Research
Publications:
"Images say more than just words: visual versus text communication to dispel a rent-control misconception" (2024), with Isabel Busom, Jordi Brandts and Judith Panades, Experimental Economics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10683-023-09817-7 .
Popular writing: "Does knowing the scientific evidence help to dispel widespread unfounded beliefs? The case of limiting housing rents", Observatorio Social - Fundació la Caixa, 2021
"If my buddies use drugs, will I? Peer effects on substance consumption among teenagers" (2023), with Catia Nicodemo, Economics & Human Biology, vol. 55, 101246, available online, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2023.101246
Popular writing: "Imitando a los amigos: ¿los compañeros de clase influyen en las decisiones sobre alcohol y tabaco?", Nada es Gratis, 2023
"Dispelling misconceptions about economics" (2022), with Isabel Busom, Jordi Brandts and Judith Panades, Journal of Economic Psychology, vol. 88, 102461, available online, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2021.102461.
Popular writing:
"Dispelling misconceptions about rent control", Barcelona School of Economics - Focus, 2019
"Cambiar creencias falsas: ¿misión imposible?", Nada es Gratis, 2019
"Explicar la evidencia científica a la ciudadanía: el caso de los efectos del control de alquileres", La Riqueza de las Regiones (Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional), 2022
"Explicar la evidencia científica a la ciudadanía: el caso de los efectos del control de alquileres", Asociación Libre de Economía, 2022
"Teaching Styles and Achievement: Student and Teacher Perspectives" (2018) , with Ana Hidalgo-Cabrillana, Economics of Education Review, vol. 67, pp 184-206, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2018.10.009 (pdf).
Popular writing: "¿Cuál es el impacto del estilo docente sobre los resultados académicos?", Blog Instituto Nacional de Evaluación Educativa, 2015
"Working while Studying: a Bad Decision?'' (2018), Journal of Human Capital, vol. 12, number 1, pp. 125-171. https://doi.org/10.1086/696958
"Development Accounting using PIAAC Data'' (2017), with Ana Hidalgo-Cabrillana and Zoe Kuehn, SERIEs Journal of the Spanish Economic Association, vol. 8, issue 4, pp 373-399. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13209-017-0162-0.
Popular writing: "Contabilidad del desarrollo: evidencia de PIAAC", Blog Instituto Nacional de Evaluación Educativa, 2017
"Students' Persistent Preconceptions and Learning Economic Principles" (2017), with Isabel Busom and Judith Panadés, The Journal of Economic Education, vol. 48, issue 2, pp 74-92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220485.2017.1285735
"The Transition from Vocational Education to Work: Evidence from Spain" (2015), with Catia Nicodemo, Revista de Economía Aplicada, vol. 23, issue 67, pp 93-130. EID: 2-s2.0-84928153867
"Microeconometric Analysis of Residential Water Demand" (2014), Environmental and Resource Economics, vol. 59, issue 1, pp 137-166, DOI: 10.1007/s10640-013-9721-4
Working papers:
“Do voice and social information contribute to changing views about rent control policy?” (submitted) , with Isabel Busom and Jordi Brandts, AQR working paper 2024/02
"Demand for Post-compulsory Education: The Choice Between Academic and Vocational Tracks" (2010), Mimeo, CEMFI
Work in progress:
"Differences in behavior between early and late school starters", with Catia Nicodemo and Giulia Montresor