Applied Economics at CEMFI
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Applied Economics at CEMFI covers a broad set of topics including urban economics, trade, political economy, development economics, labor, and health economics, among others. The group investigates questions such as: What drives agglomeration economies? What is the role of local political institutions in economic development? What role do firms play in intergenerational mobility? What determines confidence in vaccines? These questions are studied using state-of-the-art econometric techniques and applied theory models.
Our faculty, PhD students, postdocs, and affiliated researchers conduct frontier research regularly participate in the top conferences in the respective fields. The group has hosted several ERC grants, members of the group have obtained several prizes and other distinctions. We invite you to learn more about the Applied Economics group at CEMFI below.
Researchers
Susanna Esteban
Associate Professor with Tenure
Álvaro Sánchez-Leache
PhD student
Diego Puga
Professor
Pedro Mira
Professor
Manuel Arellano
Professor
Liyang Sun
Associate Professor
On Leave
Monica Martinez-Bravo
Professor
On Leave
Nezih Guner
Professor
Samuel Bentolila
Professor
Tom Zohar
Associate Professor
Yarine Fawaz
Associated Faculty
Ana García Hernández
J-PAL Research Manager
Laura Hospido
BdE-CEMFI Research Associate
Laura Hospido
BdE-CEMFI Research Associate
Carlos Sanz
BdE-CEMFI Research Associate
Milena Almagro
Associated Faculty
Silvia Vannutelli
Associated Faculty
Francesco Chiocchio
PhD student
Yanina Domenella
PhD student
Daniel Fernández
PhD student
Sevin Kaytan
PhD student
Ivan Lagrosa
PhD student
Guillermo Martínez
PhD student
Cristian Navarro
PhD student
Sophie Nottmeyer
PhD student
Moritz Osterhuber
PhD student
Jorge Rodríguez de la Rubia
PhD student
Matteo Sartori
PhD student
Tao Wang
PhD student
Kazuharu Yanagimoto
PhD student
Seminars series
FEB
Applied Microeconomics Seminar (AMiS)
Elena Manresa (Princeton University) presents "TBA"
FEB
Applied Microeconomics Seminar (AMiS)
Mateo Montenegro (Toulouse School of Economics) presents "TBA"
FEB
Applied Microeconomics Seminar (AMiS)
Maria Petrova (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) presents "TBA"
MAR
Applied Microeconomics Seminar (AMiS)
Alex Willen (Norwegian School of Economics) presents "TBA"
MAR
Applied Microeconomics Seminar (AMiS)
Camille Landais (London School of Economics) presents "TBA"
Recent publications of this research line
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Natalia Fabra, M. Reguant and J. Wang,
The Distributional Impacts of Time-Varying Electricity Pricing: A Novel Approach to Estimating Household Income,
Journal of the European Economic Association, forthcoming. -
Eli Ben-Michael, Avi Feller and Liyang Sun,
Using Multiple Outcomes to Improve the Synthetic Conrol Method,
Review of Economics and Statistics, (2025), 1-29. -
Nezih Guner, Yuliya Kulikova and Arnau Valladares-Esteban,
Does the Added Woker Effect Matter?,
Review of Economic Dynamics, (2025), 101271. -
Nezih Guner, Yuliya Kulikova and Arnau Valladares-Esteban,
Does the Added Woker Effect Matter?,
Review of Economic Dynamics, (2025), 101271.
Research grants
Income dynamics, employment dynamics, fertility decisions, and cultural norms: implications for gender and labor market inequality (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, 2025-2028)
Researchers: Tom Zohar (Co-PI), Manuel Arellano (Co-PI), Giulia Buccione.
Advances in Applied Microeconomics (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, 2025-2028)
Researchers: Gerard Llobet (Co-PI), Pedro Mira (Co-PI), Guillermo Caruana.
Movements of Firms and Households across Cities (CITYMOVES) (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, 2024-2027)
Researchers: Nezih Guner (Co-PI), Diego Puga (Co-PI).
City buzz: Quantity, quality, and variety implications of the urban environment (Consejo Europeo de Investigación, 2024-2029)
Researchers: Diego Puga (PI).
The Significance of Depression (Rockwool Foundation , 2024-2027)
Researchers: Tom Zohar (PI).
Juan de la Cierva Training Grants (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, 2024-2025)
Researchers: Tom Zohar (PI).
New panel data methods with empirical applications in impact evaluation and health economics (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, 2023-2026)
Researchers: Liyang Sun, Siqi Wei, Dmitry Arkhangelsky (PI).
"María de Maeztu" Unit of Excellence (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, 2022-2025)
Researchers: Diego Puga, Manuel Arellano, Samuel Bentolila, Rafael Repullo, Javier Suárez, Dante Amengual, Nezih Guner (PI).