27/12/2023
CEMFI is inviting applications for several positions of Research Assistant.

CEMFI is inviting applications for several positions of Research Assistant.

• CEMFI invites application for one research assistant position to work in the project “Firms, Family-Friendly Policies and Fertility”. The position is funded by the La Caixa Foundation Research Grant SR22-00499, whose PI is Professor Nezih Guner. The duration of the contract is 16 months. The application deadline is January 15, 2024.

• CEMFI invites application for up to two research assistant positions to work in the project “Evaluating interventions to promote inclusion”.  The positions are funded by the La Caixa Foundation Research Grant SR22-00339. The duration of the contract is 4 months. The application deadline is January 15, 2024.

26/12/2023
Sophie Nottmeyer has obtained funding from the Weiss Fund for Research in Development Economics.

Sophie Nottmeyer has been awarded a grant from the University of Chicago's Weiss Fund for Research in Development Economics to fund her research project “Digital Tools for Agricultural Mechanization in Sub-Saharan Africa”.

The Weiss Fund supports research by students and trainees working in development economics, broadly defined, by funding projects that address a wide range of issues affecting less developed countries. More information can be found here.

21/12/2023
Pedro Mira has been elected 2nd Vice-President of the Spanish Economic Association.

Pedro Mira has been elected 2nd Vice-President of the Spanish Economic Association.

The Spanish Economic Association aims at promoting the dissemination of scientific knowledge in Economics, by organizing congresses, promoting publications and, in general, through any other means leading to that goal. The Spanish Economic Association is governed by a Council, whose members are elected annually by the Association members for a period of three years. At the same time the Second Vice-President is elected, who then becomes First Vice-President in the following year, then President, and lastly Past President.

19/12/2023
CEMFI is inviting applications for three Grants for Ph.D. candidates.

CEMFI opens the call for applications for three grants for Ph.D. candidates (Formación de Personal Investigador Pre-doctoral, in Spanish) associated with the following research projects: "Risks, inequality and macroeconomics", "Aggregate implications of financial intermediation" and "New Panel data methods with empirical applications in impact evaluation and health economics". The deadline for applications is 20 January 2024.
For more details you can find the call of the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación together with the Agencia Estatal de Investigación, here.

15/12/2023
CEMFI organizes the 2023 CEPR Annual Macroeconomics and Growth Programme Meeting.

CEMFI organized the 2023 CEPR Annual Meeting of the Macroeconomics and Growth Programme Meeting. The two-day event took place at CEMFI on Nov 16-17. The meeting organisers were Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln (Goethe University Frankfurt and CEPR), Josep Pijoan-Mas (CEMFI and CEPR) and Kurt Mitman (Stockholm University, CEMFI and CEPR).
The keynote speaker was Aysegul Sahin (University of Texas at Austin).

You can find the complete program here.

04/12/2023
Rafael Repullo has been elected member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences.

Rafael Repullo has been elected member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences. The Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences (RACMYP) is a meeting and debate space for social, economic, philosophical and political-legal knowledge.

The RACMYP has a varied intellectual activity: it meets in plenary session every Tuesday to discuss a topic presented by one of its members. In addition to the solemn acts of admission of a new member, it also organises colloquiums, round tables, seminars, tributes, book presentations and occasionally hosts or participates in activities at the initiative of scholars and various institutions.

The Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences is made up of 44 distinguished members.

01/12/2023
Banco de España and CEMFI have organized the “Aging Conference”.

The "Conference on Aging" took place on 17 November at the premises of the Banco de España. The Workshop, jointly organised by the Banco de España and CEMFI, is part of the Georgetown University Global Economic Challenges Network (GEC), which sponsors a series of international workshops that bring together leading scholars with policymakers to discuss some of the most important economic problems of our time. The Conference focused on broad topics such as trends and drivers in inequality of mortality, retirement security and health insurance, workforce aging, skill decline, and the organization of work and the macro perspective on aging and growth. The program and the video recordings of all presentations can be found here.

21/11/2023
Now accepting applications for the Master in Economics and Finance and the doctoral program.

We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the Master's in Economics and Finance as well as the doctoral program. The deadline to be considered for funding is January 31, 2024, and applications will continue to be accepted until May 31, 2024. For further information, please click visit our webpage on the master program (here) and PhD program (here).

We will be holding an online informative meeting, next Friday, November 24, at 3pm CET, for prospective applicants to our graduate program. We will talk about our programs, institution, and you will be able to ask any questions you may have. To register for the zoom meeting click here.

