Pep Ruiz |

Pep Ruiz

BBVA Research - Principal Economist

•Degree in Economics, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

•Adviser at the Office of the Prime Minister (1995)

•Associate Professor, Universidad Carlos III (1996)

•General Director of the Public Rental Agency (SPA) (2005-2007)

•Real Estate Analysis Director at Analistas Financieros Internacionales (2007-2009)

•At BBVA since 1997

Latest publications

Spain | Long series of regional GVA and employment by sector, 1955-2020

September 29, 2022

This Working Paper briefly describes the latest update of the sectoral module of the RegData FEDEA-BBVA, with the main Regional Accounts Indicators.

Big Data techniques used

test Global | The COVID-19 impact on Consumption in Real Time and High Definition: Oct 11t

October 11, 2021

Consumer spending growth stabilises at August levels in most countries, but with mixed movements by sector of activity. E-commerce maintains the pace of growth in almost all geographies, while the use of cash is losing ground. Spending on services outpaces spending on goods.

Big Data techniques used

Global | The COVID-19 impact on Consumption in Real Time and High Definition

May 21, 2020

This is a weekly publication based on high-frequency and high-resolution aggregated and anonymised transaction data from BBVA to analyse the dynamics in real time of expenditure in the countries where BBVA operates during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.