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
Pedro Mira
Professor
Nezih Guner
Professor
Samuel Bentolila
Professor, Emeritus
Tom Zohar
Associate Professor
Yarine Fawaz
Research Associate
Laura Hospido
BdE-CEMFI Research Associate
Carlos Sanz
BdE-CEMFI Research Associate
Milena Almagro
Research Associate
Daniel Fernández
PhD student
Guillermo Martínez
PhD student
Jorge Rodríguez de la Rubia
PhD student
Seminars series
SEP
Applied Microeconomics Seminar (AMiS)
Anke Becker (Harvard Business School) presents "Fertility through Chastity"
OCT
Applied Microeconomics Seminar (AMiS)
Sara Heller (University of Michigan) presents "TBA"
NOV
Applied Microeconomics Seminar (AMiS)
Sascha O. Becker (University of Warwick and Monash University) presents "TBA"
NOV
Applied Microeconomics Seminar (AMiS)
Rachel Heath (University of Washington) presents "TBA"
NOV
Applied Microeconomics Seminar (AMiS)
Sebastian Sotelo (University of Michigan) presents "TBA"
Recent publications of this research line
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Caue Dobbin and Tom Zohar,
Quantifying the Role of Firms in Intergenerational Mobility,
American Economic Journal: Applied, forthcoming. -
Yarine Fawaz and Pedro Mira,
Social Isolation, Health Dynamics, adn Mortality: Evidence across 21 European Countries,
Journal of Population Economics, 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 Worker 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.
Economic and Social Effects of Climate and Energy Policies (CLIMAD-CM) (Comunidad de Madrid, 2025-2027)
Researchers: Natalia Fabra (Co-PI), Gerard Llobet (Co-PI).
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).