14/11/2023
Banco de España and CEMFI have organized the 13th joint Research Workshop.

The "13th Banco de España-CEMFI Research Workshop" took place on 7 November at the premises of the Banco de España. The Workshop, jointly organised by the Banco de España and CEMFI, is a biannual one-day workshop where recent work by researchers from the two institutions is presented. The program can be found here.

13/11/2023
Mari Carmen Mondejar, a valued member of the administrative staff, retires after 36 Years at CEMFI.

Mari Carmen Mondejar, a valued member of the administrative staff,  begins her retirement after 36 years working at CEMFI. On 2 November, we paid a small and emotional tribute to Mari Carmen Mondejar on the occasion of her retirement to thank her for her work and dedication to CEMFI during the 36 years she has been working at the Foundation.

31/10/2023
Tom Zohar has been selected as Juan de la Cierva Fellow.

Tom Zohar has been selected for a Juan de la Cierva Post-doctoral Grant

Juan de la Cierva Grants, are given by the Spanish Research Agency (Agencia Estatal de Investigación). The purpose of these grants is to encourage the incorporation of young PhD holders to pursue their academic careers in Spanish R&D centres. These grants have a duration of two years, an annual amount of 30,000 euros and an additional support of 7,400 euros, to cover expenses directly related to the execution of their research activities. The list of selected researchers is available here.

31/10/2023
CEMFI is inviting applications for an Accounting Administration position.

CEMFI is inviting applications for an Accounting Administration position. We welcome applications with a bachelor's degree or vocational training in administration, finance or accounting, a minimum of five years' experience as an accountant and a good level of English.

The application deadline is November 30, 2023. For more details and to apply click here.

26/10/2023
CEMFI organizes the 2023 CEPR Annual Macroeconomics and Growth Programme Meeting.

CEMFI organizes the 2023 CEPR Annual Meeting of the Macroeconomics and Growth Programme. The two-day event will take place at CEMFI on Nov 16-17. The meeting organisers are Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln (Goethe University Frankfurt and CEPR), Josep Pijoan-Mas (CEMFI and CEPR) and Kurt Mitman (Stockholm University, CEMFI and CEPR).

The keynote speaker is Aysegul Sahin (University of Texas at Austin).

You can find the complete program here.

If you are interested in attending, you can register here.

23/10/2023
CEMFI is inviting applications for several positions at the Assistant Professor and Post-Doctoral Researcher Level.

CEMFI is inviting applications for several positions for academic staff at different levels:

1. Up to two tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor level starting in September 2024.

We welcome applications from candidates specializing in any field. For one of these positions, we especially welcome applications from candidates with research interests in financial economics.

The application deadline is November 15, 2023.

2. One two-year Postdoctoral Research position.

The positions are funded by the Maria de Maeztu Grant from Spain's Agencia Estatal de Investigación (MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033). We welcome applications from candidates specializing in any field.

The application deadline is December 15, 2023.

3. Up to two one-year Postdoctoral Research positions

These positions are aimed at individuals who have secured an Assistant Professor Position by the time of appointment and who wish to delay the start of their new position to spend a full academic year at CEMFI.

The positions are funded by the Maria de Maeztu Grant from Spain's Agencia Estatal de Investigación (MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033). We welcome applications from candidates specializing in any field.

The application deadline is January 30, 2024. For more details and to apply click  here.

4. One or two two-year Postdoctoral Research positions in the field of Political Economy

These positions are funded by the European Research Council Consolidator Grant POLTRUSTLAB, whose PI is Professor Monica Martinez-Bravo. We welcome applications in the fields of Political Economy or Applied Economics.

The application deadline is December 15, 2023.

19/10/2023
The list of CEMFI job market candidates now available on our website.

This academic year, twelve CEMFI PhD students are candidates for the job market. This is one of the largest cohorts of CEMFI students on the market.

Our program prepares students for successful careers in universities and academic centers as well as in central banks and public and private sector institutions. Many years of successful placements, as well as the career paths of our graduates, speak to the value added of our PhD program.

After years of intensive research and study, we are convinced that it will be a success. We wish our candidates the best of luck in this process!”

16/10/2023
On Sunday 8 October 2023, the CEMFI Community enjoyed an excursion to Rascafría in the Sierra de Madrid.

