Marta García Rodríguez
martagrguez.bsky.social
Marta García Rodríguez
@martagrguez.bsky.social
Research Economist at Banco de España | Phd in economics from UAB and BSE | Interested in macro | Personal views
💡 Key findings (modeled on Latin America):
➡️ Raising inflation from 10% to 90%:
- Reduces aggregate capital by 8%
- Grows informality from 40% to 54% of GDP
November 27, 2024 at 4:23 PM
📄 His Job Market Paper:
"High Inflation, Savings, and Informality"
Key idea: High inflation pushes households to use more cash for informal goods, cutting savings and hurting financial development. This tightens credit for formal firms, raising costs and fueling informality.
November 27, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Maurício's research interests span International Economics, Macroeconomics, and Environmental Economics.
Check out his website: mbarbosaalves.github.io/index.html
Maurício Barbosa Alves
mbarbosaalves.github.io
November 26, 2024 at 5:05 PM