About me
I am originally from a small city in Alicante, Spain, called Denia, where my heart belongs. I left Spain many years ago to study a Ph.D. in the States and graduated from Boston University in 1999. My research career has developed in Canada, and it focuses on labour markets, immigration, education and family economics. This work touches on exciting (to me) subjects, trying to answer questions such as what is the premium attached to education credentials? Does it pay to delay school? What is the contribution of immigrant women to Canadian fertility? What about their participation on labour markets?
I am involved with the academic economic community in many ways. I co-founded and served as director of the Canadian Labour Economic Forum (CLEF), a network facilitating research discussion and promoting networking opportunities among researchers in labour economics, from 2015 to 2022. I currently serve as Secretary of the Canadian Economics Association. I am also a Research Fellow of IZA and the immigration subject editor for IZA World of Labour a publication aimed at disseminating economic research in non-academic circles.
Denia in the winter
About my work
Winner of the 2014 John Vanderkamp prize for best article published in the CPP
Canadian Labour Economics Forum
Research Fellow of IZA
Immigration subject editor for IZA World of Labour
Of Interest
Check out our 2019 Distinguished Lecture in Economics by Professor Currie
Check out our 2018 Distinguished Lecture in Economics by Professor Card
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