Macroeconomics and Labour Economics

Lines of research

• Monetary policy: consequences of the presence of nonlinearities on the dynamic structure of economic aggregates and the central banks’ preferences as to inflation and output.
• The cyclical behavior of the labor market, the effects of informational problems and search frictions
• International trade and international movement of factors
• Immigration: consequences of the rising immigration rate in Spain
• Income distribution and wealth: analysis of determining factors
• Consumer spending and saving: the effect of preferences and market friction on savings and household portfolio
• Regional Development and Emerging Economies: the influence of human capital on regional development and analysis of crisis and recovery factors in emerging markets
• Women, Youth, and Labour Markets: Studies on equal opportunities by gender and the affect of educational access on entrance to the labour market by youth and women