Web CV
Current position
Contract Agent: Economic Analyst - General equilibrium modeller, TEDAM team. JRC Seville, unit B7, European Commission. From 03/2022.
Education
PhD in Economics. 2010-2015
European University Institute, Department of Economics, Florence, Italy
Supervisor: Evi Pappa
Dissertation title: Essays on Fiscal and Monetary Unions
MSc in Economics. 2008-2010
Universitat de Barcelona, Departament d'Economía, Barcelona, Spain
Supervisor: Fernando Sánchez Losada
Dissertation title: Moral Hazard and Growth
Bachelor's degree in Economics. 2000-2004
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Gran Canaria, España.
Peer-reviewed publications
A spatial macroeconomic analysis of the equity-efficiency trade-off of the European cohesion policy (2024), with J. Barbero, T. Christou, F. Crucitti, N.J. Lazarou, P. Monfort and S. Salotti. Spatial Economic Analysis, https://doi.org/10.1080/17421772.2024.2306948 (web)
The impact of voter turnout on referendum outcomes: evidence from Ireland (2023), with V. Munley, and P. Redmond. Public Choice, Vol. 194, pp. 369-393 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-023-01045-0 (web)
Rainfall, population density and voter turnout (2020), with P. Redmond. Electoral Studies, Vol. 64 (April), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2020.102128 (web)
Modelling the Medium to Long Term Potential Macroeconomic Impact of Brexit on Ireland (2017), with A. Bergin, N. McInerney, E. Morgenroth, and D. Smith. Economic and Social Review, Vol. 48 No. 3 Autumn, pp. 305-316 (article)
Baseline: Methodology, Assumptions and Projections (2016), with A. Bergin, N. McInerney, E. Morgenroth. In Ireland’s Economic Outlook: Perspectives and Policy Challenges, A. Bergin, E. Morgenroth and K. McQuinn (Eds.) (web pdf)
¿Ha mejorado la competitividad exterior gracias a la devaluación interna? (2016), with A. Crespo. Papeles de economía española, 150, pp. 114-126 (web)
Labour Market Measures in United Kingdom 2008–13: The Crisis and Beyond (2015). International Labour Office, Research Department. – Geneva: ILO . ISBN 978-92-2-129760-4 (web pdf)
Other publications
Projections of workforce requirements for public acute hospitals in Ireland, 2019–2035: a regional analysis based on the Hippocrates model (2022), with C. Keegan, A. Brick and L. Hill. ESRI Research Series 147 (web pdf)
Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 and Recovery Paths for the Economy (2021), with A. Bergin, L. Rehill and E. Sweeney. ESRI Working Paper 706 (web pdf)
Measuring childhood disability and AIM programme provision in Ireland (2021), with A. Whelan, A. Bergin, A. Devlin, S. McGuinness, I. Privalko and H. Russell. ESRI Research Paper 127 (web pdf)
Regional demographics and structural housing demand at a county level (2020) with A. Bergin. ESRI Research Paper 111 (web pdf)
A micro-macro economic analysis of pension auto-enrolment options (2019), with M. Bercholz, A. Bergin, T. Callan and C. Keane. ESRI Working Paper 640 (web pdf)
Ireland and Brexit: modelling the impact of deal and no-deal scenarios (2019), with A. Bergin, P. Economidies and G. Murphy. Special article in Quarterly Economic Commentary, Spring 2019, ESRI (web pdf)
Dynamic tax revenue buoyancy estimates for a panel of OECD countries (2018), with Y. Deli, I. Kostarakos, and P. Varthalitis. ESRI Working Paper 592 (web pdf)
Macroeconomic effects of the national development plan and potential alternatives (2018). Short article in Quarterly Economic Commentary, Summer 2018, ESRI (web pdf)
The impact of public investment (2017). Short article in Quarterly Economic Commentary, Autumn 2017, ESRI (web pdf)
The impact of Brexit on Irish potential output (2017). Short article in Quarterly Economic Commentary, Summer 2017, ESRI (web pdf)
COSMO: A new COre Structural MOdel for Ireland (2016), with A. Bergin, N. Conroy, D. Holland, N. McInerney, E. Morgenroth, and D. Smith. ESRI Working Paper 553 (web pdf)
Teaching
Macroeconomics III (PhD level), EUI 2013
Teacher assistant for Evi Pappa
EUI Teacher Training Certificate
Trainers: Neill McLean (LSE) and Angela O'Neill (College of Europe, Bruges)
Professional experience
Research Officer. The Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin, Ireland. 11/2018-2/2022. Previously, Postdoctoral Fellow, 09/2015-10/2018
External consultant, International Labour Organization. 04/2014-11/2014
Economist, Confederación Canaria de Empresarios (Employer's Association of the Canary Islands). 01/2007-07/2008
Economist (intern), Consejería de Economía del Gobierno de Canarias (Canary Islands' Department of Economics). 01/2005-07/2006
Awards
Salvador de Madariaga Grant. Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT). 9/2010-9/2014 (PhD in Economics, European University Institute)
Refereeing
SERIEs-Journal of the Spanish Economic Association, The Economic and Social Review, International Journal of Economics, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Economics Bulletin, PS: Political Science & Politics
Skills
Languages: Spanish (native speaker), English (fluent), Italian (good)
Software: LaTeX, MATLAB, GAMS, Dynare, Python, Eviews, Fortran, Stata, Microsoft Office