Sergi Jiménez-Martín
Current position: Associate Professor, Department of Economics,
Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
Office:
20.280 Phone: +34-93 5421667 E-mail:sergi.jimenez@upf.edu
Education
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Fields of
Interest
- Microeconometrics.
- Panel Data.
- Labor Economics. Social
Security.
- Consumption and Health
Economics
Visiting at
- Visiting at LSE, UCL,
Carnegie-Mellon, Ceps/Instead and NBER .
- Short visits to
SUNY-Stony-Brook.
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Professional and editorial
activities.
- 2009-present Scientific
Coordinator of the evaluation of Social Sciences calls. Agency for
Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR, Generalitat de
Catalunya).
- 2008-present
Director of the Barcelona Microeconometrics Summer School (BMiSS,
Barcelona GSE).
- 2007-present.
Director of the Chair LaCaixa-FEDEA Economía de la Salud y Hábitos de Vida
- 2008 Member of
the Scientific Committee of the IIPF 64th conference (Maastricht).
- 2006-present.
Research Associate FEDEA.
- 2006 and 2007: Member of the
Scientific Committee SAE.
- 2005 Organizer
of the “Economics of Addiction and of Health inequality”
workshop, Fundación Areces, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona: May, 20th-21th.
- 2003-2005.
Tutor. Graduate Program of Economics and Management. UPF
- 2003-2004.
Research Affiliate CENTRA
- 2002-2009
Editor, Cuadernos Economicos de ICE
- 2001-2004 Associate editor of
the Spanish Economic Review
- 1999: Co-Director: 3rd PANEL
COMPARABILITY (PACO) workshop.
- 1998: Member of
the Scientific Committee of the European Meeting of the Econometric
Society, Berlin.
- 1997-2002: Coordinator of
volumes 63 to 68 of Cuadernos Economicos de ICE.
- Referee for: Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of
the European Economic Association, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of
Applied Econometrics, Journal of Health Economics, Health Economics, Labour Economics, Review of Economic
Dynamics, International Tax and Public Finance, Social Science &
Medicine, Economica, Applied Statistical Letters, European Journal of
Political Economy, Scandinavian
Journal of Economics, Canadian Journal of Economics, Empirical Economics,
Fiscal Studies, Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: issues and practice,
Labour, Investigaciones Económicas, Spanish Economic Review, Hacienda Pública, Moneda y Crédito and Revista de Economía Aplicada.
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Selected Publications
- “Initial offers in
wage bargaining: who wins?” (with Jaume Garcia), Empirical
Economics, 2010.
- “Inmigración
y demanda de seguros sanitarios” (with N. Jorgensen), Gaceta
Sanitaria, 2009.
- “Social security incentives,
exit from the workforce and entry of the young”, (with M.
Boldrin and P. García Gómez) in Jon Gruber and David Wise (eds) Social Security Programs around the world: the relationship to
youth employment. Chicago University Press for the NBER, 2009.
- “State
dependence and optimal consumption patterns: A dynamic model with
applications to scanner data.” (with Antonio Ladrón de Guevara),
Investigaciones Económicas, September 2009.
- “Assessing
the Wellbeing of the Spanish elderly, with Michele Boldrin. UPF
WP 939 , in J.
Gruber and D. Wise, Social Security
and retirement across the world: wellbeing, forthcoming in a Chicago
University Press volume.
·
“Modeling consumption patterns in
the attribute space: theory and evidence of hybrid behavior” (with
A. Ladrón de Guevara), 2007, International Journal
of Research in Marketing, 24(3), 245-253.
·
“An
evaluation of the life-cycle effects of minimum pensions on retirement
behavior”, 2007, (with A. Sánchez-Martín), Journal of Applied Econometrics,
22(5), 923-950. [extended version: WP UPF 715].
·
“Evaluating
Spanish Pension Expenditure Under Alternative Reform Scenario”, with
M Boldrin, in J. Gruber and D. Wise, Social
Security and retirement across the world: fiscal implications, Chicago
University Press, 2007, 351-412.
·
“A
sequential model for older workers’ labor transitions after a health shock”,
(with J.M. Labeaga and Cristina Vilaplana), 2006, Health Economics, 20(4), 1033-1054.
·
“Strike Outcomes and Wage Settlements in Spain", Labour,
2006, 20(4), 673-698.
·
“Evaluating
the Labor Supply effects of Alternative Reforms of the Spanish Pension
System”, Moneda
y Crédito, 222. 2006.