CEMFI organised an outdoor activity for the members of its community with an excursion to the Sierra de Rascafría (Madrid) on Sunday 8 October 2023. After a nice hike in the mountains of Madrid, we enjoyed an excellent lunch to recharge our batteries, a great way to start the academic year!

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06/10/2023
CEMFI co-organized the "VIII Madrid Barcelona Workshop on Banking and Corporate Finance MAD BAR” on September 29

The "VIII Madrid Barcelona Workshop on Banking and Corporate Finance MAD BAR” took place on September 29. The Workshop “MAD BAR”, jointly organized by CEMFI, IESE, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and University Carlos III  de Madrid, is an annual one-day workshop in Corporate Finance with special emphasis on Financial Intermediation. It represents an opportunity for researchers in banking and corporate finance in top Spanish institutions to present their work and strengthen their connections within the network.
The program can be found here.

05/10/2023
Jaume Ventura (CREI, UPF and BSE) delivers the opening lecture of the academic year 2023-2024 entitled “Fixed Costs, Product Heterogeneity and the Force of Competition”

CEMFI inaugurates the new academic year 2023-2024 with the conference "Fixed Costs, Product Heterogeneity and the Force of Competition" given by Jaume Ventura, Director of CREI and professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Barcelona School of Economics. The conference had a great success of participation among our professors and students. During the ceremony, the awards for Best Teacher of the academic year 2022-2023 were announced, which went to Monica Martinez-Bravo, the Best Third Year Paper, which went to Jan Schaefer and the Best Teaching Assistant, which went to Víctor Sancibrián.

26/09/2023
Daniela Solá wins the Juan Luis Londoño Prize to the best paper presented at LACEA Annual Conference.

Daniela Solá, Assistant Professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and recent graduate from the CEMFI doctoral program, has been awarded the Juan Luis Londoño from LACEA with her paper titled “Brother votes for brother: The effects of Pentecostal political influence in Brazil”.

The 2023 LACEA LAMES Organizing Committee is awarding two Juan Luis Londoño Prizes to the best two papers presented at the Annual Conference from the LACEA track. These social policy papers are by young researchers, relevant to Latin America, and close to the research and policy interest of Juan Luis Londoño.

More details on the prize are available here.

25/09/2023
Manuel Arellano and Mónica Martínez-Bravo each win National Research Awards in Social Sciences.

Manuel Arellano has won the 'Pascual Madoz' National Research Award in the area of Law and Economic and Social Sciences for his contributions to the field of econometrics. His methodological work has had a profound impact on the understanding and use of panel data and has advanced knowledge in various fields of applied economics. His findings have been crucial for a better understanding of employment dynamics, company productivity, and economic growth, among other applications.

Monica Martínez-Bravo has won the 'Clara Campoamor' National Research Award for Young Researchers in the area of Law and Economic and Social Sciences for her original and influential contributions to pressing challenges in the areas of economic development and political economy. Her research work, brilliant from the start, stands out for its impact in areas such as democratization and the quality of political institutions and the formulation of evidence-based social policies.

The National Research Awards are granted by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and recognize those researchers from Spain who stand out for their trajectory and international relevance in their respective areas of research. They also acknowledge the merit of young individuals - up to 40 years of age - who have achieved significant accomplishments in the early stages of their careers.

More details about these awards can be found in this link.

21/09/2023
Federico Kochen has been awarded a Fundación Ramón Areces Post-doctoral Grant.

Federico Kochen has been awarded a Fundación Ramón Areces Post-doctoral Grant

The purpose of the Ramón Areces Foundation grants is to encourage universities or research centers to hire young PhD graduates to complete their post-doctoral research training in Spanish centers other than those in which they completed their pre-doctoral training. The grants will have a maximum duration of two years. The annual grant for each of the contracts will be 40,000 euros/year, which will be used to finance the gross remuneration, costs and social charges of the contract and, in addition, an additional grant of 5,000 euros/year will be awarded to cover expenses directly related to the research activities of the person contracted, once they have taken up their post.

18/09/2023
Dmitry Arkhangelsky and Yarine Fawaz have been selected as Ramón y Cajal Fellows.

Dmitry Arkhangelsky and Yarine Fawaz have been selected as Ramón y Cajal Fellows.

The Ramón y Cajal Grants are given by the Spanish Research Agency (Agencia Estatal de Investigación). The purpose of the grants is to promote the incorporation of research personnel, both Spanish and foreign, with a distinguished trajectory, into research organizations so that they can acquire the competencies and capacities that allow them to obtain a stable position in a research organization of the Spanish System of Science, Technology, and Innovation. The list of awardees for this year can be found here.

