Families-Inequality-Polarization
Our paper Father's behavior while on paternity leave with Libertad González and Laura Hospido was published at Review of Economics of the Household.
New version of The Shadow of Polarization is Long: Trust in the Government and Independent Institutions after 142 Government Changes R&R at Journal of Comparative Economics.
My JMP Partisan Abortions with Libertad Gonzalez and Blanca Zapater was published at the Journal of Population Economics!
I am an applied microeconomist working on family and labor economics and political economy.
I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Barcelona where I teach econometrics. I wrote my dissertation at Duke (2021), and since 2025. I am a member of AQR and GEPS. Before that, I worked at the Bank of Spain.
My CV (Link)
Last Publications
Father's behavior while on paternity leave Review of Economics of the Household (with Libertad González and Laura Hospido was published)
Partisan Abortions Journal of Population Economics. (with Libertad González and Blanca Zapater)
Economic expectations under the shadow of party polarization European Economic Review, 2025, p. 104910.
Ongoing work
Fathers’ Time-Use while on Paternity Leave: Childcare or Leisure? (WP) (with Libertad González and Laura Hospido)
Employers' response to paternity leave (with Libertad González)
Click here for a detailed account of my research.
Research interests:
Inequality and gender gaps.
Fertility and family choices.
Policies, such as parental leave.
The effect of political polarization on economic expectations and trust.
See a wordy summary here.
Contact information: luism.guirola at ub.edu luism.guirola at gmail.com /
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