Research projects

Budgets are shown only for projects I lead, when the amount is 50,000 euros or more.

• 2026–2029: ‘Inequality and public policy: The role of education, gender and technology’, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (PID2025-169915NB-C54) (PI).
• 2026–2029: ‘Intergenerational transmission of socioeconomic status: The mediating role of education’, Junta de Andalucía (DGP_PIDI_2024_00544).
• 2024–2025: Paternity leave reforms in Spain: Impacts on fertility and labour market outcomes, Women Institute, Spanish Ministry of Equality (PI).
• 2023–2026: PATHS2INCLUDE. ‘European labour markets under pressure - New knowledge on pathways to include persons in vulnerable situations’, Horizon Europe, European Commission (PI). 330,000€.
• 2023–2026: INEQOP. Inequality and opportunities: The role of food insecurity, education and pro-social preferences, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (PID2022-137352NB-C41) (PI and coordinator).
• 2023–2025: ‘Subsidised school meals and child well-being’, Social Research Call 2022 "La Caixa" (PI). 100,000€.
• 2022–2024: Programa INVESTIGO, AGAUR (PI). 66,000€.
• 2022–2023: Programa REQ2021 (incorporation and hiring of research staff), AGAUR (PI). 71,000€.
• 2022–2024: ‘Economic analysis of public policies’, Grups de Recerca Reconeguts (GRC), AGAUR (2021SGR570).
• 2021–2023: ‘Dynamics of immigrant integration in unemployment, poverty and segregation’, Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet, 2020-01285).
• 2020–2023: ‘Opportunities, inequality and wellbeing’, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Proyectos I+D+i (PID2019-104619RB-C43).
• 2019–2022: ‘DigiGen. The impact of technological transformations on the digital generation’, DT-TRANSFORMATIONS-07-2019, HORIZON 2020, European Commission (PI). 345,000€.
• 2018–2022: COST-Action ‘Transdisciplinary solutions to cross sectoral disadvantage in youth’ (CA17114), EU Framework Programme Horizon 2020 (management committee).
• 2017–2020: ‘Theoretical and applied macroeconomics: Inequality, partial information and expectations’, Grups de Recerca Reconeguts (GRC), AGAUR (2017-SGR-1571).
• 2016–2019: ‘Equity, poverty and attitudes’, Spanish Ministry of Economy (ECO2016-76506-C4-4-R).
• 2016–2019: ‘Inequality, poverty and equality of opportunity’, Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid (S2015/HUM-3416-DEPOPOR-CM) (external research fellow).
• 2015–2018: ‘NEGOTIATE. Negotiating early job-insecurity and labour market exclusion in Europe’, YOUNG-1, HORIZON 2020, European Commission (PI). 257,000€.
• 2014–2016: ‘Equality and poverty. Methods and implications’, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.
• 2014–2017: ‘EQUITY and Development’ Research Group (EDReG), Catalan Government.
• 2012–2016: ‘ImPRovE. Poverty, social policy and innovation’, European Commission, 7th Framework Programme for Research (external research fellow).
• 2011–2012: ‘Unemployment and temporality among Catalan youth: Evidence from the MCVL’, Catalan Youth Observatory, Catalan Government (PI).
• 2011–2013: ‘Poverty and equality: Methods and implications’, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.
• 2009–2013: Research Group on ‘Markets, Institutions and Redistribution’, Catalan Research Groups (SGR), Catalan Government.
• 2007–2010: ‘Social exclusion, intergenerational mobility and equal opportunities: Spain in the European context’, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.
• 2004–2005: ‘How is income shared among families with young members?’, Catalan Youth Observatory, Catalan Government (PI).
• 2004–2007: ‘Poverty multidimensionality and policies in favour of social inclusion: Spain in the European context’, Spanish Ministry of Science and Education.

Research contracts and commissioned research

• 2026–2027: ‘Paternity leave reforms in Spain: Changes over time and keys for policy redesign’, Instituto de Estudios Fiscales (PI).
• 2025–2026: ‘Labour market conditions of workers in the third sector’, Fundació La Caixa (PI).
• 2024–2025: Paternity leave reforms in Spain: Impacts on fertility and labour market outcomes, Instituto de Estudios Fiscales (PI).
• 2022–2023: ‘Inequality of opportunity in Spain: an estimation using Artificial Intelligence’, Instituto de Estudios Fiscales (PI).
• 2021–2022: ‘The intergenerational transmission of poverty in Spain’, Spanish Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030 (PI).
• 2019–2021: Contract for the ‘First report on well-being and social progress in Catalonia’, Department of the Vice-presidency, Generalitat de Catalunya (PI).
• 2010–2011: ‘Gender wage discrimination and poverty in Catalonia’, Catalan Institute of Women, Catalan Government (PI).
• 2008–2010: ‘Child poverty in Catalonia’, Deputy Ombudsman for Children’s Rights, The Catalan Ombudsman Office (PI).
• 2006–2007: ‘Income poverty dynamics in Catalonia’, Jaume Bofill Foundation, Barcelona.
• 2004–2005: ‘Poverty in Catalonia’, OneWorld, Caixa Catalunya, Barcelona.
• 2002–2004: ‘Poverty in Catalonia’, OneWorld, Caixa Catalunya, Barcelona.