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Almunia Candela, Miguel
PhD: University of California, Berkeley
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Biography
Full Professor and Head of the Department of Economics at CUNEF Universidad. Ramón y Cajal researcher (2022-2027). PhD from University of California, Berkeley. Publications in prestigious international journals such as American Economic Review, Journal of Economic Perspectives, AEJ: Economic Policy, and Review of Economics and Statistics. Recipient of the 2022 Julián Marías prize for researchers under 40 years (2022). Principal investigator (PI) in research projects funded by Fundación BBVA (Leonardo grant), Fundación Ramón Areces, the Spanish Ministry of Science (twice), and the International Growth Centre. Research Affiliate at CEPR and current member of the editorial boards of International Tax and Public Finance and SERIEs - Journal of the Spanish Economic Association. One research period ("sexenio") recognized.
Education
PhD in Economics, University of California, Berkeley (2013)
Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID), Harvard Kennedy School (2008)
BA in Economics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (2005)
Research Interests
Public economics and applied microeconomics.
Professional Career
External Consultant, International Monetary Fund, 2023-2024
External Consultant, AIReF, 2019-2020
External Consultant, World Bank, 2016
Most relevant publications
Anne Brockmeyer; Giulia Mascagni; Vedanth Nair; Mazhar Waseem; Miguel Almunia: "Does the Value-Added Tax Add Value? Lessons Using Administrative Data from a Diverse Set of Countries", Journal of Economic Perspectives, 38 (1), 107-32, 2024.
Almunia, Miguel; Hjort, Jonas; Knebelmann, Justine; Tian, Lin: "Strategic or Confused Firms? Evidence from "Missing" Transactions in Uganda", Review of Economics and Statistics, 106 (1), 256-265, 2024.
Almunia, Miguel; Antràs, Pol; López-Rodríguez, David; Morales, Eduardo: "Venting Out: Exports during a Domestic Slump", American Economic Review, 111 (11), 3611-3662, 2021.
Liu, Li; Lockwood, Ben; Almunia, Miguel; Tam, Eddy: "VAT Notches, Voluntary Registration, and Bunching: Theory and UK Evidence", Review of Economics and Statistics,103(1),151-164, 2021.
Almunia, Miguel; Lopez-Rodriguez, David: "Under the Radar: The Effects of Monitoring Firms on Tax Compliance", American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 10 (1), 1-38, 2018.