Why local housing markets matter for immigration and import competition effects

Christoph Albert and Joan Monràs explain why immigration and trade shocks have different impacts on regional economies.
Christoph Albert and Joan Monràs explain why immigration and trade shocks have different impacts on regional economies.
Gianluca Benigno, Luca Fornaro and Martin Wolf offer a new perspective on the consequences of financial globalization, and on the appropriate policy interventions to manage it.
Using a structural model for the U.S. economy, Joan Llull empirically quantifies the importance of two mechanisms: the differential labor market competition induced by immigration on male and female workers, and the availability of cheaper childcare services.
Ramon Caminal examines the motivation behind time restrictions on loyalty awards and their implications for consumers and firms.
Recent VoxEU contributions by Barcelona GSE Affiliated Professors
Santiago Caicedo, Miguel Espinosa, and Arthur Seibold investigate firm responses to apprenticeship programs and how firms can be effectively incentivized to train apprentices.