Pau Roldan-Blanco

UAB and BSE

PhD, New York University

Research interests

  • Macroeconomics
  • Economic Growth
  • Innovation
  • Firm Dynamics
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Pau Roldan-Blanco is an Associate Professor at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and an Associate Research Professor at the Barcelona School of Economics (BSE).

He is also a member of the Associated Faculty of the Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros (CEMFI) and a Research Affiliate in Macroeconomics and Growth at CEPR. Previously, he was a Research Economist in the Structural Analysis Division at the Bank of Spain (Banco de España).

Professor Roldan-Blanco’s research interests are Macroeconomics, Economic Growth, Innovation, Firm Dynamics, Macro Labor, and International Macro.

He is Associate Editor of SERIEs, the journal of the Spanish Economic Association.

 

Awards, Grants, and Honors

  • BSE Associate Research Professor Appointment (2026-2031)
  • Ramón y Cajal Fellowship (2026-2028)
  • “la Caixa” Foundation Social Research Call (2026-2028)
  • Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation Project (2025-2028)
  • Ramón Areces Foundation Grant (2024-2027)

Working Papers

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Working Paper

A Theory of Dynamic Product Awareness and Targeted Advertising

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Murat Alp Celik,Laurent Cavenaile,Jesse Perla, andPau Roldan-Blanco
BSE Working Paper 1577
May 2026
Working Paper

Economic Growth when Knowledge is Concentrated

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Andrea GuccioneandPau Roldan-Blanco
BSE Working Paper 1562
February 2026
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The Effects of Startup Acquisitions on Innovation and Economic Growth

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Christian Fons-Rosen,Pau Roldan-Blanco, andTom Schmitz
BSE Working Paper 1560
February 2026
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Consumer Price Stickiness in the Euro Area During an Inflation Surge

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Cristina Conflitti,Daniel Enderle,Ludmila Fadejeva,Erwan Gautier, andAlex Grimaud...
BSE Working Paper 1559
February 2026
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Dual Labor Markets and the Equilibrium Distribution of Firms

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Josep Pijoan-MasandPau Roldan-Blanco
BSE Working Paper 1531
November 2025

Publications

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Style over substance? Advertising, innovation, and endogenous market structure

Open Access
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Murat Alp Celik, Laurent Cavenaile, Pau Roldan-Blanco, and Xu Tian
Journal of Monetary Economics

January 2025
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New Facts on Consumer Price Rigidity in the Euro Area

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Cristina Conflitti, Riemer P. Faber, Brian Fabo, Ludmila Fadejeva, Erwan Gautier, Valentin Jouvanceau, Jean-Oliver Menz, Teresa Messner, Pavlo Petroulas, and Pau Roldan-Blanco
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

October 2024

BSE Focus

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Labor Economics
February 2026
How Labor Contracts Shape Firm Success and Productivity
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