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Judit Vall Castelló
@juditvall.bsky.social
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Professor (Catedràtica) @ Department of Economics, University of Barcelona.
Working on Health, Labor and Gender Economics.
https://www.juditvall.com

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NBER @nber.org · 15d
Spanish pension reforms since 1985 raised average Social Security wealth, with gains concentrated among higher earners, from @cristina-belles.bsky.social, @manuelflores.bsky.social, García-Gómez, Jimenez-Martin, and @juditvall.bsky.social www.nber.org/papers/w34577

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Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · 20d
New @nber.org working paper by @ecapuab.bsky.social professor Manuel Flores @manuelflores.bsky.social: "Social Security Reforms and Inequality among Older Workers in Spain"
www.nber.org/papers/w34577
Social Security Reforms and Inequality among Older Workers in Spain
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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UB School of Economics @ubeconomics.bsky.social · 21d
🎓Last Friday, Andika Perdana defended her #PhD #thesis “Mental Health Over the Life Course: Evidence from Shocks and Interventions . (Advisors: Jordi Suriñach | @juditvall.bsky.social). Congratulations! 🎉

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Judit Vall Castelló @juditvall.bsky.social · 23d
Great food and great environment at Azul Rooftop Barceloneta! 😍🤟 @libertadgonzalez.bsky.social @lidiafarre.bsky.social

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Judit Vall Castelló @juditvall.bsky.social · 24d
Very happy that Andika has succesfully defended her PhD today at the @economiaempresaub.bsky.social She did an excellent thesis and a great presentation! Congratulations Andika!! Special thanks to the committee members @mariacervinipla.bsky.social @bettaaurino.bsky.social Jorge Garcia Hombrados

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IEB @fundacioieb.bsky.social · Dec 5
💡 Using variation in law changes across states and time, she finds that such reforms significantly lower reported violence, suggesting broader effects through reduced coercive control and enhanced deterrence.

More info ➡️  

@juditvall.bsky.social  @elitruji.bsky.social

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IEB @fundacioieb.bsky.social · Dec 5
🟥 Meet our #EconomicsJobMarket Candidate 🟥 

🔈 Alyvia McTague 
🔎 Research fields: Health Economics, Gender, Economics of Crime

📝 Paper: “Firearms Laws and Violence Against Women”
💡 It examines whether state-level firearm restrictions for domestic abusers reduce violence against women in the U.S. 🧵👇

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Judit Vall Castelló @juditvall.bsky.social · Dec 4
❗️ ❗️WORKSHOP ALERT ❗️❗️
The IV Workshop on Public Policies will take place in Barcelona on June 15 & 16, 2026. We welcome papers from education, health, immigration, crime, labour market and gender ✅ Deadline for submissions: February 22, 2026 👇 @fundacioieb.bsky.social @ubeconomics.bsky.social

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Judit Vall Castelló @juditvall.bsky.social · Dec 2
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🎄 ¡Capítulo 4️⃣!
🖊️ @juditvall.bsky.social y @mireiaalvarez.bsky.social

🩺💜 Salud
🔹Las mujeres viven más, pero con peor salud.
🔹España lidera en esperanza de vida, pero persisten brechas en prevención y atención.
🔹Datos fragmentados: la mirada de género en salud sigue siendo embrionaria.

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KSNET @ksnet.bsky.social · Dec 2
🎄 ¡Capítulo 4️⃣!
🖊️ @juditvall.bsky.social y @mireiaalvarez.bsky.social

🩺💜 Salud
🔹Las mujeres viven más, pero con peor salud.
🔹España lidera en esperanza de vida, pero persisten brechas en prevención y atención.
🔹Datos fragmentados: la mirada de género en salud sigue siendo embrionaria.

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UB School of Economics @ubeconomics.bsky.social · Nov 26
📢#JobMarket Paper by Alejandra Rivera:
📑 "Heatwaves and Health at Birth"
🔹This paper studies how extreme heat during pregnancy affects birth outcomes in Spain.

@assameeting.bsky.social @mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu @juditvall.bsky.social 🧵👇🏼

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UB School of Economics @ubeconomics.bsky.social · Nov 19
📢#JobMarket Paper by Alyvia McTague:

📑 "Firearms laws and violence against women"
🔹This paper examines whether state-level firearm restrictions for domestic abusers reduce violence against women in the U.S.

@assameeting.bsky.social @mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu @juditvall.bsky.social 🧵👇🏼

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Judit Vall Castelló @juditvall.bsky.social · Nov 16
Best city in the world…😍