- “Micro-modelling
of Social Security and Retirement in Spain", (with M Boldrin and F Peracchi), in Gruber, J. and Wise, D. Social Security Programs
and Retirement around the World: micro estimation, 2004.
- “An
empirical analysis of the demand for physician services across the
European Union” (with J.M. Labeaga and M. Martínez-Granado), European
Journal of Health Economics, 2004. 5: 150-165.
- “Social
Security Rules, monetary incentives and retirement behavior in Spain”,
(with Alfonso Sánchez), Hacienda
Publica Española, 2004.
- “El Empleo Juvenil en las Comunidades Autónomas Españolas: Incidencia del
Salario Mínimo”, (with I. Güemes and C. Pérez), Revista
Asturiana de Economía, 27, 2003.
- “Latent
class versus two-part models in the demand for physician services across
the European Union” (with J.M. Labeaga and M. Martínez-Granado), Health Economics 11, 301-321, 2002. Reprint in
The Econometrics of Health Data, A. Jones and O. McDonnell (eds). Wiley
& Sons London.
- “Patterns
of Work and Retirement of Older Workers in Spain
and Portugal”
(with Juan Prieto), European
Review of Economics and Finance, 2002.
- “Sample
attrition and labor force dynamics: Evidence from the Spanish labor force
survey” (with Franco Peracchi), Spanish
Economic Review, 2002.
- “Social Security and
Retirement in Spain.” (joint with Michele Boldrin and Franco Peracchi) In Gruber, J. and Wise, D.
(eds.): Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World. Chicago University Press, 1999.
- “Controlling
for endogeneity of strike variables in the estimation of wage settlement
equations.” Journal of Labor Economics, July 1999.
- “On
the Testing of Heterogeneity Effects in Dynamic Unbalanced Panel Data
Models.” Economics Letters 58(2): 157-163, 1998.
- “Indexation
and Wage Change Settlements: Evidence from Spanish Manufacturing
Firms.” Oxford Bulletin of Economics
and Statistics 60, 1998.
- “El
conflicto en las relaciones laborales: Un panorama.” (joint with
Marco, M.) Revista
de Economía Aplicada 17, 1998.
- “Participation,
heterogeneity and dynamics in tobacco consumption: evidence from cohort
data.” (joint with Labeaga, J.M and López, Angel), Health Economics, 1998.
- “Algunos Factores Explicativos de la
Existencia de Huelgas durante la Negociación Colectiva en España.”
(joint with Labeaga, J.M. and Marco, ML.) Investigaciones Económicas
XX(2): 217-242, May
1996.
- “It
is Possible to Reduce Tobacco Consumption via Alcohol Taxation?”
(joint with Labeaga, J.M.) Health
Economics 3(4): 231-242,
July 1994.
- “La Incidencia y la Duración del Desempleo
Masculino en España.” (joint with J Andrés & J García)
Moneda y Crédito, 189: 75-123, 1989.
Books and Chapters
·
“Redistribution
and Solidarity in the Spanish Pension System”, in Serge Allegrezza et al.
(ed), Reforming European Pension Systems,
Dutch University Press, Spring 2007.
- Sistema de
Pensiones y Mercado de Trabajo en España, (with Michele Boldrin
and Franco
Peracchi), Fundación BBVA, Madrid, 2001.
- “Incentivos y pautas de retiro en
España” in Secretaria de Estado de la Seguridad Social 100 años
de Seguridad Social Española, Ministerio de trabajo y Seguridad
Social, Madrid, 2002. “Indicación Salarial y Desempleo.”
(joint with Andrés, J. and García, J.) In Velarde, J. et al.
(eds.): Empresas y Empresarios Españoles en la Encrucijada de los
Noventa. Madrid: Civitas, 1993.
Other Articles
- “El impacto de la reforma de 1997 en los
incentivos de jubilación y la deuda implícita....” Economistas,
1999.
- “Incentivos y pautas de jubilación en
España.” (joint with Alfonso Sánchez) Cuadernos Económicos de ICE 65,
1999.
- “La Calidad de la EPA en la estimación de
transiciones” (joint with Franco
Peracchi) Ekonomiaz, 1999.
- “Sistemas de pensiones y pensiones mínimas:
Incentivos a permanecer activo y evaluación de reformas”, (with M.
Boldrin and A. Sanchez), Hacienda
Publica Española, 2000.
Submitted work
- “How well do
individuals predict the Selling prices of their Homes?” (with H.
Benítez-Silva, S. Eren and F. Heilland),
FEDEA DT 2006-22, revise and resubmit at JAE.
- “A
double sample selection model for unmet needs, formal care and informal
caregiving hours of dependent people in Spain”, with C
Vilaplana, submitted.
