Research Professors
PhD, Universidad Pública de Navarra
ICREA-UPF and BSE
Research Interests:
Decision Theory, Game Theory, Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics
A selection of research by Jose Apesteguia:
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, University of Pennsylvania
IAE-CSIC and BSE
Research Interests:
Experimental Economics, Organizational Behavior, Industrial Organization, Public Economics, Behavioral Economics
A selection of research by Jordi Brandts:
- Let's Talk: How Communication Affects Contract Design, (with G. Charness and M. Ellman), Journal of the European Economic Association, 14(4), 943-974, 2016
- Legitimacy, Communication and Leadership in the Turnaround Game, (with D.J. Cooper and R.A. Weber), Management Science, 61(11), 2627-2645, 2015
- Pivotal Suppliers and Market Power in Experimental Supply Function Competition (with S. Reynolds and A. Schram), The Economic Journal, 124, 887-916, 2014
- Is ranked competition constructive for women in the workplace? (with A. Schram and K. Gërxhani) BSE Focus
- Working Papers
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
CREI, UPF and BSE
Research Interests:
International Finance
A selection of research by Fernando Broner:
- Rethinking the Effects of Financial Liberalization (with J. Ventura), Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 131, No 3, 1497-1542, August 2016
- Sovereign Debt Markets in Turbulent Times: Creditor Discrimination and Crowding-Out Effects (with A. Erce, A. Martin, and J. Ventura). Journal of Monetary Economics, Vol.61, 114--142, January 2014 BSE Focus
- International Capital Flows and Emerging Markets ERC Starting Grant 2010
- Globalization and Risk Sharing (with J. Ventura). Review of Economic Studies, Vol.78, No 1, 49--82, January 2011
- Working Papers
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
ICREA-UPF, CREI and BSE
Research Interests:
Macroeconomics, Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy
A selection of research by Davide Debortoli
- Understanding the Size of the Government Spending Multiplier: It’s in the Sign (with R. Barnichon and C. Matthes), Review of Economic Studies, 89(1), 87-117, January 2022
- Optimal Fiscal Policy Without Commitment: Revisiting Lucas-Stokey (with R. Nunes and P. Yared), Journal of Political Economy, 129(5), 1640-1665, May 2021
- Optimal time-consistent government debt maturity (with R. Nunes and P. Yared), Quarterly Journal of Economics, 132(1), 55-102, April 2017
- Working Papers
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, London School of Economics
ICREA-UPF and BSE
Research Interests:
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics
A selection of research by Jan Eeckhout
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
CREI, UPF and BSE
Research Interests:
Macroeconomic Theory, Monetary Economics
A selection of research by Jordi Galí:
- Heterogeneity, Monetary Policy and Economic Fluctuations ERC Advanced Grant 2019
- Understanding the Gains from Wage Flexibility: The Exchange Rate Connection, (with T. Monacelli). American Economic Review, 106 (12), 2016
- Monetary Policy, Inflation and the Business Cycle: An Introduction to the New Keynesian Framework, Princeton University Press, 2015 (second edition)
- Policy and Rational Asset Price Bubbles, American Economic Review, Vol. 104 No 3, 721-752, 2014
- Monetary Policy and Asset Price Bubbles ERC Advanced Grant 2013
- Working Papers
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, Harvard University
UPF and BSE
Research Interests:
Banking and Housing Finance, Development, Education and youth labor markets
A selection of research by José García-Montalvo:
- The microeconomics of corruption (with R. Burguet and J.J. Ganuza), in the Handbook of Game Theory and Industrial Organization, 2017
- The real state and credit bubble: evidence from Spain (with O. Akin, J. Garcia, J.L. Peydró and J. Raya). SERIEs: Journal of the Spanish Economic Association, 223-243, 2014. Winner of the 2016 Best Paper published by SERIEs in the years 2014 and 2015
- Ethnic Polarization, Potential Conflict, and Civil Wars (with M. Reynal-Querol). American Economic Review, Vol. 95 No 3, 796–816, 2005
- Voting after bombings: a natural experiment on the effect of terrorist attacks on democratic elections. Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 93 No 4, 1146-1154, 2011
- Working Papers
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, University of Rochester
ICREA-MOVE, UAB and BSE
Research Interests:
Family Economics, Labor Economics
A selection of research by Nezih Guner:
- Firm Dynamics, Job Turnover, and Wage Distributions in an Open Economy (with A.K. Coşar and J. Tybout). American Economic Review, Vol.106, No 3, 625-663, March 2016