02/08/2023
Job Market Placements of the year 2023 Announced.

2023 Job Market Placements

CEMFI is happy to announce the 2023 job market placements. Our PhD program prepares students for successful careers in universities and academic centers as well as in central banks and public and private sector institutions. We are proud of the placements of our current and past graduate students.

25/07/2023
CEMFI is inviting applications for a one-year Postdoctoral Research position.

The application deadline is August 20, 2023. For more details and to apply click here

25/07/2023
The eighth cohort of students of the Undergraduate Summer Internships finishes their stay.

The Undergraduate Summer Internships provide outstanding students with the opportunity 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 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.

For more click here.

11/07/2023
CEMFI, Banco de España, and UIMP Hosted the Conference on the Spanish Economy, in Santander on July 6-7

The Conference on the Spanish Economy was successfully held on July 6th and 7th at the Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP) in Santander. The event was organized by CEMFI, Banco de España, and the UIMP. Distinguished economists, researchers, and policymakers gathered to discuss the latest research and trends of the Spanish economy. The full program, including a list of speakers and topics, can be accessed here.

05/07/2023
CEMFI and Fundación Ramón Areces celebrated the "VI MadMac Annual Conference: International Trade and Spatial Economics” on June 26 and 27.

The "VI MadMac Annual Conference: International Trade and Spatial Economics”, jointly organized by CEMFI and Fundación Ramón Areces, took place on June 26 and 27. As in previous editions, the Conference gathered leading scholars in their field to present their research, hence providing an important service for the Macroeconomics research community of Madrid. The program, chaired by Sebastian Fanelli (CEMFI), Eduardo Morales (Princeton), and Josep Pijoan-Mas (CEMFI), is available here

03/07/2023
CEMFI and Banco de Banco de España celebrated the "Fourth Conference on Financial Stability” on June 29 and 30.

The "Fourth Conference on Financial Stability” took place on June 29 and 30, with the inaugural speech of Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank, followed by a panel discussion on financial stability between Mr. Powell and Pablo Hernández de Cos, Banco de España governor. The Conference, jointly organized by CEMFI and Banco de España, brings together researchers and policy makers from European and US academic institutions and Central Banks to discuss the most recent advances regarding research on financial stability. The program, chaired by Ángel Estrada (Banco de España) and Rafael Repullo (CEMFI), can be found here. The video of the panel discussion is available here.

02/06/2023
Siqi Wei wins the Enrique Fuentes Quintana Prize to the best Ph.D. thesis in Economics.

Siqi Wei, Assistant Professor at IE and recent graduate from the CEMFI doctoral program, has been awarded the Enrique Fuentes Quintana Prize from the FUNCAS Foundation in the category of Economy, Finance, and Business. The jury unanimously decided to grant her the award in its 2021-2022 call.

Her doctoral thesis, titled "Income, Employment, and Health Risks: Methods and Applications," was supervised by Manuel Arellano.

More details on the prize are available here.

25/05/2023
CEMFI invites applications for three tenured appointments at the Associate or Full Professor level.

CEMFI invites applications for up to three tenured appointments at the Associate or Full Professor level. One of the positions is reserved for candidates with research interests in financial economics. The other two are open to candidates in any field.

The application deadline is July 15, 2023.

18/05/2023
CEMFI and Banco de España organize the "Fourth Conference on Financial Stability” on June 29 and 30.

CEMFI and Banco de España organize the "Fourth Conference on Financial Stability” on June 29 and 30. The meeting brings together researchers and policy makers from European and US academic institutions and central banks to discuss the most recent advances on financial stability research.

The program, chaired by Ángel Estrada (Banco de España) and Rafael Repullo (CEMFI), can be found here.

16/05/2023
Monica Martinez-Bravo appointed to the Advisory Council on Economic Affairs of the Spanish Government.

Monica Martinez-Bravo has been appointed to the Advisory Council on Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Economics, to advise the Spanish government on economic matters, reforms to improve competitiveness, and support for business. She joins three other members of CEMFI’s faculty (Samuel Bentolila, Diego Puga y Rafael Repullo) who have been members of the Council since 2020.

12/05/2023
CEMFI hosted the 2023 REStud Tour on May 8th and 9th.

