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What are the implications of ideology-based screening of public workers in autocracies?

JMC Cristian Navarro shows that ideology-based personnel selection can erode public workforce quality and weaken the state’s capacity to deliver essential services

cristian-navarro.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
New Working Paper! 📢
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November 7, 2025 at 6:51 AM
How does the transmission of negative interest rate policy (NIRP) differ from conventional monetary policy transmission?

JMC Jan Schäfer shows that NIRP can be more effective in stimulating bank lending, but at the cost of higher bank failure risk.

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November 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
New Working Paper! 📢
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November 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
How does after-school childcare affect children's human capital investment?

JMC Sevin Kaytan finds that after-school childcare increases university graduation rates by reshaping children's beliefs and preferences through peer interactions in care centers

sevinkaytan.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:14 AM
New Working Paper! 📢
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November 5, 2025 at 7:48 AM
🎓 Thinking about grad studies in #Economics or #Finance?
Applications to CEMFI’s Master and Doctoral programs open soon!

📅 Applications open Nov 11, 2025
💰 Funding deadline Jan 31, 2026
🕓 Final deadline May 31, 2026

👉 Learn more: www.cemfi.es/programs/mas...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
New Working Paper! 📢
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November 4, 2025 at 7:48 AM
What limits agricultural mechanization in Africa?

JMC Sophie Nottmeyer finds that digital monitoring reduces moral hazard between owners and operators in tractor rental markets in Kenya, improving spatial allocation and raising agricultural productivity.

sophienottmeyer.github.io
November 4, 2025 at 7:39 AM
New Working Paper! 📢
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November 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Why do firms import the same input from multiple countries?

JMC Tao Wang finds firms build global supplier portfolios to hedge against disruptions and foster competition — making supply chains resilient and efficient.

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November 3, 2025 at 9:18 AM
New Working Paper! 📢
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November 3, 2025 at 7:24 AM
New Working Paper! 📢
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October 31, 2025 at 10:38 AM
New Working Paper! 📢
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October 30, 2025 at 7:13 AM
New Working Paper! 📢
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October 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Rafael Repullo has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Málaga
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October 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
CEMFI inaugurates the 2025–2026 academic year of its new Graduate Program in Central Banking
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October 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Banco de España and CEMFI have organized the 17th joint Research Workshop
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October 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
CEMFI is inviting applications for several positions at the Associate and Assistant Professors Level
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October 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Oriana Bandiera (LSE) delivers the opening lecture of the academic year 2025-2026 entitled “Poverty Traps”
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October 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The workshop "Labor Markets, Institutions, and Economic Policy: A Workshop in Honor of Samuel Bentolila" took place on Monday, September 29th, at CEMFI
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October 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Congratulations to Sophie Nottmeyer for successfully defending her Ph.D. thesis at CEMFI!. Thanks to Pierre-Philippe Combes, Elisa Gianonne and David K. Nagy for serving in the Thesis Defense Committe and to Sophie’s advisor Diego Puga @ProfDiegoPuga
September 25, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Congratulations to Ivan Lagrosa for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis at CEMFI!. Thanks to Franck Malherbert, Marcel Jansen @mjansen_madrid and Brînduşa Dana Anghel for serving in the Thesis Defense Committe and to Ivan’s advisor Josep Pijoan-Mas
September 25, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Josep Pijoan-Mas has been awarded a research grant from the "la Caixa" Foundation
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September 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Banco de España, UC3M and CEMFI organize the 1st Madrid Mountain Macro Conference (MMM)
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September 17, 2025 at 10:19 AM