- Are big cities too small? (with J. Eeckhout) BSE Focus
- From shame to game in 100 years: an economic model of the rise in premarital sex and its destigmatization BSE Research Video
- Changing Families: Causes, Consequences and Challenges for Public Policy ERC Starting Grant 2010
- Taxation and Household Labour Supply (with R. Kaygusuz and G. Ventura). Review of Economic Studies, Vol.79, No 3, 1113-1149, January 2011
- Working Papers
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, Tilburg University
IAE-CSIC and BSE
Research Interests:
Matching Theory, Market Design, Game Theory, Operations Research, Social Choice Theory
A selection of research by Flip Klijn:
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Static versus dynamic deferred acceptance in school choice: Theory and experiment (with J. Pais and M. Vorsatz). Games and Economic Behavior, 113, 147-163, 2019
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Constrained School Choice: An Experimental Study (with C. Calsamiglia and G. Haeringer). American Economic Review, 100(4), 1860-1874, 2010
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Stable Matchings and Preferences of Couples (with B. Klaus). Journal of Economic Theory, 121, 75-106, 2005
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An Algorithm for Envy-free Allocations in an Economy with Indivisible Objects and Money. Social Choice and Welfare, 17, 201-216, 2000
- Working Papers
Involvement in BSE academic community:
- Organizes Barcelona JOCS Game Theory Seminar Series
- Taught Game Theory in BSE Master's Programs
PhD, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
ICREA-UPF and BSE
Research Interests:
Theory of Machine Learning, Combinatorial Statistics, Information Theory
A selection of research by Gábor Lugosi:
- Empirical risk minimization for heavy-tailed losses (with C. Brownlees and E. Joly). Annals of Statistics, 43(6), 2507–2536, 2015
- Random-Walk Perturbations for Online Combinatorial Optimization (with L. Devroye and G. Neu). IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 61(7), 4099–4106, 2015
- Concentration Inequalities: A Nonasymptotic Theory of Independence (with S. Boucheron and P. Massart). Oxford University Press, 2013
- Prediction, Learning, and Games (with N. Cesa-Bianchi). Cambridge University Press, 2006
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales
UAB and BSE
Research Interests:
Economics of Information, Economics of Science and Innovation, Applied Game Theory
A selection of research by Inés Macho-Stadler:
- Endogeneous matching in university-industry collaboration: Theory and empirical evidence from the UK (with A. Banal-Estañol and I. Macho-Stadler). Management Science, 64(4), 1591–1608, 2017
- A theoretical approach to dual practice regulations in the health sector (with P. Gonzalez), Journal of Health Economics, 32(1), 66-87, 2013
- Sharing the surplus: a just and efficient proposal for environments with externalities (with D. Pérez-Castrillo and D. Wettstein), Journal of Economic Theory, 135, 339-356, 2007
- Funding the seeds of radical innovation in academia (with A. Banal-Estañol and D. Pérez-Castrillo) BSE Focus
- Working Papers
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, University of Minnesota
ICREA-CREI, UPF and BSE
Research Interests:
Macroeconomics, Time Series, Financial Economics, Economic Dynamic Theory
A selection of research by Albert Marcet:
- Asset Prices and Macro Policy when Agents Learn and are Heterogeneous ERC Advanced Grant 2018
- Stock Market Volatility and Learning (with K. Adam and J.P. Nicolini). Journal of Finance, 71(1), 33-82, 2016
- Can a Financial Transaction Tax Prevent Stock Price Booms? (wiht K. Adam, S. Merkel and J. Beutel). Journal of Monetary Economics, 76, S1-S110, 2015
- The Impact of Government Debt Maturity on Inflation (with E. Faraglia, R. Oikonomou and A. Scott). The Economic Journal, 123, (566), F164-F192, 2013
- Asset Prices and Macro Policy when Agents Learn ERC Advanced Grant 2012
- Working Papers
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, Columbia University
CREI, UPF and BSE
Research Interests:
Macroeconomic Theory, International Economics, Financial Markets
A selection of research by Alberto Martin:
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, Université Catholique de Louvain
ICREA-UPF and BSE
Research Interests:
Industrial Organization, Competition Policy
A selection of research by Massimo Motta:
- The Effect of the EU Antitrust Investigations and Fines on a Firm’s Valuation (with L. Aguzzoni and G. Langus). Journal of Industrial Economics, Vol.61 No 2, 290-338, June 2013
- A Simple Model of Predation (with C. Fumagalli). Journal of Law and Economics, Vol.56 No 3, 595-631, August 2013.
