Joan Monràs

UPF and BSE

PhD, Columbia University

Research interests

  • Labor Economics
  • Urban Economics
  • International Trade
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Joan Monràs is a professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and an Associate Research Professor of the Barcelona School of Economics (BSE). He is also Research Affiliate at CEPR, IZA, and CReAM, and an Associate Researcher at CREI.

Professor Monràs has been a Research Advisor to the United States Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, a Kenen Fellow at Princeton University, and a professor of Economics at CEMFI and Sciences Po.

His research interests include Labor Economics, Urban Economics, and International Trade.

Monràs holds a BA in Mathematics from Universitat de Barcelona, an MSc in History and Theory of International Relations from the London School of Economics, and an MA in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

Awards, Grants, and Honors

  • BSE Associate Research Professor appointment (2024-2029)
  • BBVA Foundation Leonard Grant, “Investigating the Implications of the Demand for Housing for Welfare Inequality” (2024)
  • BSE Seed Grant, “Public Good Provision and the Spatial Distribution of Economic Activity” (2021)
  • Ramón Areces Foundation Grant, “Immigration, cities of residence, economic activity, and housing markets” (2018)

Working Papers

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The Regional Impact of Economic Shocks: Why Immigration is Different from Import Competition

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BSE Working Paper: 1223 | December 20
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Christoph Albert, Joan Monràs,
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Understanding the Effects of Granting Work Permits to Undocumented Immigrants

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BSE Working Paper: 1228 | December 20
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The Effect of Rent Controls along the ‘Excess’ Price Distribution

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BSE Working Paper: 1345 | April 22
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Joan Monràs, José García-Montalvo,
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Industrialization without Innovation

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BSE Working Paper: 1444 | May 24
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Joan Monràs, Jacopo Ponticelli, Paula Bustos,
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The Labor Supply Curve is Upward Sloping: The Effects of Immigrant-Induced Demand Shocks

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BSE Working Paper: 1496 | June 25
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Jonathan Vogel, Andreas Kostøl, Sigurd Galaasen, Joan Monràs,

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Eduardo Morales, Joan Monràs,
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Christoph Albert, Joan Monràs,
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