CEMFI has been selected to host the 2023 REStud Tour together with Ca’ Foscari University in Venice and Oxford University. The meetings, held annually since 1989, allow some of the most promising graduating doctoral students in economics and finance in the world to present their research to audiences around Europe. This year’s tour participants are Cuimin Ba (U Penn), Pauline Carry (CREST), Giacomo Lanzani (MIT), Agathe Pernoud (Stanford), Awa Ambra Seck (Harvard), and Rahul Singh (MIT). Ba’s, Lanzani’s, and Pernaud’s work is on micro theory; Carry’s research focuses on labor economics; Seck explores topics in development economics; and Singh is in the field of econometrics.

The tourists visited CEMFI on 8th and 9th of May

Here there is the program of the event.

Here you can access the recording of some of the presentations of the 2023 REStud Tour’s participants.

How Competition Shapes Information in Auctions
Agathe Pernoud (Stanford University)

Dynamic Concern for Misspecification
Giacomo Lanzani (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Robust Misspecified Models and Paradigm Shifts
Cuimin Ba (University of Pennsylvania)

En Route: The French Colonial Army, Emigration, and Development in Morocco
Awa Ambra Seck (Harvard University)

Causal Inference with Corrupted Data: Measurement Error, Missing Values, Discretization, and Differential Privacy
Rahul Singh (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

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04/05/2023
Manuel Arellano named Foreign Honorary Member of the American Economic Association.

Professor Manuel Arellano has been appointed as a Foreign Honorary Member of the prestigious American Economic Association (AEA). This esteemed recognition is granted to exceptional international scholars by the AEA's Executive Committee, following a thorough evaluation and recommendation from the Honors and Awards Committee. Professor Arellano now joins a list of distinguished scholars that can be found here.

28/04/2023
CEMFI and Fundación Ramón Areces organize the VI MadMac Annual Conference

The "VI MadMac Annual Conference: International Trade and Spatial Economics", jointly organized by CEMFI and Fundación Ramón Areces, will take place on June 26 and 27. As in previous editions, the Conference brings together leading scholars in their field to present their research, hence providing an important service for the Macroeconomics research community of Madrid. The program is available here. If you wish to attend, please register here. This year’s scientific committee is formed by Sebastian Fanelli (CEMFI), Eduardo Morales (Princeton University), and Josep Pijoan-Mas (CEMFI).

31/03/2023
Applications for the CEMFI Summer School 2023 are now welcome.

The application period for the CEMFI Summer School 2023 is now open. As in previous years, the School offers a variety of one-week courses that provide practitioners and academics with an opportunity to update their training in fields within CEMFI's range of expertise. This year’s courses cover timely topics such as climate change or health care, and tools such as machine learning or causal inference, among others.

Detailed information about the courses, some in person and others online, is available here. The deadline for applications is 9 June.

24/03/2023
CEMFI invites applications for one or two Research Assistant positions

CEMFI is inviting applications for one or two two-year Research Assistant positions. The positions are funded by the European Research Council Consolidator Grant POLTRUSTLAB, whose PI is Professor Monica Martinez-Bravo.

The project studies the reasons why confidence in political institutions has declined in many countries over the last decades. While this is not a new phenomenon, the main drivers of political discontent are not well understood. We are collecting the most detailed individual-level dataset on perceptions, beliefs, and attitudes to understand: 1) Why do people lose trust in the political system and 2) What interventions can help individuals regain trust in the political system? We use different methodologies, including experimental, quasi-experimental, and randomized control trials.

For more details and application instructions visit: https://econjobmarket.org/positions/9469

24/03/2023
Guido Imbens delivers a public lecture at CEMFI

Guido Imbens, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2021, delivered a public lecture at CEMFI. His presentation "Causality and the Credibility Revolution", illustrated the developments in econometric methods for causal inference and their contribution to public policy evaluation.

Guido Imbens is an economist and a professor at Stanford University. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2021, along with Joshua Angrist and David Card, for their work in the fields of empirical microeconomics and econometrics.

Imbens has made significant contributions to the development of econometric methods for causal inference. His work focuses on using statistical methods to identify causal effects of policies, interventions, or treatments, both using observational data and experimental approaches.

Specifically, Imbens has developed methods such as instrumental variables, regression discontinuity designs, and matching methods, which help to identify causal relationships in observational data. These methods have been widely used in economics, public health, and other fields to evaluate the impact of policies and interventions.

Overall, Imbens' contributions to the fields of empirical microeconomics and econometrics have helped to improve the rigor and accuracy of empirical research and have had a significant impact on policy design and evaluation.

