Luis Diaz-Serrano

Research Fellow

Universitat Rovira i Virgili

luis.diaz@urv.cat

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Research Interests

I am Full Professor in Economics at the Rovira i Virgili University since 2010. I have a Bachelors degree in Statistics and another one in Market Research, a Masters in Quantitative and Regional Economics from the University of Barcelona, and a PhD in Economics from the Rovira i Virgili University. I have had research visiting positions and fellowships at the University of Amsterdam, University of Aarhus, National University of Ireland, and Paris School of Economics. My research is multi-disciplinary with special interest are in economics of education, labor economics and housing economics

I joined IZA as a Research Fellow in January 2004.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15268

Do Individuals Adapt to All Types of Housing Transitions?

Andrew E. Clark, Luis Diaz-Serrano

published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2023, 21 (2), 645–672

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13918

The Duration of Compulsory Education and the Transition to Secondary Education: Panel Data Evidence from Low-Income Countries

Luis Diaz-Serrano

published in: International Journal of Educational Development, 2020, 75, 102189

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13764

The Transition to Self-Employment and Perceived Skill-Mismatches: Panel Data Evidence from Eleven EU Countries

Judit Albiol Sanchez, Luis Diaz-Serrano, Mercedes Teruel

published in: Social Indicators Research, 2021, 153, 957-977

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13699

Schools' Attitudes Towards Single Parents: Experimental Evidence

Luis Diaz-Serrano, Sabine Flamand

published as 'Attitudes towards single parents’ children in private and state-dependent private schools: experimental evidence' in: SERIEs, 2023, 14, 223 - 242

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13685

Is There a Link between BMI and Adolescents' Educational Choices and Expectations?

Luis Diaz-Serrano, Alexandrina P. Stoyanova

published as 'The relationship between overweight and education revisited: a test of the selection hypothesis based on adolescents' educational aspirations' in: Public Health, 2023, 224, 237 - 243

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13220

The Regional Anatomy of School Dropouts in Spain: The Role of the Industry Structure of Local Labour Markets

Luis Diaz-Serrano, William Nilsson

published as 'The regional anatomy of youths' educational attainment in Spain: The role of the employment structure in local labour markets' in: Papers in Regional Science, 2020, 99 (5), 1487-1508.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10700

The Reliability of Students' Earnings Expectations

Luis Diaz-Serrano, William Nilsson

published in: Labor Economics, 2022, 76, 202182

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10338

Do Leaders' Characteristics and Regime Transitions in Africa Matter for Citizens' Health Status?

Luis Diaz-Serrano, Frank Gyimah Sackey

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10323

Empowering the Vulnerable to Be Entrepreneurs: An Empirical Test on the Effectiveness of the Ghana Microfinance Policy 2006

Luis Diaz-Serrano, Frank Gyimah Sackey

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9044

Do Schools Discriminate Against Homosexual Parents? Evidence from an Internet Field Experiment