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Judit Vall Castelló @juditvall.bsky.social · Nov 15
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Judit Vall Castelló @juditvall.bsky.social · Nov 11
bse.eu/research/are... Check out our new working paper that investigates whether types of cancers that affect more strongly women than men are receiving less research funding from European Institutions! 👇👇👇 With @luongthuha.bsky.social and @lidiafarre.bsky.social @ubeconomics.bsky.social
Are Female-dominated Cancers Underfunded? | Barcelona School of Economics
Read or download BSE Working Paper 1509, "Are Female-dominated Cancers Underfunded?" by Lidia Farré, Ha Luong, Judit Vall
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Judit Vall Castelló @juditvall.bsky.social · Nov 4
Check out our new NBER WP “Pushing Back Against Private Practice: The Unintended Effects of Paying Public Doctors More” together with Núria Mas , Jon Gruber and Jaume Vives. 👇 www.nber.org/papers/w3443...
Pushing Back Against Private Practice: The Unintended Effects of Paying Public Doctors More
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Fedea @socialfedea.bsky.social · Oct 27
#Desigualdad #Salud #Jubilados 🇪🇸 Nuevo Estudios sobre la Economía Española de Cristina Bellés-Obrero, Manuel Flores, Pilar García-Gómez, @sergijm64.bsky.social y @juditvall.bsky.social ➡️ Trends in Health Inequalities among Spanish Retirees 👇
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📄 Doc: bit.ly/47DDdTD
Desigualdades de salud entre los jubilados españoles
Desigualdad persistente pero estable: un estudio revela que la desigualdad en salud por niveles de ingresos entre los jubilados españoles se mantuvo aproximadamente estable entre 2004 y 2022 Fedea pub...
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UB School of Economics @ubeconomics.bsky.social · Oct 10
📣Meet our #EconomicsJobMarket candidate Alejandra Rivera! Her research fields are Policy Evaluation, Health, Public and Environmental Economics and Applied Microeconomics.
 
👉🏽Learn more about @alejandrapazrivera.bsky.social  here: https://f.mtr.cool/alyobakakt

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UB School of Economics @ubeconomics.bsky.social · Oct 10
📣Meet our #EconomicsJobMarket candidate Alyvia McTague! Her research fields are Health Economics, Gender Economics and Crime.
 
👉🏽Learn more about Alyvia here: https://f.mtr.cool/wepaahjmpu

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Judit Vall Castelló @juditvall.bsky.social · Sep 29
Ha sido un placer participar hoy en el acto de celebración de los 40 años de la legalización del aborto en España, celebrado en el Ministerio de Igualdad! He explicado los resultados de nuestro artículo sobre los efectos a largo plazo de la despenalización del aborto (en 1985) sobre las mujeres!!

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Judit Vall Castelló @juditvall.bsky.social · Sep 29
Hoy celebramos los 40 años de la legalización del aborto en España!! Explicaré los resultados de nuestro artículo sobre los efectos a largo plazo de la despenalización del aborto en 1985 sobre las mujeres!! Nos vemos hoy en el Ministerio de Igualdad!! 👇 @ub.edu @economiaempresaub.bsky.social

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Judit Vall Castelló @juditvall.bsky.social · Sep 27
La Mercè 2025!

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Judit Vall Castelló @juditvall.bsky.social · Sep 24
A pleasure to participate today and tomorrow at the International Workshop “Facilitating the design of an Unemployment Insurance benefit compatible with earnings from work”, jointly organized by the OECD, SEPE and the European Commission, and held in Madrid!

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Judit Vall Castelló @juditvall.bsky.social · Sep 18
Moltes gràcies a la Cambra de la Comerç de Barcelona, per la invitació a presentar al Fòrum Beijing+30 d’avui dijous dia 18 de Setembre, on juntament amb la @lidiafarre.bsky.social i la @libertadgonzalez.bsky.social hem parlat de “L’impacte sobre l’economia de la igualtat de gènere”!!

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Judit Vall Castelló @juditvall.bsky.social · Sep 18
Fantàstic sopar a la terrassa de la planta 10 de la Cambra de Comerç de Barcelona, com antesala al Fòrum Beijing+30 d’avui dijous dia 18 de Setembre, on parlarem de “L’impacte sobre l’economia de la igualtat de gènere”! Vistes espectaculars de la ciutat de Barcelona!! Amb @lidiafarre.bsky.social

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IEB @fundacioieb.bsky.social · Sep 9
📃 IEB #WorkingPaper 2025/9 on #PublicPolicies: “Understanding the link between heat and intimate partner #violence”

By ✍️ @adriansantonja.bsky.social, Laura Schmitz, and @juditvall.bsky.social.

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IEB @fundacioieb.bsky.social · Sep 4
#Paper: "The Effect of Access to Legal Abortion on Fertility, Marriage, and Long-term Outcomes for Women"

✍️ By @libertadgonzalez.bsky.social, @sergijm64.bsky.social, Natalia Nollenberger, / IEB researcher, @juditvall.bsky.social.

Published at The Economic Journal ➡️ https://f.mtr.cool/xlirqzhbww

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Judit Vall Castelló @juditvall.bsky.social · Aug 30
46 and counting!! “Jo vull veure elefants volar”!!!

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IEB @fundacioieb.bsky.social · Aug 29
📝 "Air Pollution and COVID-19 Severity"

#Paper by ✍️ Maria Alsina-Pujols, and  IEB researcher @juditvall.bsky.social, quantifying the effect of short-term air pollution exposure on COVID-19 mortality.

Open access ➡️ https://f.mtr.cool/lbehbexhfi

#AirPollution #ClimateChange

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Judit Vall Castelló @juditvall.bsky.social · Aug 26
If you are around in Barcelona, don’t miss the cozy rooftop at Hotel Palace! The food is really good too!