CURRICULUM VITAE
October 2016 Personal data
Name: Nagore García, Amparo
Office address: Department of Labour Market
Luxembourg Institute of Social Economic Research 11, Porte des Sciences L-4366 Esch/Alzette (Luxembourg) Phone: +352 661 626140
E-mail: [email protected]
Languages: Spanish (native), English (fluent), French (basic knowledge), Catalan (fluent).
Areas of interest
Labor economics; Applied Microeconometrics, Survival analysis; Pensions; Securitisation
Education:
2012-2015: Joint PhD program by Tilburg University (The Netherlands) & University of Valencia (Spain). PhD thesis: “Essays on employment and unemployment transitions in Spain”, October 2015. Supervisor: Arthur van Soest (Tilburg University) & Co-supervisor: Maria Engracia Rochina Barrachina (University of Valencia).
PhD Committee: Jan van Ours, Olga Cantó, Adriaan Kalwii, Hans Bloemen
2001-2003: Master in Quantitative Finance. University of Valencia (Spain), University of Basque Country (Spain) and Complutense University of Madrid (Spain). Awarded the Quality Mention by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science. Master thesis title: La medición de la competencia en el sector Bancario: Instrumentos de Medida y Evidencia Empírica.
1999-2001: Degree in Actuary and Finance Science. University of Valencia, Spain.
1995-2000: Degree in Business Administration and Management. University of Valencia, Spain.
Academic and Professional Experience:
10-2015/ Post-doc position, Labour Market Department. LISER, Luxembourg. Fixed-term contract.
10-2010 / 09-2015: Teaching assistant, Applied Economics Department. University of Valencia, Valencia (Spain). Fixed-term contract.
02-2009 / 09-2010: Part-time instructor, Financial and Actuarial Department. University of Valencia, Valencia (Spain).
10-2008 / 01-2009: Part-time instructor, Corporate Finance Department. University of Valencia, Valencia (Spain).
04-2008 / 09-2010: Finance Analyst at Global Risk Department (Capital Requirements and risk’s parameters), Banco de Valencia, Valencia (Spain). Full time & permanent contract.
04-2006 / 03-2008: Structured Finance Analyst in a Securitization Company, Intermoney Titulización S.A., Madrid (Spain). Full time & permanent contract.
05-2005 / 02-2006: Finance Analyst, Econocom, Barcelona (Spain). Full time & permanent contract.
07-2003 / 11-2003: Finance Analyst at Aseval, Insurance Company. Valencia (Spain). Fixed-term contract.
07-2000 / 08-2001: Internships in insurance companies (Mapfre and MVA).
07-1998 & 07-1999: Leisure animator at summer camps at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia (Spain).
Visiting positions
07-2014 / 01-2015: Visiting Fellow, Department of Econometrics and Operation Research. Tilburg University (The Netherlands)
07-2013 / 12-2013: Visiting Fellow, Department of Econometrics and Operation Research. Tilburg University (The Netherlands)
10-2012 / 12-2012: Visiting Fellow, Department of Econometrics and Operation Research. Tilburg University (The Netherlands)
02-2012 / 04-2012: Visiting Fellow, Department of Economics and Economic History. University of Alcala de Henares, Madrid (Spain)
11-2003 /04-2005: Researcher scholarship at the Valencian Institute of Economic Research (IVIE), Valencia (Spain)
Grants
07-2015 / 09-2015 Scholarship awarded by the University of Valencia for a 3-months research stay at Tilburg University
07-2014 / 12-2014 Scholarship awarded by the University of Valencia for a 6-months research stay at Tilburg University
11-2003 / 04-2005 Scholarship awarded by the University of Valencia (at Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas)
09-2002 / 02-2003 Travel scholarship awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport, for a 6-months stay at Complutense University of Madrid
08-2001 / 07-2003 Graduate Fellowship, Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology, Beca de Formación de Personal Investigador. (FPI BEC2000-1388-C04-04)
Working papers
Unemployment Exits Before and During the Crisis (joint with A. van Soest), LISER WP 2016.
Unemployment Transitions to Stable and Unstable jobs before and during the crisis. (Joint with A. Van Soest), IZA Discussion Paper (2014) Nº 8121.
New Job Matches and their Stability Before and During the Crisis. (Joint with A. van Soest). CentER Discussion Paper (2016) nr. 33.
“Explaining market power differences in banking: a cross-country study”. (Joint with J. Maudos) WP-EC 2005-10. 1- 36.
Papers under review
Unemployment Exits before and during the crisis. (Joint with A. van Soest).
Gender Differences in Unemployment Dynamics and Initial Wages over the Business Cycle.
