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Welcome to my webpage! I work as an Associate Professor Serra Hunter in the Department of Applied Economics at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. I received my Ph.D in Economics from University of Sa...

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Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · 5d

‪‬📢 Next seminar at UAB Dep of Applied Economics:
📅Tuesday, October 7 at 13:30
👨‍🏫 Manuel Flores (UAB) @manuelflores.bsky.social
📃 "Causal Effects of Air Pollution on Child Health: Evidence from a Low-Pollution Setting"
📌 Seminari A, Faculty of Economics, @uab.cat
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Manuel FLORES

Welcome to my webpage! I work as an Associate Professor Serra Hunter in the Department of Applied Economics at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. I received my Ph.D in Economics from University of Sa...

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Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · 5d

Our department welcomes 5 new faculty members at the beginning of this academic year:

Laia Bosque-Mercader @laiabosque.bsky.social
Gabriele Guaitoli @gguaitoli.bsky.social
Antonia López-Villavicencio
Rubén Poblete-Cazenave
Alessio Romarri @alessioromarri.bsky.social

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Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · 5d

‪‬📢 Next seminar at UAB Dep of Applied Economics:
📅Tuesday, October 7 at 13:30
👨‍🏫 Manuel Flores (UAB) @manuelflores.bsky.social
📃 "Causal Effects of Air Pollution on Child Health: Evidence from a Low-Pollution Setting"
📌 Seminari A, Faculty of Economics, @uab.cat
sites.google.com/site/manuelf...

Manuel FLORES

Senior Lecturer in Economics at King's Business School, King's College London Previous to King's: University of Toronto and University of Essex Phd from Berkeley; Research Associate at ESCoE, Fellow a...

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Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · 7d

📢 Next seminar at UAB Dep of Applied Economics @ecapuab.bsky.social
📅Thursday 2 October at 13:30
👨‍🏫 Michael Serafinelli (Kings College London)
📃 “Coal Phaseout and Local Jobs”
📌 Sala de Graus, Facultat d'Economia i Empresa, @uab.cat
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Michel Serafinelli

The geography of energy transitions: A network approach for post-Fukushima Japan

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Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · 11d

New paper by @ecapuab.bsky.social professor David Castells-Quintana @decastellls.bsky.social :”The geography of energy transitions: A network approach for post-Fukushima Japan”, Energy Economics
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Given the increasing threat of climate change, energy transitions from traditional sources to greener and renewable ones have become a major need and …

The impact of fare reductions on public transportation use

Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · 12d

New paper by @ecapuab.bsky.social professor Maria Cervini-Plá @mariacervinipla.bsky.social “The impact of fare reductions on public transportation use”, Economics of Transportation, 44

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This paper empirically examines how consumers respond to reductions in public transportation fares by analyzing changes in their use of public transpo…

Immigració: previsions i impacte pels propers anys a Catalunya

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Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · 14d

Els professors d’ @ecapuab.bsky.social Carme Poveda I Josep Oliver participaran a aquest acte sobre els previsions i impacte de la immigració a Catalunya, al Col.legi d’Economistes.

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Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · 15d

New paper by @ecapuab.bsky.social professor Guadalupe Souto:
“Lifecycle analysis of the gender gap in paid and unpaid work by household structure”, The Journal of Economics of Ageing
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Lifecycle analysis of the gender gap in paid and unpaid work by household structure

The paper provides new insights into men and women’s lifetime contributions to the overall economy and societal well-being, taking both market and non…

A favor y en contra de la política industrial

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Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · 17d

El profesor de @ecapuab.bsky.social Javier Asensio @asensiojavier.bsky.social escribe en El Periódico sobre los argumentos a favor y en contra de la política industrial:

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El consenso crítico entre economistas y representantes políticos se ha debilitado en los últimos tiempos y cada vez más voces consideran que no debe ser ignorada como herramienta de intervención públi...

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Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · 19d

Nou post del professor d’ @ecapuab.bsky.social Héctor Sala a @5centims.bsky.social :
Què passa amb el consum quan puja el salari mínim?

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Què passa amb el consum quan puja el salari mínim? - 5centims.cat

En els últims anys, el salari mínim interprofessional (SMI) ha anat augmentant de manera continuada fins a arribar als 1.184,00 € el 2025. Aquesta entrada d'Héctor Sala, Ignacio González i Pedro Triví...

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Mujeres y Hombres en la Educación Online: ¿quién se adaptó mejor al cambio?

Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · 21d

Nuevo post en @nadaesgratis.bsky.social de la profesora de @ecapuab.bsky.social María Cervini-Plá @mariacervinipla.bsky.social sobre la adaptación de hombres y mujeres a la educación online.