- Exclusive dealing and entry, when buyers compete (with C. Fumagalli). American Economic Review, Vol. 96 No 3, 785-795, June 2006.
- Competition Policy: Theory and Practice, Cambridge University Press, 2004
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, University of Bonn
ICREA-UPF and BSE
Research Interests:
Experimental and Behavioral Economics, Neuro-economics, Industrial Organization, Game Theory
A selection of research by Rosemarie Nagel:
- Search Dynamics in Consumer Choice under Time Pressure: An Eye-Tracking Study (with E. Reutskaja, C.F. Camerer and A. Rangel), American Economic Review, January 2011
- Measuring Strategic Uncertainty in Coordination Games (with F. Heinemann and P. Ockenfels), Review of Economic Studies, Vol.76, No 1, 181-221, January 2009
- The economic engineer comes to the Keynesian Beauty Contest BSE Research Video
- One, Two, (Three), Infinity, … : Newspaper and Lab Beauty-Contest Experiments (with A. Bosch-Domènech, J.G. Montalvo, and A. Satorra). American Economic Review, 92(5), 1687–1701, 2002
- Working Papers
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales
UAB and BSE
Research Interests:
Economics of Science and Innovation, Economics of Information, Game Theory
A selection of research by David Pérez-Castrillo:
- Endogeneous matching in university-industry collaboration: Theory and empirical evidence from the UK (with A. Banal-Estañol and I. Macho-Stadler). Management Science, 64(4), 1591–1608, 2017
- Discrimination in a Model of Contests with Incomplete Information about Ability (with D. Wettstein), International Economic Review, 57(3), 881-914, 2016
- Choosing Wisely: A Multi-Bidding Approach (with D. Wettstein), American Economic Review, 92, 1577-1587, 2002
- Working Papers
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, INSEAD
ICREA-UPF and BSE - on leave
Research Interests:
Banking, Systemic Risk, Financial Crises, Macroeconomics and Credit, Monetary Policy, International Finance, Macroprudential Supervision and Regulation
A selection of research by José-Luis Peydró:
- Systemic Risk, Crises and Macroprudential Policy (with X. Freixas and L. Laeven), MIT Press, 2015
- Debt and Persistence of Financial Shocks ERC Consolidator Grant 2014
- Hazardous Times for Monetary Policy: What do 23 Million Loans Say About the Impact of Monetary Policy on Credit Risk-Taking? (with G. Jiménez, S. Ongena and J. Saurina), Econometrica, 82 (2), 463-505, 2014
- Credit Supply and Monetary Policy: Identifying the Bank Balance-Sheet Channel with Loan Applications (with G. Jiménez, S. Ongena, and J. Saurina). American Economic Review, Vol.102, No 5, 2301--2326, January 2012
- Working Papers
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, London School of Economics
ICREA-UPF and BSE
Research Interests:
Conflict, Political Economy
A selection of research by Marta Reynal-Querol:
- Colonization, Early Institutions and the Origin of State Capacity and Democratization ERC Advanced Grant 2021
- Historical Roots of Conflict: From Prehistory to the Colonization Experience ERC Consolidator Grant 2014
- The Legacy of Historical Conflict: Evidence From Africa (with T. Besley). American Political Science Review, Vol.108, No 2, 319-336, January 2014
- Do Democracies Select More Educated Leaders? (with T. Besley). American Political Science Review, Vol. 105 No 3, 552-566, August 2011
- Understanding and Preventing Conflicts ERC Starting Grant 2007
- Ethnic Polarization, Potential Conflict, and Civil Wars (with J.G. Montalvo). American Economic Review, 95(3), 796–816, 2005
- Working Papers
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, Princeton University
ICREA-UPF and BSE - on leave
