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19/03/2026
The “Energy Workshop” took place at CEMFI, on March 18th, 2026
CEMFI hosted a new edition of the Energy Workshop, continuing an ongoing collaboration with the Toulouse School of Economics, the Université libre de Bruxelles, and IAE-CSIC (Barcelona). This workshop brings together leading researchers working on electricity markets, climate policy, transport, market integration, taxation, and regulation.
This year’s topics ranged fromdynamic electricity pricing, retail contract design and real-time pricing to water stress and nuclear supply, climate and industrial policy, charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, natural gas market integration, residential solar subsidies, transmisión constraints and information in wholesale electricity markets.
Participants included researchers from the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Aalto University, Toulouse School of Economics, ULB, University of Girona, CUNEF, University of Vienna, University of Navarra, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Ifo/LMU Munich, Paris School of Economics, and CEMFI.
You can find the program here.
12/03/2026
We are thrilled to welcome Bruno Fava (Northwestern University), Florencia Hnilo (Stanford University), Alex Osberghaus (University of Zurich), and Anders Yding (UC Berkeley), who will join CEMFI as assistant professors
We are very pleased to welcome four new assistant professors at CEMFI: Bruno Fava (Northwestern University) in econometrics; Florencia Hnilo (Stanford University) in economic development and economic history; Alex Osberghaus (University of Zurich) in financial economics; and Anders Yding (Berkeley) in macroeconomics. Bruno and Anders will join CEMFI after one-year postdoc positions at the University of Chicago and Columbia University, respectively.
04/03/2026
Dante Amengual has been elected Fellow of the Journal of Econometrics
On December 17, 2025, the Journal of Econometrics announced its 2025 Awards. Dante Amengual has been named Fellow, joining a distinguished group of leading economists in the field of econometrics. Congratulations, Dante!
06/02/2026
CEMFI is inviting applications for one position of Research Assistant (Pre-doc)
CEMFI invites applications for a 1-year part-time Research Assistant position (Pre-doc). Candidates should have a strong background in economics and solid programming skills. The successful candidate will assist with cleaning, managing, and analyzing administrative and survey data, as well as with programming and implementing numerical solutions for economic models. The work will be carried out within the research project “Inequality in Working Opportunities”, funded by the Social Research Call of LaCaixa Foundation and led by Professor Josep Pijoan-Mas. The application deadline is February 20th, 2026. For more information and to apply, click here.
28/01/2026
CEMFI launches the eleventh edition of its Undergraduate Internship Program
CEMFI launches the eleventh edition of its Undergraduate Internship Program. The application deadline is 10 April 2026.
The Undergraduate Summer Internships allow outstanding students to gain valuable work experience in economic research and data analysis at CEMFI in Madrid.
Summer interns have the opportunity to enhance their analytical, computational, and interpersonal skills in the cosmopolitan and friendly atmosphere of a leading international center for research and graduate study in economics and finance. The summer program also allows participants to learn about opportunities for graduate study and a career as a professional economist.
The program is intended for undergraduate university students with a superior academic record, who would like to gain useful work experience in economic research before pursuing further studies or moving on to the labor market. Students must be citizens of a European Union member country or have a valid Spanish ID card (NIE) for the duration of the internship. The program runs from 22 June to 17 July 2026. The duration of the internship is four weeks of full-time dedication. Interns will receive a stipend. For more details, please click here.
15/01/2026
Diego Puga (CEMFI) has been awarded the IEA Fellow Award
The International Economic Association has awarded the title of IEA Fellow to Diego Puga for his significant contributions to the field of economics and for advancing the Association’s mission of global engagement for development. Several years ago, the IEA established the annual IEA Fellow honorific award to recognize excellence in economic research, research-driven public writing, and economic policymaking. This award recognizes outstanding achievement and is granted to no more than ten individuals worldwide each year.
Congratulations Diego!
08/01/2026
CEMFI invites applications for a 1 or 2 years full-time Research Assistant position (Pre-doc)
CEMFI is inviting applications for Up to two one or two-year Assistant Research positions (pre-doctoral)
These positions are funded by the European Research Council Advanced Grant ERC-2023-ADG Project 101142583 — ENERGY-IN-TRANSITION, entitled 'Socio-Economic Challenges and Opportunities of the Energy Transition,' led by Professor Natalia Fabra, and by the Project financed by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities CPP2024-011557. Candidates should have a strong interest in research in applied microeconomics.
Applications deadline is March 15, 2026. For more details and to apply, click here.