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Por María Cervini-Plá y Alina Machado En marzo de 2020, la vida universitaria cambió de un día para otro. Las aulas se vaciaron y las clases pasaron a un formato online. Lo que empezó como una soluci...

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Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · 22d

New post by @ecapuab.bsky.social professor Riccardo Turati @turatiric.bsky.social and coauthors on @iza.org World of Labour blog.

Populism and the skill-content of globalization.
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Populism and the skill-content of globalization

Right-wing populism rises with low-skill globalization but falls with high-skill trends, showing that skill divides—not globalization alone—drive political shifts  

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Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · 23d

New @ecapuab.bsky.social working paper by professor Peri Sayghin @perisaygin.bsky.social “Gender Biased Resistance to Harsh Feedback”

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EconPapers: Gender Biased Resistance to Harsh Feedback

By Perihan O. Saygin, Garrison Pollard, Thomas Knight and Mark Rush; Abstract: Responses to performance feedback play a critical role in shaping future out comes in educational and professional

EconPapers: Gender Performance in Online University Education

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Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · 26d

New @ecapuab.bsky.social working paper by professor María Cervini @mariacervinipla.bsky.social
“Gender Performance in Online University Education”

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By María Cervini-Plá and Alina Machado; Abstract: This paper examines the impact of the exogenous shock of COVID-19 which led to a transition from in-person to online

Catalan Government Economist Francesc Trillas on CORE | CORE

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Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · 28d

Interview to @ecapuab.bsky.social professor Francesc Trillas at @coreecon.bsky.social:
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We caught up with Catalan government economist Francesc Trillas for a chat about his work and his views on CORE.

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Comparing conventional and unconventional monetary policy effects in the euro area and the United States

Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · Sep 7

New paper by @ecapuab.bsky.social professor Karen Davtyan: “Comparing conventional and unconventional monetary policy effects in the euro area and the United States”, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money (104).
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We use a consistent framework to compare the macroeconomic effects of conventional and unconventional monetary policy in the euro area (EA) and the Un…

O modelo de acesso ao ensino superior deve ser revisto?

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Alessio Romarri @alessioromarri.bsky.social · Sep 1

Starting this semester, I’m very excited to join the Department of Applied Economics at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona as an Assistant Professor!
Grateful for the opportunity and looking forward to this new chapter! @ecapuab.bsky.social #econsky

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Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · Aug 19

El profesor de @ecapuab.bsky.social Pedro Silva escribe en Expresso sobre el acceso a la universidad en Portugal.

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A 1ª fase do concurso contou com menos 9 mil candidatos, uma redução de 15% face a 2024, quando houve menos exames nacionais e de ingresso

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Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · Aug 6

New @ecapuab.bsky.social working paper by professor Riccardo Turati (@turatiric.bsky.social): "Populism and the Skill-Content of Globalization"
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EconPapers: Populism and the Skill-Content of Globalization

By Frédéric Docquier, Stefano Iandolo, Hillel Rapoport, Riccardo Turati and Gonzague Vannoorenberghe; Abstract: We propose new ways to measure populism, using the Manifesto Project Database (1960-2019...

EconPapers: What do we teach in Macroeconomics? Evidence of a theoretical discrepancy

Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · Aug 6

New @ecapuab.bsky.social working paper by professor Riccardo Turati (@turatiric.bsky.social): "What do we teach in Macroeconomics? Evidence of a theoretical discrepancy"
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By François Courtoy, Michel De Vroey and Riccardo Turati; Abstract: The aim of our paper is to assess what we call the ‘discrepancy hypothesis’. It states that the transformation of

EconPapers: Causal Effects of Air Pollution on Child Health: Evidence from a Low-Pollution Setting

Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · Jul 31

New @ecapuab.bsky.social working paper by professor Manuel Flores (@manuelflores.bsky.social): "Causal Effects of Air Pollution on Child Health: Evidence from a Low-Pollution Setting"
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By Toni Mora, Manuel Flores and David Roche; Abstract: To what extent does air pollution in low-pollution settings affect children’s health? Which children benefit most from

International immigration and labor regulation

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Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · Jul 30

New publication by @ecapuab.bsky.social professor Riccardo Turati (@turatiric.bsky.social): "International immigration and labor regulation", Scandinavian Journal of Economics.
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This paper empirically examines how labor regulation responds to immigration. We build a novel workers' protection measure based on 36 labor law variables that capture labor regulation over a sample ...

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International migration, ageing, and growth in rural Spanish provinces: a roadmap for policymakers?

Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · Jul 22

New paper by @ecapuab.bsky.social professors Rosella Nicolini and José Luis Roig: "International migration, ageing, and growth in rural Spanish provinces: a roadmap for policymakers?" Regional Science Policy & Practice.
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The aim of our research is to provide additional evidence of international migration’s impact on economic growth in regions with ageing populations, n…