Papers in peer-review journals
New Job Matches and their Stability Before and During the Crisis. (Joint with A. van Soest). International Journal of Manpower (forthcoming)
Fairness and Sustainability as Objectives in the Face of the Reform of the Earnings-Related Old-Age Pension System. (joint with J.E Devesa; M. Devesa; I. Domínguez; B. Encinas; R. Meneu), Hacienda Pública Española / Review of Public Economics, (2012) Volume 201-(2/2012), 9-38
Financial and fiscal analysis of the reverse mortgage in Spain. (joint with J.E Devesa; M. Devesa; I. Domínguez; B. Encinas; R. Meneu), Revista Innovar (2012)
Other published papers
Gender Differences in Unemployment Dynamics and Initial Wages Over the Business Cycle. Anales de Economia Aplicada 30, 971-1000.
La acción protectora de la Seguridad Social en material de desempleo. Revista del Ministerio de Empleo y de Seguridad Social. Economía y Sociología (2013). Vol. 106, 29-61.
La sostenibilidad financiera del sistema de desempleo contributivo en España. Análisis comparado 2009-2011. Anales del Instituto de Actuarios Españoles 19, 155-176. (2013) (joint with J.E. Devesa and I. Domínguez) ISSN 0534-3232.
El factor de sostenibilidad: diseños alternativos y valoración financiero-actuarial de sus efectos sobre los parámetros del sistema. (joint with J.E Devesa; M. Devesa; I. Domínguez; B. Encinas; R. Meneu), Economia Española y protección social. Nº 5:63-96. Asociación Profesional del Cuerpo Superior de Actuarios, Estadísticos y Economistas de la Administración de la Seguridad Social (2013). ISSN 1889-5956.
Books
¿Necesitan los futuros jubilados complementar su pensión? Análisis de las reformas necesarias y sus efectos sobre la decisión de los ciudadanos”. (joint with J.E Devesa; M. Devesa; I. Domínguez; B. Encinas; R. Meneu). ISBN: 978-84-694-4505-1. VI Edición Premio Edad y Vida (2011).
Las nuevas tecnologías y el crecimiento económico en España 1-383. (joint with M. Mas, J. Quesada, J.C. Robledo, R. Aragón, V. Cucarella, H. García, A. Soler) Fundación BBVA (2005).
Chapters in Books
El ahorro individual tras la reforma del sistema de pensiones español. (Join with J.E. Devesa; R. Meneu) El sector asegurador ante las transformaciones del Estado de Bienestar 48, 231-250. Fundación de Estudios Financieros (2013). ISBN 978-84-616-2436-2.
¿Cuánto mejorará la sostenibilidad del sistema de pensiones de jubilación de la Seguridad Social tras la reforma de 2011? (joint with J.E Devesa; M. Devesa; I. Domínguez; B. Encinas; R. Meneu) 69-81, Laborum 2011. ISBN 978-84-92602-37-7.
Research contracts and Funds
Aid for a pre-competitive project research 2014 on “El nivel educativo en España. Sus determinantes y sus efectos sobre la estabilidad laboral antes y durante la crisis” (joint with Mauro Mediavilla)
Research Project funded by “Edad y Vida” on “¿Necesitan los futuros jubilados complementar su pensión? Análisis de las Reformas necesarias y sus efectos sobre la decisión de los ciudadanos” (joint with J.E. Devesa; M. Devesa; I. Domínguez; B. Encinas; R. Meneu) (2011)
Research Project funded by Instituto de Estudios Fiscales on “La reforma del sistema de pensiones de 2011. Análisis de microsimulación del efecto sobre su solvencia financiera a través de la MCVL” (joint with J.E. Devesa; M. Devesa; I. Domínguez; B. Encinas; R. Meneu) (2011-2012)
Research Project funded by CAM-ATA-UV on “Evaluación actuarial de la Reforma del Sistema de pensiones en el Régimen Especial de Trabajadores Autónomos”. (joint with J.E. Devesa; M. Devesa; I. Domínguez; B. Encinas; R. Meneu) (2011)
Research Project funded by Spanish Social Security (FIPROS) on “La pensión de jubilación: Reformulación de la tasa de sustitución para la mejora de la Equidad y Sostenibilidad del Sistema de la Seguridad Social. Resultados basados en la MCVL”. (joint with J.E Devesa.; M. Devesa; R. Meneu) (2009-2010)
Pensiones tras los nuevos retos: Envejecimiento y Desempleo. Líneas de actuación y calendario de aplicación” with M. Guillén; I. Dominguez; B. Encinas; B. Rosado (2009-2010)
Research Project funded by Spanish Ministry of Education and Science on “El Desequilibrio del Sistema de Pensiones Español: Cuantificación y reformas necesarias. Un análisis basado en la MCVL” (joint with J.E. Devesa; M. Devesa; I. Domínguez; B. Encinas; R. Meneu) (2008-2011)
Research Project funded by Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Economicas (IVIE) on “Explaining market power differences in banking: a cross-country study”, WP-EC 2005-10. IVIE. (joint with J. Maudos)
Teaching Experience:
Under Graduate level: Financial management (2008); Financial Mathematics (2009-2010); Public Sector Economics (2011); Corporate taxation (2011); Computer Science applied to Social Science (2012); Personal taxation (2013-2015); Supervision of Bachelor dissertations (2014).
