PUBLICATIONS
ARTICLES
Employer vs Government Parental Leave: Labour Market Effects, with M. Racionero and J. I. Silva. Forthcoming Economic Modelling (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2024.106746
Child Care Costs, Household Liquidity Constraints, and Gender Inequality, with A. Casarico and J. I. Silva. Journal of Population Economics, 36, 1461–1487 (2023).
Hours and wages: A bargaining approach, with J. Naval and J. I. Silva. Economics Letters, Volume 217, 110652 (2022).
Labor Market Effects of Reducing the Gender Gap in Parental Leave Entitlements, with M. Racionero and J. I. Silva. Labour Economics, 72 (2021).
Maternity Leave and Female Labor Force Participation: Evidence from 159 Countries, with A. Kyriacou and Jose I. Silva. Journal of Population Economics, 34 (2021), 803–824.
On Government-Created Credit Markets for Education and Endogenous Growth, with Miguel-Angel Lopez-Garcia. Economic Modelling, 92 (2020), 170-179.
Assessing higher education in Brazil: A Mixed Oligopoly Approach, with Fernanda Estevan. B. E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, Vol. 20 (1), 2020. Accepted manuscript.
Income-contingent loan with personal insurance policy: an empirical assessment using Spanish data, with Francisco José Callado-Muñoz and Natalia Utrero-González. Applied Economics, 51 (52), 2019, 5701-5711.
Public education, intergenerational transfers and fertility, with Miguel-Angel López-García. Economics Letters, 179, 2019, 78–82.
Optimal Public Policy à la Ramsey in an Endogenous Growth Model, with Miguel-Angel López-García. Journal of Economics, 128 (2), 2019, 99–118.
Improving educational and labor outcomes through child labor regulation, with Sergi Jimenez-Martin and Judit Vall Castello. Economics of Education Review, 2018, vol. 66, 51-66.
On the Dynamic Efficiency of Balanced Growth Paths in an Endogenous Growth Setting, with Miguel-Angel López-García. Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2017, vol. 21, 1837–1856.
On the Effect of Parental Leave Duration on Unemployment and Wages, with María Racionero and Jose I. Silva. Economics Letters, 2017, vol. 158, 14–17.
Estimating taxpayer subsidies and individual repayment burdens of a student loan program in Spain, with F.J. Callado and N. Utrero. Hacienda Pública Española/Review of Public Economics, 2017, vol. 220 (1), 89-106.
Endogenous growth, education subsidies, and intergenerational transfers, with Miguel-Angel López-García. Economic Modelling, 2016, vol. 52 (B), 531-539.
Conditional Cash Transfers and Education Quality in the Presence of Credit Constraints, with Fernanda Estevan. Economics of Education Review, 2013, vol. 34, 76–84.
Optimal Education and Pensions in an Endogenous Growth Model, with Miguel-Angel López-García. Journal of Economic Theory, 2013, vol. 148 (4), 1737-1750.
On welfare criteria and optimality in an endogenous growth model, with Miguel-Angel López-García. Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2012, vol. 14 (6), 927-943.
Deferring Higher Education Fees without Relying on Contributions from Non-students. Education Economics, 2012, vol. 20 (5), 510-521.
Voting on income-contingent loans for higher education, with María Racionero. The Economic Record, 2012, vol. 88 (Special Issue), 38-50.
Financing schemes for higher education, with María Racionero. European Journal of Political Economy, 2010, vol. 26, 104–113.
Can state university fees increase welfare? A mixed oligopoly approach. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 2009, vol. 165 (4), 670-683.
An efficiency argument for affirmative action in higher education, with María Racionero. Hacienda Pública Española/Review of Public Economics, 2008, vol. 187 (4), 41-48.
Mención de Calidad: Reducing Inefficiencies in Higher Education Markets when there are Network Externalities, with Xavier Wauthy. Investigaciones Económicas, 2006, vol. 30 (1), 89-115.
Funding Schools for Greater Equity. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2004, vol. 34 (2), 203-224.
On Competition among Universities and the Role of Government Finance. Hacienda Pública Española/ Review of Public Economics, 2003, vol. 164 (1), 75-80.
Optimal Redistribution when the Educational Background Matters, with María Racionero. Oxford Economic Papers, 2002, vol. 54 (3), 435-448.
Teaching versus Research: a Model of State University Competition. Journal of Urban Economics, 2001, vol. 49 (2), pages 356-373.
Economic Integration and Public Proision of Education. Empirica, 2001, vol. 28 (2), pages 203-218.