Samuel Vázquez is Principal economist at BBVA Research Mexico. His responsibilities include economic analysis of all sectors of the Mexican economy, as well as their regulation and outlook. Previously, as a Senior Economist, he was responsible for analyzing the real estate sector.

Before joining BBVA in Mexico, Samuel Vázquez worked at the Federal Economic Competition Commission, first as Deputy Director of Economic Studies and later as Director of Economic Studies within the same agency. There, he was responsible for competition analysis across various sectors of the economy, public procurement, and regulation. In addition to conducting economic research, he supported investigative cases handled by operational teams to strengthen the economic evidence. Earlier in his career, he worked at the National Banking and Securities Commission, where he was responsible for calculating the fiscal cost of bank debtor support programs that emerged following the banking crisis, as well as overseeing the proper application of the resulting subsidies.

In the private sector, he has worked at companies such as Operadora Vips, where his responsibilities focused on estimating the internal demand for inputs required for nationwide restaurant operations. He also previously worked at Lamimex, a company in the paper industry, as well as in other firms within the automotive sector.

Academically, he has taught Industrial Organization at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City Campus, as well as programming languages at the National College of Economists. He co-authored the article “Bid Rigging in Public Procurement of Generic Drugs in Mexico,” published in the Competition Policy International Journal in collaboration with Ernesto Estrada.

Samuel holds a Master’s degree and a PhD in Economics from El Colegio de México, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Tecnológico de Monterrey.