Master program (Adeit): Financial area (2012-2015) (last assessment: 4.53 out of 5). Excel applied to financial institutions (2010; 2012) (last assessment: 4.43 out of 5).
Conference presentations
“Unemployment Exits Before and During the Crisis” (with A. van Soest)
- 28th European Association of Labour Economists (EALE). Ghent (Belgium). September 2016.
“Gender Differences in Unemployment Dynamics and Initial Wages over the Business Cycle” - XXX International Conference of Applied Economics ASEPELT. Valencia (Spain). June 2016
“New Job matches and their Stability Before and During the Crisis” (with A. van Soest). - XVIII Applied Economics Meeting. Alicante (Spain). June 2015.
- SOLE/EALE World Meeting 2015. Montreal (Canada). June 2015.
- IWH Workshop on Labour Mobility and Inequality. La Halle (Germany). July 2016.
“Unemployment transitions to Stable and Unstable jobs before and during the Crisis” (with A. van Soest). - X Labour Economics Conference. Madrid (Spain). July 2013.
- XVII Applied Economics Meeting. Gran Canaria (Spain). June 2014. - 28th EALE Conference Ghent (Belgium). September 2016. (planned)
“Sostenibilidad y Equidad Financiera del sistema de protección por desempleo. El caso español” (joint with J.E. Devesa and I. Domínguez). XV Applied Economics Meeting. A Coruña (Spain) June 2012.
“Rediseño de la prestación de desempleo en España. ¿Por qué no aprender de la crisis?” (joint with J.E. Devesa and I. Domínguez). XIX Conference of Public Economics. Santiago de Compostela (Spain). January 2012.
“La reforma del sistema de pensiones de jubilación español de 2011: ¿cuánto ha mejorado la sostenibilidad?” (Joint with J.E. Devesa; M. Devesa; I. Domínguez; B. Encinas and R. Meneu) III Congress of Actuaries. Madrid (Spain). June 2011.
“La Sostenibilidad del sistema de protección de desempleo español en el periodo 1981-2008” (Joint with J.E. Devesa; M. Devesa; I. Domínguez; B. Encinas and R. Meneu). IV Risk Management and Insurance Research Conference. Sevilla (España). October 2011.
Discussant at Conferences
IWH Workshop on Labour Mobility and Inequality. La Halle (Germany). July 2016. XIX Conference of Public Economics. Santiago de Compostela (Spain). January 2012 IV Risk Management and Insurance Research Conference. Sevilla (España). October 2011
Invited seminar presentations
“Gender Differences in Unemployment Dynamics and Initial Wages over the Business Cycle” - Applied Economics Department seminar. University of Valencia (Spain). May 2015. - Economic Structure Department seminar. University of Valencia (Spain). June 2015. - Health and Labour seminar. Tilburg University (The Netherlands). July 2015.
“New jobs and their stability before and during the crisis” (with A. van Soest). Econometrics & Statistics Seminars. Tilburg University (The Netherlands), December 2014.
“Unemployment transitions to Stable and Unstable jobs before and during the Crisis” (with A. van Soest). -GSS seminar. Tilburg University (The Netherlands), October 2013.
- Structure Economic Department seminar. University of Valencia. March 2014.
“Securitization from a practical point of view”. University of Alcalá de Henares (Spain). May 2012
Round table participation
- La Investigación en Economía en Europa. El acceso a los Datos.
XXX International Conference of Applied Economics ASEPELT. Valencia (Spain). June 2016
Most relevant courses /seminars attendance
Treatment Effects and the Econometrics of Program Evaluation. Professor: Alberto Abadie. CEMFI , Madrid (Spain). Summer School. August 29 -2 September 2016. (15h)
Advanced panel data course. Professor: Arthur van Soest. Tilburg University (The Netherlands). Fall 2014 Netspar Pension day. Utrecht, November 28, 2014.
Dynamic panel data models. Professor: Arthur van Soest, Tilburg University (The Netherlands). Valencia Summer School in Business and Economics. Valencia (Spain) June 23-25,2014.
Seminar EUROMOD. Speaker: PhD Olga Cantó. University of Alcalá de Henares. March, 29, 2012.
Training courses for teachers
Key factors to encourage student participation in the classroom. University of Valencia (Spain) Design of activities for evaluating competencies. University of Valencia (Spain)
Cooperative learning strategies and tools. University of Valencia (Spain)
Additional information
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office (Word, excel, access), SQL Server, Visual Basic (applied to excel), R, Eviews, Stata, SPSS.