Research Interests:
Time Series Econometrics, Applied International Finance, Macroeconomics
A selection of research by Barbara Rossi:
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, Harvard University
CREI, UPF and BSE
Research Interests:
International Economics, Macroeconomics
A selection of research by Jaume Ventura:
- Rethinking the Effects of Financial Globalization (with F. Broner), Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 131, No 3, 1497-1542, August 2016
- Globalization, Economic Policy and Political Structure ERC Advanced Grant 2015
- How Sovereign Debt Accelerated the First Industrial Revolution (with J. Voth) BSE Focus
- Economic Growth with Bubbles (with A. Martin). American Economic Review, Vol.102, No 6, 3033-3058, January 2012
- Asset Bubbles and Economic Policy ERC Advanced Grant 2009
- Working Papers
Involvement in BSE academic community:
Associate Research Professors
PhD, University of Pennsylvania
UPF and BSE
Research Interests:
Microeconomic Theory, Applied Microeconomics, Decision Theory, Behavioral Economics
A selection of research by Larbi Alaoui:
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
UAB and BSE
Research Interests:
Quantitative and Applied Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Time Series Analysis
A selection of research by Luca Gambetti:
- Business cycle fluctuations and the distribution of consumption (with G. De Giorgi). Review of Economic Dynamics, 23, 19–41, January 2017
- Government spending shocks in open economy VARs (with M. Forni). Journal of International Economics, Vol.99, No 1, 68-84, March 2016
- The Effects of Monetary Policy on Asset Price Bubbles: Some Evidence (with J. Galí). American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, Vol.7, No 1, 233--257, January 2015 BSE Focus
- Working Papers
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, CEMFI
MOVE, UAB and BSE
Research Interests:
Labor Economics, Microeconometrics, Equilibrium Models, Discrete Choice
A selection of research by Joan Llull
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, London School of Economics
IAE-CSIC and BSE
Research Interests:
Political Economy, Development Economics, Conflict Studies
A selection of research by Hannes Mueller:
- Can Power-sharing Foster Peace? Evidence from Northern Ireland (with D. Rohner). Economic Policy, 33(95), 447-484, 2018
- Reading Between the Lines: The Prediction of Political Violence Using Newspaper Text (with C. Rauh). American Political Science Review, 112(2), 358-375, 2018 BSE Focus
- Predation, Protection and Productivity: A Firm-Level Perspective (with T. Besley). American Economic Journal: Macro, 10(2), 184-221, 2018 AEA Video
- Institutions, Volatility and Investment (with T. Besley). Journal of the European Economic Association. 16(3), 604-649, 2018
- Working Papers
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, Princeton University
CREI, UPF and BSE
Research Interests:
Macroeconomics, Labor Markets, Search and Matching, Information Frictions, Business Cycles
A selection of research by Edouard Schaal
Involvement in BSE academic community:
PhD, University of Warwick
UPF and BSE - on leave
Research Interests:
Multivariate Statistics, Latent Graphical Models, Algebraic Statistics
A selection of research by Piotr Zwiernik
- Total positivity in Markov structures (with S.M. Fallat, S.L. Lauritzen, K. Sadeghi, C. Uhler, and N. Wermuth). Annals of Statistics, 45(3), 1152-1184, July 2017
- Maximum likelihood estimation for linear Gaussian covariance models (with C. Uhler and D. Richards), Journal of the Royal Statistical Society B, 79, 1269-1292, 2017
- Working Papers
Involvement in BSE academic community:
Jose Apesteguia