You can watch the recording of his public lecture here.

21/03/2023
CEMFI hosts on March 24 the Workshop on Markets, Innovation and the Environment.

CEMFI will host on March 24 the Workshop on Markets, Innovation and the Environment.
This is the final event of the collaborative project MIMA-CM that integrates researchers from CSIC, CEMFI, UC3M, and UCM. The aim of this project, funded by the Regional Government of Madrid and the European Social Fund for the period January 2020 and April 2023 (H2019/HUM-5859), is study policies that foster innovation, contribute to the progress towards the energy transition, and promote competition and good regulation.

The invited speakers to this conference are Mark Schankerman (London School of Economics), Özlem Bedre-Defolie (ESMT Berlin), and Stan Reynolds (The University of Arizona). The complete program of the conference is available here.

Participation in this workshop is free and open to everybody (subject to room availability). However, to help prepare the logistics you are kindly requested to register as soon as possible by filling out this form.

09/03/2023
CEMFI organizes its first Economics of Health and Aging Conference

CEMFI organizes its first Economics of Health and Aging Conference. Pierre-Carl Michaud (HEC Montral) and Josep Pijoan-Mas (CEMFI) organize a one-day conference on health and ageing. The event will be on Thursday March 23 at CEMFI’s new building. The program can be found here.

Please, register here to attend.

27/02/2023
CEMFI invites applications for a Policy and Research Associate

CEMFI is looking to hire a new member to support its partnership with the Spanish Ministry for Inclusion, Social Security and Migration (the Ministry). The Policy and Research Associate will support an ambitious evaluation agenda to increase the effectiveness of the recently launched national Minimum Income Scheme. The Policy and Research Associate could have a more junior or senior profile depending on prior experience and qualifications.

The post holder will work in a team that serves as a liaison between CEMFI and partner researchers, J-PAL Europe, and the Ministry’s General Secretariat for Inclusion. The (Senior) Policy Research Associate (S)PRA will assist in developing and implementing several ongoing research and evaluation initiatives, analyse their policy relevance and implications, and explore ways to use and apply the evidence generated to the Spanish context. This will also involve coordination, through the Ministry’s General Secretariat, with several local government and NGO partners in charge of implementing these initiatives, including activities related to the capacity-building of these implementing partners.

The application deadline is March 20, 2023. For more details and to apply click here.

20/02/2023
CEMFI launches the eighth edition of its Undergraduate Internship Program.

CEMFI launches the eighth edition of its Undergraduate Internship Program. The application deadline is 10 April 2023.

The Undergraduate Summer Internships provide outstanding students with the opportunity 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 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 should be enrolled in a Spanish university or in a university in a Horizon Europe Associated country. In addition, they 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 26 June to 21 July 2023. The duration of the internship is four weeks of full-time dedication. Interns will receive a stipend.

For more details click here.

14/02/2023
Nezih Guner has been appointed new Director of CEMFI.

The Board of Trustees of CEMFI has appointed Professor Nezih Guner as new Director, starting this summer. Nezih Guner is currently ICREA Research Professor at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Research Professor at the Barcelona School of Economics, and Professor at CEMFI (on leave). He has held academic positions at Pennsylvania State University, Queen's University, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. He has been President of the Spanish Economic Association, member of the Council of the European Economic Association, Managing Editor of the Economic Journal, and Editor of the Journal of the Spanish Economic Association. His research focuses on changing household and family structures and how these changes interact with public policy. He has also examined how the misallocation of resources across firms affects aggregate productivity and how labor market institutions influence the impact of globalization on workers and firms.

Learn more about Nezih Guner's profile here.

01/02/2023
Paula Bustos has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant.

Paula Bustos has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant for the project “Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing countries”.

The ERC Consolidator Grants are grants awarded by the European Research Council designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they may still be consolidating their own independent research team or programme. Principal Investigators must demonstrate the ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility of their scientific proposal.

16/01/2023
Liyang Sun’s paper recognized with the Aigner Award for one of the best papers published in the Journal of Econometrics in 2022.

Liyang Sun’s paper recognized with the Aigner Award for one of the best papers published in the Journal of Econometrics in 2022. The paper "Estimating dynamic treatment effects in event studies with heterogeneous treatment effects" recognized with the Aigner Award for one of the best empirical papers published in the Journal of Econometrics in 2022. Further information here.