Applied Economics at CEMFI
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Applied Economics at CEMFI covers a broad set of topics including urban economics, trade, political economy, development economics, labor, and health economics, among others. The group investigates questions such as: What drives agglomeration economies? What is the role of local political institutions in economic development? What role do firms play in intergenerational mobility? What determines confidence in vaccines? These questions are studied using state-of-the-art econometric techniques and applied theory models.
Our faculty, PhD students, postdocs, and affiliated researchers conduct frontier research regularly participate in the top conferences in the respective fields. The group has hosted several ERC grants, members of the group have obtained several prizes and other distinctions. We invite you to learn more about the Applied Economics group at CEMFI below.
Researchers
Manuel Arellano
Professor
Susanna Esteban
Associate Professor with Tenure
Liyang Sun
Associate Professor
On Leave
Monica Martinez-Bravo
Professor
On Leave
Samuel Bentolila
Professor
Tom Zohar
Assistant Professor
Yarine Fawaz
Associated Faculty
Ana García Hernández
J-PAL Research Manager
Laura Hospido
BdE-CEMFI Research Associate
Carlos Sanz
BdE-CEMFI Research Associate
Milena Almagro
Associated Faculty
Silvia Vannutelli
Associated Faculty
Francesco Chiocchio
PhD student
Yanina Domenella
PhD student
Daniel Fernández
PhD student
Sevin Kaytan
PhD student
Ivan Lagrosa
PhD student
Guillermo Martínez
PhD student
Cristian Navarro
PhD student
Sophie Nottmeyer
PhD student
Moritz Osterhuber
PhD student
Jorge Rodríguez de la Rubia
PhD student
Aleksei Samkov
PhD student
Víctor Sancibrián
PhD student
Matteo Sartori
PhD student
Tao Wang
PhD student
Kazuharu Yanagimoto
PhD student
Seminars series
MAR
Applied Microeconomics Seminar (AMiS)
CANCELLED Camille Landais (LSE) presents "Gender Without Kids"
MAR
Applied Microeconomics Seminar (AMiS)
Lu Han (Wisconsin School of Business) presents "Renter Mobility and Housing Affordability"
MAY
Applied Microeconomics Seminar (AMiS)
Giorgio Topa (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) presents "How Does Political Affiliation Affect Economic Expectations?"
JUN
Applied Microeconomics Seminar (AMiS)
Nina Buchmann (Yale University) presents "TBA"
JUN
Applied Microeconomics Seminar (AMiS)
Luis Armona (Harvard Kennedy School) presents "TBA"
Recent publications of this research line
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Tristany Armangué-Jubert, Nezih Guner and Alessandro Ruggieri,
Labor market power and development,
American Economic Review-Insights, forthcoming. -
Monica Martinez-Bravo and Carlos Sanz,
Trust and accountability in times of crisis,
Economica, (2025), 230-258. -
Monica Martinez-Bravo and Carlos Sanz,
Trust and accountability in times of crisis,
Economica, (2025), 230-258. -
Anna Mikusheva and Liyang Sun,
Weak identification with many instruments,
Econometrics Journal, (2024), C1-C28.
Research grants
Movements of Firms and Households across Cities (CITYMOVES) (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, 2024-2027)
Researchers: Nezih Guner (Co-PI), Diego Puga (Co-PI).
City buzz: Quantity, quality, and variety implications of the urban environment (Consejo Europeo de Investigación, 2024-2029)
Researchers: Diego Puga (PI).
The Significance of Depression (Rockwool Foundation , 2024-2027)
Researchers: Tom Zohar (PI).
Risks, Inequality, and the Macroeconomy (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, 2023-2026)
Researchers: Federico Kochen, Jesus Bueren, Virgiliu Midrigan, Caterina Calsamiglia, Marcel Jansen, Josep Pijoan-Mas (PI), Samuel Bentolila (Co-PI).
New panel data methods with empirical applications in impact evaluation and health economics (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, 2023-2026)
Researchers: Liyang Sun, Siqi Wei, Dmitry Arkhangelsky (PI).
Firms, Family-Friendly Policies and Fertility (Fundación la Caixa, 2023-2025)
Researchers: Nezih Guner (PI).
Contributions in Applied Microeconomics (CIAM) (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, 2022-2025)
Researchers: Gerard Llobet (Co-PI), Pedro Mira (Co-PI), Tom Zohar, Guillermo Caruana.
"María de Maeztu" Unit of Excellence (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, 2022-2025)
Researchers: Diego Puga (PI), Manuel Arellano, Samuel Bentolila, Nezih Guner, Josep Pijoan, Javier Suarez, Monica Martinez-Bravo, Rafael Repullo, Dante Amengual.