- “The Determinants
of Pricing in Pharmaceuticals: Are U.S. prices really so high?”
(with A. Cabrales), UPF WP 1032,
2007, submitted.
- “Multimarket
contact in pharmaceutical markets” (with J. Coronado and P. Marín), UPF WP 1033,
2007, submitted
- “Trade-off
between formal and Informal Care in Spain” (with C.
Vilaplana), WP FEDEA and
UPF 2007, submitted
Working
Papers. (not published yet)
- “The new growth model: how and with
whom?, with Florentino Felgueroso, WP 39-2009,
FEDEA.
- “Labor force transitions and business
cycle: evidence for older workers in Spain, with Judit
Vall-Castelló, WP
25-2009, FEDEA.
- “Immigration and the demand for health in Spain” (with JM Labeaga and N Jorgensen), 2008, FEDEA, DT 2008-38.
- “Award
errors and permanent disability benefits in Spain”, (with JM Labeaga
and Cristina Vilaplana) FEDEA DT-2006-16 and UPF WP 966,
2006.
- “New
Evidence about alcohol consumption and the Economic Cycle”, with C
Vilaplana and JM Labeaga, FEDEA, DT2006-06.
- “The Spanish system of Social Surveys" (con J.M.
Labeaga), EuroReporting WP 22, MZES, 2001.
- “Breve curso de
introducción a la programación en Stata”, Instituto de Estudios
Fiscales, 2001/07.
- “Health Status and Retirement decisions of older European
couples”, (with JM Labeaga & M Martínez), IRISS WP # 1.
- “Social Security and retirement in Spain”, (with Michele Boldrin and Franco Peracchi), NBER WP 6136, 1997.
Work in progress
- “Transitions
between employment, unemployment and retirement: the effect of economic
incentives and business cycle fluctuations” with JI Garcia-Perez and
A. Sánchez-Martín, mimeo, 2009, presented in Valencia, SAE 2009
- “A life-cycle exploration of the effects of
the Earning test on retirement and welfare, with an application to the
Spanish case”, with A. Sánchez, mimeo, presented in the IIPF 64th
conference, Maastricht,
2008.
- “Unmet
needs of dependent people in Spain” (con C.
Vilaplana), mimeo 2008.
- “Obesity
and smoking: how do they interact?”, (with JM Labeaga and F.
Todeschini), mimeo, 2008.
- “Choice of care and residential arrangement: evidence from European countries”,
(with Pilar García-Gómez and David Casado), mimeo, presented in the 2nd
Workshop FEDEA-LACAIXA on Health Economics, 2008.
- “Search
Behavior, Retirement, and Labor Force Participation: A Cross-Country
Comparison”, with Hugo Benítez-Silva (SUNY at Stony-Brook) and Nacho
García-Pérez (UPO), in progress, 2008.
- “Comparison
of estimators in dynamic panel data sample selection and switching
models” with José M. Labeaga and Maria Rochina-Barrachina, mimeo.
2008
- “Testing
Complementarities between drinking and Smoking in rational models of
addiction”, 2005 with Andrew Jones and JM Labeaga, mimeo.
- “The
Volume and Geography of Remittances across the EU” (with N. Jorgensen and JM Labeaga), ECFIN, 2007.
- “Discrete
Sequential Uncertainty and Optimal retirement in a life-cycle
model”, with A. Sánchez, work in progress.
PRESS ARTICLES
Reforma,
retrasos y Mercado laboral en El
País
Pensiones en El Mundo
Dependencia en Público
Pharmaceutical
Pricing en Sociedad
Abierta
Dos visiones antes la reforma El
País
Housing VoxEu
Cambio de modelo Productivo LaVanguardia
CRISIS, REFORMA LABORAL Y PENSIONES
3-2-2010. Reforma Laboral: Intervención
en Hoy por hoy
3-2-2010. Crisis y Pensiones: Chat en Publico
7-2-2010. Reforma Laboral: La Vanguardia
7-2-2010. Reforma laboral: El Comercio
Propuesta para la Reactivación Laboral
Propuesta
Crisis09: Primer ebook
Crisis09: Segundo ebook (14-01-2010)
Notes
on the Italian and the Spanish Labor markets.
- “Spanish Labor market:
Current situation and perspectives for the year xxxx”, (con Franco Peracchi), Boletín IPC, April 2000 to July 2001.
(Published Quarterly)
- “Short
Term forecasting of labor market indicators”, (con Franco Peracchi ), Boletín IPC, April, 2000.
Curriculum
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