and in the hedge fund industry. His latest research is centered in the intersections between climate risk, big data and finance. Dr Zurita currently teaches Security Valuation at the undergraduate level and Asset Pricing at the Ph.D. level. Go Salukis!