CURRICULUM VITAE
Pilar SORRIBAS-NAVARRO Address Universitat de Barcelona Facultat d’Economia i Empresa Avda. Diagonal, 690, Torre 4, planta 2 08034 Barcelona (Spain) Tel.: 34 93 402 18 12 Fax : 34 93 402 18 13 e-mail:
[email protected] Current position
Department of Public Finance, Faculty of Economics, Universitat de Barcelona Associate professor (January 2011 -) Assistant professor (September 2006-December 2010 ) Teaching assistant (April 2003-September 2006) PhD Scholarship from the Regional Government (January 1999-December 2002) Institut d’Economia de Barcelona (IEB) Research Member (since April 2000)
Education PhD in Economics (Excellent Cum laude), 2005 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain MSc in Economics (with distinction), 2000 University of York, York, United Kingdom BA in Economics, 1998 Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Research Stays Department of Economics, University of Warwick (United Kingdom) (January – June 2006) Department of Economics, Uppsala University (Sweden) (January – September 2008)
Research Interests Public Economics, Fiscal Federalism, Political Economy
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Main Publications •
“The dynamic adjustment of local government budgets: does Spain behave differently?” (joint with A. Solé), Applied Economics, forthcoming, 2011.
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“Bailouts in a fiscal federal system: Evidence from Spain”, European Journal of Political Economy, 27, 154-170, 2011.
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"The effects of partisan alignment on the allocation of intergovernmental transfers. Differences-in-differences estimates for Spain",(joint with A. Solé), Journal of Public Economics, 92 (12), 2302-2319, 2008.
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“El diseño de las cestas impositivas desde una perspectiva financiera” (Joint with A. Esteller & J. Navas), Investigaciones Regionales, 7, 69-89, 2005.
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“Fiscal decentralization and the challenge of hard budget constraint”, Urban Public Economics Review, 2, 95-98, 2004.
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“The redistributive, stabilising and insurance effects at the territorial level of “federal” government budget” (joint with N. Bosch & M. Espasa), Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 21, 597- 613, 2003.
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“La capacidad redistributiva y estabilizadora del presupuesto del gobierno central español” (joint with N. Bosch & M. Espasa), Hacienda Pública Española / Revista de Economía Pública, 160, 47-76, 2002.
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“Descentralización fiscal y disciplina presupuestaria: Lecciones para España de la experiencia comparada”, Investigaciones regionales, 16, 219-230, 2009.
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“Eficiencia técnica y acciones estructurales en las Comunidades Autónomas: una aproximación paramétrica” (joint with N. Bosch & M. Espasa), Papeles de Economía Española, 95, 149-159, 2003.
Book and Chapter of Book •
Las subvenciones de nivelación en la financiación de las comunidades autónomas: Análisis de la situación actual y propuesta de reforma, co-autor with A. Castells & M. Vilalta, Editorial Universitat de Barcelona & Instituto de Estudios Fiscales, 2005
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Las subvenciones de nivelación en la financiación de las comunidades autónomas: Propuesta de incorporación de las CCAA forales, joint with A. Castells & M. Vilalta, in La financiación de las comunidades autónomas: políticas tributarias y solidaridad interterritorial, N.Bosch & J.M. Durán (Editors), Editorial Universitat de Barcelona, 2005
Work in progress •
“Does electoral productivity affect the electoral reward of intergovernmental grants?” (joint with A. Solé)
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“Do voters punish corrupt politicians? Recent evidence from Spain” (joint with E. Costas & A. Solé)
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“Do Politicians' Preferences matter for Voters' Voting Decisions? (joint with M. Dahlberg, B. Lockwood & E.Mörk)
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“Immigration and natives preferences for social spending: Evidence from a massive immigation wave” (joint with J.Jofre & J. Vázquez)
Presentation of Research 2001 IV Encuentro de Economía Aplicada, Reus (Spain) 2nd Burden-Sharing Workshop, London School of Economics, London (UK) 57th Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance, Linz (Austria) XXVI Simposio de Análisis Económico, Alicante (Spain) 2002 IX Encuentro de Economía Pública, Vigo (Spain) V Encuentro de Economía Aplicada, Oviedo (Spain) 3rd Workshop EU Burden-Sharing: Internal and External Dimensions, London School of Economics, London (UK) 2003 X Encuentro de Economía Pública, Tenerife (Spain) 2004 CUIMP, Barcelona (Spain) 2006: XIII Encuentro de Economía Pública, Almería (Spain) IX Encuentros de Economía Aplicada (Jaén, Spain); 62nd Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance, Paphos, (Ciprus) Workshop on The New Direction in Fiscal Federalism”, Lexington (USA) 2007: XIV Encuentros de Economía Pública (Santander, Spain); 63rd Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance, Warwick (UK)
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2008: XV Encuentro de Economía Pública (Salamanca, Spain); Public Economics Seminar Series, Uppsala University 55th Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association International, New York (USA) 2009: XVI Encuentro de Economía Pública, Granada (Spain); Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) Workshop on “Fiscal Decentralization: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives” 65th Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance, Cape Town (South Africa) Workshop on “The Economics of Political Economics”, Milan (Italy) 56th Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association International, New York (USA) 2010: XVII Encuentro de Economía Pública, Múrcia (Spain) 10th Journées Louis-André Gérard-Varet, Marsella (France) Conference on “Service standars and financial equalization in decentralized countries: International evidence and perspectivas for Italy”, Milan (Italy) XXXV Simposio de Análisis Económico, Madrid (Spain) 2011: XVIII Encuentro de Economía Pública, Málaga (Spain)
Teaching Experience Topics in Public Economics, Public Finance, Fiscal Federalism
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English, German
Additional Information Co-organizer of the Research Seminar of the Faculty of Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Academic Course: 2002-2003 Member of the organizer committee of the following scientific events organized by the IEB: • XI Encuentro de Economía Pública (February, 2004) • II Workshop on Fiscal Federalism: “Competition and Cooperation among Governments” (June, 2007) • I Summer School on Fiscal Federalism (June 2007) • I Summer School in Public Economics: Evaluation of the effectiveness and efficiency of public policies” (June-July, 2008)
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III Workshop on Fiscal Federalism: “Financing Sub-central Governments” (June, 2009) II Summer School in Public Economics: “Economics of personal and corporate income taxation and political economy” (June-July, 2009) III Summer School in Public Economics: “Economics of Education and Fiscal Federalism” IV Workshop on Fiscal Federalism: “Decentralization: Political Accountability, Corruption and Economic Outcomes” (June, 2011)
Member of the scientific committee of the following scientific events organized by the IEB: • III Workshop on Fiscal Federalism: “Financing Sub-central Governments” (June, 2009) • II Summer School in Public Economics: “Economics of personal and corporate income taxation and political economy” (June-July, 2009) • III Summer School in Public Economics: “Economics of Education and Fiscal Federalism” (June-July, 2010) • IV Workshop on Fiscal Federalism: “Decentralization: Political Accountability, Corruption and Economic Outcomes” (June, 2011)
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